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RAPZ Tax Pros and Cons on Access Utah Wednesday

RAPZ tax

The RAPZ (Recreation, Arts, Parks and Zoos) tax is on the ballot this year for renewal this year. The tax was approved by a large margin originally, and is a tax of a tenth of one percent, a small portion of which is given to the state for collection purposes, the rest is put toward community organizations in Cache Valley. 

Those against the tax say it is a small tax, but it is a tax, which should not be raised or renewed in tough economic times. Those for the tax say some arts organizations, which enrich our community, would die out if not for this tax. 
 
You can join the conversation here on our website, or on Facebook and Twitter.

Tom Williams worked as a part-time UPR announcer for a few years and joined Utah Public Radio full-time in 1996. He is a proud graduate of Uintah High School in Vernal and Utah State University (B. A. in Liberal Arts and Master of Business Administration.) He grew up in a family that regularly discussed everything from opera to religion to politics. He is interested in just about everything and loves to engage people in conversation, so you could say he has found the perfect job as host “Access Utah.” He and his wife Becky, live in Logan.