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Senate committee unanimously recommends Beth Holbrook for Utah Transit Authority reappointment
Summary
A Utah Senate confirmation committee voted 5-0 to recommend Beth Holbrook for reappointment to the Utah Transit Authority board after officials and planners praised her work on station-area land use and regional transit-housing coordination.
The Technology Confirmation Committee of the Utah State Senate voted 5-0 to favorably recommend Beth Holbrook for reappointment as a trustee of the Utah Transit Authority, the panel said after a virtual hearing where UTA leaders and regional planners described her as an active, collaborative board member.
The committee’s recommendation advances Holbrook’s nomination to the full Senate for confirmation. Senator Wilson made the motion to recommend her, and the committee chair called the voice vote passed unanimously.
Holbrook told the committee she has focused her board work on maximizing land around transit stations and on improving connectivity between transit and local communities. “When I started in this role, my first goal actually was how can we maximize our land around our stations?” Holbrook said,…
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