The Utah County Commission now will have power to approve or reject any Utah Transit Authority projects — such as TRAX expansions or new bus rapid transit routes — that are even partially funded by a new local sales tax.
The UTA Board passed a resolution on Wednesday giving the county that authority as part of the conditions for the county to pass along part of such new tax money for transit.
UTA also formally vowed to keep service levels in Utah County at their present levels or better — and to give the county quarterly reports on such things as ridership there, UTA tax revenue and the status of new projects.