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Municipal lobbyists tell Murray council 2025 session was less damaging but housing, fees remain flashpoints
Summary
Lobbyists Corey Holdaway and David Stewart told the Murray City Committee of the Whole that the 2025 Utah Legislature produced fewer municipal life-or-death fights than recent years, but housing mandates and transportation-utility fees remain active threats; they urged continued engagement with the League of Cities.
Corey Holdaway and David Stewart, the city's contracted lobbyists, briefed Murray's Committee of the Whole on the 2025 legislative session, telling council members the year was relatively positive for many municipal priorities but still featured contentious fights over housing policy, transportation utility fees and state-local authority.
"I just wanna compliment you," Corey Holdaway said, noting he had worked with Murray for years and that the city's representatives were generally receptive to municipal concerns. David Stewart described the broader session as "one of the harder, kind of meaner, more uglier sessions" at times, even…
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