Granite School Board unanimously adopts 12% property tax increase

SOUTH SALT LAKE — Despite pushback from patrons who argued that the school board hadn't justified raising their taxes, the Granite School District Board of Education on Tuesday night unanimously adopted a new budget for the coming school year that will be supported by a 12 percent increase in local property taxes."I don't get this kind of increase," said Roger Mott of Holladay."Yes, I agree, teachers need to be paid accordingly. But right now, I have seen no justification whatsoever why th