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Show I Property tax resistance growing poses. County property taxes in Utah amounted to $25.0 mil. lion (18.3'i of the total), city ' and town taxes equaled $18. li I million ( 13.(i'), special district dis-trict taxes totaled $3.0 million (4.1" , nnd bounty taxes were $180,000 in lSXIS. i ; . Total property taxes charged In Iron County rose from $2,103,000 In 1960 to $2,174,000 In 1968, a 3.4', Increase during dur-ing the eight year period. This was noted in the latest analysis of property tax trends in Utah prepared by Utah Foundation, the private tax research organization. According to the report, school taxes amounted to $1,637,000 in 1960 and $1,570, -000 In 1968, a 4.1',, decrease, while property taxes levied by the Iron County government went up 30.4", from $284,000 In 1960 to $371,000 in 1968. The overall average mill levy imposed im-posed in Iron County rose from 47.92 mills ($17.92 per $1,000 assessed valuation) in 1960 to, 67.08 mills in 1968. Foundation analysts note that there is a growing resistance resis-tance against the property tax and further property tax hikes. Over the past twenty years, total property taxes imposed in Uah multiplied more than fourfold. Part of this increase stems from new properties added ad-ded to the tax rolls, part has resulted from upward revisions revis-ions in property valuations under the equalization program, pro-gram, and part of the rise comes from higher mill rates. The study points out that much of the frustration and resentment of the generally high total tax burden in Utah and the United States Is centered cent-ered against the property tax, because this is the one tax that most individuals feel they can influence. The rapid increase in property pro-perty tax levies during the years following World War II roughly paralleled the growth in Utah Public school expenditures, expend-itures, the report observes. A substantial part of the build up in educational services and facilities for the rapidly mounting number of children in this period was financed from property taxation. In recent years, however, resistance re-sistance to further property tax increases has limited the use of the property tax in financing fin-ancing public school expenditure expendi-ture increases. The study notes, for example, that between be-tween 1960 and 1968 public school current expenditures throughout Utah increased 1177r compared with a 51 rise in prpoerty taxes levied for school purposes. Other taxes, such as the Income tax and the sales tax, were increased in-creased to meet these rising school costs. Foundation analysts point out that when a comparison is made of property tax trends during the 1960's it would appear ap-pear that county property taxes tax-es in Utah have been rising much more rapidly than those imposed by other units of government. gov-ernment. Between 1960 and 1968 county property taxes in Utah doubled compared with a 51 increase in school taxes, a 397c rise in municipal taxes, and a 57 increase in property proper-ty taxes for all governmental units during this same period. Further analysts disclose, however, that more than three-fourths three-fourths of the total rise in county taxes between 1960 and 1968 is accounted for by Salt Lake County. Much of the increase in-crease in Salt Lake County property taxes during recent years has resulted from the expansion of municipal-type services by the county to residents res-idents outside incorporated areas. These "municipal-type" services include such items as garbage collection, extended police and fire protection, street lighting, health, etc. Last year property taxes imposed im-posed throughout the state of Utah totaled $136.8 million. Of this sum, $87,5 million, or 64.0 rr, was levied for school pur- |