Show finesses Pay In InI 3 1 I Sanpete Taxes I of f comm commercial and in- in paid or I LJ perty 11 f- f e total property taxes Sanpete County dur- dur This compares with taxes Maxes of Viii ai on residential prop- prop 45 or 94 on motor fl passenger cars and fed d on onal onIal al Ial Sal property farm real buildings machinI machin- machin I cT v estock I ts were brought out outI I 1 f lysis Y sis prepared by Utah nf n h the private tax reI re- re I L search organization of property distribution in Utah The TIle report notes that for the state as a whole approximately of the total property tax burden was borne by the owners of commercial and industrial property by owners of residential property 71 by owners of motor vehicles and 56 by agricultural property owners Total property taxes imposed in Sanpete County amounted to according to the Foundation Foundation Foundation Foun Foun- dation report This represented an increase of or 35 1 from nom irom the me l 1966 b property tax total and was or above the 1960 level Throughout the state property taxes rose by 52 last year year and the increase between 1960 and 1967 amounted to 52 Foundation analysts point out that the three main factors accounting accounting accounting ac ac- ac- ac counting for the property tax rise during recent years are 1 mill levy increases 2 new properties added to the tax rolls and 3 valuation adjustments The average mill levy in Sanpete County last year was mills per 1000 assessed valuation valuation valuation This compares with an average county wide rate of mills in 1960 For the state as a whole the average mill rate was mills in 1967 and mills in 1960 The total assessed valuation of Sanpete County in 1967 was This was 8 greater than the 1960 valuation total of Throughout the state the total assessed valuation rose roseby roseby roseby by 21 between 1960 and 1967 Schools continue to receive the largest share from the property tax receipts Last year state and local property taxes in Sanpete County imposed for the support of the public schools amounted to This was equal to of all property taxes le levied levied levied le- le vied in the county Taxes for county purposes amounted to of the total municipal taxes were equal to taxes imposed by special improvement districts totaled 04 and bounty taxes amounted to 09 in in 1967 For the state as a whole school taxes both state and lo local local local lo- lo cal accounted for of the total property tax load in 1967 Taxes imposed by county governments governments governments govern govern- ments were equal to of the total city and town taxes amounted to taxes levied by special improvement districts totaled 34 and bounty taxes accounted for only slightly more than 01 of the Utah property tax load year |