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Sweetwater officials warn proposed property-tax cuts would threaten services and capital projects
Summary
County leaders at a Sweetwater County town hall said steep recent declines in mineral and residential valuations and proposed constitutional property-tax reductions risk cutting services, with officials citing falling mineral revenue, $43.5 million in reserves and $100 million in deferred capital needs.
County officials told a packed town hall that proposed state-level property-tax reductions and declines in mineral revenue have put local services and capital projects at risk.
"Your local property taxes go to education and local services," said Dave Eavis, identified in the meeting as the county assessor. He reviewed valuation trends the county has reported, telling residents the county's residential property value fell from $259,000,000 in 2019 to $237,000,000 in 2025 and that mineral and natural-gas valuation…
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