by Tax Watchdog | May 16, 2011 | Uncategorized
Cities: UTOPIA hurts, but sales tax drop hurts more By Katie Drake The Salt Lake Tribune Coupon-clipping moms aren’t the only ones who had to tighten budgets during the recession. Many Utah cities also are feeling the pinch. Eleven Utah cities — Brigham City,...
by Tax Watchdog | Apr 26, 2011 | Uncategorized
READ THE FULL COMPLAINT HERE A top executive at the Utah Telecommunication Open Infrastructure Agency has filed a lawsuit against the organization claiming that it terminated his employment contract after he spoke out against a possible conflict of interest concerning...
by Tax Watchdog | Dec 14, 2010 | Uncategorized
By: Howard Stephenson Eleven Utah cities have banded together to provide taxpayer-backed telecom services through a fiber-optic network they call UTOPIA. Unfortunately, UTOPIA has put these cities in a debt dystopia as their leaders learn commercial success is a much...
by Tax Watchdog | Oct 29, 2010 | Uncategorized
Lana Creer-Harris October 28, 2010 The Payson City Council voted against assuming more risk in signing a service contract with the Utah Infrastructure Agency, an interlocal agency related to the fiber-optic network UTOPIA. By a vote of three-two, the council voted...
by Tax Watchdog | Oct 18, 2010 | Uncategorized
UTOPIA, the Utah Telecommunications Open Infrastrucutre Agency, has just released their 2010 feasibility study. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE 2010 UTOPIA FEASIBILITY STUDY.
by Tax Watchdog | Oct 15, 2010 | Uncategorized
UTOPIA wants $60 million more in Utah taxpayer money to keep afloat. Attend your City Council meeting to tell your elected leaders to protect taxpayers and oppose UTOPIA’s latest round of bonding. With over $500 million in bonds, negative net assets of $126...
