Did the Hildale City Council vote to “triple” the town’s property tax, as reported by ABC 4 news? Or raise it 237 percent, as reported by Fox 13, adding $550 to the annual property tax bill on an average home? No and no. But that didn’t keep those media outlets or, for that matter, Val [...]
The Hildale City Council appointed Davis Roundy and Carlos Jessop to posts vacated by long-time councilmen Harold Peine and Lamar Johnson. Like most residents of the town, the new representatives belong to the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Lamont Black also put his name forward as a candidate at the urging [...]
In late May as Texas Judge Barbara Walther struggled with how to reunite FLDS children and their parents, Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff gave a deposition that explained why his office targeted the FLDS in the first place. Shurtleff was subpoenaed in the M.J. case, the civil lawsuit brought by Elissa Wall against the United [...]
So the Hildale City Council has two new members. It is hardly surprising that the council, currently comprised of FLDS members, pulled in two of their own. Hildale Mayor David Zitting observed that it had been years since he’d received any interest in open seats and had more than one candidate vying for spots. Hhhmm, [...]
This just in: The Hildale City Council lost two members today. The Council accepted resignations of William T. Jessop and Dan Jessop, who offered little explanation for why they are stepping down from their offices. William T. Jessop — described as an FLDS bishop and advisor to fugitive leader Warren S. Jeffs — had served [...]
