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County council approves first reading of 0.2% local option sales tax for transit, highways and public safety
Summary
On Feb. 11 the Salt Lake County Council voted 7–2 to approve first reading of an ordinance to impose a 0.2% countywide local-option sales and use tax that would fund transportation projects, a county transit bank and county public safety uses; the measure advances to final consideration next week.
The Salt Lake County Council approved first reading of an ordinance to impose a 0.2% local option sales and use tax countywide, with a 7–2 vote on Feb. 11. The tax, as drafted, would generate roughly $76 million annually in the first years and be distributed among state, cities and county transportation priorities and a county allocation that may be used for public safety or transportation needs.
The ordinance calls for 0.05 percentage points to be returned to cities (distributed by population and point of sale); 0.09 to a county “first-class infrastructure bank” (managed by the county and available for loans and a specified BRT project in the first three years); and 0.01 to construct a 5600 West express bus project. The county share (about 0.05 after the…
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