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Utah League director urges cities to organize as land-use and tax bills loom
Summary
Cameron Dale of the Utah League of Cities and Towns briefed Orem's council on the coming legislative session, highlighting land-use proposals (including opposed HB 184), property-tax and fee threats, and housing and infrastructure initiatives; he urged a single city liaison to receive League action alerts and daily briefings.
Cameron Dale, director of the Utah League of Cities and Towns, told the Orem City Council the upcoming legislative session will focus heavily on land use, tax and fee authority, and housing policy.
Dale said the League is tracking roughly 250 bills that could affect cities and towns and warned about a House bill (referred to in the session as HB 184) that would create a new "preferred land use" designation. "We're opposed to that bill," he said, explaining the proposal would allow property owners to pursue certain uses unless the city proactively said no within a brief window, which would raise legal questions…
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