TOOELE — Emotions were heated in a meeting at Tooele High School last night, as members of the public spoke out against a proposed property tax increase from the Tooele County School District.

The district is looking to increase its property tax revenue by just over 8%. According to the district, this increase would cost a family living in a $475,000 home a little over $284 per year.

A $475,000 business would pay around $516 more per year under this proposal.

If approved, the property tax hike would generate just over $9.25 million in revenue for the district.

According to the district’s website , the revenue would:

Many members of the public still are not on board with the idea. School board members were interrupted several times during Tuesday’s meeting by booing or other outbursts

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