	TAX ALERT!
	From The Utah Taxpayers Association

	1578 West 1700 South #201, Salt Lake City, Utah 84104 PH 972-8814 FX 973-2324

August 23, 2005

To: All Taxpayers in Ogden and Weber School Districts

Re: Proposed Tax Increases

Fourteen school districts are proposing property tax increases this year. Two of these districts will be holding Truth-in-Taxation hearings during the week of August 22 nd and September 5 th as illustrated in the following table.

Taxing Entity	Tax Increase on $200,000 Property1		Increase	Hearing Time and Location	Previous Tax Increases
Taxing Entity	Home	Business	Increase	Hearing Time and Location	01	02	03	04
Ogden School District	$38.61	$70.20	5.0%	1950 Monroe Blvd , Ogden , Aug. 24 th, 6 pm	No	No	No	No
Weber School District 2	$41.25	$75.00	6.2%	5320 S. Adams Ave , Ogden , Sept 7 th, 6 pm	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

1Primary residences receive a 45% exemption. Business properties receive no exemption.
2Weber School District is considering a bond election in 2006.

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.

Please make copies of this alert and distribute to friends and neighbors.

The Utah Taxpayers Association is a non-profit, non-partisan association working for greater efficiency and economy in government.