Get Real Utah formed shortly after the Legislature approved the $35 million funding package. The group had a little more than 30 days to collect nearly 92,000 signatures of 10 percent of voters who participated in the last gubernatorial election from at least 15 of Utah's 29 counties. Only 12,343 certified signatures were turned in.

Forbush said that the way things unfolded with the sports complex and soccer academy, he thinks many members of the Legislature would take their vote back.

"The public's been deceived. The Legislature's been deceived, because there was this partial disclosure of what they really wanted," he said.

On Thursday, Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon signed an interlocal agreement with the state that says the county will collect hotel-tax revenue for the next 20 years and give a portion to the state to fund the team's future Sandy stadium.

The agreement is needed before the state can give the $35 million to the team. The Salt Lake County Council is scheduled to vote on the agreement Tuesday.

Sandy officials are also working on the details of a development agreement with Real that will include the terms and conditions the team must meet in order to receive an additional $10 million in public funding from Sandy's Redevelopment Agency.

Real began construction on April 9 on a $110 million soccer stadium on the northwest corner of 9400 South and State Street in Sandy. The team hopes to finish the stadium by August 2008.

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