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Salt Lake School District: Status quo will take a tax increase

Fri, 10 May 2013 23:02:17 MDT

Salt Lake School District: Status quo will take a tax increase

By ray parker The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 10, 2013 11:02PM MDT

Salt Lake City School District officials are recommending a property tax increase to maintain school programs and provide a cost-of-living increase to employees. Under the proposal, homeowners would pay $12.65 more per $100,000 of home valuation yearly, raising an additional $3.6 million for the 2013-14 school year, said Janet Roberts, district business administrator. The single-family home median price in Salt Lake City ranged from $139,000 in the 84101 ZIP code to $393,000 in 84103 in the fi...

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Polygamous properties spared from auction after tax debt paid

Fri, 10 May 2013 09:28:37 MDT

Polygamous properties spared from auction after tax debt paid

By Jim Dalrymple II The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 10, 2013 09:28AM MDT

A flood of recent tax payments has spared more than three dozen polygamist-controlled properties in southern Utah from an auction later this month. According to Washington County Treasurer David Whitehead, payments totally more than $1.1 million were completed Wednesday. The money went toward five years of unpaid property taxes on 38 parcels in Washington County. The parcels are part of the United Effort Plan, a now state-run polygamous trust created by the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Chris...

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Utah property owners renew court battle over herbicide

Fri, 10 May 2013 09:09:04 MDT

Utah property owners renew court battle over herbicide

By Judy Fahys The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 10, 2013 09:09AM MDT

Dozens of property owners in Park City and Heber have snubbed a settlement over a widely used weed killer that has felled a forest of their trees and shrubs. The residents, in a lawsuit filed May 3 on their behalf by their lawn-care company, Greenleaf Enterprises, seek better compensation from Delaware-based DuPont Co.’s over its herbicide, Imprelis, which they say ruined or stunted nearly 1,000 trees and bushes. The suit was filed in 3rd District Court in Summit County and seeks unspecified ac...

Spring: Time for love, and burglaries, Salt Lake City police warn

Fri, 10 May 2013 09:07:40 MDT

Spring: Time for love, and burglaries, Salt Lake City police warn

By Bob Mims The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 10, 2013 09:07AM MDT

Spring not only is the time when love is in the air. Salt Lake City police warn it is also prime time for burglars. Salt Lake City police Detective Dennis McGowan said Thursday that with the return of warm weather, his officers have noticed a spike in reported break-ins. Seeking to clamp down on burglars and educate property owners about home- and business-security measures, detectives from the Community Intelligence Unit (CIU) this week targeted the area of 600 North to 1340 North and 1000 Wes...