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Taking the initiative: Legislature exempts land-use laws from ballot tests

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Thursday, 13 March 2008

In the delicate balance between private property rights and community interests, the Legislature has just put its thumb on the scale. It has made it harder, if not impossible, for the people of cities and towns to initiate land-use laws via petition or subject the implementation of such laws to a referendum. Source: Salt Lake Tribune