Salt Lake County residents seek referendum to overturn property tax hike

About a dozen residents filed their petition for a referendum on Monday over the county’s planned tax increase.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) From left: Salt Lake County Council members Suzanne Harrison, Dea Theodore, Laurie Stringham and Aimee Winder Newton listen to public comments during a Salt Lake County Council meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025 in Salt Lake City. A group of about a dozen Salt Lake County residents filed a petition Monday seeking a referendum to overturn the county's planned property tax increase for 2026.

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