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Officials attribute Emery County tax increases to state valuation changes and declines in centrally assessed property values
Summary
Emery County commissioners explained to Green River residents that rising property tax bills reflect state-directed value assessments—counties must hit a 90% threshold—and a recent drop in centrally assessed commercial property value (officials cited roughly $432 million), shifting more of the tax burden onto local residential property owners.
County officials explained at a public meeting that local property-tax bills reflect two variables—property value and tax rate—and said Emery County’s tax rate has been unchanged for years while state valuation decisions have raised assessed property values.
A county speaker described how the state instructs counties to set values at or above 90% of the state’s estimated fair market value. The county assessor, Chris Bell (referenced in the…
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