Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-08-18 | Page 1 | Tax Levy of Sandy District Drops 5.12 Mills under 1935

Tax Levy of Sandy District Drops Mills Under 1935 Combined Reduction in Valuation and Rate Will Save Per Cent for Residents Editors Editor note This Is the filth fifth of seven articles by ty a Telegram aWl writer on the effects of tax valuation and levy adjustments In each of ol the me taxing units In Salt Lake county By AL FERGUSON Sandy taxing district which for years years has had bad the highest all- all purpose levy of any district in the county this year dropped to sec second c w with witha th a total levy of ot mills That levy is mills under last year years year's s figure When the Sandy district levy went vent down Salt Lake City district assumed the doubtful honor of hav- hav tag ng the highest levy of any taxing unit of the county The combined red reduction in Sandy's Sandys Sandys Sandy's Sandys Sandy's San San- dys dy's purpose all levy and a slight reduction in valuation amounting to too o only ly wilt will be reflected in the average tax bill b by 24 per cent less charge this year than In 1935 Total assessed value of the district district district dis dis- dis- dis this year is In three cases tax rolls yielded decrease in the current tax taC bill will range from per cent on a home homes to per cent on a service station classed as a small business What the record dis disclosed follows follows fol fol- lows Example No 1 a dwelling assessed assessed assessed as as- at 2245 and taxed in 1935 has been valued at 2045 and will be charged in taxes this year Example No 2 retail business valued at and charged in taxes for 1935 1035 assessed at and will wUI be taxed this year Example No 3 service station I assessed in 1935 at 2940 and paid taxes has been valued at 27 2715 5 and will win be charged I taxes this year