OCR Text |
Show Summit Property Taxes Raised 85 Per Cent in Past Eight Years 'Total property taxes charted in Summit County rose from $636000 in 1960 to $1,02,000 .in 1968, a 64.1 increase during the eight year period. This vas noted in the latest snalysls of property tax trends in Utah prepared by Utah Foundation, the private tax research organisation. ' According to the report, school taxes amounted to $471,000 in 1960 and $907,000 in 1968, a 92.5 increase, while property taxes levied by the .Summit County government went up $7.7 from $131,000 in 1960 to $180,000 In 1968. The overall average mill levy imposed in Summit County rose from 49.61 mills ($49.61 per $110088808806 valuation) in 1960 to 63X5 mills In 1968. . Foundation analysts note that there is a growing resistance against the property tax and Author property tax hikes. Over the past twenty years, total property taxes Imposed in Utah multiplied more than fourfold. Part of this Increase stems from new properties added to the tax rolls, part has resulted from qpward revisions in property valuations under the equalisation program, and part of the rise comes from higher .mill rates. , The study points out that much of the frustration and resent--. moot of the generally high total tax burden in Utah and the United States is centered against the property tax, because this is the one tax that most individuals .feel than can influence. The rapid increase in property tax levies during the years following World War Francis News c roughly paralleled the growth in Utah public school expenditures, 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 to further property tax increases has limited the use of the property tax in financing public echool expenditure Increases. The study notes, for example, that between 1960 and 1968 public school current expenditures throughout Utah increased 117 compared with a riselnpropertytaxeslevfed taxes, such as the Income tax and the sales tax, were Increased to meet these rising school costs. Foundation analysts point out that when a comparison is made of property tax trends during the 1960s, it would appear that county property taxes in Utah have been rising much more Ajr school purpose. Other rapidly than those Imposed by other units of government. Between 1960 andl968, county property taxes in Utah doubled, compared with a 51 increase in school taxes, a 89 rise In municipal taxes, and a 57 increase in property taxes fer all governmental units during this same period. Further analysis discloses, however, that more than three-fourt- hs of the total rise in county taxes between 1960 and 1968 is accounted for by Salt Lake County. Much of the Increase in Salt Lake County property taxes during recent years has resulted from the expansion of municipal-typ- e services by the county to residents outside I'municipal-typ- e Slm--mo- .Leone Prescott. I Mr. and Mrs. Blaine Prescott of Salt Lake went Sunday with lone Prescott. Max and his family left to go back to Denver on Sunday, lone has enjoyed her sons being with her. Mr. and Mrs.TedMulraf Las Vegas has been spending two weeks here with Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Atkinson. They left to go home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Max Lemon and family of Sonora, Calif, are here for the summer. They are living in our Ward and we are glad to welcome them back. Mr. William Lemon returned home Saturday after a week's stay in a Salt Lake hospital. He is feeling better at this time. Duane Lemon, son of Bishop and Mildred Lemon is spending his vacation in Roosevelt with his aunt and uncle Ferron and Louise Peterson. Dale Thomas is home from the hospital and is feeling some better, but his back is still giving him soma trouble. Jake Jacobs is having his share of bad luck. First he got Hals foot smashed at work. Now .lie has a piece of steel in his eye iwhich is a very painful thing. Ted and Ivy Hallam spent Saturday in Logan. They went to get Russell from Boys' State and to attend the graduation exercises. It was a very Impressive day, one they will remember for a long time. ) in W R5E. LEGAL NOTICE TO WATER USERS The following applications have been filed with the State Engineer to change and appropriate water in Summit County, State of Utah, throughout the entire year unless otherwise designated. Locations in 39367 services In- clude such items as garbage collection, extended police and fire protection, street lighting; health, etc. Last year property taxes imposed throughout the state of Utah totaled $136.8 million. Of this sum, 64.0, million, or for school County property $87.5 was levied purposes. taxes in Utah amounted to $25.0 million 08.3 of the total), city and town taxes equaled $18.8 million (13.6), a special district taxes totaled $5.6 million (4.1), and bounty taxes were $180,000 in 1968. Hunters Need Two Permits A new posted pheasant hunting law will be in effect this fall and the changes are a Ug improvement for both land-own- ers and sportsmen. Information on the new law is already in the hands of the 62 posted units which were licensed last year. Under the law, units desiring to be licensed for the 1969 pheasant season must submit a petition from landowners along with the usual application form to the Board of Fish and Game no later than August 15, 1969. Two types of hunting permits will be issued. Landowners permits will bo Issued free for use of landowners in each unit, and public permits will be sold for a maximum of $3. Fifty percent or more of public permits must be placed oa. public sale at a specified time and place. At least 75 percent of lands within each unit's boundary must be open to hunting. The new law provides that units must pay valid hunter-causdamage claims within the Income from permit sales. Each unit is required to appoint a board of claims to review ed NW 14 Sec. 10, T2N, 6) Douglas Simpson, 79 North Main Street, of Kamas, Utah, L0 sec.-f- t. water from the waste water from Town of Kamas sewage lagoons at a point from theSl4 Cor., Sec. 8, T2S, R6E, and used for stockwatering of 100 cattle, and from Aim. 1 to Oct. 31 for supplemental irrigation of 40.0 acs. AH uses in SE 14 SW 14 Sec. 8,T2S,R6E. Protests resisting the granting of these applications with reasons therefor must be filed in duplicate with the State Engineer, 442 State Capitol, Salt Lake City, Utah 84114, on or before July 26, 1969. Hubert C. Lambert SLBAM. Derrald H. Chappell, Coalville, Utah, proposes to change the place and nature of of water use of 0.022 sec.-f- t. evidenced by DU. No. 2150 The water has been diverted from springs at a point S. 800 E. 148 ft. from NW Cor., Sec. M, T2N, R5E, and 9). ft Oakley News Weekend visitors at the home of Rhea Wilde was Wallace and Della Murdock fromToppenlsh, Washington. Memorial weekend, all of Rhea's children, grandchildren and great grandchildren with the exception of two were together. They had a breakfast and a chicken dinner cooked out on the patio. This is the first Urns in years they have all been together. The Oakley Little League played the Francis Little League Saturday morning at Oakley. Francis won 6. Ralph and Naomi Richards had their son. Sterling and his family from California visiting with them. Wendy Wilde and son, Keith Wilde and son, Tracy Ftygare, Rax Casper and DelRay Hatch went fishing at Fish Lake and reported fishing was very poor. Arlone Stevens spent Saturday night at the Heber hospital with bronchitis. She is staying with Lawrence and Thelma Stevens until she feels better. JoAnn Brusnahan is sporting a beautiful diamond from Ralph Hallam. They plan on getting married in August. JoAnn will graduate from Beauty School on July 5. 12 Hereafter, 0X22 sec.-f- t. of water is to be diverted as heretofore described and used for domestic purposes of 1 family, stockwatering of 25 cattle, 10 sheep and 3 horses. All uses in SE 14 NE 14, SW 14 NE 14 Sec. 9, T2N, R5E. 51 ncorporated areas. These Mr. and Mrs. Eric Averett, and Mr.'and Mrs. Milton Cox spent Father's Day at the home of their parents, Warren and Faye McNeil for dinner and visiting. ; The double trio of Francis :sang in Sacrament meeting Sunday evening in the Peon Ward. ns Mr. and Mrs. LaVerl spent Sunday in White Rocks visiting the Lowell Thackers. Mr. and Mrs. James Prescott and family of Salt Lake spent Sunday with Walt and used for stockwatering of 50 cattle, 10 sheep and 6 horses STATE ENGINEER Published in The Summit County Bee, Coalville, Utah on June 12, 19, and 26, 1969. . LEGAL NOTICE OF SALE Civil No. 3761 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF SUMMIT COUNTY, STATE OF UTAH MURRAY FIRST THRIFT A LOAN CO., a corporation, Plaintiff, 7-- v. WILLIAM T. lfacKAY, TONY SARACINO, INC., a corporation; and NORMA L. KOCHA, Defendants. or all of the land for which LEGAL NOTICE MARK A. MADSEN, Plaintiffs, Notice is hereby given that the Board of Directors of the Weber Basin Water Conservtion; and NORMAL. KOCHA, Defendants. ancy District will meet at the Under and by virtue of an general offices of the District on June 27, 1969 at 9:30 a.m. Order of Sale and Decree of Foreclosure issued out of the for the purpose of hearing obabove entitled Court on the 29th jections to assessments to be levied by the Board of Direcday of May, 1969, 1 am comtors of Weber Basin Water Conmanded to sell at public auction all that parcel of land situated servancy District in the year 1969 to pay the amount due the In Holiday Park, Summit CounWeber Basin Water Conservty, Utah, described as follows, to wit: ancy District for the year 1970 under Class D petitions and Beginning at the Northorders by the Conservancy Diseast corner of the Southeast trict thereon affecting lands in Quarter of the Northwest ' the following area in Summit Quarter of Section 34, in County, Utah; Township 1 North of Range Section 29, Range 1 7 East of the Salt Lake North, Township 5 East, Meridian; and running Salt Lake Base and Merithence West 165X0 feet; dian. thence South 1320 feet; The owners of record as of thence East 165X0 feet; thence Northl320feettothe January 1, 1969 of lamb subject to assessments for water allotplace of beginning. Conted thereto, and the amounts of taining 5.00 acres, more of such date water allotted or less. are as follows: NOTICE is hereby given that on the 27th day of June, 1969 Acre-fe- et Petitioner at LOO o'clock P.M. of said Anderson, Lester W. of the day on the front T. MacKAY, TONY SARACINO, INC., a corporaWILLIAM water was petitioned and allotted. Accordingly, all persons now owning or Interested in lands within the above described area should give heed hereto. A description of the properties so to be assessed and the amount of the assessment there on as fixed by the Board is of record in the general office of the District as aforesaid, and steps InCoalvllle, Summit County, Utah, I will in obedience to said Order of Sale sell the above described property, or so much thereof as may be necessary to satisfy plaintiffs Judgement, with interest and costs, to the highest bidder. DATED this 29th day of May, 1969. RONALD R. ROBINSON, Sheriff Summit County Published in The Summit County Bee June 5, 12 and 19, 1969. A LaPreal Willard, E. W. A Jeannette. Belnap, Chester Brown, J. Parley Eskelson, Adrienne A Hughes, Ina Ford IX L0 1.0 Dimension Lumber lor Standing: Hardtwist" String HOLY ROSE The 19 Summit and 26, 1969. THADEUS TOAD by (HARD TWIST) 50.0 40.0 PROVEN Attention is particularly called to the feet that the assessments as made do and will constitute a lien upon the lands to which the water covered thereby has been allotted, notwithstanding that the Class D petitioner may since the filing of this petition have sold some Conformation Speed Dan PHONE 783-456- 6 Disposition L Crandall PEOA, UTAH Jay Harris had aU of his family home for Father's Day. Cathy and Ed Sorenson, Jim and LaTrese Wilde and LaVerl and Alene Busbell took all of their kids up the canyon Sunday to camp out. It rained so hard that they gave up and came home early Monday morning. Jerry Louder came home for the weekend to visit with his children. Candy Stripers from Oakley are Diane Wilde, Julean Snapp, Sherry Kay Wilde, Kayla Brusnahan, Patti Hardman, Edna Atkinson and her daughter Mary Ann. This is quite an experience for these girls. Some hare learned to work a switchboard, sons do file work, secretary work, and in the mail room, and some are life guards at the pool. damage complaints and au- thorise payments. Enforcement provisions in the new law Include appointment of special deputies in each unit and for proper posting of unit boundaries. The new law is a result of several years work by a Joint WRLMDA Lincdin'Mercury leads the way with the hottest deals in town committee of landowners, sportsmen and the Division of Fish and Game. Montego (M QC 00 ipi Jtl FREE ESTIMATES AND LAY OUT HELP Garden Tools and Supplies See Us for All Your Building Needs KAMAS VALLEY LUMBER CO. UTAH District. WAYWARD JAY Good stock of Matching Trim KAMAS, ancy Published in County Bee June J.B. KINO SPECIAL' DISCOUNT PKICE-S3.95- -ON PREFINISIIED PANELING DISCOUNT PRICE ON KITCHEN CABINETS may be there examined by any Interested party, Wayne M. Wine gar, Secretary Weber Basin Water Conserv- A birthday party was held in honor of Betty Wilde Monday at her home. Roberta, Twills, Bethel, Emllee, Sally, Helen and Audrey helped to celebrate. Salad and rolls were served and a good gab session was enjoyed. Lynn and Emllee 8orenson are tending their granddaughter while Cathy and Clark artels Las Vegas. Cut in Lumber Prices d Thursday, June 19, 1969 Horse Training ...We Announce... Kiln-drie- - Coalville, Utah QUARTER HORSES With Lumber Prices Elsewhere Skyrocketing We Have r QMUTT u County Courthouse THE SUMMIT COUNTY BEE 3 ROYCE NICHOL, RETAIL MANAGER GOAUDALL-IMKE- R Your Ford Dealer MOTOR GO. Coalville, Utah |