Show UTAH T TAXPAYER SAYS assessed valuation in utah has shrunk from in 1930 to in 1933 there are taxing units in utah at atthe the head of each one Is a group of public officials who have the authority to determine the lev les for that unit 3 counties did not change the levy 16 counties increased the levy ot of wh ch eh millard county was one 10 counties decreased the levy probably some of the taxpayers who in the past were clamoring and demanding bond issues are now se cieply bewailing their rashness and rei rel enting in tears tor for their toll foll but the bonds have to be paid and the taxpayers in those units that were obliged to increase the levy must not fix the entire blame upon public officials they must look in the mirror to behold the cause for their present distress there is nothing mure inure aging to the possession of tangible property than high taxation if any community wishes to induce people to keep their holdings it if they wish to encourage others to come and dwell with them they had better book ook to their problem of local taxa tion i millard county raised its levy for taxation 7 mills a tax last year on an a valuation of 3 is now in delta taxed 47 mills or nearly 5 per cent an increase in taxes this idear of about 21 00 |