From Deseret News archives:
Township status suits us fine, residents say
Majority in survey want to protect their current borders; results surprise Corroon
Township residents want to protect their borders, which are set to dissolve in 2010. More than 50 percent of those surveyed by phone and mail by the University of Utah's Center for Public Policy and Administration said they want the township setup to continue.
The survey also broke out the results by township and unincorporated area, and in every case, residents supported townships.
Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon was surprised by the results.
"I really had no idea," Corroon said. "I thought we would get some communities where we might see incorporation as one of their top results.
"It's a sign that people are pretty happy with their services, or they feel some kind of community bond they don't want to give up."
Townships protect unincorporated areas from so-called piecemeal annexation. But those borders are set to dissolve in 2010, unless the Legislature steps in and does something.
Several cities have been courting areas of Millcreek for annexation. Salt Lake City wants one piece, Murray wants another and South Salt Lake wanted to take in the whole township.
For Diane Angus, who lives in Millcreek, it's about keeping cities from stealing pieces of land and valuable tax base.
"It just felt like the cities come in and take portions of the (township) that benefit them the most but not necessarily the residents that are left behind," Angus said. "To me, that's not fair. If they are just going to take areas that benefit them and reduce our tax revenue, what's fair about that?"
The Legislature wanted the survey to be conducted to find out the fair option for everyone. In the end, 23 percent of the nearly 52,000 mailed surveys were returned, in addition to a Dan Jones & Associates poll to verify the results.
County leaders must now present the survey results to the Legislature, as well as present solutions.
But Corroon said it must be a united effort between competing interests.
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