Representatives from the North Summit Recreation District will be asking their patrons to make an important decision. They are hoping that citizens will approve a property tax increase on the ballot this year.
Leaders of the District are saying that their funds are strained—for one thing, because of a cutback from Summit County’s general fund.
County Manager Tom Fisher said the council has given notice to North Summit, and it isn’t the only rec district that has seen funding decreased.
“Over the last few years we’ve been reducing the amounts that have gone to youth recreation. Traditionally over the past--all three areas of the County north summit south summit and the Snyderville basin area had had traditionally received around $35,000 a year for youth recreation. The 2018 budget that was completely eliminate it for Snyderville basin. In the 2019 budget for both north summit and south summit that was reduced by $10,000 so a $25,000 budget item was there”
Fisher said the district is hoping for a vote in November.
“It's now being talked about by the north summit recreation district board about what level they would set that mil levy at. Right now, it seems like they're talking about just getting themselves to a point where they can keep their budget about the same as what has been in the past. So they can continue programming the way they have been and not have to significantly raise fees for those programs. There's no facilities involved, there's no extra programs that they are trying to achieve. There just simply trying to keep their programs going.”
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