Perry voters to decide on repealing a 0.30% transit sales tax
A proposition on Perry's Nov. 3, 2026 ballot asks whether the city should be authorized to repeal its 0.30% local option sales and use tax for public transit, known as the First Quarter Tax.
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Perry voters will decide Nov. 3 whether the city may repeal a 0.30% sales and use tax for public transit, according to a city notice posted on the state's public notice website. [1]
The proposition reads: "Shall Perry City, Utah, be authorized to repeal the 0.30% option sales and use tax authorized under Utah Code 59-12-2213 (also known as the First Quarter Tax) for public transit?" [1]
What the notice says
The notice, dated Sept. 17, 2026, concerns the voter information pamphlet for the proposition. It said eligible voters could file arguments with the Perry City Recorder no later than 5 p.m. on Oct. 2, 2026. [1]
The notice gives no estimate of the revenue the tax produces. [1]
Sources
Reporting by The Utah Ledger from the public records above. AI-assisted, checked against those records.