Marc Ensign // Republican // Cache County Council
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How have the arts, culture, and/or humanities impacted your life?
- The arts are what makes life worth living. I have always been a patron and supporter, and even more...for the last 6 years I served as the Chairman of the Board for the Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre in Logan Utah.
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Utah's humanities and arts employ 123,000 Utahns, provide $4.4 billion in earnings, and $13.2 billion in sales. This is a larger economic impact than agriculture, mining, and real estate. Do you consider the arts and cultural sector an economic driver in Utah?
- Yes
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Fiscally responsible government investment in the arts and humanities (including humanities and arts education) means to me:
- 10-20% of annual budgets.
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Items of Legislation I support:
- I support the RAP tax
- I will ensure existing fund balances are preserved for recreation, cultural organizations, and parks
- Percent for public art programs, which optionally designate 1% of government capital costs for public art
- My county's redevelopment authority should have a public art ordinance
- Friendly ordinances that encourage public and private mural creation
- Increased investment in public art projects to encourage murals, sculptures, utility wraps, and more
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Would you elaborate on your answers above?
- Capital follows culture. We need to support the income producing assets in our community over the income consuming liabilities. To do otherwise is a death spiral.
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I believe percent for art ordinances should apply to:
- Public buildings
- Transportation
- Utilities
- Private Developments
- All government capital projects
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