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MSD presenter: Emigration Canyon ran a roughly $904,000 shortfall in first half of 2024; council discusses MET, franchise taxes and legislative help
Summary
At a council workshop, MSD staff (Marla) said Emigration Canyon showed a six-month operating and capital shortfall of about $904,000 driven by public-works charges and one-time bond expenses; participants discussed municipal energy (MET) and franchise taxes, legislative advocacy and clarifying fund-balance accounting.
Marla, an MSD presenter, told the Emigration Canyon council at a workshop that the member service district’s six-month accounting (01/01/2024–06/30/2024) left the canyon roughly $904,000 short after operating and capital project charges.
“That for this short year of 6 months, Emigration Canyon was in the hole by $904,000,” Marla said while walking the council through the spreadsheet, citing roughly $325,000 in operating collections during the period and large public-works and bond-related charges.
The shortfall reflected two drivers, Marla said: timing and scale of roadwork, and the way some MSD expenses are allocated. She explained that many charges — including animal services and DA prosecution — are allocated by population, not actual usage, while engineering and public-works operations (PW ops) bill by tracked time and equipment by jurisdiction.
“When they send out equipment, the equipment is sent out according to location … and so when they bill it and then they have an…
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