Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon’s announcement Thursday proposing a countywide property tax increase in 2013 of 17.5 percent is getting mixed reviews from members of the Salt Lake County Council. While some say the hike is long overdue, others are calling it a calculated and unnecessary move. KCPW’s Charlotte Duren reports.
For the first time in 12 years, Salt Lake County residents could see a big hike in property taxes. County Mayor Peter Corroon presented his proposed $788 million budget for 2013 to the Salt Lake County Council today, and as KCPW’s Charlotte Duren reports, increased property taxes could mean fewer cuts to critical county services.
Salt Lake County’s open space will soon be getting a facelift. Tuesday night, Salt Lake County residents passed proposition 1, a $47 million dollar general obligation bond that will fund the construction of three regional parks, the completion of two major trails as well as the purchase of land for a future park. As KCPW’s…
With the final count coming in just after midnight, a lead of one percent or a little over 2,800 votes gave Democrat Jim Matheson the win over Saratoga Springs Mayor and Republican favorite Mia Love in the race for Utah’s 4th U.S. House District.
Election results show Republican John Swallow as Utah’s next Attorney General, defeating Democrat Dee W. Smith by 34 percent.
Homeless service providers will gather in Salt Lake City this week for the 9th annual Homeless Summit to discuss ways to end chronic homelessness in Utah.
Super storm Sandy has left more than 100 people dead and thousands displaced from their homes on the east coast. Today (Friday) the Utah chapter of the American Red Cross deployed three of its four Emergency Response Vehicles to support those in New York and New Jersey. American Red Cross Utah Region CEO Maxine Margaritis…
Helping to kick off Alternative Fuel Vehicle Awareness Month, Utah Paperbox unveiled five new electric vehicle-charging stations at its new facility in Salt Lake City today. The company’s President, Steve Keyser, says his goal is to see 10 percent of his workforce in alternative fuel vehicles by the year 2020. “I realize that the air…
Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon wants Governor Gary Herbert to get behind the Millard County Commission’s opposition of the draft Snake Valley Agreement. The project would pump water from underground Snake Valley aquifers to Las Vegas. Corroon says he’s concerned the agreement would lead to air pollution and negative health effects for residents in…
Consumer spending across the Wasatch Front is up 3.9 percent over the past 12 months, two percent higher than the national consumer price index, according to the Zion’s Bank Consumer Attitude Index. Randy Shumway, CEO of The Cicero Group, says improvements in the housing market and the continued decrease in unemployment have lead to a…
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