Show Siyi St wc By Jack Wallis Uintah County's recently revealed state reappraisal program has caused all kinds of problems among property holders Some of the new valuations are out of line on the high side and some are too low according to county officials officials officials and property owners Over has been spent in the state appraisal program Uintah County is required to pay 30 percent of this cost over Many questions have been left unanswered concerning the reappraisal reappraisal reappraisal re re- re- re appraisal program One is how can a county keep within the G 6 percent maximum maximum maximum maxi maxi- mum total county assessment collections collections of last year when the county is experiencing tremendous growth Add to this the inflation factor and ae a 6 e percent increase will not cover the normal operations of the county Also how can counties lower their mill levy by 28 mills in Manila 14 in Duchesne and 24 mills in My Myton ton cities when the legal maximum rate is about 16 10 mills Uintah County is 11 to 12 mills Also the state tax people give the impression that county board of adjustments adjustments adjustments adjust adjust- ments cannot adjust the reappraisal figures fi figures Ii fi- gures determined by the state all they can do is submit the case to the state tax commission for review Other officials have explained it was the duty of the local county board of equalization on property taxes to set four dates each etch year before June to review and determine determine determine deter deter- mine equalization ti n policies The state tax people have stated that property owners should not compare 1972 appraisals with 1973 because 1973 is reappraised at fair market value what a willing seller and a willing buyer will come to an agreement on The advantage of a state appraisal over local people doing the job according according according accord accord- ing to the state people is the state appraisers dont make individual judgements judgements judgements jud jud- but make scientific judgements on homes and property based on training training training train train- ing and experience If the glaring inconsistencies in the new flew Uintah County state reappraisal program is based on a scientific method science has really gone haywire This will probably be shrugged off as just due to computer error like many other unrealistic statistically findings Its a funny thing that we excuse a computer i f for or making all kinds of errors but human error is not tolerated and it is the human error that is fed into the computers that cause the computers to come out with their errors We have finally found someone to pass the buck to that cant can't come backwith backwith back backwith with putting the blame on someone else Bury Dury all your mistakes in the computer computer compu compu- ter he has lots of room for them and people generally accept them because most of us dont don't understand how that old computer can work so fast anyway anyway If you worked that fast you would make mistakes too so what 4 I think a reminder is in order to take special safety precautions on Halloween eve this Tuesday Accidental injury to toone toone toone one of tho those e young ghosts or goblins floating around is not a happy thought Drive extra cautiously check costumes candy and take other precautions so this trick or treat yearly experience will be a happy one for our youngsters Many people in the Valley have commented commented com com- on what an fall we have had this year Crops have had a chance to grow much longer into the fall without the usual September killing frost and the recent rains have provided provided provided pro pro- vided the most needed moisture usually provided by the winter snows Its It's nice niceto to have a change Remember Tuesday is the last day eligible voters can register for the November November November Nov Nov- ember 7 election If your name is not on the registration rolls you cant can't vote Visit your precinct registration agent on October 31 if in doubt |