Panel to study plan for TRAX expansion
The vote came after an hourlong presentation by the Utah Transit Authority on the expansion plans. UTA is proposing that the county allow residents to vote this fall on a property-tax increase that would cost an average of $95 a year on a $180,000 home. The increase would allow the county to obtain a bond for $875 million to build four TRAX extensions.
The extensions would be to the Salt Lake City International Airport, Draper, West Jordan and South Jordan.
John Inglish, UTA general manager, said he was pleased the county voted to further study the expansion plan by sending it to the debt-review committee. "This is a significant burden for the county to carry," he said. "I'm impressed that they're open to taking it on."
By early August, language for a referendum on the TRAX expansion must be presented to the county for the proposal to appear on the November ballot.
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