A meeting aimed at public discussion and education on Proposition 5 is coming up. Proposition 5 asks voters to decide if Uintah County shall be authorized to impose a quarter of one percent sales tax, which is the equivalent of 1 cent for every $4 dollars spent, for the purpose of transportation services such as roads, traffic, pedestrian safety, public transit and non-motorized transportation.The Proposition was originally known as Prop 1 and was on the ballot in 2015. Duchesne County voted in favor of the proposition while it narrowly failed in Uintah County. In 2016, the legislature made adjustments to how the funds can be split up among the county, cities and transit authorities. It was updated to allow less money be given directly to the transit districts and gave it back to the county and cities to decide where those funds are needed. If passed in this November’s election, the minimal sales tax paid by locals as well as the many visitors to the area will support local transportation purposes. To get educated and offer input, all are invited to attend the meeting
on October 19th at 6:00pm
in the Uintah County Commission chambers.
