Plus, how do Utahns feel about changing how state income tax funds can be spent?
| ‘We’re in a world of hurt’: Drought leads to tough restrictions in Weber-Ogden basin |
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What are the restrictions? Reduction of secondary water deliveries by 60%. Reduction of culinary water deliveries by 10%. Once a week outdoor watering. A delay in the activation of the secondary water system by one month. Agricultural contracts shaved by 40%. Who do the restrictions apply to? The district serves Weber, Davis, Morgan, Summit and parts of Box Elder County. Why were the restrictions enacted? The district's snowpack decreased from 80% of the normal amount to 65% of the normal amount in a matter of days because of the warm weather in late March. Reservoir storage from spring runoff from the mountains is expected to be less than 10% of what it normally is this year, according to Scott Paxman, general manager of the district |
Read more about drought conditions throughout the state. |
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Republican leaders in Utah's legislature have brought up the possibility of amending the state's constitution to allow income tax funds to be spent on more than just education and social services. How do Utahns feel about the potential change? According to the latest poll from Deseret News and the University of Utah’s Hinckley Institute of Politics: 51% oppose such a change 34% support it 15% don't know Utah Education Association president Heidi Matthews said the poll shows that Utahns don't want to dilute education funding. House Speaker Brad Wilson, R-Kaysville, told the state school board that Utah lawmakers sometimes don't have flexibility to address the state's needs. "We don’t really have a revenue problem in the state of Utah, but we do have a budget problem," Wilson said. Read more about funding for Utah schools. |
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