by Tax Watchdog | May 20, 2010 | Uncategorized
Rebecca Palmer May 20, 2010 Just weeks after asking taxpayers for $60 million more in financing, UTOPIA officials were harshly criticized by key state lawmakers Wednesday morning. Sen. Howard Stephenson, president of the Utah Taxpayers Association, told Layton city...
by Tax Watchdog | May 20, 2010 | Uncategorized
Steven Oberbeck May 20, 2010 Operators of the Utopia network were sharply criticized this week by state lawmakers who questioned whether the fiber optic system could ever reach the point where its revenue was covering its operating expenses. Long-time Utopia critic...
by Tax Watchdog | May 17, 2010 | Uncategorized
May 16, 2010 Royce Van Tassell Recently, UTOPIA announced that it wants taxpayers to back another $60 million in bonds, on top of the hundreds of millions in debt taxpayers backed just two years ago. This time, it claims, things will be different. This time, it knows...
by Tax Watchdog | May 10, 2010 | Uncategorized
Steven Oberbeck May 8, 2010 The Utopia fiber-optic system once again will ask the leaders of its 11-member cities to commit millions more to bolster the nearly bankrupt network. Two years after its last period of financial turmoil — one that saw member cities...
by Tax Watchdog | Apr 26, 2010 | Uncategorized
Howard Stephenson April 25, 2010 Happy birthday, UTOPIA! You’ve turned 8 and reached what LDS Church members believe is the age of accountability. Let’s hope that you will stop blaming others for your financial and operational woes, accept responsibility...
by Tax Watchdog | Apr 21, 2010 | Uncategorized
April 20, 2010 Is there no end in sight to the constant UTOPIA pitch? By the time this laughable exercise in chasing after good money for bad purposes ends, whatever “high-speed fiber-optic network” of Internet service UTOPIA is supposed to provide will...
