Show J I I Property Taxes Continue Climb Park City Is Highest in State Park City has the dubious distinction distinction distinction dis dis- dis- dis of paying the highest over-all over levies of all taxing uni units s in th the tho state of Utah for 1970 according to the October Bulletin of the Utah Taxpayers Association The Park City total of the 1970 property tax levy is mills which includes 1100 mills levied by Summit County mills levied by the Park Park- Cit City M Municipal u n i c i pal Corporation mills levied by the Park City School District and mills levied for the State School Equalization Compared to the 1969 tax levy of mills the mill increase was caused by an in increase increase increase in- in crease in the County's levy of mills minus the decrease in the Park City school districts district's districts district's districts district's dis dis- dis- dis levy from for 1969 to the mills for 1970 The City's and the State School Equalization mill levies re remained remained remained re- re the same as 1969 Since 1965 th the average state levy has jumped from to 83 56 mills or 42 Last year the levy was mills Park j. j City has the highest levy of with other highs being West Jordan with mills and mills in Ogden Salt Lake has mills Provo mills and Logan mills The highest levy made by any single taxing unit i ir mills imposed by the Granite School District San Juan with 27 2750 50 mills has the lowest school district district district dis dis- dis- dis levy N North rth Summit School District had hadan an increase of 36 mills for mill levy South Summit School District had a decrease of 30 mills for mill levy Park C City Cily with mill levy has the highest city levy Manila in Daggett County is next highest with mills Uintah Town in Weber County has the biggest increase this year with 1490 mill jump from mills to 2390 mills Of the 29 state counties Weber County is the highest with witha a 1900 mill County Coun Coun- ty has an increase of mills from the mill levy in 1969 to 1100 mills for 1970 Box BoxElder BoxElder BoxElder Elder County is the lowest in inthe inthe inthe the state with mill levy Daggett County has the largest increase from to 1650 mills for 1970 The statistical report did not give specific information for forthe forthe forthe the causes of the incline or decline de decline decline de- de cline in the property tax levies Improved or and/or up-dating up public public pub pub- lic lie services could be the reason for the increase of the mill levies where they occur better utilization or discontinuing of public services could cause the decrease in the mill levy where they occur Comparison of other Summit County communities with Park City are listed Park City City Levy State County 1100 School equals increase of mills the lowest increase in the coun coun- ty Coalville City Levy State County 1100 School Weber Basin Water equals mills increase of mills caused by the in increase increase increase in- in crease of in county levy and 36 in school district Henefer Town Levy 1875 State County 1100 School I Weber Basin Water equals increase of mills cause caused by the increase of mills in the Town Levy in county levy and 36 in school district Henefer had the largest increase of mill levy in any Summit County com com- Francis Town Levy 1600 State County 1100 noo School Cemetery and Central Utah Water equals increase mills caused by county increase increase Central Water less the 30 decrease in school levy Kamas Town Levy 2200 State County 1100 School Cemetery Cemetery Cemetery Cem Cem- and Weber Water equals increase mills caused by the county increase increase in the So Summit Cemetery District less the 30 decrease in school levy Oakley Town Levy State County 1100 noo School Cemetery Cemetery Cemetery Cem Cem- and Weber Water equals increase mills caused by county county coun coun- ty increase in So Summit Cemetery District less the 30 decrease in school levy |