Show Passage e of Amendment No 5 Would Mean Loss To Schools and City I I Gerald representing the Public Officials Com Corn Committee Committee met Tuesday of ot last week with the local leaders of ot our city I county and schools Mr Irvine s a I analysIs of the effects of ot the pas pas- passage pas passage sage oage of constitutional amendment No 5 S relating to taxation ot of tangible property and 2000 2000 home home- I I I I I I stead exemption its effects on the I financIng of ot the city county and schools was Illuminated by facts prepared by the research commit commit- committee committee committee tee as a result of the committee of I nine appointed by the Governor I and recently published 1 Tins This committee did not recommend mend the approval o of ammend- ammend ammend meat ment No 5 after two t years of study and arid neither of ot the political political political cal parties endorsed It in their platform stated Mr Irvine This committee has not accepted or assumed the responsibility to toto toto toto to Mr Irvine given as follows 1 Lower Lo efficiency and reduce I present service Ice 2 2 Increase the levy on all remaining taxable pro pro-i property pro 1 perty in each district 3 Assess general property in each district at full value which although in inthe inthe inthe the constitution has not been done 4 Find revenues from some other sources or In some other manner but with the understanding and full knowledge that these revenues come exclusively from the taxpayers taxpayers ers ers era Schools of the state would lose lese ti in revenue re should the full exemption be placed at once aid ald the 5 visitor i I district would lose 21 21 1578 and tax levy increased 6 84 4 mIlls to overcome the deficiency Vernal city sloss s a loss would be ith oJ a 6 mills mUIs Increased to meet the deficiency Uintah county would be beI 18 00 and to meet the deficiency would have to In- In InI Increase Increase In Increase crease the levy 5 6 mills or a total Increase for city and the county of 17 6 mills mUIs to meet the it was reported |