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Wyatt Kanyer's avatar

Yikes… the syntax alone in that Ciscomani letter was messy, and the messaging is murky at best. He and the rest of those 15 are clearly having a hard time messaging, whether it’s “no cuts to Medicaid” or “waste, fraud, and abuse” or “we stand with the president” and any other party line.

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Brian S's avatar

I'm glad to hear some bits about Project Blue, even of it is still shrouded in mystery. I'm also pretty skeptical about what kind of economic benefits a data center could offer the County. Hopefully they aren't waiving property taxes. And hopefully all of the benefit isn't going to TEP...

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Joe Ferguson's avatar

Brian, we don’t have all of the details on what the state is offering Project Blue. It’s possible they offered them a deal wrapping up property taxes in their agreement.

But I don’t think so. Here’s why: Several Supervisors have made public statements that the property taxes are part of the reason why they are supporting Project Blue.

The County offered no incentives to the developers.

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Algo Mas's avatar

The spearhead of this effort to sell off our Public Lands is Mike Lee...(R) - Utah. He needs a muzzle and a minder. What is wrong in Utah?

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Joe Ferguson's avatar

He just re-introduced another, smaller version of his bill.

I am waiting to see the analysis but it looks like Sabino Canyon would be up for sale again.

It’s too early to see if he will get it in the budget bill again.

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