Utah Officials Spent $322,000 In COVID Aid On Snow Tubing Hill – IOTW Report

Utah Officials Spent $322,000 In COVID Aid On Snow Tubing Hill

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By Adam Andrzejewski for RealClearPolicy

While most municipalities around the country were concerned with how their residents would pay their bills during the Covid-19 shutdowns, Uintah County in Utah was spending its relief funds on a snow tubing hill.

Uintah County received $5.1 million in CARES Act funding for Covid-19 relief, and public records show the county spent at least $322,000 on the Buckskin Hills Ski and Snow Tubing Hill, the local CBS affiliate KUTV reported.

That spending caused several anonymous whistleblowers to report it, which spurred an audit on the 2020 finances by the Utah Office of the State Auditor.

The snow tubing hill was just one of several examples of the commission circumventing the public procurement process in 2020, the audit found. more here

5 Comments on Utah Officials Spent $322,000 In COVID Aid On Snow Tubing Hill

  1. Gavin Newsom’s winery got an almost $3M loan from Covid relief funds – probably much more than they were qualified for. I wonder how much the govt plans to skim off the top of Biden’s spending bills. You know, for overhead and admin costs. Cough.

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