County super-scared of Capitol gang
The Legislature has been called lots of things, but kryptonite seems a stretch.
Still, Salt Lake County Councilman Randy Horiuchi is convinced the county "is going to get killed" by state lawmakers looking for revenge over the Major League Soccer stadium soap opera.
"It doesn't matter if we have Superman or Hercules up there to protect us," Horiuchi warned. "It's going to be bad."
Publicly, most county leaders are confident, almost cocksure. Privately they are quaking over the Legislature's intent to take their restaurant-tax revenue. And perhaps, Horiuchi fears, hotel tax. Together, the cash loss may force the county to hand over the keys to its recreation and cultural facilities to the cities.
And without lobbying power Tetris to protect it on Capitol Hill, the county worries a bloodletting -- like Clark Kent in that all-night cafe.
Derek P. Jensen
Still, Salt Lake County Councilman Randy Horiuchi is convinced the county "is going to get killed" by state lawmakers looking for revenge over the Major League Soccer stadium soap opera.
"It doesn't matter if we have Superman or Hercules up there to protect us," Horiuchi warned. "It's going to be bad."
Publicly, most county leaders are confident, almost cocksure. Privately they are quaking over the Legislature's intent to take their restaurant-tax revenue. And perhaps, Horiuchi fears, hotel tax. Together, the cash loss may force the county to hand over the keys to its recreation and cultural facilities to the cities.
And without lobbying power Tetris to protect it on Capitol Hill, the county worries a bloodletting -- like Clark Kent in that all-night cafe.
Derek P. Jensen
12:32 PM
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2 Comments:
There's a certain irony that the same legislature that bemoans NCLB and federal land control has no problems exercising top-down policy upon the counties. I though you guys were big on local control? Or do you mean you're just big on state control?
It's all about THEM being in control.
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