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Resident group urges commissioners to oppose RDA, cites state constitution
Summary
Diana Hardy, speaking for the Box Elder Committee of Liberty, told commissioners she opposes the redevelopment program, said it violates Utah's Constitution (article 12, section 20), and criticized daytime scheduling that limits public attendance.
At the public hearing portion of the meeting, Diana Hardy—identifying herself with the Box Elder Committee of Liberty—urged the commissioners to oppose the redevelopment program and criticized the daytime scheduling of the meeting.
Hardy said, “We do oppose the redevelopment program because it is violating our Utah constitution, article 12, section 20.” She told the commission that incentives and tax-increment spending on businesses such as Walmart and Procter & Gamble amount to unlawful special favors, and she recalled a 2016 municipal tax for unincorporated areas that she said was passed against residents’ wishes.
Hardy also raised an access concern: holding this hearing during a daytime commission meeting, she said, limits participation by working residents who cannot attend. Her remarks were the only public comment recorded on the tentative RDA budget at the Nov. 19 hearing; commissioners closed the hearing after her remarks.
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