OCR Text |
Show 12 Sun Advocate, Price, Utah Thursday, November 3, 1988 letters to the editor What about the initiatives? (mtutued RE-ELEC- Editor: Everywhere I go people come T Phyllis F. Sillifoe QUALIFIED EXPERIENCED DEDICATED Carbon County School District PRECINCT No. 1 Paid political adv. up to me and ask this question: What are the tax initiatives and what are they designed to do? My answer: In the Nov. 8 general election, the ballot will include three proposals which voters can support or reject. These three proposals are called initiatives. They are on the ballot as a result of private citizens obtaining, on petition, the signatures of a specified number of registered voters who desired that the issues be put to a vote of the people. Two of the initiatives are designed to reduce andor limit taxes. The third initiative deals with education tax credits. The initiatives are as follows: A Initiative Proposal The peoples tax and spending limitation amendment which, passed, lowers the current rate of property tax and places a ceiling on future property tax. iJE Residential taxes property would be limited to of 1 percent of fair market value and commercial property would be limited to 1 percent. Property tax increases above the stated levels could not be imposed without a vote of the people at a general election. It also triggers a financial formula for state and local government operations. B Initiative Proposal The peoples tax reduction act repeals the state tax increases passed in 1987 by the Legislature. Taxes in the following areas would be rolled back to the 1986 level. Sales tax cent ($60.28 rolled back million reduction); cigarette tax rolled back 11 centspack ($9.78 million reduction); inof a come tax rolled back million percentage point ($30 reduction); gasoline tax rolled back 5 centsgallon million reduction). Initiative Proposal Utahs family X VOTE DEMOCRATIC GENERAL ELECTION ($41.3 C choice in education provides an income tax credit of up to $722student educated in private or home schools. No fiscal impact anticipated to city. This initiative is only a parental choice. If Initiatives A and B pass, Price will lose ap proximately $200,000. Price is still the commercial center for the two counties and this trend will increase in the future. Hundreds of people come into our city to attend school or work, but they live in other communities. These individuals use roads and repair services, but they are not included in the formula. Their presence becomes a loss situation for the city. Economic development would play a new role. With the formula in place, the level of city services would remain at a fairly constant level. Financial gains to the community through economic development would be passed on to citizens via cuts in the property tax, but these new monies could not be used to community improve the such as standard of living more police patrols streets, better road on the main- tenance, tougher drug enforcement, improved emer- gency response of time, a recreational greater variety programs, etc. I ask the following questions as food for thought: Is a formula in the best interests of citizens or their government? Could there be situations where the formula imposed a penalty instead of providing a protection? What about major changes, emergencies or the unexpected? Can a formula provide the flexibility to meet the communitys needs? How would Price be impacted by the tax initiatives? The level of services in Price is related directly to the level of funding. If a decision is made to roll back taxes and to limit revenues in the future, then it logically follows that, as a community, we will have to make an adjustment in the quality and quantity of services that are available. We have given much time and thought to the development of this subject. It is our attempt to fairly balance the citys responsibility to provide objective information to citizens with the responsibility to cordially state the financial losses and the major issues that you, the citizens, should take into consideration. Therefore we, the elected leaders of Price, urge opposition to the two initiatives which would curtail the ability of local governments to raise revenues to pay for the services provided to our constituents. Mayor Art Martines and Price city council Red Ribbon Week was a success Editor: Thank you for your coverage of Red Ribbon Week. Carbon County residents had many opportunities to learn about problems of drug use and to e express their support for a drug-freA special community. thank you to Carol Ann Johnson, coordinator of Red Ribbon Week, Carbon County School District for their tremendous support, Downtown Merchants Association, SODAA members, Notre Dame School, local PTAs, Price city, Price City Police, Adult Probation and Parole, Castleview Hospital, CEU, Alcoholics Anonymous, Carbon County Recreation, KOAL and Community TV. Drug use affects everyone and continued community support is needed to provide drug-fre- e communities. Robin Potochnick, RNBS alcohol & drug prevention specialist Noted poet to read work at CEU tonight The College of Eastern Utahs 198889 Readers Series continues at 8 p.m. tonight with an appearance by California poet Sandra McPherson. According to CEU English instructor Jan Minich, McPherson currently directs the Creative Writing Program at the University of California at Davis. In addition to three grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, she has also been the recipient of numerous other honors and awards including two Ingram Merrill grants and a Guggenheim Fellowship. She receives high praise for her work virtually every time it Shell is presented. one day in only spend Utah presenting readings at Weber State and CEU, so Im happy that we have the opportunity to host her appearance, Minich said. McPherson, whose most recent published works include Streamers, piness, Patron Hap- Floralia Readers Series. The event is by CEU and the Utah Arts Council and is free and open to the public. For more information, call CEU at ext 290. 198889 637-21- obituaries Edora Bessie Green Maupin Edora Bessie Green Maupin, 70, died Tuesday, Nov. 1, 1988 at her home in WELLINGTON, Wellington. She was bom April 1, 1918 in Los Angeles, Calif, to George Andrew and Lora Amanda Britton Green. She married Mendall Jack Maupin in Las Vegas, Nev. She will be most remembered for the love she showed for her family and friends. Survivors include: a brother, Ralph Green, California; sisters, Margurite Hazel California; ASSUMPTION GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH 61 South 2nd East Rev. Kallinos Petsas PRICE CITY CHURCHES FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Corner 3rd East and 2nd North Al Carlock, Pastor Church 637 1348 ASCENSION LUTHERAN CHURCH 77 South Sixth East (Episcopal Church) Perry C. Francis, Pastor Res. numerous nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by her husband, parents and a sister, Velma Murphy. Graveside services will be conducted Nov. 4, at 1 p.m. in the Wellington City Cemetery. Friends may call on the family one hour prior to the services at the Wellington LDS 1st Ward Chapel. Interment will be in the Wellington Cemetery under the direction of the Fausett Mortuary. Wellington; CHURCH OFCHRIST Carbonville Felix Turner, Pastor Church KINGDOM HALL OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES (Behind Blue Collar In Carbonville) Kingdom Hall Pat Vigil & CASTLE VALLEY CHURCH OF GOD Old Wellington Road and Dimick Lane Pastor Norval Helm SPANISH ASSEMBLY OF GOD 690 E. 4th South E luld Archuleta, Pastor Church HELPER CITY CHURCHES PRICE NINTH WARD RayMigllori, Bishop PRICETENTHWARD L.A. Rasmussen, Bishop 2 CHURCHOF GOD OF PROPHECY 250 River Street Paul T. Arnold, Pastor ST. ANTHONY'S CATHOLICCHURCH 5 South Main Rev. Charles A. LaPenta, PRICE ELEVENTH WARD Wayne J. Dalton, Bishop O.S.F.S. Pastor CEU COLLEGE WARD Norman D. Larsen, Bishop 64 South Main NEW LIFE MINISTRIES Pastor, Andrew Lasslo FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH WELLINGTON FIRSTWARD Collier Asay Pierce, Bishop WELLINGTON 1285 East Main Pastor, Warren Osburn 8 Dave Stevenson CHRISTIAN AND MISSIONARY ALLIANCE 130 North Second East Rev. Doug Grogan CARBONVILLE SECONDWARD Dennis A. Blackburn, Bishop PRICE EIGHTH WARD Dan B. Madsen, Bishop 6 CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH Located midway between Price Helper on Hwy. 6 (Exit off Hwy. on Chapman Road). Rick Cook, Pastor PRICE SEVENTH WARD Lyle Heinz, Bishop TRINITY CHRISTIAN CENTER 925 East Main Street A.L. Patton, Pastor WELLINGTON SECONDWARD Wayne E. Woodward, Bishop WELLINGTON THIRD WARD Rulon White, Bishop EAST CARBON AND SUNNYSIDE CHURCHES GOOD SHEPHERD CATHOLICCHURCH 105 Second East, East Carbon Father Leo Lopez 637 0847 COMMUNITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 10 North 2nd East Rev. Roy Lewis, pastor NOTRE DAME DE LOURDES CATHOLICCHURCH 210 North Carbon Ave. Rev. Colin F. Bircumshaw, Pastor SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH 2821 So. Hwy. 10 Bob Duncan, Pastor PRICE ASSEMBLY OF GOD 510 East 100 South THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DA- Y ST. MATTHEWS EPISCOPALCHURCH 77 South 6th East Perry C. 637 0106 Francis, Pastor GETHSEMANEASSEMBLY OF GOD Denver Ave. 8. Hwy. 123 Rev. Joe Banuelos SAINTS PRICE FIRSTWARD Marvin Mutz, Bishop SUNNYSIDEWARD Bruce Andrews, Bishop 888 2385 EAST CARBON WARD R. Hunter, Bishop PRICE SECONDWARD Mark Parker Page, Bishop Charles PRICETHIRDWARD HELPERFIRSTWARD Kenneth E. Callahan, Bishop Delvin McFarlane, Bishop PRICE FOURTH WARD Michael A. Harrison, Bishop Rev. Hollis Robinson 637 6763 WELLINGTON FOURTHWARD Rowe K. Zwahlen, Bishop PRICE FIFTHWARD Michael R. Jensen, Bishop HELPER SECONDWARD August Pollastro, Bishop SPRINGGLENWARD PRICE SIXTH WARD Steve Carlson, Bishop 637 6816 HOLY TRINITY EPISCOPALCHURCH 600 Denver Ave. Douglas Bon, Warden FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH East Carbon City Pastor, Roy Southern 888 2443 , DRAGERTON COMMUNITY CHURCHOFTHE CHRISTIAN AND MISSIONARY ALLIANCE 501 West Highway Pastor Duane Hanson Roger P. Rowley, Bishop 637 5558 SCOFIELD BRANCH Richard F. Lewis, Bishop CARBONVILLE FIRSTWARD Donnel J. Ward, Bishop two Brooks, Maupin, GhiHeli Directory November 8, 1988 and Pheasant Flower, is the second writer to participate in the CALVARY FAITH PENTECOSTALCHURCH Grant Avenue Rev. Mary B. Dickerson 888 2394 Church Listings are sponsored by the following businesses: Sun Advocate 76 West Main Price 637-073- 2 |