Our state legislators have stooped low enough to discriminate against a small segment of property owners by referring to or classifying them as secondary owners - owners that do not reside in the taxing entity full-time. For 11 years, this group has been taxed at 28 percent more than primary residents and has no voice or vote.
In 1995, insult has been added to injury by requiring this small segment of the population to pay 55 percent more, which amounts to 155 percent of the total property tax.After I discussed this situation with several legislators, it became apparent that the intent is to further discriminate against this small group by increasing their tax burden more disproportionately.
There is nothing decent or honest with transferring the property tax burden to one small segment of the property owners that, in many cases, has an excessively high evaluation to begin with. This situation has forced many to sell out. There has to be a fairer remedy.
H.C. Perkins
Kaysville