A recent Desert Morning News poll shows that 92% of Salt Lake County citizens polled are willing to pay more taxes to get more TRAX lines added.
A proposal from the Utah Transit Authority calls for residents to vote on a property-tax increase that would cost an average of $95 a year on a $180,000 home. The poll question incorrectly said the $95 increase would apply to a $200,000 home.
The tax increase would allow Salt Lake County to obtain a 30-year bond for UTA to collect $875 million for the expansions. The federal government and UTA would pick up the rest of the expected $1.25-billion tab.
This is a good start towards the shift that people will have to make. Eventually people will have to realize that we will have to pay more taxes to add more bus lines to take people to the TRAX stations – together with riding bicycles and walking more. It’s inevitable.
Here is more info for those who would like to be more involved:
Want to share your opinion on TRAX expansion?
Are you willing to pay more property taxes to pay for TRAX expansion? Contact your representative on the Salt Lake County Council:
• District 1 – Joe Hatch 468-2933
• District 2 – Michael Jensen 468-2932
• District 3 – David Wilde 468-2931
• District 4 – Mark Crockett 468-2937
• District 5 – Cort Ashton 468-2935
• District 6 – Marvin Hendrickson 468-2938
• At Large – Randy Horiuchi 468-2936
• At Large – Jenny Wilson 468-2934
• At Large – Jim Bradley 468-2939
To find your district and e-mail your council representative, go to http://www.council.slco.org.
If you want to hear more, go to the council’s meeting this Tuesday at 1 p.m. No public comment will be accepted. The meeting is in Room N2007 at the county government complex, 2001 S. State.
Deanna Dee-Dee Taylor 