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Mayor Biskupski tweets her opposition to sales-tax hike on eve of expected city council vote

A day before the Salt Lake City Council is take up what could be the deciding vote on a countywide $58 million sales-tax hike for roads and mass transit, Mayor Jackie Biskupski tweeted our her opposition to raising the tax now.

“It is not the time for #SLC to support the #SB136 county sales tax increase. I support funding for transportation, but any tax increase should be done after public engagement & with strategic plans, as we have done w/ our local funding options,” she said in a tweet sent just after 5 p.m. Monday.

It is not the time for #SLC to support the #SB136 county sales tax increase.