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Show Page 4 Wednesday June 9, 1976 Utah Foundation Finds That Business Property Owners Foot Half the Bill ; Owners of business property paid 48.3 percent of the total property tax bill in Summit County last year. Throughout the state slightly more than 50 percent of all property .taxes charged during 1975 were collected from owners of commercial property, These were some of the facts . reported by Utah Foundation, the private tax research organization in their latest study of Utah property taxes ' According to the Foundation Foun-dation analysis, total property taxes charged in Summit County last year 1 amounted to $2,298,700. Of this sum, the various classes of commercial and industrial 1 property accounted for $1,110,243, or 48.3 percent of the total. Other property tax categories include residential property - $825,254 ( 35,9 'percent),. motor vehicles $82,780 (3.6 percent), agricultural prograihs $2(o,52K ill.3 percent), sand miscellaneous $19,895 (0.9 percent). . Part of the collected on motor vehicles and miscellaneous property represents taxes on business and industry and part on individuals. Throughout the State, property taxes charged during 1975 totaled $208,132,348. This represented an increase of $27 million, or 14.9 percent over the 1974 total. The report notes that all of this gain can be accounted for by new properties being added to the tax rolls.and by increases in existing valuation under the state wide equalization program. Last year Cache, Weber, Davis, and Grand Counties were revalued and increases in land assessments were imposed in Salt Lake County. Actually, ?. the l i overall average mill rate imposed in Utah during 1975 declined for the fourth consecutive year. Foundation analysts hasten to point out, however, that this decline in the average mill rate does not necessarily mean that there has been a reduction in the property taxes by many individuals and business concerns. In many instances, the reduction in the tax rate was more than offset by increases Mn property assessments. This is particularly true in the counties that were revalued under the five-year reappraisal program. More than 60 percent of the property taxes collected in Utah is used for the support of local schools. Last year, school taxes levied, in Utah totaled $126.5 million, or 60.8 percent of the total. In addition ad-dition to the property tax, Other reciepients of property tax revenue U: include , municipalities $26.4 million (12.7 percent of the total), special improvement districts $13.2 million (6.4 percent), and bounty and animal desease control levies $152,505 ( 0.1 percent). Although the schools continue to receive the bulk of all property tax receipts, the largest percentage increases in recent years have been by special . improvement districts. The Foundation1 study observes that property taxes levied by special improvement im-provement districts ; have risen by 196 percent over the past five years. This compares com-pares with property tax in- public schools received all of creases of 92 percent for the state individual and counties. 61 rjercent for cities corporate income tax plus a substantial portion of the sales tax through transfers from the general fund. In 1975, county governments govern-ments imposed 41.9 million in property taxes. This was equal to about 20.1 percent of all property taxes levied. and towns, and 59 percent for public schools during this same five-year period. The rapid growth in special district taxes is a refliction of the population expansion in unincorporated urban areas, especially along the Wasatch Front. Mf 020E9 WSS flCB CHEERS DO CD. FDGGZGD GPGGOAB. 8 LBS. ASSORTED STEAK 8 LBS. ASSORTED ROASTS 5 LBS. ASSORTED LAMB CHOPS 10 LBS. LEAN GROUND BEEF 3 LBS. PORK STEAK 5 LBS. 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The jury decision, which awarded the doctor $8,000 in a countersuit filed in response to a $250,000 malpractice claim was praised Wednesday by the American Medical Association, AMA President Dr. Max Parrott said he hoped the decision would discourage "frivolous" malplactice suits that were contributing to skyrocketing malpractice insurance costs. Washington Sen. Jake Garn, R-Utah, reported on Monday he has written President Ford urging him to stand firm in his position against the clean air bill. In his letter to the President, Garn stated, "The quest for energy independence will be hampered by the bill, and the impact on job formation and unemployment unem-ployment could be even more significant." Idaho Fails, Idaho A massive flood resulting from the collapse of a new earthen dam on the Teton River Saturday took five lives and left 35,000 homeless, authorities reported after surveying the destruction on Sunday. President Ford declared to four flodded counties Madison, Fremont, Ringham and Bonneville a major disaster area, immediately qualifying it for federal relief. ' : Estimates on property damage has already passed $500 million. Washington The death rate from cancer found among a small group of plutonium workers , was almost twice as high as the cancer rate for all white males, statistics from a recent government study revealed. In addition to the discovery of the high cancer death rate autopsies on the group showed that all had been exposed to amounts of plutonium well below the level established as safe by the government. 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Beirut Escalation of the Lebanonese conflict continued early this week as Syrian MIG jets strafed Beirut with missiles, On Monday a column of Damascus' ' tanks and troops pushing across Lebanon's central mountains ran into heavy rocket and motar fire from Moslem leftists. While fighting raged on four fronts across Lebanon rival factions battled in the smoking streets of the capital and civilians ran for cover while motars and shells slammed into houses and shops throughout the city. NATIONAL ; . Aspen Attorneys for entertainer Claudine Longet disclosed Wednesday they plan to ask a judge to bar reporters from next week's pretrial hearing on the death of her lover, pro skier Vladimir "Spider" Sabich. Miss Longet's lawyers are also asking for a closed hearing on their motion to suppress evidence which includes a diary reportedly detailing the deteriorating relationship between their client and Sabich. Charged with felony manslaughter, Miss Longet could be sentenced to 10 years in prison and fined $30,000 if convicted. Washington Spain's King Juan Carlos I, in an address to a joint session of Congress, pledged to end authoritarian rule in his country by creating a system of "authentic liberty." tThe 38-year-old monarch on his bicentennial visit to the United States told Congress the chief goal of his any kind." as though the cable car hit a 'cement wall." Joint Concerts ; Are Sponsors of the first-ever joint concerts of the Morman Tabernacle Choir and Utah Symphony have announced the sellout of a second Salt Lake performance. The additional concert, set for June 15 in the Salt Lake Tabernacle, is completely sold out according to Richard P. Sorenson, Executive Director, Utah American Revolution Bicentennial Commission. The June 15 concert was added after the premier performance of May 29 sold out. Other concerts which have sold out in advance are the Ogden, June 5 appearance ap-pearance and the outdoor concert in Springdale, June 11, ,. '. Some tickets still remain for an outdoor concert in Manti, June 12. Tickets for this concert will be sold in the hosting area while they last. Mr, Sorensen said Choir, Symphony and Bicentennial officials are very pleased with the popularity of the concerts. '"It was our hope that people throughout Utah would be able to see this spectacular program, and we're happy that so many have taken the opportunity to join in' this Bicentennial tribute," he said. Mr Sorensen explained that interest has been expressed in additional concerts with the two groups, but schedules of the Choir and Symphony are so full that any other concerts at this time cannot be arranged. LVJouney to loan for nifiriprovong youir home. We've got it. If you need it, you'll probably get it. Money. For home improvements. 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