Citing decades of tax payments without any direct benefit, Perry City has formally requested to be removed from the Bear River Water Conservancy District, following Brigham City in seeking to exit the regional water entity. At its May 8 meeting, the Perry City Council unanimously approved a resolution asking the district’s board of trustees to remove the city from its taxing boundaries. City officials estimate Perry residents have paid roughly [post_excerpt].5 million to the district since 1996, with no water infrastructure built or water supplied in return. “We don’t need, nor do we really receive direct benefits from the water...

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