TAX ALERT!
	From The Utah Taxpayers Association
	1578 West 1700 South #201, Salt Lake City, Utah 84104 PH 972-8814 FX 973-2324

November 4, 2005
To: Taxpayers in Uintah School District
Re: Proposed Bond

As part of the Municipal Election on Tuesday, November 9, Uintah School District Voters will be asked to approve or reject a $50 million bond to pay for the construction or renovation of 11 schools as part of a 10 year building plan.

The School board is proposing the bond to address the safety and growth problems the school district is facing.

Maeser Elementary- Replacement - $9.72 million

Vernal Middle- Renovation -$12.4 million

Naples Elementary- Replacement - $9.72 million

West Junior- Renovation- $4.50 million

Todd Elementary- Renovation-$4.50 million

Ashley Elementary- Renovation $1.70

Davis Elementary- Renovation $2.22 million

Lapoint Elementary- Renovation $1.58 million

Uintah High- Renovation- $4.40 million

Discovery Elementary- Renovation $.99 million

Ashley Valley/Central- Renovation $1.87 million

* Primary residences receive a 45% exemption

Your Taxpayers Association has studied the proposal and met with district officials to discuss the building needs of the district. Residents of the district, who know the condition of existing buildings and the need for new buildings, should weigh that knowledge in light of the tax increases being proposed.

With the resurgence of oil & gas activity in the district and potential for growth in the tax base these tax impacts may actually be lower. However, since there is no way of knowing for sure what kind of enrollment growth the district will experience as a result of the expansion of oil & gas activity, it is unclear whether other new classroom space will be required in the next few years.