Pleasant Grove City is rejecting a citizen referendum application to place a recent city budget amendment on the ballot after the city attorney said the issue is not legally referable for a vote. The referendum’s sponsors were notified of their application’s rejection by the city on Tuesday, about seven days after they sent in the […]
Sen. Heidi Balderree, R-Saratoga Springs, is proposing a bill that would extend the amount of time citizens have to collect signatures to place a revenue bond on the ballot. The bill, Senate Bill 100, would give voters 45 days instead of just 30 days to gather the required amount of signatures to place a question […]
In August, the Pleasant Grove City Council approved a property tax increase of 14.8%, or $56.64 a year on the average-valued home, increasing the city’s annual revenue for the fiscal year by $733,171. However, when residents gathered signatures to put it on the ballot in November, the property tax increase did not pass, leaving the […]
When the Pleasant Grove City Council approved a nearly 15% property tax increase earlier this year, members envisioned the influx of revenue would pay for a new park and alleviate some city staffing concerns, by boosting police wages and hiring a full-time firefighter and librarian. What they likely weren’t counting on, however, was to be […]
Before residents dig in to turkey and stuffing for Thursday’s Thanksgiving feast, voters will cast ballots for city council races and various propositions on Tuesday. There are multiple ways for citizens to vote with mail-in ballots, ballot drop boxes and in-person voting, both on Election Day or in the days before. In addition, the “Bring […]