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Draper raises small property tax to bolster police and fire; water rates to rise for city-supplied areas
Summary
Mayor Walker said the city enacted its first property tax increase in about 18 years, dedicated to public safety amid flattening sales-tax growth; he also announced incremental water-rate increases for residents served directly by Draper Water to fund expensive pump and transmission maintenance.
Draper enacted a modest property tax increase this year — the city’s first in roughly 18 years, Mayor Walker said — primarily to sustain police, fire and other general-fund services as year-over-year sales-tax growth slowed.
Walker framed the hike as targeted and small, saying the city remains among the lowest property-tax cities in Salt Lake County and noting the local portion of many residents' bills is modest (he gave an example of about $380 per year on his bill to fund local city services). He said the increase will go to public safety…
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