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TAX ALERT! |
| From The Utah Taxpayers Association | |
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| 1578 West 1700 South #201, Salt Lake City, Utah 84104 PH 972-8814 FX 973-2324 | |
August 8, 2005
To: All Taxpayers in the following school districts: Logan, Millard, Morgan, North Sanpete, and Washington
Re: Proposed Tax Increases
Fourteen school districts are proposing property tax increases this year. Five of these districts will be holding Truth-in-Taxation hearings during the week of August 8th as illustrated in the following table.
School District |
Tax Increase on $200,000 Property 1 |
Increase |
Hearing Time and Location |
Previous Tax Increases |
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Home |
Business |
01 |
02 |
03 |
04 |
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Logan |
$27.39 |
$49.80 |
3.5% |
August 9, 6:00 pm, 101 W Center, Logan |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Millard |
$44.99 |
$81.80 |
7.2% |
August 11, 6:00 pm, 285E 450 N, Delta |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Morgan |
$33.98 |
$61.80 |
Judgment Levy 2 |
August 9, 7:00 pm, 220 E Young St , Morgan |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
North Sanpete |
$27.83 |
$50.60 |
4.0% |
August 9, 7:00 pm 220 E 700 S, Mt. Pleasant |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Washington |
$26.40 |
$48.00 |
4.1% |
August 9, 6:00 pm, West Tabernacle, St. George |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
1Primary residences receive a 45% exemption. Business properties receive no exemption.
2Judgment levy is a one-time tax increase to cover costs of refunding overcharged taxes to certain property owners.
Utahns already bear the nation’s 13th highest state/local tax burden and the 3rd highest burden when state/local fees are included. In recent years, school districts have been aggressively increasing property taxes.
Instead of raising property taxes, local school districts should demand that the Legislature prohibit abusive redevelopment agencies (RDAs) which diverted $48.8 million in property taxes from school districts in fiscal year 2005.
Currently, Utah school districts along with cities, counties, and the UEA teachers’ union are lobbying the Legislature to weaken Truth-in-Taxation, making it even easier for local governments to increase property taxes.
The Utah Taxpayers Association urges concerned taxpayers to attend their local Truth-in-Taxation hearings and let their voices be heard.
Please make copies of this Tax Alert and distribute them to other voters in the district.
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The Utah Taxpayers Association is a non-profit, non-partisan association working for greater efficiency and economy in government. |