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A new Utah specialty license plate channels $30 from each annual vehicle registration renewal toward paying off student lunch debt statewide, giving Canyons School District families a way to help as cafeteria prices rise.
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View MoreSandy bans all personal fireworks through Saturday, July 25
Sandy City has banned all personal fireworks citywide through Saturday, July 25, citing persistent dry conditions and a recent grass fire in Dimple Dell, even as Gov. Cox's hybrid executive order returns fireworks authority to individual Utah municipalities.
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View MoreCanyons district tax proposal would add $72 a year to Sandy homeowners' bills
Canyons School District formally published its proposed tax increase on Monday, July 20, putting the total annual increase at $72.42 for a $770,000 Sandy home; residents can comment at a Truth-in-Taxation hearing on Tuesday, August 4.
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View MoreSandy faces mid-August deadline to buy or pass on 17-acre Crescent View school site
Sandy City has weeks to decide whether to buy the 17-acre former Crescent View Middle School property from Canyons School District or let it go to a private developer, with a possible general obligation bond vote ahead for residents.