Mistakes were made – UIPA

Salt Lake City Weekly published a recap of the most recent updates regarding the Utah Inland Port Authority.

“Even while the Utah inland port is being built out, you can still see yard signs that scream “Repeal the Port.” Is that even possible given the money and political capital already invested? Port opponents have kept up the drumbeat and have been serendipitously helped by two recent state audits of the port administration’s unilateral decision-making. Among the most vocal opponents is the Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment. Most recently, a white paper by a Berkeley professor was scathing in its assessment of the port, calling it fatally flawed. In other words, “it simply does not fit the needs of the Trans-Pacific supply chain.” That, along with the two audits, calls for more transparency in what and how they spend money. The port has a new director who promises to do better, but they never have yet. Public pressure is mounting and if repealing doesn’t work, maybe rethinking will.”

Katharine Biele for SL City Weekly

Find background on the port, and Professor Leachman’s paper here.

Read some of our most recent op-eds on the Inland Port:

–The fatal flaw in Utah’s Inland Port idea
–Inland port is another of the Utah Legislature’s masterpieces in taxpayer waste
–Where will we get the water for all of Utah’s growth?