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Bluff council proposes $50,000 property tax increase to fund emergency services; public outreach planned
Summary
Mayor Josh Ewing announced a tentative FY2027 budget that includes a $50,000 property tax increase to fund Fire and EMS support, including a part‑time Emergency Services Administrative Manager; the council scheduled public outreach and hearings and noted a parallel county sales‑tax EMS proposal.
Bluff Mayor Josh Ewing announced on May 5 that the town is proposing a tentative FY2027 budget that includes a property tax increase expected to generate an additional $50,000 to support emergency services.
Ewing, acting as Budget Officer, read the statutory notice required under Utah law and said the proposed change would raise Bluff’s certified tax rate from about 0.000545104 to roughly 0.00113663. The additional $50,000 would bring the town’s total property tax collections to an estimated $83,186 and would fund a part‑time Emergency Services Administrative Manager position plus routine maintenance, equipment and other emergency‑service expenses. Ewing said the town will hold a duly noticed public hearing on any final tax increase in early…
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