“Utah needs a political class that is more skeptical of the Harold Hills who frequent Capitol Hill,” writes the editorial board. “Which means it needs an electorate that demands a higher level of discernment among the candidates it votes for.”
The Waters Edge housing development along the east shore of Utah Lake is pictured on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023.
If only the Utah Legislature, the governor, the attorney general or some local government will kick in a few million dollars of taxpayer money. Gov.
The idea, supposedly, was to deal with some real problems with the lake — toxic algae blooms, invasive species — in a way that would relieve the taxpayers of the burden by allowing private developers to take the lead, bear the costs and, in the end, reap the rewards.
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