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Fuel price signs, short-term rentals in the PO zone and roadway classifications each failed with no votes in favor, including from the council member who made the motion.
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From a $23,048 change order to rezones and RV parking rules, the council's approved minutes record 26 denials or failed motions to approve between January 2020 and September 2026.
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The Ledger counted every recorded vote on an agenda item in the council's approved minutes since January 2020. At least one member voted no on 96 of 941, and the share has climbed since 2024.
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Salt Lake City had 19 flights and St. George nine, according to the nonprofit ICE Flight Monitor, which counts flights that move detainees between U.S. facilities.
View across the Ballpark station Park and Ride lot toward Smith's Ballpark, October 2016. File photo under CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo: An Errant Knight · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
The Community Reinvestment Agency will ask for proposals in the coming months, and the city hopes to turn part of the stadium into an entertainment venue.
The City Council adopted a temporary ordinance on Oct. 1 that stops the city from processing new blasting permit applications, after residents complained about noise and alleged damage to their homes.
Main Street in Cedar City, looking north, August 2011. File photo. Photo: DXR (Daniel Vorndran) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
The city says 18 repeat samples from Oct. 21 to 23 were negative for E. coli, and it believes the first positive result came from localized contamination near the sampling spot.
Legislation signed into law on October 27, 1972, established Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in Utah and Arizona. The law paired public recreation at Lake Powell and adjacent lands with preservation of scenic, scientific and historic features. This date concerns the recreation area’s legislation, rather than construction of Glen Canyon Dam.
