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Petition’s Proposed Optional Plan Shared On Uintah County Website

By basinnow.com · July 27, 2026 · 1 min read
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The Citizens For Change petition proposing an alternate form of county government in Uintah County has been certified but what does that mean and where can the proposed plan be found to view? Uintah County distributed a press release on Thursday sharing that “the Clerk-Auditor's Office received 48 signature packets related to the petition.

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