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Ogden seeks water rate hikes for a $99M pipeline project
OGDEN — The aging pipeline connecting Pineview Reservoir, a key source of drinking water in Weber County, and the city of Ogden has long been a point of debate and concern. Now, the project is finally materializing, as the Ogden City Council considers rate hikes later this month that would gradually raise the fees water customers pay by 25% through 2029. The funds generated by the proposed increases are needed to help cover the cost of borrowing the money required to pay for the $99 million project. The question of borrowing $77 million to $82.1 million to finance the plans comes up for consideration by the City Council next Tuesday.
Former IRS employee charged in $2.1 million Exxon Mobil tax credit theft attempt in Utah
A former IRS employee was indicted in Utah federal court for allegedly trying to steal $2.1 million in tax credits owed to oil and gas giant Exxon Mobil. The ex-IRS worker, Rodney Quinn Rupe, received a U.S. Treasury check in that amount after diverting Exxon's tax credits to an entity he had created, prosecutors said.
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