Video: 225% tax increases tabled after backlash in Wellington City

Aug 15, 2025, 2:35 PM | Updated: 2:43 pm

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A 225% tax increase!? This week, citizens of Wellington, Utah packed City hall to rally against the proposed 225% increase Aiden Mortenson, News Director with Castle Country Radio in Carbon County joins the show to break down what’s behind this high increase, what residents are saying as he attended the latest hearing, and why the increase has been tabled.
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