Salt Lake City has no potholes that need fixing
September 25, 2008 | Deseret News, Utah, industry, local issues, media coverage, regulation, states | Comments (0)So the City Council, with time on its hands, is looking to regulate payday lenders. From the story:
City leaders are proposing changes to the zoning ordinance that would limit where check-cashing and payday loan companies can operate in the city.
The proposal would require a half mile between such businesses, preventing them from clustering in sections of the city. It also prohibits payday lenders from locating within a half mile of schools, churches and municipal- and state-owned property.
“We’re trying to promote being fiscally responsible citizens,” said Planning Commission Chairman Matthew Wirthlin. “We’re sending mixed messages if (students) walk out of school and see a high-interest check-cashing store where you can get easy money.”
Oh, that’s right, students learn their values from city council members, not family or religion.
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