The key phrase here is 'hold a public hearing' to raise taxes. This still does not offer the homeowner any status to objecting the increase. In other words, property values are increasing regardless of the law. The tax increase should be a ballot procedure as required by law. This phrase gives any taxing authority authorization to increase taxes without representation. What is a public hearing anyway? Just to inform homeowners their taxes are going up and you can't do anything about it? Any one objecting must first apply to object and can be refused so where does this law help homeowners? Pure bunk and legislative manuvering of property values and tax increases. County assesors should not have this power, it does not belong to them. State Legislators should be required at the public hearing as representatives of citizens voicing their objections to unfair and illegal taxation. But it's money in their pockets so why should legislators care, they had noting to do with raising taxes, it was all the assesors fault and duty to get increased taxes for the state. It's called passing the buck and deniablity of responsibilties.

You buy it, you pay for it. That is what it is worth. You sell it, the new owner should pay sales tax and that is the end of it.
Property taxes assure one can never own their own home.

"Truth-in-taxation states that taxing entities may not collect more property-tax revenue than the previous year if property values increase, unless they hold a public hearing to increase their tax rates. Otherwise, if values go up, the tax rate drops to compensate and maintain the same revenue levels."

I have never heard of this law, but I like it. So how did Bountiful and N. Salt Lake get into their problem of high property taxes in the first place? Did they hold a hearing to raise their own property tax rates a couple years ago?

Just remember that truth-in-taxation protects public entities, but doesn't protect home owners from property taxes shifting from one taxpayer to another. Something needs to be done to protect the home owner.

to use an excuse of beiing short handed that caused these spikes is unacceptable. Any salaried individuals should be required to work late and weekends till the job is done. There is no accountability in such a flakey excuse. Limits should be put in place so incompentance in completeing the job does not punish people.

Notice of Assessor's Property Market Valuation today in the mail for my home in Centerville. Apparently, the value of my home went up by 200% in one year's time. How is that possible, when the market is bad, and we just bought this home a year ago for what it was assessed for last year? If they are correct, I want to sell my house for the amount they say it is worth, and then I can buy another home out-right. This is ridiculous.

Valuation went up by over $60,000, property taxes are up by about $400. Personally, I don't think my home is worth what they say -- especially in this economy.