Do two 'no' votes to fund UTOPIA signal trouble for agency?

Recent decisions from city councils in Murray and Tremonton (Utah) denying more funds for the UTOPIA fiber-optic network is leading some to question the willingness of member cities to bankroll the company's operations.

"The right decision was to reject their request for funding, because we have money that has to be spent in other places," Murray City Councilman Dave Nicponski said. "We've got road needs, public safety needs. We've got demands on parks and recreation, and the money has to go elsewhere. … I'm not going to throw good money after bad so far as UTOPIA goes."