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Utah County delays vote on quarter‑cent sales tax after lengthy public hearing and UTA discussion
Summary
After hours of presentations and public comment on a proposed quarter‑cent county sales tax that would raise roughly $22–23 million annually, Utah County commissioners agreed to continue the item for one week to finalize a service‑level agreement with UTA and gather city resolutions.
Utah County commissioners on an unspecified date opened a public hearing on a proposed countywide quarter‑cent sales tax and, after presentations by regional planners and Utah Transit Authority representatives and extensive public comment, voted to continue the matter for one week to finalize a service‑level agreement and related documents.
Andrew Jackson of the Mountainland Association of Governments told the commission the fourth‑quarter sales tax would generate roughly $22–23 million a year and includes a maintenance component counties and cities may use for roads. Jackson said about $4.6 million would likely flow to county road maintenance and that 40 percent of the revenue is identified for the Utah Transit Authority (UTA); an interlocal agreement in draft would shift those UTA dollars back into a third quarter‑cent for…
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