Lessons from Perry: Willard officials say they have no choice but to restore UTA tax

Willard City officials said they had little choice but to reverse course and restore a previously repealed transit sales tax, concluding efforts to challenge the Utah Transit Authority had already failed in neighboring communities. The Willard City Council voted March 26 to repeal its earlier action eliminating the tax and instead reinstate the city’s 0.30% UTA transit sales tax, while also adopting a new interlocal cooperation agreement with the agency. The agreement includes a broad mutual release between the city and UTA covering claims related to the payment or nonpayment of transit tax revenue and is intended to resolve disputes...Article Link