HERE WE GO AGAIN WITH ANOTHER PROPOSED ASSESSMENT OF PROPERTY AROUND THE JORDANELLE!!!

NOTICE: Protests shall be filed in writing with the County Auditor/Clerk of Wasatch County, Utah, either in person during regular business hours Monday through Friday, or by mail on or before the date of the hearing at 5:00 p.m. on November 8, 2012, at the offices of the County Auditor/Clerk located at 25 North Main, Heber City, Utah 84032.

After successfully defeating the assesment a year ago, Wasatch County is again trying to create an an assessment area around the Jordanelle for Fire Service.  Additionally, the Utah State Legislature has twice addressed this exact issue and subsequently removed a municipality's ability to create Special Service Districts for Police, Fire and Ambulance service. 

WIth complete disreguard forthe law the Utah State Legislature has created, Wasatch County is attempteing to create a Special Assessment Area for exactly the same fire service they were prevented from creating by the legislature this year.

Wasatch County is proposing an assessment of 0.56 cents per $1000 of a propety's market value.  This creates a burden on the owners of property in the Jordanelle area well beyond the assessment that the owners successfully defeated one year ago.  Some quick math at these figures

$500,000 property would cost         $280 per year      twice what they were collecting before

$10,000,000 property would cost $5,600 per year for the exact fire service they were receiving for $145 per year prior to successfully defeating that assessment.

So, we need you to please send another protest letter in.   A copy of the protest letter is attached to this petition under the Petition Letter section.  

Copy and paste the letter into your Word Processor, fill in the information at the top and mail the protest letter to

Jamie Taylor, WasatchCounty Council Secretary 25 North Main St. Heber, Utah 84032.  

In addition, by signing this petition, an email will be sent to the Govenor and responsible State Legislators to let them know you disapprove of Wasatch County not abiding by  the laws enacted in regards to paying an additonal tax for police, fire and ambulance service.

TIME IS SHORT YOUR PROTEST LETTER MUST BE RECEIVED BY NOVEMBER 8TH, 2012.  

 PLEASE NOTIFY EVERY PROPERY OWNER YOU KNOW IN THE JORDANELLE AREA.