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Weber Basin presents plan to raise property tax toward statutory cap; board hearing set Aug. 28
Summary
Weber Basin Water Conservancy District told Summit County Council it plans to move its certified tax rate toward a statutory maximum to help pay for aging infrastructure and $500 million in capital projects, saying the districtwide increase would raise roughly $22 million and add about $20—3 to a typical homeowner's annual bill in some areas.
Weber Basin Water Conservancy District officials briefed the Summit County Council July 26 on a proposed truth-in-taxation increase to move the district nearer its voter-approved statutory levy. Scott Packman, speaking for the conservancy, said the district — a regional wholesaler that serves parts of five counties and supplies roughly 230,000 acre-feet of water annually — is planning a rate change to help cover rising costs for repayment of the original federal project, repair and replacement of aging facilities and a multiyear capital program.
Packman said much of the district's revenue has been used for environmental flows, flood-control…
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