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Show Special Letter From County Assessor As-sessor G. B. Workman, To the Taxpayers of Duchesne County With all due respect to our Honorable Hon-orable Superintendent and worthy School Board members, we would like to know where they are trying try-ing to take us. The new proposed tax levy for the schools and state, set by them and the State Tax Commission, for this year, is 19.75 mills higher than last year, which will mean $19.75 extra tax for each $1,000.00 assessed valuation. It also means', in revenue for an assessed valuation valua-tion of a little over $8,000,000.00 an amount of $160,000.00 above last year's take. Never in the history his-tory of our county has the levy been so high. This year they are asking for 38.75 mills for the schools. The county has only set 10.95 mills for the operation and maintenance of the county government. gov-ernment. The average levy for the county over the past seventeen years has been 14 mills, and for the schools, 18.47 mills average Last year the school levy was 20 mills. I say there is something wrong The amount asked for the schools is entirely out of reason and common com-mon sense. It is not justifiable and we should not stand for such gross misrepresentation. I have a lot of respect for the fine men on our school board have been led up a hi ut tk someone, somehow nd al -If the school levy ia5t 't 20 mills, why shoi M -yea'-39.75 mills this yS r lowed, this is what it', "if to the county, c&K business, of the count lowing comparisons beta?6 and the proposed iH. based on every $j H valuation: ' uo as.' County is--Duchesne . Myton mi ;i, Roosevelt ', Altamont 46,Q95 iv. Range Cattle l r Dairy Cattle 3g j: Now, let us. get doWn to I and suggest that every r! '" ity. and business in tnPT ask the Board to call ' ' meeting, and then send ! sentative to this meetins Ye' 1 ter still, every taxpayer M1 county should be there and ;' 'i on an explanation. An inc . from 5 to 8 mills should t ficient for their needs Perhaps some of the frills can be cut out such special student counselor nr dergarten for our babies 'fn ' half day during .the school V B which is being proposed fn, .! year. This is of doubtful ? in a county like ours, andiiHc past years the superintendent V quite enough as a counselor I Please understand I aB against our schools, having u for sixteen years, and I i-some i-some of their problems We'-i and must maintain our sc'-! but why the need or all 0i ! extra money and tax burden' don't all of the people oi County write the School E ' also the County Commis-and Commis-and State Tax Commission must approve' these levies, vf a protest and call for a re-t I on this matter? I DO IT NOW! 1 G. B. WORKMAN Duchesne County A;? |
