The letter from Phyllis Gray hit the nail on the head (“Put it to a vote,” May 30). Letting five people decide how to spend multiple millions of taxpayer dollars by tearing down the present prison and building a new one is taxation without representation — forbidden by the Constitution.
The real estate cabal pushing the project does not want a vote by the people of Utah because it would lose by a wide margin. This is exactly why there should be such a vote. Where are the voices of our legislative representatives and Gov. Gary Herbert? Surely they know the law is being circumvented. We won't forget this in the next elections.
Tena Russell
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Salt Lake City