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Utah County adopts one‑fifth‑cent local transportation sales tax after debate on local control and outreach
Summary
The Utah County Commission voted 3–0 to adopt an ordinance implementing a one‑fifth‑cent local option sales and use tax to fund roads and transit under state law; commissioners and public commenters debated local control, distribution to cities/UTA, and whether the tax should go to a public vote.
The Utah County Commission voted to adopt an ordinance implementing a one‑fifth‑cent local option sales and use tax for transportation purposes under state statute.
Commission discussion and counsel’s presentation explained the tax would be dedicated to roads and public transit and could not be used to augment the general fund. Under the ordinance the one‑fifth cent would be allocated so that half of the revenue is slated for the public transit district (for the first three years that half is routed to the county), one quarter to cities (distributed per capita and by transaction location) and one quarter to counties. Counsel noted…
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