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Draper mayor urges local leaders to build trust, defends property taxes at Utah League meeting
Summary
The mayor of Draper told attendees at the Utah League of Cities and Towns meeting that local elected officials must teach civic trust, engage with students, and explain the trade-offs of property taxes, citing local services paid by municipal levies and a recent Constitution Day encounter with high-school students.
The mayor of Draper, speaking at the Utah League of Cities and Towns meeting, urged municipal leaders to focus on restoring civic trust, engaging with schools and students, and explaining how local taxes fund everyday services.
The speech focused on why mayors and council members matter at the neighborhood level and how local government delivers services residents notice every day. The mayor said student government members at a recent Constitution Day event asked him, “Mayor, can you give us some hope about our country?” He described that question as “profound” and called hope “a feeling…
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