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Highland council to back congressional letter seeking its own ZIP code
Summary
Councilmembers discussed and prepared a draft letter to the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform asking Congress to support a distinct ZIP code for Highland, citing sales-tax allocation and delivery issues; no formal vote on the letter was recorded at the meeting.
Highland City Council members discussed a draft letter to the U.S. House of Representatives asking for congressional support to establish a distinct ZIP code for Highland. The council heard background on a 2019 U.S. Postal Service denial, local studies of sales-tax “leakage,” and a proposed federal path that would begin in the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Why it matters: Council members said a unique ZIP code could improve tax attribution and reduce address confusion with neighboring American Fork and Cedar Hills. Officials cited a local analysis that estimated lost sales-tax revenue tied to misattributed addresses.
Councilmember Scott Smith, who led the…
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