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Show Utah County taxpayers this year will pay SI 1379,090 in taxes fjit year, Utah County Tax-,.yers Tax-,.yers will pay $12,379,090 in Property taxes. This is $673,-ijS $673,-ijS more than was charged it year. Since 1960, property jxes to Utah County have pt'ped $4,201,156 or 11. Schools are responsible for $8,830,901 or 72 of the entire en-tire County property tax load. This is more than was paid by the whole county just seven years .ago in 1961. ($8,732,296). This is $394,985 more than was charged last year. Alpine schools went up $122,667; Nebo $235,344. Provo schools increased increas-ed $146,593 or 6.6. The school tax load increased from $5,647,-601 $5,647,-601 to $8,930,901 since 1960. This is $3,283,300 or 58. The state uniform school levy remained unchanged at 7.3 mills. Alpine local levy increased increas-ed from 47.00 to 47.25; Provo from 49.87; Nebo jumped from 46.50 to 46.95 mills. County government will get $1,052,753 or 9 of the total amount charged in Utah Co. This is a $26,977 increase over the 1967 figure of $1,025,776. Utah county levy is now 6.5 mills, the same as last year. The county levy has dropped from 7.00 to 6.50 mills since 1960. Utah County taxpayers can be proud of this record. Cities and towns will impose im-pose $2,235,205 in property taxes this year. This is 18 of the entire county property tax load. This is an increase of $246,863 or 12 over the 1967 figure of $1,988,342. It is $688,-723 $688,-723 or 45 above the 1960 rate. Provo City is responsible for $814,667 or 36 of the total charged by cities and towns. Levies vary greatly from 26.00 in Salem and 25.50 in Pleasant Grove to 7.75 in Genola and 5.00 in Cedar Fort. Special districts will take $152,831 or 1.2 of the entire property tax take this year. This is an increase of $5,274 or 3.4 over the 1967 figure of $147,557 and is $70,967 or 87 higher than the 1960 load of $81,885. Assessments: The total tax load is determined by the overall over-all levy and the assessed valuations. valu-ations. From 1967 to 1968, valuations val-uations jumped $4,150,299 or 2.6 from $157,811,760 to $161,962,059. Since assessments have increased from $128,076,-150 $128,076,-150 to $161,962,059. This is $33,885,909 or 26. This means that property tax revenues would have increased 26 without with-out and levy Increases. |
