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WEST VALLEY CITY -- West Valley City has been trying to fill a $3.5 million budget gap, and Tuesday night the city council voted to raise property taxes 18 percent.
Mayor Mike Winder was the lone dissenting vote asking instead to cut each city department 5.8 percent. He says he's not frustrated with the council because he says it's a tough decision either way.
"On the one hand a lot of people say, 'Boy, don't raise our taxes.' On the other hand we have people saying, 'Gee we like the level of services we have and we want to maintain those.' In fact, in a resident survey two thirds said they are willing to pay more for police and fire and rather not see them cut," said Winder.
Winder says the average West Valley City homeowner will now be paying $66 more a year in taxes.
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