| Show Tax Trend The October bulletin of the Utah Taxpayers Association is just off the press It contains the levies of all taxing units in the state for 1968 and 1969 It also shows the trends of property taxes charged for schools cities and towns counties counties counties coun coun- ties etc from 1916 to 1969 This is an excellent and useful useful useful use use- ful analysis PROPERTY taxes in Utah continue to climb This year the total bill amounts to This is or percent more than was charged in 1965 It is or 54 percent above last years year's figure Salt Lake County taxpayers will have to shoulder 59 percent of the increased burden or There are separate taxing authorities in the state The State Uniform School levy 29 Counties 4 40 School Districts Cities and Towns and 84 Special Districts such as water sewer cemetery mosquito etc LEVIES Since 1965 the average average average av av- av- av state levy has jumped from to mills or 34 percent Last year the average levy was mills The highest over all levy imposed in a city is in Park City with mills The over-all over includes let lev lees es for school city county state school and any special dis dis- dis- dis Other highs are West Jordan with mills and I mills in Ogden Other I total levies in cities are Salt Lake mills Provo and Logan mills THE HIGHEST levy made by any single taxing unit is mills imposed by the Granite School District Juab School Districts District's levy went up mills this year no other district can match this rec rec- rec- rec ord Park City with a mill levy has the l highest city levy I Manila in Daggett County I is next highest with 4 mills Ivins Ivies Town in Washington County had the biggest increase this year 1000 mills COUNTY levies Wasatch County is the highest with 1970 mills Uintah County had the biggest increase mills from to 1250 mills The highest levy made by bya a Special District is 11 mills made by the Chesterfield Improvement Improvement Improvement Im Im- Im- Im provement District in Salt Lake County All told Special Special Special cial Districts impose a total property tax burden of 6 or 42 percent of the total charged in the state CITY PROPERTY taxes this year will amount to 19 or percent of the over-all over total In 1965 th the e figure was Salt Lake City is responsible fo for r or more than half of all such property taxes im imposed pas ed School property taxes account account account ac ac- ac- ac count for percent of th the e total load with I In addition the schools will have other revenues of around 97 97 I all income taxes State Land Board mineral miner al leasing and special COUNTY property taxes will amount to or 18 5 percent of the over-all over bur bur- den In 1960 the county t tax burden was but 5 o or r percent Salt Lake County is responsible for or 59 percent of all count county Y p taxes Webers Weber's total is 2 2 or 10 percent of th the e total and Utah County i is s responsible for o or 46 percent |
