This past week, we reported on an average tax increase of $27 for homeowners in Ogden. The increase is not due to a new tax by Ogden City Council, but instead by the average home cost in the city increasing to nearly $200,000.

The city’s current tax rate is .003103, but for the city to have the same income next year, the tax rate for 2019 should be .002851, or more than 8 percent lower, the Weber County Auditor calculated.

Council Executive Director Janene Eller-Smith said if the council keeps the 2018 rate in 2019, it will translate to an increase of $27.17 per year for the average household. The average home value in Ogden is currently $196,000, Eller-Smith said.

Here is feedback from you, our readers, on the story we posted on our Facebook page. All comments are copied verbatim.

Bill Cruea: So they’re just gonna raise taxes every year now. Time to clean the slate and vote in some people who understand how hard we have to work for our money

Diana Owens Sewell: I think all the cities and the governments don’t know how to manage their money anymore so the answer is just raised the tax on us poor homeowners, because they don’t give a crap about us they just care about the money! Wonder if any of them were ever taught how to manage money because I know the school sure don’t teach that in class!

Anne Campbell Johnson: They should lower the rate because when the recession hit they increased the rate because the values went down!!

Colby Peterson: Better show up to those Truth in Taxation hearings and let them know then. Not sure they can hear you from a FB comment.

Andrew Hope Davis: Don’t you guys think you take enough from us? We work hard for our money, for once give us a break.

Kathy Crosbie: No! Is this your home we are raising taxes on!! No more higher taxes!!!

Ricky Brewster: #taxationistheft

Todd McCrary: Stop raising taxes!

Zephyr Shindoler: Use VAT and tax everyone instead.

Marva Henry Jensen: Vote somebody new in no re-election

Another story that generated much discussion on our Facebook page dealt with exploding tennis balls being found last week in a yard in Clinton.

Eric-Samantha Rendon: Feel like this could be related to the DCon being stuffed in hotdogs out in Plain City. They were found in peoples’ yards as well. ?SMH some evil people out there

Junior Johnston: (in reply) Same thing I was thinking…

Eric-Samantha Rendon: (in reply) Yea sounds like the same motive. Hoping some dog or even a child picks those up and hurts or kills them.

Bailie Clark: (in reply) I agree!

Mandi Waldron Jared Waldron: I heard the bomb squad got dispatched to Clinton today but just saw this as the follow-up. WTF is going on in Clinton?

Brandon Lindsey: (in reply) Someone has been playing with the anarchist cook book.

Kym St Claire: (in reply) Is this the same area where someone was glueing cats?

Kay C. Jones: (in reply) I think that was Clearfield, but it is close to where two dogs were poisoned a few weeks ago.

Joy C Hohlioss: This is close to our house.

Marvalee Gordon Anderson: What’s wrong with people?

Maria Lobato: I know we seen that, it is horrible!!!

Aubrey Bartschi: Elery Tanner Montgomery our fur babies!! we need to be careful! This is on clinton!!

Beatrica Salinas: What is wrong with people now days, grow up people.

Tim Morris: There are really sick people out there