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Show Food tax initiative rejected Davis County voters joined those in 28 of the state's 29 counties in rejecting re-jecting the highly-publicized initiative in-itiative to remove the sales tax on store-bought food. The voter initiative led by Independent In-dependent Party chairman Merrill Cook was turned down by 55 percent per-cent of Davis County voters, about the same margin as the final state total. The idea lost in 128 county voting districts and won in 35, but often by small margins. In Bountiful, for instance, the measure was defeated in 38 of the 41 districts-and in the three districts in which it won, it was favored by a combined total of only 34 votes. Only in Clearfield did the initiative attract broad support, winning 13 of 21 districts and a final 51 percent approval. The measure also was approved by a small majority of voters in Woods Cross (two districts for, two districts against) and in North Salt Lake (two districts for, three districts against). But in other areas, voters consistently con-sistently turned thumbs down on the tax cut. The initiative lost 57 percent in Bountiful, 59 percent in Centerville, 52 percent in West Bountiful, 55 percent in Farmington, 56 percent in Clinton, 57 percent in Kaysville and Fruit Heights, 54 percent in Layton, 51 percent in Syracuse and West Layton areas, 54 percent in Sunset, 57 percent in South Weber, t and 55 percent in unincorporated i areas. In several communities, the in- itiative lost in every voting district: Sunset, South Weber, Clinton, Farmington Far-mington and Centerville. ; The initiative went down to defeat in every Utah county except Kane, where voters gave it a slim 16-vote nod. The initiative lost in Weber County (58 percent), Salt Lake County (53 percent) and Utah County (53 percent). s |
