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By Myrna Trauntvein The pickleball courts project in Mona is finished and now is the time to celebrate. Alesha Newton, council member, said that a ribbon-cutting ceremony had been planned for April 28 and would be held prior to the council meeting scheduled for that evening. “We will have the ribbon cutting at 5 p.m.,” said Newton. That would leave time for a work session for the council at 6 p.m. and council meeting at 7 p.m. She said that more signage would be posted informing people of the rules for the pickleball courts. “We will also have cookies for those who attend,” said Newton. A special thanks should go to Amy Stanley, former council member, who had worked for several years to make the pickleball courts a reality, said Linda Steele, city finance director. “The courts were purchased with PAR (Parks, Arts and Recreation) tax,” said Steele. The PAR, or sometimes RAP tax in Utah tax, is a voter-approved 0.1 percent local sales and use tax (one cent for every $10 spent) and is used to fund municipal parks, recreation facilities, and cultural arts programs. It is a temporary, 10-year sales tax that applies to retail purchases—not property—and is paid by residents and visitors. It is an existing sales tax which allows Mona to collect one cent for every $10 spent in the city. While this amount doesn’t sound like much, these pennies add up to good things. “We still have $20,000 to spend,” said Steele. “The good news is that it doesn’t have to be spent until 2030.” “There are already a lot of people using the pickleball courts,” said Troy Painter, mayor.
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