These Utah cities, school districts, other entities are seeking property tax hikes

SALT LAKE CITY — Hearings across Utah started this week on the varied property tax hikes proposed by an array of cities, school districts and other taxing units.

Some of the hikes have already prompted backlash — proposals in the Tooele and Weber school districts, for instance — with more public hearings coming through the rest of August. Every entity seeking to boost taxes via truth-in-taxation hearings, as they’re known, has a list of reasons why the extra funds are needed. Still, taxes are a touchy subject, and increases inevitably spark calls from some to keep government spending in check.

“While we recognize that costs have increased for government entities over the past few years, costs for taxpayers have also increased. We challenge cities, school districts and special service dis