City attorney speaks out against property tax petition

City Attorney Mark Hughes is concerned about a petition currently circulating in this area – so much so that he felt the need to speak publicly about the damage it could do at last week’s meeting of the Sundance City Council.

The night before, he said, he attended a meeting at which the Republican Central Committee was urged to adopt a petition that demands property taxes be cut by 50%.

“I didn’t sign it, but I think a lot of people did. It was urged by the people there to sign the petition, and I just want to say publicly that people ought to think about that before they sign that petition,”...