July 2021 | Vol. 8 Iss. 07
FREE RECORD SALES TAX REVENUES UNCLE SAM SHIELD HOMEOWNERS FROM PROPERTY TAX HIKE By Carl Fauver | c. fauver@mycityjournals.com
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erhaps more than any other single reason, the case can be made that COVID-19 saved Taylorsville residents this year, from the kind of property tax hikes homeowners in neighboring communities have endured over the past several years. First, our old friend coronavirus prompted many city residents to shop closer to home, leading to yet another record year for Taylorsville sales tax revenues. And second, the pandemic prompted Uncle Sam to commit $12.3 million dollars to the city, over two years. The influx of federal dollars means property taxes will remain unchanged and the city council was able to earmark extra funding for a couple of different projects. “[Raising] property tax is not in my vocabulary,” Mayor Kristie Overson said. “We are managing our funding very well. I am delighted sales tax revenues are up. I think residents appreciate how important it is to shop locally. We’re also seeing growth in new home building.” But what about a year from now, after that spigot of millions of federal dollars is shut off, post pandemic? “We won’t spend money we don’t have,”
The aging canal bridge across from the Taylorsville-Bennion Heritage Center will have this well-worn railing replaced, following a last-minute adjustment to the new
Continued page 4 Taylorsville City budget. (Carl Fauver/City Journals)
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