Surging costs and soaring demand for services have Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall requesting the first property tax increase in eight years for Utah’s capital.
Mayor Erin Mendenhall says the 4.9% increase would help bolster the city’s workforce and address other needs. Taxpayer advocates worry about timing as inflation soars.
Mendenhall said in a phone interview Thursday that city departments have adapted to meet the growing needs of an urban center with a swelling population, but that capacity is tapped out. Mayor Erin Mendenhall, pictured in early May, says a tax bump is needed to help meet the city's growing service demands.
“If one were to look through the budget of Salt Lake City, you could easily find many areas where they could cut back spending or eliminate spending,” he said. “We think an honest look at the entire budget would produce the savings needed to manage things with current revenue and not have to raise taxes.”
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