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Show Garfield Commissioners Drop Mill Levy to 6.85 Garfield County commissioners have lowered the county mill levey from last year's already low 7.41 to an even lower 5.85, resulting in Garfield County's levey being the lowest in the state. Despite the change, the county stands to gain $45,000 over last year's revenues. Last year revenues were approximately $222,300; this year's should be almost $268,000. The increase will help comissioners deal with the ever increasing demands of an inflation-battered budget. The reason for the apparent discrepancy of a lowered mill levey coupled with increased revenue can mean only one thing an increase in value of the county itself. The county's valuation has gone ttp over $9 million from last year, from $30 million to $39.1 million, due largely to development of mining properties and the completion of the uranium processing mill at Ticaboo. Commissioner George Middleton said that Garifeld County's exceptionally low mill levy should make the county very attractive to industry and business. He also noted that the county has no special taxing district to add to its levy. The central Utah Project special district yields no funds to be county, he said. Schools, as usual, take by far the biggest bite from the Garfield County taxpayer's tax dollar. School board trustee raised the levey from 28.03 to 31.15 mills based on the same Valuation as the county. School revenue sources were also up over $9 million. As a result, the Garfield County School District will have an additional $377,000 on which to operate this next year. Last year's revenues were about $841,000; this year's will be $1.2 million. Other taxing entities within the county set their levies as follows: Antimony's new levy is 3.10 compared to last year's 3.05. Assessed valuation rose from $371,414 to $408,976, an increase of $37,562 in value. Boulder's town board elected not to change its levy, leaving it at five mills. Property values increased from $69,452 to $479,240, an increase of $9,788 which will yield an extra $303 to the little town. Cannonville raised its levy from 12.86 to 16.11 mills, although the Bryce Valley town lost about $1,000 in value. Revenues this year should yield just under $4000 compared to last year's $2887, not really much revenue but a fairly sizable increase. Cannonville's levy, like all others, must still be approved by the state. Escalante'scity council increased its mill levy by only a tenth of a mill, from 10.4 to 10.5 mills. However, the town lost almost $13,000 in value, so this year's revenues will be within $100 of last year's, meaning corners will have to be cut with inflation's influence. Hatch increased its revenue by slightly over $700 by raising its levy from 8 to 10. A slight increase in property values helped also. New , revenues should total approximately' $3317 for the year as compared with last year's $2597. Seeking to develop and upgrade campgrounds, Forest Service personnel Jake llagnell and Melanie In Henrieville the mill levey went up from 6.5 to 8.2 and the valuation by approximately $600. The combined changes will yield an extra $453 from last year's $1546 to this year's $1999 to run the little town on for a year. Panguitch will have about $1,000 more in revenue with its new levy, hardly enough to cover inflation. Last year's levy was 15.38; this year's, 15.45. Last year's valuation was $3,577,111; this year's $3,627,404. Tropic's Mill levy remains the same. City Council members will have approximately the same amount to work with as last year, with 9 mills yielding $5897 last year and $5713 this year, based on $655,243 and $634,764 respectively. Those towns or cities with special service districts must add the cost .of maintaining them to the base mill levy. Miller show the addition of two horseshoe courses and volleyball poles In the day use area. |