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2015 Watch

Transit Funding: Sales Tax is Better than Property Tax

By LaVarr Webb

Another public opinion poll, this one by the Salt Lake Tribune, shows strong support among Salt Lake County voters for a near-$1 billion property tax increase to pay for four new TRAX light rail extensions in Salt Lake County. It’s another indication that Salt Lake County is ready to move ahead on TRAX expansion and should not wait for other counties if they are not ready to expand.

 

While Salt Lake County voters seem willing to accept a property tax increase to fund TRAX expansion, a much better approach would be to raise the sales tax in the county by one-quarter percent. A property tax hike would pay for a one-time general obligation bond to fund TRAX construction, while a sales tax increase would be permanent, would grow with the economy, and would provide long-term funding for operating costs as well as construction. Most citizens and business leaders, even those willing to support a property tax increase, prefer the sales tax approach.

 

The Salt Lake County Council has the authority to put the property tax increase on the ballot, but a sales tax ballot question requires authorization by the Legislature. The Salt Lake Chamber and the 2015 Transportation Alliance are urging the governor and Legislature to hold a July 19 special session to allow counties to put a sales tax question on the ballot if they so desire.

 

The business community has also supported a region-wide solution to mass transit development, but if the governor and legislators have concerns about that approach, they should at least allow Salt Lake County, which is ready to move ahead with TRAX expansion, to put a sales tax question on the ballot.


 

News Highlights

Salt Lake Tribune article theorizes that a statement by LDS Church leaders urging members to vote in the 3rd Congressional District primary may have helped Rep. Chris Cannon defeat John Jacob.

Gov. Huntsman says he doesn't want to call a special session to authorize putting a sales-tax hike to fund transit projects on the November ballot, but may consider sending the issue to voters as early as the 2007 municipal elections (Deseret Morning News and Salt Lake Tribune).

 

 

Quote of the Day

“…fueling large parts of the American economy with corn-based ethanol would suck up half of the nation's viable farmland as it raised the price of groceries.”

-- Salt Lake Tribune editorial questioning the value of large tax subsidies to produce corn-based ethanol.

 


 

Friday Buzz
Written by LaVarr Webb & Associates

 

Can Pete Ashdown Win Salt Lake County?

National Journal’s U.S. Senate race rankings show Sen. Orrin Hatch to be one of the least vulnerable senators among the 33 seats up for grabs this year. (The four most vulnerable senators are all Republicans.)

But Hatch’s seeming invincibility won’t stop his opponent, Internet entrepreneur Pete Ashdown, from running a good and hard race. With the primary election behind us, we can expect Ashdown to turn up the intensity of the Senate race with more visibility and more criticism of Hatch.

One major test for Ashdown is whether he can win Salt Lake County, which has been voting increasingly Democratic. In the 2004 gubernatorial race, Democrat Scott Matheson beat Republican Jon Huntsman by 20,000 votes in Salt Lake County. For Ashdown to have a decent showing at all, he must win Salt Lake County, and not by just a small margin.

That’s because Utah’s next two largest counties, Utah and Davis, are where Democratic candidates for statewide office go to die. Matheson, for example, was overwhelmed in Utah and Davis counties by nearly 100,000 votes, a nearly impossible margin to make up.

Ashdown must have a really big win in Salt Lake County, and have respectable losses in Utah and Davis counties to have any chance of being Utah’s next U.S. senator.

Podcast Watch

Jennifer Napier-Pearce’s InsideUtah.com podcast this week features  

Salt Lake Chamber President Lane Beattie (:37) on a new sales tax to fund public transit; computer guru Phil Windley (11:16) on finding UTOPIA; and Tori Baker and others from the Salt Lake Film Society (20:43) on a screenwriter’s boot camp.

Blog Watch

The U.S. News & World Report's  Michael Barone says: "It is conventional wisdom in many quarters that Republican voters overwhelmingly favor a border-security-only approach to immigration. [Rep. Chris] Cannon's victory [over John Jacob] casts some doubt on that. Yes, there were extenuating factors; there usually are in elections. Last week, Jacob imprudently told the Salt Lake Tribune that he thought Satan was responsible for recent business reverses that prevented him from putting as much of his own money into his campaign as he had intended. Even in a very religious district -- the Utah Third is the home of Brigham Young University and probably has the highest percentage of Mormons of any congressional district in the United States -- that probably made him sound a little wacky. Cannon's record on issues other than immigration is impeccably conservative -- a plus in a district that voted 77 percent to 20 percent for George W. Bush over John Kerry in 2004. Still, Cannon's victory stands for the proposition that support for a comprehensive immigration bill is not political death in a Republican primary, even in a very conservative district that has been affected by immigration (in 2000, 10 percent of its residents were Hispanic; presumably the percentage of Hispanics voting in the Republican primary this year was much smaller)" (see also here, here, here, here, and here)... At Out of Context, Dan Harrie notes that CNN's Lou Dobbs "has been relentless in his criticism of the Bush administration and Cannon on immigration reform. He didn't let up after Cannon's convincing win Tuesday, describing Cannon as being for 'amnesty for illegal aliens' -- a description which Cannon denies. Dobbs then plastered the same label on Christian Burridge, Cannon's Democrat opponent in the general election ... Burridge says Dobbs has never talked to him, so he isn't quite sure how the broadcaster divined his position" (see also here)... At The Corner, John Derbyshire, who asserted on Wednesday that "Mormons are keen on the immigration of Native Americans" for theological reasons, says: "Every Mormon in the world has written to tell me that Latter-Day Saints do **not** look fondly on the immigration of native Americans from Mexico and points south. I shall be ready for a Ph.D. in Mormon scriptures by the time I've read all these emails"... The Deseret Spectacle notes disapprovingly this D-News letter to the editor from Layton's Bruce Barton, which reads: "You know the world is upside down when Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada and Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California vote with Utah's Orrin Hatch to support a constitutional flag amendment, but our own Sen. Robert Bennett votes against it. It failed by one vote -- Sen. Bennett's vote. Thank you, Sen. Bennett, for the slap in the face" (see also here and here)... At The RCP Blog, Tom Bevan says: "Though I personally don't favor a federal marriage amendment, I find [Mass. Gov. Mitt] Romney to be among its most eloquent defenders. He made a reasonable and persuasive case for the FMA in a recent letter  to the Senate, and I've also seen him make the same case on the stump. Obviously, the issue appeals greatly to many Republican base voters, but I suspect the tone and tenor with which Romney approaches the subject will resonate with a broader audience as well" (see also here).

-- Compiled by Golden Webb

Washington Watch

Hatch Urges Trade with Oman

Sen. Orrin Hatch urges the Senate to approve continued free trade with Oman, "because supporting moderate Middle Eastern nations sends an important message of cooperation to that part of the world" (see press release and Reuters); Hatch hails Senate committee for its mark-up of the Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act (press release); Hatch hails the Senate confirmation of Henry Paulsen as Secretary of the Treasury (press release).

Bennett Flag Vote Praised

Editorials praise Sen. Bob Bennett for voting against Hatch's proposed flag protection amendment (Albany Times Union and NJ.com).

Bush Popularity Helped Cannon

Article says "it was President Bush's resilient popularity in [Utah] that helped [Rep. Chris Cannon] beat back a challenge based almost entirely on his stance on immigration reform" (Washington Times); Indiana Rep. Mike Pence says Cannon's victory indicates that "those of us who are calling for tough border security measures in some kind of a comprehensive bill can know that we're standing on a sure foundation of support among Republican voters" (Houston Chronicle).

Casual Friday

Feeding Baby Animals Is Best Left to Their Mothers

            It’s not unusual to find a deer fawn in the woods, or a baby bird in your backyard, this time of the year.

            Utah Division of Wildlife Resources staff know this is the case because of the calls they receive from people wanting to know what to do with a fawn, an elk calf or a bird they’ve found.

            Ron Stewart, a conservation outreach manager with the UDWR, says the best thing to do is to leave the animal or bird in its natural environment, and to not bring it home.

            “Feeding baby animals is best left to their moms and dads,” Stewart said.  “Every year the division gets calls from well-intentioned individuals who ‘found an abandoned baby bird or mammal’ and would like us to take care of it.  While we appreciate and share the concern of the caller, the best caregivers are its natural parents.”

            Stewart says birds and mammals have numerous strategies to avoid predation and raise their young.

            Read entire article and view photos

Weekend Events & Outdoors Report

Outdoors Report

-- Morning News ideas for celebrating the 4th in Utah

-- Tribune reports on the life of a park ranger
-- Tribune’s Short Hike of the Week takes readers to Tooele County

-- Latest in running gear found in the Morning News

-- Find out about upcoming events in the Morning News’ Outdoor Notes

-- Check out the Tribune’s Recreation Roundup and Outdoor Notebook for sports and recreation activities this week

-- Use the Morning News’ interactive map of Utah to plan your outdoor pursuits across the state. 

-- The latest wildlife news and information and the fishing report on the DWR website

Weekend Events

New Films

-- Superman Returns:  Tribune and Morning News reviews

-- The Devil Wears Prada:  Rotten Tomatoes

-- Best Movie Bet for Families:  Cars.  Read the Tribune review

Concerts

-- Jazz on the Plaza, Thursdays at 6 p.m. through July, The Gateway

-- 4Play Concert Series, Wednesdays at 8 p.m., through August 2, Gallivan Center

-- Lunch Bunch Concert Series, weekdays at noon through September 22, Gallivan Center

-- Taylorsville Symphony, Friday, 6:30 p.m., Valley Regional Park, 5135 S. 2700 West, Taylorsville, free

-- Siva Polynesia Dance Revue, Friday, 7 p.m., Midvale Park Outdoor Stage, 400 West 7500 South, Midvale, free

-- Concert in the Park: An Dragan Ceilteach, Irish step dancers, Friday, 8 p.m., Brigham Young Historic Park, free

-- Dream Catcher, Friday, 7 p.m., Rose Wagner Center

-- Brian Jackson Fetzer, "The Great American Idea," Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Assembly Hall, Temple Square, free

-- Murray Symphony Pops, Saturday, 8 p.m., Murray Park Amphitheater, Murray, $5-$15 (264-2614)

-- Utah Symphony, Patriotic Favorites, Saturday, 8 p.m., Sundance Outdoor Amphitheater, Sundance     

-- West Valley Symphony with Wasatch Mountain Cannoneers, Saturday, 8:30 p.m., Valley Regional Park, 5135 S. 2700 West, Taylorsville, free

Theater

-- “Barefoot in the Park” through July 1, Provo Theatre Company

-- “West Side Story” through July 1, Rodgers Memorial Theatre, Morning News review

-- “Les Miserables School Edition” through July 1, Salt Lake School for the Performing Arts, Highland High School

-- “The Scarlet Pimpernel” through July 1, Sandy Arts Guild
-- “Talking Wales II” through July 1, Utah Contemporary Theatre

-- “Seussical the Musical” through July 8, St. George Musical Theatre
-- “Jane Eyre” through July 8, Riverton Arts Council

-- "Spitfire Grill" through July 10, Hale Center Theater Orem, Morning News review

-- “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” through July 21, Center Street Musical Theatre

-- “Once on This Island” through July 22, Center Street Musical Theatre

-- "The Rivals” through July 22, StageRight TheaterCompany

-- "Crazy for You" through July 29, Hale Center Theatre, Tribune review

-- "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" through July 29, Terrace Plaza Playhouse
-- "Route 66” through Aug. 2, Old Lyric Repertory Company

-- "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" through August 5, Terrace Plaza Playhouse

-- "Saturday's Voyeur 2006” through August 20, Salt Lake Acting Company, Tribune and Morning News reviews

-- "Peter Pan" through September 1, Tuacahn Amphitheatre, Ivins

-- "South Pacific" through September 2, Tuacahn Amphitheatre, Ivins, Tribune review

-- "Pirates of the Caribbean 2: The SeaQuel," Desert Star Theatre

-- “Desperate Homemakers: The Big Fat Sequel to My Big Fat Utah Wedding,” Desert Star Cabaret Theatre

-- "The Rat Pack Remembered," Desert Star Dinner Theatre

Museum Exhibits

-- 82nd Annual Spring Salon through July 2, Springville Museum of Art

-- Intimacy Without Restraint: The Gesture Paintings of Hyunmee Lee Exhibition through July 9, Utah Museum of Fine Art 
-- The Face of Utah Sculpture Exhibition through August 24, Utah Cultural Celebration Center

-- Wind Pieces:  New Sculpture Exhibition through August 26, Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, Utah State University

-- In Focus:  National Geographic Great Portraits Exhibition through September 23, Utah Museum of Natural History

-- Material Culture:  The Art of Fine Textile Exhibition through September 30, Looking Back:  75 Years at the Salt Lake Art Center Exhibition through October 14, Salt Lake Art Center

-- Rooted In Tradition: Art Quilts from the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum through October 15, Utah Museum of Fine Art

Et Cetera
-- Butch Cassidy Festival, Friday and Saturday, Beaver

-- Park City Gallery Stroll, Friday, 6 – 9 p.m.

-- Free Friday Flix through June 30, Utah State Fairpark

-- Taylorsville Dayz, Saturday, 7 a.m. – 10 p.m.

-- Utah Shakespearean Festival through September 2, Cedar City

-- Downtown Farmers’ Market/ Downtown Art & Craft Market, Saturdays through October 21, Pioneer Park, 8 a.m.–1 p.m.

 

 

Friday
June 30, 2006


Utah in the National News

Article: "Although Mormons call Utah their promised land, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has rarely taken a stand in defense of its environment. Recently, however, the highest echelon of the church threw a protective arm around the state by opposing a nuclear waste storage site near Salt Lake City" (High Country News).

In his NationalJournal.com column, John Mercurio says Rep. Chris Cannon’s victory last Tuesday gives President Bush “a much-needed reminder Tuesday that some folks do still like him.”



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Local Headlines

Salt Lake Tribune

- LDS letter may have aided Cannon win

- Cannon's Demo opponent hits trail

- Majority backs bond to speed TRAX lines

- Groups plead to save general assistance

- Diplomat sues JC Penney store, claims bias

- Utah public education leaders planning fall summit meeting

- Washington County land-use bill assailed

- RSL drops its fight for secrecy

- Rolly: Did devil have his number after all?

- Iraqi's U.S. citizenship takes a long wait, suit

- Bluffdale referendum divides community

- Bird migration an issue with avian influenza

- Gateway bags grocery plan

- Editorial: Energy illusions: Time to end subsidies for ethanol pipe dream

Standard-Examiner

- Business vacancies lower

- USU space lab plans layoffs

St. George Spectrum

- Community groups establish links, form Avian Flu Task Force

- New voting system generally gets good marks

Daily Herald

- Huntsman says Cannon's primary win is call for immigration reform

- Conservationists fight to save cutthroat trout

- P.G. mall developer gets cut

BYU NewsNet

- Editorial: Flag burning

Logan Herald Journal

- E-vote goes smoothly

Davis County Clipper

- Incumbents rule in near sweep

- Wal-Mart likely to break ground in month of July

- West Gentile: Layton's priority

Deseret Morning News

- Huntsman's transit delay questioned

- House boosting oil shale

- American citizen — at last

- Legislators resist stipend change

- Student financial aid bill would cut loan rates in half

- Opposition voiced to proposed U.S. wilds bill

- Panel OKs bill to bar funds for nuclear waste storage in Tooele

- Lawmakers, activists push to renew Voting Rights Act early

- Microsoft president Ballmer to speak at Utah tech council event in October

- Labor Department gives $75,000 to Utah to help disabled gain jobs

- Bob Bernick Jr.: It's all but impossible to unseat an incumbent

- Op-ed: News article unfair to NAACP leader

- Editorial: Caring for Utah's children


Political Calendar

Please submit calendar items to Daily@UtahPolicy.com

- June 30: Applications due for the Salt Lake Chamber's Leadership Utah class. To learn more, click here.
- June 30: Midday Metro at 10 a.m. on KCPW 88.3 FM features Frank Drews, U of U assistant professor of psychology, on why driving while using a cell phone is as bad, if not worse, than driving while intoxicated; plus Casey Jarman of the Salt Lake City Arts Council on the city’s Brown Bag and Twilight Concert Series; Cajun-Zydeco band French Frog Pollywog Two Headed Hot Dog; and Thad Hall of the U’s poli-sci department on his work monitoring e-voting best practices for the federal Election Assistance Commission.
- June 30: RadioWest on KUER FM 90: "Finding Quiet in a Connected World," 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. So you've got your cell phone and your iPod and your children are playing on the Game Boy. Do you have a place where you shut off the devices and listen to the world around you? Doug Fabrizio talks to Michael Bugeja, author of "Interpersonal Divide: The Search for Community in a Technological Age," about how we control our gadgets while making certain they don't control us.
- June 30: Desert Greens Green Party of Utah Summer Recycling and Utah Food Bank Campaign, 5:30 to 9 p.m., 2144 South Highland Drive, Sugarhouse. For more information see www.gput.org/events.shtml.
- July 1: Green Party Honk 'n' Wave for Peace "U.S. Out of Iraq, Now," featuring Bob Brister, Green Candidate for Utah's 2nd Congressional District, 9 to 10 a.m., NW corner, intersection of 700 E and 2100 S, Salt Lake City. For more information see www.bristerforcongress.org.
- July 1: Young Democrats of Utah free public barbeque, 4 to 8 p.m., Sugarhouse Park, Central Pavilion, 1300 East 2100 South, Salt Lake City. Democratic candidates, please sign up to bring your favorite side dish to share. For more info or to RSVP, please call Remington at 801-792-2802.
- July 3: Midday Metro at 10 a.m. on KCPW 88.3 FM features a first-hand report about life in the Utah National Guard with Captain Talon Greeff. Commander of the 116th Engineer Company, Greeff is an Operation Iraqi Freedom veteran, he served on the Gulf Coast for Katrina/Rita relief, and commanded the Utah unit that served on the U.S.-Mexico border earlier this month.

- July 4: Lt. Gov. Herbert to participate in Freedom Festival Parade, 9 a.m., Provo.
- July 5: Special Districts Subcommittee of the Political Subdivisions Interim Committee, 9 a.m., room W125.
- July 5: Lt. Gov. Herbert to host Mayor Olaf Raschke and staff of Meissen, Germany at the Utah State Capitol Complex, 4 p.m., Salt Lake City.
- July 6: Administrative Rules Review Committee, 9 a.m., room W135.
- July 6: Pete Ashdown to speak at Anti-Hunger Action Committee Barbecue/Candidate Forum, 6 to 8 p.m., Liberty Park, Salt Lake City.
- July 7: Closing the Achievement Gap for Hispanic Youth presentation by Barbara Lovejoy, Director of the nonprofit Generación Floreciente, 12:00-1:30, Lamb's Café, 169 S. Main, Salt Lake.  For more information or to register contact Barbara at 801-466-1117 or bclovejoy@msn.com.
- July 7: Desert Greens Green Party of Utah Summer Recycling and Utah Food Bank Campaign, 5:30 to 9 p.m., 2144 South Highland Drive, Sugarhouse. For more information see www.gput.org/events.shtml.
- July 8: Cache Democrats monthly breakfast meeting, 8 a.m., Cabin Fever Cafe, 180 W 1200 S, Logan.
- July 13: Pete Ashdown to speak at Utah Valley Exchange Club, 7:30 a.m., Mimi's Cafe, 304 East University Parkway, Orem.
- July 13: Water Issues Task Force, 9 a.m., Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District.
- July 14: Desert Greens Green Party of Utah Summer Recycling and Utah Food Bank Campaign, 5:30 to 9 p.m., 2144 South Highland Drive, Sugarhouse. For more information see www.gput.org/events.shtml.
- July 15: Green Party Honk 'n' Wave for Peace "U.S. Out of Iraq, Now," featuring Bob Brister, Green Candidate for Utah's 2nd Congressional District, 9 to 10 a.m., NW corner, intersection of 700 E and 2100 S, Salt Lake City. For more information see www.bristerforcongress.org.
- July 17: Retirement and Independent Entities Interim Committee, 9 a.m., room W135.
- July 18: Utah House Republican Caucus Annual Bowler's Ball Fundraiser, meet and greet at 6 p.m., bowling at 7 p.m., Shepherd’s All Star Lanes, 1776 W. 7800 South, West Jordan. Prizes for best team score and best dressed bowling team. Four-team sponsorship is $1,250; individual tickets, $400. RSVP to Mary Blase by July 12 at 801-318-6307 or bowling@alexanders.com.
- July 19: Political Subdivisions Interim Committee, 2 p.m., room W025.
- July 21: Desert Greens Green Party of Utah Summer Recycling and Utah Food Bank Campaign, 5:30 to 9 p.m., 2144 South Highland Drive, Sugarhouse. For more information see www.gput.org/events.shtml.
- July 22: Pete Ashdown speaking at 7 Year Anniversary Show at Kilby Court, 7 p.m., 741 S. Kilby Court (330 West). $5 cover charge. Visit www.kilbycourt.com for more information.
- July 26: Utah International Trade Commission, 2 p.m., room W110.
- July 28: Desert Greens Green Party of Utah Summer Recycling and Utah Food Bank Campaign, 5:30 to 9 p.m., 2144 South Highland Drive, Sugarhouse. For more information see www.gput.org/events.shtml.
- July 29: Utah Democratic Family Reunion, 12 p.m., Washington Park (located just east of the Mountain Dell Golf Course). Democrats from all over Utah are invited to bring the whole family to this event where there will be games, food and an opportunity to get to know one another better.
- Aug 3: G.O.Pen Golf Tournament, 1 p.m. registration, Thanksgiving Point, Lehi. Followed by the annual GOP Summer BBQ at 6 p.m. with Gov. Jon Huntsman. For more info contact Abby Balfour at 801-533-9777 or abby@UTGOP.org.
- Aug 4: Water Issues Task Force, 9 a.m., room W135.
- Aug 4: Desert Greens Green Party of Utah Summer Recycling and Utah Food Bank Campaign, 5:30 to 9 p.m., 2144 South Highland Drive, Sugarhouse. For more information see www.gput.org/events.shtml.
- Aug 5: Green Party Honk 'n' Wave for Peace "U.S. Out of Iraq, Now," featuring Bob Brister, Green Candidate for Utah's 2nd Congressional District, 9 to 10 a.m., NW corner, intersection of 700 E and 2100 S, Salt Lake City. For more information see www.bristerforcongress.org.
- Aug 7-8: Legislative Site Visits, Uintah Basin.
- Aug 11: Desert Greens Green Party of Utah Summer Recycling and Utah Food Bank Campaign, 5:30 to 9 p.m., 2144 South Highland Drive, Sugarhouse. For more information see www.gput.org/events.shtml.
- Aug 18: Desert Greens Green Party of Utah Summer Recycling and Utah Food Bank Campaign, 5:30 to 9 p.m., 2144 South Highland Drive, Sugarhouse. For more information see www.gput.org/events.shtml.
- Aug 19: Green Party Honk 'n' Wave for Peace "U.S. Out of Iraq, Now," featuring Bob Brister, Green Candidate for Utah's 2nd Congressional District, 9 to 10 a.m., NW corner, intersection of 700 E and 2100 S, Salt Lake City. For more information see www.bristerforcongress.org.
- Aug 23: Sandy Chamber of Commerce Candidate Luncheon with Congressman Jim Matheson, 12 p.m., Spaghetti Mama, Jordan Commons, 9400 South State Street, Sandy. Major sponsor is Steve Creamer, President and CEO of Energy Solutions. Cost is $20 per person.
- Aug 25: Desert Greens Green Party of Utah Summer Recycling and Utah Food Bank Campaign, 5:30 to 9 p.m., 2144 South Highland Drive, Sugarhouse. For more information see www.gput.org/events.shtml.
- Aug 31: Water Issues Task Force, 9 a.m., room W125.
- Sept 6: Special Districts Subcommittee of the Political Subdivisions Interim Committee, 9 a.m., room W125.
- Sept 7: Salute to Hometown Military Heroes of Davis & Weber Counties, 5:30 p.m. VIP reception and silent auction, 7 p.m. dinner and program, Davis Conference Center Ballroom, Layton. For more information see www.hometownmilitaryheroes.com.
- Sept 9: Cache County Democrats Annual Picnic, 5 p.m., Wilson Park, Logan.
- Sept 13-15: Utah League of Cities and Towns Annual Convention, Salt Lake Sheraton City Centre, Salt Lake City.
- Sept 16: Green Party Honk 'n' Wave for Peace "U.S. Out of Iraq, Now," featuring Bob Brister, Green Candidate for Utah's 2nd Congressional District, 9 to 10 a.m., NW corner, intersection of 700 E and 2100 S, Salt Lake City. For more information see www.bristerforcongress.org.
- Sept 20: Political Subdivisions Interim Committee, 2 p.m., room W025.
- Oct 5-6: Utah League of Cities and Towns and the State Department of Environmental Quality Annual Water Conference, Zion Park Inn, Springdale.
- Oct 10: Coalition for Utah’s Future, sponsor of Envision Utah, 11th annual Common Good Awards Luncheon, 11:45 a.m., Little America Hotel, 500 South Main Street, Salt Lake City. The Coalition will recognize those entities from the public and private sectors that have previously received a Common Good Award. Contact Kevin Fayles at 801-303-1462 or kfayles@cuf-envision.org for reservations.
- Oct 19: Utah Intergovernmental Roundtable Summit
- Nov 15-17: Utah Association of Counties Annual Convention, Dixie Center, St. George.
- Nov 15: Salt Lake Chamber 30th Annual Women and Business Conference and Athena Award Luncheon, 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., The Grand America Hotel, 555 South Main Street, Salt Lake City. Cokie Roberts, senior news analyst for NPR as well as political commentator for ABC News, will be the keynote speaker. To learn more or register, visit www.saltlakechamber.org.
- Jan 17: Local Officials' Day at the Legislature, State Capitol and Sheraton City Centre, Salt Lake City.

- Jan 31: County Officials Day at the Legislature, Utah State Capitol.

- See the entire calendar


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