After almost 4 hours of public comment, the Layton city council approved the resolution authorizing the new UTOPIA bonds by a 1-vote margin. This was a battleground meeting, too: Qwest had the room stuffed with employees and sent Jerry Fenn, President of Qwest for Utah while the UTA sent their… Continue reading
There's some buzz in the Bloghive after yesterday's UTOPIA meetings: Luke Marrott reports on the meeting in Orem. Thad Van Ry at Woods Cross Citizen responds to Rep. Urquhart's post on UTOPIA. I'm expecting to see a lot more posts after the meetings tomorrow evening.
You know what? You're right. Cities shouldn't get the state to bail them out if UTOPIA calls their pledges. The key word here is if. To date, UTOPIA still hasn't used any tax money despite 18 months of construction delays from the Qwest lawsuit, being illegally obstructed from accessing utility… Continue reading
Watch your back, Qwest: XMission is getting in on the booming VoIP market. At $35/mo, it's comparable in price to the similar digital phone service from Comcast but without the poor customer service; the service is also a substantial discount compared to a similar offering from Qwest. It will also… Continue reading
The news is out: four of the seven cities approved the new UTOPIA bonds at city council meetings last night while 3 city councils opted to delay their decision. Orem will meet again on May 2 to further discuss the matter and Centerville delayed their final decision until April 29…. Continue reading
I attended the Midvale city council meeting tonight and the city council unanimously approved the new bonds for UTOPIA by a 5-0 vote, much to the dismay of many of those in attendance. I know I was somewhat ambiguous about the new bonds but after the presentation by Kirk Sudwicks… Continue reading
Provo's Municipal Council has decided that they want to take a fresh look at iProvo on their own. To that end, they've setup a blue-ribbon panel of elected officials and local businessmen to evaluate the just-released consultant's reports from CCG and Franklin Court. The list of members reads like a… Continue reading
The news is out: UTOPIA is undergoing some radical changes in the near future as it copes with lower than expected take rates and cash flow issues. What kind of changes you might ask? For starters, it's going to concentrate new deployments only on areas where a large number of… Continue reading
The Provo City Council plans to discuss a resolution appointing members of a committee to review matters related to iProvo at their meeting on Tuesday April 22. If you won't be busy at one of the many UTOPIA-related meetings that day, drop by the council chambers at 351 W Center… Continue reading
I've received the following schedule for city council meetings regarding the UTOPIA re-bonding. If you live in these cities, it is vitally important that you show up at these hearings to voice your support for UTOPIA. The schedule is as follows: Brigham City: Thursday April 24 at 7PM, 20 North… Continue reading