As costs rise, Salt Lake City is doing the same thing as Americans nationwide: taking a look at its budget and making hard choices. Its latest idea to make up ground is a proposed 12.5% bump to the city’s portion of property tax and a city utility rate increase.
Both received a lukewarm reception from a dozen residents who shared their thoughts at the first of two public hearings in front of the Salt Lake City Council.
“I want to be clear, I’m not opposed to paying my fair share,” resident Jennifer Henninger told officials at the May 19 hearing at city hall. “I’ve accepted the property tax adjustments because they’ve been reasonable, but the utility rate increases are far beyond what most households can sustain.”…