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Show I TAX TA COMMISSIONERS'MEET COMMISSIONERSMEET COMMISSIONERS ' . I MEET LOCAL OAL BOARDI BOARDRoscoe BOARD I - I Roscoe C Hammond and J W111 Will W111I W111Kmght WillKnight WillKnight I Kmght Knight , members of the State Tax TaxI TaxcommissIOn Taxcommission Taxcommission I commissIOn , were in m Moab Friday to tomoet tomeet tomeet I toI moet meet with the board of county com com- corn- corn commISSIOners cornmissioners commissioners - - missioners relative to tax matters Inthis in inI inthIS inthis I I thIS county A general discussion d1scussion of ofassessments ofassessments ofassessments assessments was had and the com commissioners omm1sioners om- om omml - - ml missioners m1sioners < : Sloners Informed the state of- of ofI offlclals officials of officials - ficials flclals that they felt a general cut of of25 I 25 per cent in m the valuation of all land landin landin 111 in Giand Gland county should be granted grantedHammond grantedHammond grantedHammond Hammond and Knight , while they did didII didnot didnot not definitely defmItely definitey ] indicate mdlcate that the re- re request request re request - - II IInot quest foi a reduction would be denied deniedpointed , , pomtcd pointed out various reasons why thepresent the thepresent thepresent present valuations should be main mam- mam main- mamtamed maintamed maintained - tained tamed They stated , however , that thatthe thatthe thatthe the tax commission is contemplating contemplatingordeling contemplatingordeiing contemplatingordeiing I thatI ordeling ordeiing a blanket reduction on allland all allland allland land valuations in the state Whether Whetheror or not this will materialize material1ze , they could couldnot couldnot couldnot not say . I IIt j It was the consensus of opinion that thattaxes thattaxes thattaxes taxes on lands are high , and in manycases manycases many manyI I I cases inequitable It is the problem of ofI ofall ofall ofall all taxing officials , they stated , to so 50 soequahze 50equalize soequalize I equahze equalize and adjust valuations as tomake tomake to tomake make taxation a uniform levy on all allclasses allclasses allclasses classes of property . |