Salt Lake County voters may have thought they killed a $58 million sales tax hike for mass transit and roads when they rejected Proposition 1 back in 2015. But as Dr. Frankenstein proclaimed as lightning bolts revived his cadaverous creation: It’s alive.
The Salt Lake City Council signaled Tuesday that it would unanimously give the most essential vote of support among the valley’s cities to impose that countywide tax, despite opposition from Mayor Jackie Biskupski and plenty of griping by council members. The tax would add 2.5 cents to a $10 purchase (or 0.25 cents per $1).
Council members all said they would support the tax increase during an afternoon work session.