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PROVO, Utah (AP) -- Utah County is looking at adopting its first general tax increase in a decade and offering employee buyouts to reduce the county work force by as many as 50 people.
One commissioner is for hiking property taxes, a second is opposed and the third commissioner says he'll decide the issue.
Commissioner Gary Anderson says a "crisis" tax hike of $20 on a $250,000 house could be lifted when the economy bounces back.
Another county commissioner, Steve White, says he won't vote for one.
That leaves the decision with Commissioner Larry Ellertson, who says he's stuck in the middle and reserving a decision. Commissioners have pared down an $87 million budget to a tentative $70 million for next year.
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Information from: The Daily Herald
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