The county was also one of several to vote on Recreation, Arts and Parks (RAP) taxes, patterned after Salt Lake County's popular Zoo, Arts and Parks (ZAP) tax. Voters in Weber County and Tooele City also faced proposed arts and recreation taxes.

With more than half the votes counted early today, the Davis County jail bond had a 5 percentage point lead.

If that lead holds, Davis officials plan to build a 400-bed addition and expand the kitchen and laundry facilities at the Farmington facility.

The tax increase - which equals $15.50 annually on a $167,000 home - will likely take effect next year, just as a bond for the current jail expires. The new facility is slated to open in early 2006 and officials already are warning residents they intend to raise taxes by another $35 annually to help cover staffing and maintenance costs.

But the jail bond may have doomed Davis County's Recreation, Arts and Parks (RAP) tax, which lagged behind by a substantial margin as the results trickled in.

In another Davis County hot-button issue, a measure to remove fluoride from public water supplies was failing by a narrow margin.

Fluoride foes petitioned Davis County commissioners to stage a revote after fluoride passed in 2000. The equipment is installed and will still have to be paid for, says Scott Paxman, an engineer with the Weber Basin Water District. But - if voters opt to stop fluoride's flow - officials will close down the system as soon as they receive word from the county Health Department.

In Salt Lake County, the Zoo, Arts and Parks tax coasted to renewal. Officials have already decided what to do with the next round of funds.

In addition to Utah's Hogle Zoo, ZAP funding will be extended to other zoos and animal parks and more recreation centers could be built. In addition, the 30 percent that is currently designated for recreation facilities - fitness centers, parks, golf courses - could fund cultural facilities such as history museums or commercial theatrical ventures. Ultimately, the Salt Lake County Council decides where to put the money.

In Weber County, voters were defeating a RAMP tax, according to early returns. The tax was expected to generate approximately $3 million to help subsidize the city's historic Union Station, Dinosaur Park and Fort Buenaventura.

The RAP tax was passing in Tooele, according to early returns.

Kaysville voters soundly rejected city officials' separate bond proposals to build a new city library and a new community swimming pool.

Voters in Orem - Utah's second-largest city - passed a $14.5 million bond to repair the city's major roads and install sidewalks around all public schools.