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Roy City Council sets 55.45% property tax increase cap after testy discussion; Saxton opposes

The following is part one in a three-part series on Tuesday’s Roy City Council meeting. Part two will focus on a presentation delivered during the meeting by Roy City Council woman Alexis Jackson. Part three will focus on reaction. Bryon Saxton used the word “entrenched” to describe the Roy City Council members and the positions they’ve taken in the ongoing discussion of the city’s potential property tax increase after the City Council met Tuesday night. During the three-plus hour meeting, Saxton vigorously defended his proposal to lower the proposed percentage increase while ...

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