by Tax Watchdog | Aug 28, 2020 | News and Media, Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
The City Council of Lehi, Utah, one of the largest subscribers to the Utah Association of Municipal Power Systems (UAMPS) Small Modular Reactor project, voted unanimously to withdraw from the project in a vote on August 25th. Lehi joins Logan, who withdrew earlier in...
by Tax Watchdog | Aug 5, 2020 | Blog, Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
Utah’s 29 counties recently mailed property tax notices to every Utah property owner. These notices indicate the parcel’s market value, the taxable value, the property tax rate each taxing entity with jurisdiction over the parcel intends to levy, the anticipated total...
by Tax Watchdog | Aug 5, 2020 | Blog, Publications, Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer, Cost of Government
As part of our annual revenue of proposed tax increases, the Utah Taxpayers Association also compiles a report that calculates the amount of money paid per capita to city government by Utahns in the state’s 50 largest cities by population. The 2020 Cost of City...
by Tax Watchdog | Aug 5, 2020 | Blog, Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
Just this week Utah Education Association (UEA) President Heidi Matthews, during a KSL Sunday Edition interview, said that only a handful (the very smallest) of Utah’s 41 school districts should reopen this month and the rest should instead only provide online...
by Tax Watchdog | Aug 5, 2020 | Blog, Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
By September 14, 2020, city and town councils that have committed their municipal power ratepayers to the Utah Association of Municipal Power Systems (UAMPS) Small Modular Nuclear Project (also known as the “Carbon Free Power Project (CFPP) must hold a public vote to...
by Tax Watchdog | Jul 5, 2020 | Blog, Newsletters, The Utah Taxpayer
A cardinal rule during a recession is to not raise taxes. In our current unprecedented recession that Utah and the country is suffering through, following this rule is more important than ever. Your Taxpayers Association has heard from many individuals and businesses...