By the Numbers

Objectives

  1. City Council vote NO to R1 (1/3 acre lots) for development south of 300 South
  2. City Council focus on revenue from sales tax instead of impact fees
  3. Approve only R3 (2 acre lots) for development south of 300 South

Numbers

Sewer

$35,000,000 Cost
$20,000,000 Grants
$15,000,000 Loans
$90 per month per household
$1080 per year per household
$783,000 per year for 725 households
-$305,011 projected annual payment to Hyrum
-$326,188 projected annual loan payment
-285,652 5 year payment - capacity buy into Hyrum City Plant

Retail Sales Tax

According to usmayors.org, residences cost $1.50 for every $1.00 collected from residents. Residents to not generate revenue. The way to build a city is sales tax. Millville needs more sales tax revenue. Here's how.
$430,000 Current sales tax revenue
(mostly from state sales tax and Amazon.com)
25,278 cars per day pass Hwy 89 and 450 North
(by Ridgeline High School)
758 cars stop and shop per day (3% of passing cars)
$75,800 sales per day ($100 per stop)
$28,000,000 sales per year (365.25 days)
$1,680,000 sales tax revenue per year (6% sales tax rate)

Impact Fees

$22,000 per home
$1,716,000 per 78 homes (once)

Approximate Water Usage on R1

242 gallons per person per day
(from Utah Division of Water Resources)
88,000 gallons per person per year (365.25 days)
380,000 gallons per household per year (4.3 people)
30,000,000 gallons per development per year (78 homes)
19,000,000 gallons available with 11 shares from Garr springs
-11,000,000 gallons deficit

Questions

  1. Did you know that businesses pay property tax on 100% of their tax value (residents only pay on 50%)
  2. Did you know the following populations are driving past the Millville commerce center daily?
    8,893 Nibley
    9,922 Providence
    11,792 Hyrum
    806 Paradise
    2,545 Millville
  3. Would you or someone you know like an R3 (2-acre) lot in the south fields?