Sugar House business assessment set to die after backers pull support

What happened

Salt Lake City is set to abandon a proposed special assessment for Sugar House commercial property owners, which would have funded marketing, events, and specialty lighting. The initiative was initially backed by local groups in 2021 but has now been withdrawn by the Sugar House Community Council and the Sugar House Chamber & Community Alliance.

Timeline

1. Oct 20, 11:37 AM Building Salt Lake Sugar House business assessment set to die after backers pull support
2. Oct 21, 2:06 AM KSL Sugar House groups suddenly scrap plan for new assessment area 5 years in the making

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