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SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH — The Salt Lake County Council has voted unanimously to approve the sale of 6.5 acres of land from the Salt Palace Convention Center to Ryan Smith and the Smith Entertainment Group (SEG), setting the stage for the development of a new sports and entertainment district. The decision, which was finalized on Tuesday, aims to revitalize the downtown area by demolishing part of the convention center and expanding SEG’s footprint to the east of the Delta Center. The sale is a crucial part of a broader project that will modernize the Salt Palace Convention Center, reducing…

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH — A new state audit report has revealed that a number of small cities and towns across Utah are increasingly relying on traffic fines to fund their budgets. For some municipalities, fines account for more than 10% of their annual revenue, raising concerns about the potential for traffic enforcement to become more about financial gain than public safety. The report highlights several towns with notable increases in traffic fine revenue. Orderville, Utah, saw the most significant rise, with a more than 8% jump in traffic fine revenue from the previous year. Vernal followed closely with a…