Salt Lake City property taxes soon may go up. Here’s how much it would cost you.
Mayor Erin Mendenhall says the 4.9% increase would help bolster the city’s workforce and address other needs. Taxpayer advocates worry about timing as inflation soars.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake City Hall in 2021. Mayor Erin Mendenhall is pushing for a property tax increase to help expand the city's workforce.
Blake joined The Tribune in March 2022 to cover city and county government before becoming an editor in 2024. He is a University of Minnesota graduate who started his journalism career in Las Vegas, where he covered local government, state politics and the depletion of the Colorado River. He is dad to a Golden Retriever named Woodward.