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Show 6A Lakeside Review, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 1981 Brand Seeking Office in Fruit Heights Dean O. Dean 0. FRUIT HEIGHTS Brand, candidate for Fruit Heights mayor for the Sagebrush party, has been a resident of the city for 11 years. Brand said he was seeking the position of mayor as a result of his interest and pride in the city. He said that the immediate future of Fruit Heights is critical if the quality of life in the city is to be maintained and improved. It is necessary to use the limited resources and abundant talent carefully in order to reach the c- DEAN ; 0. itys goals, he said. He said that the city has a problem with its tax base. It is limited. He said that with the right kind of commercial development the tax base could be broadened. City residents must make sure that what comes to this area is what they want, he said. BRAND Final Voter Former Police Chief Seeks Office Signup Days Scheduled BOUNTIFUL Former Bountiful police chief Dean 0. (Gus) Anderson is a candidate for mayor of Bountiful. Anderson says the major issue in this campaign is the redevelopment agency and the revitalization of the downtown area. Ijthink we . FARMINGTON - Residents who were not registered in the last presidential election or the last municipal election must register in order to vote in the upcoming municipal election Nov. 3. ; Dates for registration have been 27 and Oct. 28. Registration cannot be completed on any ; other day. set at Oct. Neighborhood agents will be accepting the registrations from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. on both days in their homes. Information about the agents, registration and candidates is available through each citys clerk. have to take a good long look at redevelopment, he says. Anderson said the city needs attractive businesses in the downtown area, but Im just against the condemnation of someones home. Another major issue is the money crunch. He says the city will have to decide in the future how much it wants to spend on city services and the city may need to tighten its belts. He notes that with federal budget cuts many sources of federal revenue are drying up. He also says his philosophy is to work with neighboring communities and take into account their concerns also. Were not their big brother, were their good neighbor, he DEAN O. ANDERSON offer to the people of Bountiful. Anderson said, I am really concerned about Bountiful. I feel it is the best place in the world to live, and I want to do everything I can to keep it that way. After he retired as chief of police, he served as purchasing agent for the city. He is now director of security for the Hilton Hotel in Salt Lake City. Anderson said he feels that Bountiful needs a mayor with ability to sell the city. Bountiful is a great place to live and people should know that, he said. Anderson said he loves dealing with people. He was an umpire for 23 years and spent 26 years as a police officer. ' You have to like people and know how to deal with them in those positions, he said. I came out with a lot of friends. He is originally from Sanpete County. He and his wife Jean have says. This is the first time that he has run for a public office, but he says he feels that everyone should be involved in public service and that seven children. The youngest, his experience as chief of police Brian, is attending Bountiful gives him something important to Junior High School. Tax Relief Available, Seniors Told ROY Roy Association for Senior Adults (RASA) held their general meeting last week at the. Roy Recreation Complex. Guest speaker was Weber County Auditor Lloyd Barney who talked about tax relief for senior citizens. There are four forms of tax relief available through the state. The first one is a disabled veterns exemption for those with service connected disabilities. Those applying who have 100 percent disability can receive an exemption of $3,000 of assessed .value. Those applying with a 50 percent disability would get 50 percent of $3,000 of $1,500. This application must be filed with the county clerk before May 1 along with a certificate of disability. There is a blind exemption for those who are legally blind. It is for $2,000 of assessed value in tax credits. Those and can amount to wishing a blind exemption must file with the county clerk and have a certificate of blindness $180-20- 0 from a registered optometrist or ophthalmologist. The Indigent Abatement Act is for persons over 65 with income from all sources of less than $7,500 or $8,000 for a couple. The individual or couple must live in a home valued at less than $70,000. This entitles them to a $300 tax credit but not more than Vi of their taxes. The last one discussed was the Senior Citizens, WidowWidower Home Owners Property Tax Credit nicknamed the Circuit Breaker that was passed about three years ago. This tax credit is for senior citizens over 65 by December 31 of the year in which they file, with a household income, of less than $9,000, who have occupied their home as their principal residence since January 1 of the year filed and were a legal resident of Utah for the whole year. The tax credit amounts to a $50 credit for those with household incomes of and is graduated up to a $300 tax credit for those with less than $3,000 in household income. If this tax credit is applied for before July 1 with the county clerk the credit will be reflected on the property tax bill. But this can be filed for up until the end of the year with the tax commissioner but in that case the full taxes must be paid and the tax commission mails out a refund. Mobile home owners can apply for the Circuit Breaker but must go through the tax commissioners office. There is no age limit on the Circuit Breaker for widows and widowers. Also discussed at the meeting was the issue of whether to incorporate the RASA so that it can statis. City Attorney Roger have a Dutson is working with the legal committee headed by Melvin Wright to check on this matter. Those at the meeting got a sneak preview of the preliminary drawings made up for the new municipal building. The plans include a room on the lower level for the senior citizens. The room is 84 feet by 26 feet and the senior citizens will be albe to divide it up as they see fit. The room is adjacent to a room that the senior citizens will be able to use when it is not reserved for other activities. Thursday at 12:30 p.m. Ron Stevens, administrative assistant for Weber School Board, will be talking to the senior citizens at the complex about the importance of the levy for the school district that will be on the ballot Nov. $8-9,0- tax-exem- pt multi-purpo- se MaDtpral g&iss llhe most (Smcieiml m$rgy m eantlh 3. Hospital Gets Phone System Natural gas has always been the most efficient energy source available. Thats because gas is ready to heat your home, your water, cook your meals and dry your clothes, as soon as its found. No energy is wasted in a conversion process. New advanced gas appliances and heating equipment make gas even LAYTON In the name of efficiency and n fiscal savings, an telephone communications system has been installed for the staff and physicians at Davis North Medical Center. The project was a total system and required training seminars conducted with all employees by a communications specialist from Humana Inc., the Louisville-base- d firm operating the Layton hospital. Over the years Davis North has simply outgrown its present telephone system, Ellen Shaw, a corporate telecommunications specialmodel ist. The new system is a and will result in faster communication, less operator time and cost savings which can be used to decrease any climb in future hospital costs. According to Bill Lawrence, a communications expert for Humana Inc., the new system could save the hospital $235,000 over the next seven years. The Dimension system, created e by the Bell System for use in business communiction, is being leased from another Humana Inc. hospital in Phoenix, Ariz. ultra-moder- se state-of-the-a- ! rt MOUNTAIN FUEL high-volum- "By having the system transferred from another hospital we are able to have a basically new system at moderate price, added Dean Holman, administrator of Davis North Medical ' Center. $ t I more efficient. Youll conserve energy everyday, whether youre taking a shower, washing the clothes or cooking your meals. And saving energy means youre saving money. Visit your gas appliance dealer today and see why gas is the unbeatable energy system. ( |