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Utah Supreme Court deliberating who decides the future of Salt Lake City land use
Outcome of Utah Inland Port Authority lawsuit won’t just decide fate of port, but set statewide precedent for city powers
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The area at I-80 near 7200 West where the Utah Inland Port is planned to be built in Salt Lake City is pictured on Monday, Jan. 27, 2020. The Utah Supreme Court decision in the lawsuit between Salt Lake City and the Utah Inland Port Authority will set a major precedent for what powers cities across the state do or don’t have regarding land use or taxing authority.
SALT LAKE CITY And now, we wait.
The Utah Supreme Court on Wednesday heard oral arguments in the now yearslong legal war between the state of Utah and its own capital city over whether the Utah Legislature s creation of the Utah Inland Port Authority in northwest Salt Lake City violated the Utah Constitution.
It could be weeks, months or even years before the five justices on Utah s highest court reach a decision a decision that will have major implications not just for the future of the Utah Inland Port, a controversial project meant to maximize Utah s position in the global economy, and not just for the future of what the state designated as the port authority s jurisdiction, about 16,000 acres in Salt Lake City, which makes up about 1⁄3 of the city s last remaining developable lands.
Cox/Henderson announce 19 more cabinet/staff members (Part 3) Created: 22 December 2020
Governor-elect Cox and Lt. Governor-elect Henderson announced 19 additional key cabinet and staff positions that will join the new administration. The appointees represent a range of diversity and bring both private and public sector experience to their new (and in some cases, continuing) roles. The first six were listed previously here, the next six here and these are the final seven from Monday s announcement.
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