Marathon Organizers Are Racing to Get Permits

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Less than 24 hours before the Salt Lake City Marathon is to begin, the organizers of the hugely popular race still have yet to secure the proper permits to even hold the event.

Salt Lake County and the city of South Salt Lake have yet to issue permits to Devine Racing for the marathon over payments to police agencies tasked with providing security and traffic control for the race. The financially troubled race organizers have struggled to come up with the money required up front -- paying only at the last possible minute.

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Marathon Organizers Are Racing to Get Permits

The Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office will sign off on its permit today, after receiving more than $30,000 to have 144 deputies and officers work during the race. The money...

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