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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 15, 2005
To: All Taxpayers in the following school districts: Granite, Park City, Rich, Salt Lake, Tooele, and Wasatch;
All Taxpayers in the following cities: Roy and South Jordan
Re: Proposed Tax Increases
Fourteen school districts are proposing property tax increases this year. Six of these districts as well as other taxing entities will be holding Truth-in-Taxation hearings during the week of August 15 th as illustrated in the following table.
Taxing Entity |
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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Granite SD |
$17.71 |
$32.20 |
2.5% |
Aug 16, 7 pm; 2500 S. State, So SLC |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Park City SD |
8.14 |
14.80 |
1.4% |
Aug 16, 7 pm; 2700 Kearns Blvd |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Rich SD |
35.53 |
64.60 |
5.7% |
Aug 17, 7 pm; Rich Co School Dist |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Salt Lake SD |
4.39 |
7.99 |
0.7% |
Aug 16, 7 pm; 440 E 100 So. |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Tooele SD |
22.33 |
40.60 |
2.3% |
Aug 16, 7 pm; 92 S. Lodestone Way |
No |
No |
Yes |
No 3 |
Wasatch SD |
38.94 |
70.80 |
5.6% |
Aug 18, 6 pm; 101 E 200 N Heber |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No 4 |
Roy City |
43.45 |
79.00 |
18.6% |
Aug 16, 6:15 pm; Roy City Hall |
No |
No |
No |
No |
South Jordan City 2 |
50.05 |
91.00 |
25.9% |
Aug 16, 7 pm; South Jordan City Hall |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Washington Co. Water |
25.30 |
46.00 |
29.9% |
Aug 16, 7 pm; 136 N 100 E |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Central Utah Water |
6.60 |
12.00 |
17.6% |
Aug 17, 18, 22, 23 |
No |
No |
No |
No |
1 Primary residences receive a 45% exemption. Business properties receive no exemption.
2 South Jordan City is eliminating street lighting fee of $34.20.
3 In June 2004, voters approved Tooele School District bond.
4 In November 2004, voters approved Wasatch School District bond.
Utahns already bear the nation’s 13 th highest state/local tax burden and the 3 rd 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.
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The Utah Taxpayers Association is a non-profit, non-partisan association working for greater efficiency and economy in government. |