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Residents urge commission to reconsider taxes and budgets as COVID‑19 hits local businesses
Utah County Commission · March 25, 2020
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Summary
Multiple residents urged commissioners to revisit proposed tax increases and budget decisions, citing COVID‑19 economic impacts and a recently submitted referendum petition; commissioners acknowledged fiscal pressures and uncertainty in sales-tax revenues.
Several residents used the public‑comment period to press the commission to reconsider tax increases and examine budget priorities as the county responds to the COVID‑19 outbreak.
Julie Blaney, who said petitioners submitted roughly 22,500 signatures for a referendum, told commissioners the pandemic has severely reduced…
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