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Cottonwood Heights proposes $3.5 million property tax increase; council sets public hearing schedule
Summary
City staff presented a tentative 2026–27 budget that includes a proposed $3,500,000 property tax increase (about 42.87%) — an estimated rise that would increase the average $819,000 home by $20.92 per month ($251.03 annually). Council approved procedural resolutions acknowledging the tentative budget and set hearings for June 2, June 16 (anticipated adoption) and a Truth in Taxation hearing on Aug. 11.
Cottonwood Heights staff presented a tentative fiscal 2026–27 budget at the May 5 city council meeting that includes a proposed property-tax increase intended to generate $3,500,000 in additional ad valorem revenue — roughly a 42.87% increase from current revenue levels — and detailed how those funds would affect department budgets and service levels.
Scott Jurgis, the city’s budget officer, told the council the proposal would change the city's property-tax rate from 0.0013 to 0.001857 and that the additional $3.5 million would raise projected general-fund revenue from $8,164,663 to $11,664,663. He provided illustrative impacts: an average assessed home value of $819,000 would see roughly $20.92 per month or $251.03 annually; an…
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