Show County Sets 1 51 Tax Levy Slight Jump Over last Year Tax levies for citizens of ot Moab and Grand county were complete this week after meetings by the city and the county determined what would be necessary to operate operate oper oper- ate the units for the coming year After several adjustments ts down the line the total levy for this year took a slight Increase over what was wes levied for last year This years year's total will be mills as compared with for 1956 1950 The biggest increase within the county came In bond interest and sinking fund where a one mill Increase was necessary for payment pay ment of ot Interest and principal on hospital bonds and a one mill addition to provide funds fund for fot the Grand cemetery district created by public voting at last Jast years year's general election Several adjust adjust- ments down were made in hi other t departments In the county but butth butth butth th largest reduction came In ki the state school equalization levy which was dropped from mills in lit 1956 1950 to I t mill for this year This word was received from the Tax Commission of Utah by C County Clerk Veone Dalton on W Wednesday All In all the county levy Including in including In- In eluding the cemetery district addition addition ad ad- addition and state school equalIzation equalization equal equal- was ral raised ed 60 of a mill after all aU the adjustments over last years year's figures The city levy and also abo that levied by the Grand county school district remained the same to m make mke ke the total increase jn- jn In Increase crease only 60 CO mills mitis A breakdown of mills making up the total which will be used to figure taxation figures f for r property owners In Grand county follows State school equalization dropped drop drop- ped pod from In 1956 to 1 millIn milLin mill millIn In 1957 1951 General Fund remained at mills Poor and Indigent raised from 50 to 60 to make makeup up it was reported deficiencies in that department brought about by more calls caUs for this service I The hospital remained at its bonded limit 4 mills Bond Interest Interest interest Inter Inter- est and sinking fund raised from 2 mills to 3 to finance new hospital has has- pital construction county road road fund remained at 50 mills county county county coun coun- ty library 40 mills the he same as u last year and airport also stayed the same 50 mills A 20 mill levy for aid on the Upper Colorado river storage projects was dropped from the list but was replaced by fay a 20 levy to provide funds for a county county county coun coun- ty fair faLt display Agricultural aid ald providing for agricultural inspection In Inspection inspection in- in and supervision was wasI I dropped from 50 mills to 20 O Oi i mills and the e. e figure for recI Aree- Aree rec l I remained at 75 mills This brought the county total to 1565 mills which when added with the Elgin and Moab Mosquito Mosquito Mosquito Mos Mos- quito Abatement districts figure of ot 20 mills mUla and the new flew ene In mill levy or Jor Ute the Grand Grand' cemetery district brought the total figure to 1685 The schools school levy total of 2965 decided o on last month at a regular budget meeting of the board of education plus the city of Moab levy of 2475 mills brought the total to 1165 mills a 60 raise over last year i i J The slight Increase was necessary necessary nee essary according to county offIcIals officials of of- in light of the fact tact that property valuation figures In the county have Jumped several million mU mil lion dollars thIs tills year Financing of the new Dr I. I W. W Allen hospital hospi tal the new Moab Swim Center and the new southeast elementary school and Its operation together with the creation of or the new cemetery district took up the slack In the property valuation raise Adjustments In several of the county figures were brought about after consideration and discussion discus discus- sion un by the county commissioners commission ers era who met with County Clerk Veone Dalton Monday A raise in the levy for tor poor and Indigent hid Indi gent was felt necessary to bring that Into a more balanced position position tion as It had bad been running Inthe in inthe inthe the hole holo the past few years A county fair exhibit fund was set up aster after several years' years absence absence absence ab ab- ab- ab sence to provide funds for tor exhibits ex cx- hibits at state fairs and at the state capitol building |