by Tax Watchdog | Dec 11, 2009 | Uncategorized
December 12, 2009 Amy Macavinta The Brigham City Council voted Thursday to approve a $4.8 million special assessment bond to finance the construction of a fiber-optic telecommunications network throughout the city. The council chambers were overwhelmed with people,...
by Tax Watchdog | Dec 11, 2009 | Uncategorized
December 11, 2009 Steve Oberbeck Ignoring the pleas of dozens of residents Thursday who asked to be let out of their contracts with the Utopia system, the Brigham City Council approved the issuance of a $3.7 million bond to fund the build-out of the fiber-optic system...
by Tax Watchdog | Dec 10, 2009 | Uncategorized
Royce Van Tassell December 18, 2009 Again and again, UTOPIA has managed to pull the wool over the eyes of mayors and city councils in the 11 cities who have pledged sales tax support to this government-owned and -operated telecom system. Despite having failed to live...
by Tax Watchdog | Dec 9, 2009 | Uncategorized
Steven Oberbeck December 12, 2009 The young salesman who showed up three months ago on Robert Bambrick’s porch in Brigham City spoke enthusiastically about the products Utopia’s fiber-optic system could offer — ultra-fast Internet, state-of-the-art...
by Tax Watchdog | Dec 4, 2009 | Uncategorized
The Utah Taxpayers Association recently notified Brigham City residents of UTOPIA’s attempts to misled, deceive and trick property owners into signing contracts that put a lien on their homes. The following mailer was sent to Brigham City residents earlier this...
by Tax Watchdog | Dec 1, 2009 | Uncategorized
December 19, 2009 What a mess UTOPIA has become. The perpetually in development, money-losing deal to bring a fiber-optic network to Utah communities has caused nothing but problems for residents who signed on to the bad deal. It’s embarrassed local public...
