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Davis County faces $12 million shortfall; residents turn out to oppose proposed tax hikes
Summary
County Controller Scott Park told commissioners the general fund has a roughly $12 million structural deficit and presented options including a 14.9% or nearly 30% tax increase; dozens of residents spoke against hikes, urging cuts, audits, and reconsideration of capital projects.
Davis County officials opened a public hearing on the proposed 2026 operating and capital budgets after County Controller Scott Park described a roughly $12 million structural deficit and presented three options for closing the gap.
"The general fund currently has a $12,000,000 structural deficit," Park said, explaining that the county must either raise taxes, cut services, or use a combination of both. He said one-time savings cannot fix an ongoing shortfall and outlined three paths: deep service cuts with no tax increase; a hybrid of a 14.9% tax increase coupled with $6,000,000 in service reductions; or a nearly 30% tax increase to avoid service disruptions.
After that presentation, the commission moved to open the formal public hearing and recorded a voice vote to open consideration of the tentative 2026 budget, which included an upper cap on…
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