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Residents urge fiscal scrutiny, a gun-range feasibility study and net-zero consideration during Cottonwood Heights public comment
Summary
At the Feb. 17 meeting residents urged the council to exhaust internal budget efficiencies before raising taxes, requested a fresh feasibility study for a proposed gun range and urged participation in a city renewable program aimed at reducing carbon emissions.
Public comment at Cottonwood Heights City Hall on Feb. 17 featured three main themes: fiscal scrutiny, requests for more feasibility work on a proposed gun range, and climate/renewables advocacy.
Mike Hanson, speaking during the public-comment period, told the council he supports the Citizens Budget Advisory Committee but urged it and the council to pursue a thorough review of internal efficiencies — pauses on hiring, temporary wage freezes and structural reviews — before pushing a tax increase. Hanson also asked that…
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