Show 1 7 r The action of Vernal City to decrease its property tax lax mill levy 0 B mills to probably the lowest in the state 35 mills for 1976 is to be commended This action will have a far reaching effect in attracting businesses to the city and provide an incentive for annexation of areas vital to Vernal City's growth and financial base The decreased mill levy will have a psychological reaction In Inthis Inthis Inthis this period of inflation and increased costs that will be bemore bemore bemore more valuable to Vernal City than the added revenue from a higher property tax For some reason many watch the mill levy with a sharp eye and express express express ex ex- ex- ex press displeasure if it rises Many people on fixed incomes are locked into the property tax and for this reason it is sometimes referred to as an unfair tax Whereas the state sales tax is looked upon as a more equitable tax it taxes everyone who purchases goods and services It is r reasoned you can decrease the amount of taxes paid by decreasing your purchases and not be delinquent as in the fixed property tax assessment The optional state sales tax going directly to counties has become the great greatest f source of income for many cities Vernal City has estimated the increase resulting from the added one- one fourth percent sales tax that become effective in July this year will more than offset the loss less in decreasing the property tax mill levy in fact it will equal more than the total revenue from the entire 1975 mill levy But more important than anything else the low mill leyy in Vernal City will make it more attractive for industrial areas to annex into the city Thus Vernal City will generate more sal sales s tax revenue and also control growth in Ashley Valley and reduce the influence of other taxing entities taxing district can provide the services Vernal only levy So it seems it will be advantageous advantageous advantageous ad ad- to all areas com- com to Vernal City to be annexed into its governmental area We commend the Vernal City Council for taking this forthright forthright for for- action in following the recommendation of the State Legislature in in relieving the burden of the property tax tax- payer This action will give a greater incentive for growth and will add to the general tax base which in the long run will add more tax dollars to Vernal City We thought the new proposed swimming pool was just about wrapped up so we have been harping on the importance of building a new hospital instead But now since inflation has driven up the cost beyond the expected amounts agreed upon by Vernal City Uintah County and Uintah School Board we must revert back to the swimming pool It seems like the saying The harder we work the farther behind we get could apply to the swimming pool project For some reason reason the government entities responsible for planning planning planning plan plan- ning the pool cant can't catch up with the inflation If our memory serves us right the first plans for fora a pool about five years ago were estimated at about Some time later they jumped to nearly Then after some trimming down it was thought the pool could be built for Last week the bids came in at nearly Now If Ie the same course is followed as in the past the three entities entitles will jockey around trying to get the other one to increase its share of added cost until another year passes and we will still have no swimming pool and the building cost will continue to 10 rise This same philosophy hr can be applied to the hospital It U was with thus this tt s in mind that the design build concept was introduced to the community by Design West Health Facilities Inc of Logan The plan Is to eliminate as much foot dragging as possible and build a structure before Inflation changes the cost figures Design West will build at a guaranteed price once the pla plant plans have been formulated and the time table set Conservative judgments in times of rapid inflation can turn turnout turnout turnout out to be very costly when it comes to building wilding swimming e pools or hospitals We dont don't like to sound reckless s but sometimes it would be nice to see more swift action taken taLen in planning ng for some of the capital Improvements Improvements Im of our cur community |