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Salt Lake County voters will decide on a $100M recreation bond this fall. Here’s which parks near you would see upgrades.

The bond won’t increase property taxes if approved by voters, a county spokesperson said.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake County Government Center in 2022. The county is proposing a roughly 20% tax increase.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Salt Lake County Government Center in 2022. County residents will vote on a proposed $100 million recreation bond this fall.

Dozens of projects are slated for Salt Lake County’s recreation areas — if voters approve them.

The Salt Lake County Council voted 8-1 to put a $100 million general obligation bond on the November ballot. If passed, the funding would pay for repairs, improvements and new amenities at recreation centers and parks across the Salt Lake Valley.

Democrat Jiro Johnson, who represents most of Salt Lake City and portions of the valley’s west side, voted against the resolution. During the Tuesday meeting, he said he wanted the council to consider adding more funds to the bond to pay for additional projects in West Jordan and Utah’s capital.

The bond won’t increase property taxes if approved by voters because it will be the same amount taxpayers approved for the same bond in 2016, county spokesperson Eric Biggart said. That means the average homeowner with a house worth $658,000 in Salt Lake County will continue contributing about $17 a year to park projects.

The funding may also be less than $100 million, but the ballot measure will authorize the county to issue up to $100 million in bonds.

Here’s how the funding would break down:

• About 40% would go toward maintenance of the county’s recreation areas.

• Just under a quarter would contribute to wrapping up existing improvements that are already underway.

• New project funding would be 37% of the total.

Click around the graphic below to find out which projects made the cut:

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