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Salt Lake County sales tax increase would generate $76M for transit and jail beds.
The Utah Transit Authority is poised to get a $38 million shot in the arm after the Salt Lake County Council voted Tuesday to move forward on a sales tax increase.
A Trax Blue Line train rolls through Salt Lake City's Old Greektown area on Wednesday, Feb. 12. DEPOT DISTRICT—The Utah Transit Authority is poised to get a $38 million shot in the arm after the Salt Lake County Council voted Tuesday to move forward on a sales tax increase.
Council members voted 7-2 on a preliminary motion to increase taxes by 1 cent per $5 of spending. If finalized, the increase would generate $76 million per year, divided between transportation and public safety initiatives according to formulas mandated in state code under the so-called "fifth-fifth" local option.
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