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Owner disputes county tax acreage after warranty deed shows older recording; commissioners to investigate
Summary
Cindy Gibbons told the commission she and her family have paid taxes on 2.17 acres since 1966 but a 2024 tax notice shows just 0.75 acres and lists Brigham City as owner of the remainder; commissioners agreed to convene recorder, county attorney and a surveyor to resolve title and tax questions and review up to five years of potential tax adjustment under statute.
Cindy Gibbons brought an ownership and tax-notice discrepancy for parcel 03-030-011 to the commission Sept. 4, saying she has paid taxes on 2.17 acres since her family acquired the property in 1966 and that she purchased it from her father in 2015.
“It's showing 0.75 acres. But if you go back to 2023 it's 2.17 acres. So I’ve been paying for 2.17 acres,” Gibbons said, describing warranty-deed language and a recorded 1956 deed she and staff found in the recorder's office.
County staff and commissioners reviewed the deed language in the meeting record.…
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