Show Tax Experts Explain Methods to Protesting Home Own Owners rs C County u o-u n t y Commissioners and representatives from the State Tax Commission met Monday afternoon with a group regarding a protest which had been lodged against what they felt to be unfair unfair unfair un un- fair taxation of summer homes Several of the delegates expressed expressed ex ex- pressed the pressed the that summer residents should not be taxed on the same level as year-around year residents as they dont don't receive all an benefits from services bought with this th's tax money They also indicated they felt their prop property has has been over- over evaluated for tax purposes A. A Pratt Kessler State Tax Commissioner informed those present presen that the State Law provides provIdes provides pro pro- vides that all properties improvements improvements improvements im im- and personal property proper proper- ty should be assessed for tax pur pur- poses poses He said the State is presently presently presently pre pre- trying to equalize assessments assessments assessments asses asses- so everyone will pay their fair share Many Untaxed He also advised that many mountain cabins go untaxed for tor fora tora I a length of time because of the inability of the assessor to cover the entire county This escape I I property is' is subject to taxation whenever found He Ire also advised that property which has been ImProved improved improved im Im- proved upon can be re evaluated with the same results He also stated that Summit County has a unique problem Inthe In Inthe inthe the state because of the blanket reductions given in the Park City area prior to its recent rejuvenation rejuvenation rejuvenation as a resort town Summit County also has more speculative sub divisions t than an any other County in Utah It has required a great grat deal of research and study to find a fair value of lots bought on speculation May Appeal Those present were Informed of their rights to ap appeal al their tax eval evaluation aton to the members of the Commission as a Board of Equalization and if not satisfied I with their ruling to further appeal appeal appeal ap ap- peal to the State Tax Comm's Commis- sl sion n County At Attorney orney Eugere Hansen Hansen Han Han- sen informed the delegates that the Commissioners have taken the position that they want to tr treat at all n the residents of the tho County the same much In as the State Tax Commission had bad given authority to hold a board of equality they were ready to hear each individual l protest at atthe atthe atthe the time capacity from the State capacity from the State Tax Commission were Mr Kessler Kessler Kessler Kess Kess- ler Commissioner of Ogden John Rockett head of the Evaluation Division of the Commission and his assistant Mr Creel and Reed Hunter Assistant Assistant Assistant As As- Attorney O General who had researched the problem from froma a legal point of view |