Show Property Tax Take Toke Slight Dip The tot total property tax rates in Ephraim were reduced mills this this' year according to an analysis ana ana- analysis lysis prep prepared red by Utah Foundation Foundation Foundation tion the private tax research organization Ephraim's t total tal 1967 property tax levy leyy amounted to to mills 8 3 per oer 1000 1010 asse assessed sed v valuation valuation val vl l- l This This' compares compares with a total levy y of mills in 1966 According to the the study the ov overall ll property properly tax tar rate h has s risen since 1960 since 1950 and since 1940 The following tabulation shows the total tax rate imposed in Ephraim during a number of selected sele selected se se- le ted years Year Mill Levy 1940 1950 1960 1965 0 1966 1967 Approximately of the overall tax charged in in n Ephraim this year will go for school purposes pur pur- poses T The e I Foundation u d tion reports report s shows snows ys that of the property properly proper proper- ty ly i tax x will be for municipal purposes purposes pur pun poses 41 for county purposes and O 03 for special district distrct puru pur pur pur- u poses A breakdown 01 of the me 1967 iao 1101 property tax levy in in Ephraim is shown by the following tabulation tabulation tabulation tion Purpose Levy Municipal 1700 School County 1150 Special District TOTAL TOTA v Includes state school levy of 73 mills Foundation analysts point out that the overall average average prop property property proper proper- r- r ty tax levy leyy in the 63 largest Utah municipalities this ye year r is mills per 1000 assessed assessed assessed as as- valuation Approximately Approximate Approximate- ly 1957 mills of this statewide average levy is for municipal purposes mills for school purposes including the 73 mill state school levy 1253 mills for county purposes and mills for special district purposes Among the 63 cities included inthe inthe in inthe the Foundation survey 33 experienced experienced property tax increases s s 29 had decreases and one r remained remained re re- unchanged Most of th the changes however were q quite ite modest with only eight of the cities with increases and four with decreases showing changes of two mills or more The study notes that Park City with mills has the dubious dis distinction of having th the highest highest highest high high- est tax rate in the state while Blanding with an overall levy of mills had the lowest 1967 property tax taC rate among the principal Utah municipalities |