Overcoming angst in a bad economy, Cedar Hills residents approved a community, arts and recreation tax.

With all precincts reporting, the tally was 1,775 in favor and 897 against.

The tax would add one-hundredth of a cent, or one cent per $10 spent, to all retail purchases in the city. With Wal-Mart, the city's first major retailer, scheduled to open in the spring, city officials have estimated up to half the revenue collected could come from residents outside Cedar Hills.

A flier sent to residents in the weeks before Tuesday's vote said the tax would ultimately save residents money because Cedar Hills residents have had to pay for other cities' recreation programs through their use of commercial businesses in those cities. The CARE tax is patterned after the same type of initiative passed in Orem a few years ago.

Revenues from the tax could be used "for the limited purpose of funding recreation facilities, including any publicly owned or operated park, campground, marina, dock, golf course, playground, athletic field, gymnasium, swimming pool, trail system, cultural facility or other facility used for recreation purposes."