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Rep. Lee says he opposes property‑based improvement districts and is working with housing lead to change bills
Summary
Representative Trevor Lee told Davis County Conservatives he is 'adamantly against' property‑based improvement districts (PIDs), said PIDs undermine local control and raise housing costs, and described working with housing bill sponsor Cal Roberts to strike concerning language.
At a Davis County Conservatives interview, State Representative Trevor Lee said he opposes property‑based improvement districts and similar public‑private mechanisms that give taxing authority to unelected entities.
"I'm adamantly against PIDs," Lee said, arguing they can subvert zoning and local control and have contributed to rising housing costs in Utah since 2016. He told participants he has no bill of his own on this topic but that he raised constituent concerns with Cal Roberts, the legislator leading several housing bills. Lee said Roberts listened, struck language that worried constituents and adjusted his bills to address those concerns.
Lee said Roberts has signaled willingness to limit or add expiration dates to PIDs and that constituents can reach out to the housing sponsor to press for changes. He offered to serve as a liaison between constituents and bill sponsors when participants provide specific bill numbers.
Lee did not provide statutory citations or the precise language Roberts removed. He also did not list any fiscal estimates or administrative steps for enacting PID limits. The interview notes that concerns about PIDs were raised by multiple participants but that no formal motion or petition was made during the session.
Next steps: Lee encouraged participants to identify specific bills and to ask him to help arrange conversations with bill sponsors.
