Canyon residents seek new town called Brighton

SALT LAKE CITY — Bob Cameron says he feels like a disenfranchised colonist in King George's time, forking over money to a distant government that does not account for the dollars or return much of them to his canyon community.Cameron and some fellow Big Cottonwood Canyon residents sponsored a petition drive that ended up in the Utah Lt. Governor's Office to pursue forming a new town called Brighton.State Elections Director Mark Thomas said residents must meet the legal requirements of gath