From Deseret News archives:
Residents voice ire over valuations
'Double whammy' of boosts on property and taxes disliked
The average home in Davis County saw a 19 percent increase to $210,000. But Bountiful residents, who made up about two-thirds of the attendees Thursday, saw a 30.5 percent average increase.
Combined with increased values, tax increases were approved in 2006 by Davis County and the Davis Mosquito Abatement District. The Davis School District and Weber Basin Water Conservancy District have proposed tax increases this year.
The tax increase for the county portion of the property-tax bill is generating $7 million this year to pay for operations and maintenance of the recently expanded Davis County Jail. It is also paying for upgrades and repairs to the county's flood-control channels and increased services for the county's Division of Senior Services.
But commissioners declined to set the county's tax rate for this year, opting instead to take it under advisement so they can study the rate and its ramifications for two weeks.
"We have our work cut out for us," said Commissioner Alan Hansen, who along with commissioners Bret Millburn and Louenda Downs got an earful during the four-hour hearing.
Various residents said they were hit with a double-whammy, seeing not only an increase in the tax rate, but they are likely to be taxed on a higher value of their property.
They disagreed with the increase in values and the process for valuations, in which at least one-fifth of the county is assessed every year.
Tuesday, the Davis County Board of Commissioners approved the purchase of aerial-photography software that will allow the county's assessor, James Ivie, to re-appraise property values every year.
Residents on Thursday were invited to appeal property valuations by Sept. 17 if they disagree with property values.
Bountiful city manager Tom Hardy asked commissioners to roll back assessments to 2006's values. If that's not possible, Hardy said, he recommended that values in other cities be increased so that tax rates could be proportionately decreased.
Taxing entities are only allowed to collect the same amount in tax revenue each year except for new growth or unless the entities hold truth-in-taxation hearings to explain tax increases.
Comments
- Tuesday on TV 12:13 a.m.
- 'Dancing' will fill out finale 12:13 a.m.
- I'll take doc's advice on mammogram 12:12 a.m.
- Editorial: Winning fans' hearts 12:11 a.m.
- Afterthoughts 12:11 a.m.
- Letters: Barzee case like Jeffs' 12:11 a.m.
- Letters: Trump card for believers 12:11 a.m.
- Letters: Can't erase genetics 12:11 a.m.
- Letters: Rushing to judge Palin 12:11 a.m.
- Letters: MLS not BCS 12:11 a.m.
- Real Champions
- Bronco, Kyle rubber match
- Protests against Phoenix LDS temple
- BYU's Lamb, Jorgensen reprimanded
- Plenty on line for rivalry game
- Time for big matchups in WAC, MWC
- RSL wins MLS Cup on penalty kicks
- BCS at-large bids up for grabs
- Hall, Johnson matchup key
- Fans greet returning Real Salt Lake
- Glenn Beck to enter politics?
213 - RSL wins MLS Cup on penalty kicks
196 - Palin plans tour stop in Utah
178 - Palin's book shows she's unqualified
133 - BYU records with win
132 - Bronco, Kyle rubber match
131 - Protests against Phoenix LDS temple
110 - BYU cuts Women's Research Inst.
103 - Officer cleared in Cardall Taser case
103 - Jazz finally win in San Antonio
99
Associated Press Personal Finance Writer Candice Choi offers gift-giving...
Fesenko returning to the bench? Yeah, probably. But I sure hope that he'll...
Real did it. They shocked the world. Just like the Utes last year in the...
I lived in Phx area for years, served on a City board for 7 years. My board...
Joseph Smith charged money for his money-digging ventures, and he took a...
Jared Quayle is a stud. He plays like a beast every time he touches the...
No Phx is not a majority LDS city Mesa is. As far as Tom's comment about...
Lest my Utah friends think I was just going to bang on my own, I think UteFan...
You can read the official declaration online via a photo of the original....
"McFeatters states that what Palin is doing, and doing brilliantly, is being...
don't mean to pick on you but fans from both sides make it easy to despise...


You can be the first to comment on this story.