For a fourth time, Salt Lake County residents have voted to re-authorize the Zoo, Arts & Parks (ZAP) tax. According to the county, the initiative received 79% of the vote for re-authorization.
For a fourth time, Salt Lake County residents have voted to re-authorize the Zoo, Arts & Parks tax. According to the county, the initiative received 79% of the vote for re-authorization. This year's vote marks the 4th time that Salt Lake County residents had to vote on the ZAP tax. It was initially voted on in 1996, won with 71% of the vote in 2004, and grew in voter approval to 77% in 2014.
“We are incredibly grateful for the community’s ongoing support—fiscally and physically—of the enriching cultural events, performances, educational programs, and other opportunities that ZAP helps fund.”Over the next ten years, the county estimates that the ZAP tax will provide $26 million each year for arts and cultural programming within Salt Lake County.
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