The Mosquito Abatement District-Davis is proposing to increase its property tax revenue. The Mosquito Abatement District-Davis tax on a $600,000.00 (average value of Davis County residence) residence would increase from $30.69 to $38.61, which is $7.92 per year. The Mosquito Abatement District-Davis tax on a (average value of business) would increase from $55.80 to $70.20, which is $14.40 per year. If the proposed budget is approved, Mosquito Abatement District-Davis would receive an additional $1,000,000.00 in property tax revenue per year as a result of the tax increase. If the proposed budget is approved, Mosquito Abatement District-Davis would increase its property tax budgeted revenue by 26.18% above last year’s property tax budgeted revenue excluding new growth. The Mosquito Abatement District-Davis invites all concerned citizens to a public hearing for the purpose of hearing comments regarding the proposed tax increase and to explain the reasons for the proposed tax increase. You have the option to attend or participate in the public hearing in person or online.

PUBLIC HEARING

Date/Time: Location: December 11, 2025 at 7:00. 85 North 600 West, Kaysville, UT. 84037

Virtual Meeting Link:

To obtain more information regarding the tax increase, citizens may contact the Mosquito Abatement District-Davis at 801-544-3736 or visit davismosquito.org.

•  Average Resident in Davis County Value at $600,000.00
• Increase on Residence $30.69 to $38.61
• Residence increases $7.92 per year $0.66 per month
• Increase on a Business $55.80 to $70.20 
• Business increases $14.40 per year $1.20 per month 
• $1,000,000.00 increase 
• Percentage increase of budgeted revenue is 26.18%
• Estimated Building Project Cost – Total 9,200,000.00
• 15 Year Loan $855,550.00 per year payment

TAX INCREASE TALKING POINTS        

Pesticide Storage Building – The current pesticide storage building was built 27 years ago and does not accommodate the high use of palleted material or larger quantities of liquid product. We need to be able to safely handle and properly store mosquito control products. Liquid products are increasing and the containers being received have a higher capacity of product so we need to be able to properly contain those products and store larger quantities of liquid adulticide products

Chemical Usage – Mosquito control product usage has changed a great deal. Regular occurrence of West Nile Virus, new products becoming available for use, and the growth of the county has increased the need for adult mosquito control products. The growth of subdivision in Davis County moving closer and closer to the mosquito habitat has required us to use more products and increase our equipment use to cover the increased amounts of streets and subdivisions for adult mosquito control.

New Adulticide – A new mosquito adulticide product has become available. The mosquitoes have built some resistance to the product that has been used for many years. This new product is very effective but costly. It will also help reduce the resistance to the cheaper product to increase its use more into the future. (cost example $75.00 per gallon for current product to $295.00 per gallon for new product)

Drone Usage - Implementation of the use of spray drones. This has been a good beneficial addition to the control of mosquito larvae.  The implementation of drone use has increased the amount of granular product coming into the facility and increased the need for safer handling and proper storage of the granular products. Our current building is not set up for easy use movement of palleted products.

Laboratory and Mosquito Surveillance – Surveillance is a key component of our operations. In-house RT-PCR testing for mosquito borne diseases is critical to reacting to virus activity in a timely manner. Currently the surveillance and laboratory operations are being conducted out of multiple buildings used for operations and storage. We are increasing our lab capacity and surveillance capabilities and adding new CO2 tank traps.

Employee Needs – The increase of personnel especially seasonal employees has exceeded capacity in our locker rooms. Expansion of locker room facilities for the employees is needed to accommodate the current employee numbers and potential growth of the future. Additional office space for full time employees is needed.