Show J u r I r 1 YE tN cc CG E m SALT mo CITY i I VC UT Reduces Property T Tax ax I- I To 15 Bountiful has reduced its mill levy one more mill mill- making a to total total to- to tal of 15 IS mills for next year AT TilE THE SAME time a proposal propos propos- al to pay for a new fire truck was presented and approved by bythe bythe bythe the city council during Its regular regular regular reg reg- ular meeting this week Actually the two Items are closely retired COUNCILMAN L. L F. F Eckman who I hi is also a or r of or the city p f per commission proposed Sed that the city its mill hill levy one more mill the c cut lIt tou four r mills milts off oCt last year fro from the theof M 20 of several years The cut of one mill will reduce i I the property taxes by about 18 The council had allotted as a payment toward the new fire truck AT THE Tilt SAME Mr Eckman Eckman Eckman Eck Eck- man proposed that the pOwer power de department department department de- de pick up the tab for the fire truck of about a ajeer jeer to two years ears Such a payment payment pay pay- payment ment would make possible the theone theone theone one mill decrease in tn taxes An extra the council was holding in reserve for the fire truck will be used to complete complete complete com com- more storm sewers and roads THE TilE CITY council voted unanImously unanimously unanimously unan unan- to accept the proposal Bountiful probably has the lowest lowest lowest low low- est taxes of any community Its size sire in Utah Mr Eckman noted And at the same time it has some of the best electric service TilE THE roVER POWER co commission hi m I s s t on made the recommendation to the city council because Lecause It would like the residents of Bountiful to re re- re alize just what a major financial role the power plant Is now playIng playing play play- ing bug Mr Eckman said Most of our residents do not realize that while the city re re re- about from property property property prop prop- erty taxes it will receive about from the power plant during the net nest fiscal year WE WOULD 1 have to raise property property prop prop- erty taxes ten mills to pay the amount coming from the power plant And at the same time our power rates are one half of one per cent cent below below Utah Power and Light Company he said The new fire truck was ap approved approved approved ap- ap proved by the city council recently re- re at an estimated cost of ACTION ON the mill decrease came after the council heard beard the proposed budget |