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Show diteri Page GA South Editieq. Lakeside Review 1983 Wednesday, October 26, base that has declined over a will again come before the city period is a key issue of .council for approval on Nov. 8. jfiscal responsibility. All concerned citizens of KaysI suggest there are two imporville should call the mayor, city tant questions on directions to council members andor planinvestigate and reflect on. One is ning commission members and if we can have sensible redevel- let them know their feelings reopment to increase shopping fagarding this issue for the future cilities without harming the safety and g of their character of our city. The other children. !is whether we should stay basiCity Council members include cally the way we are and pay our Mayor Gerald Purdy, Carol way with increased taxes. Page, Jack Oram, Larry Huston, Two years ago the issue of reClair Snow, Brit Howard. development dominated. There City Planning Commission were broader issues then and members include Jack Oram, that is true today. The RDA re- Steve Craner, Ivan Lincoln, mains an issue but it has moderSteven Major, Douglas Stanger, ated its directions and Richard Nielson, Paul Barber, philosophy. With the influence Kent Galbraith, Majorie Thatchof Mayor Dean Stahle, a new er, Barry Burton. RDA director, two new council-meCyndy Hansen and much experience unKaysville der fire for the others; the counterproductive conflicts of a new downtown mall have about ended. To caring, religious people who want the best, to everyone who takes pride in Bountifuls special quality of life, certainly Review Editor: to our communitys many sucIn reply to a letter to the Edicessful professionals and busitor by Leigh Engelbrecht of nessmen I respectfully say get Bountiful about trapping. informed and active. As Will It appears that emotions are Rogers said: Even if youre on plenty, facts are few. the right track, youll get run Engelbrecht speaks of the over if you just sit there. blood bath traps are causing, Robert L. Robinson and how anything that steps into Bountiful its steel jaws is crushed. 1 doubt if Engelbrecht has ever seen an animal in a trap, or know anything about trapping or hunting. Trapping is an art, one does not just set out traps and catch' animals. First, a trapper must learn more about the animal or animals he intends to trap, then Review Editor: friends you or your was a question Recently will ever know or care to know. before the Kaysville brought A trapper in one season will City Council regarding the present ordinance requiring fencing spend more hours in the field, of backyard swimming pools see more animals, and have a and hot tubs. The ordinance, deeper love for all God's crea- written about 1912, is restrictive to large swimming pools only and requires that they be fenced with a fence at least 6 ft. high, they cannot be built closer than 10 ft. to a property line and if they are less than 30 ft. from a property line, the fence has to be solid so as to screen the pool 13-yc- ar well-bein- n, Letters to the Editor Hidden Tax In Kaysville? Editor: Review To Kaysville Mayor Purdy: I am writing in response to 'the letter you recently mailed to all Kaysville households. You made some good points in discussing an upcoming reallocation of Federal Colorado River Storage Project (CRSP) power,' but failed to fairly portray the entire story about Kaysvilles electricity: First, we as Kaysville citizens ,need to personally thank our generous neighbors in Fruit Heights and Layton for subsidizing our electric power rates for all these years. Like us, they have faithfully paid federal income taxes which have been used for, among other things, the building of modern hydroelectric generating facilities on the Colorado River. Unlike us, however, our neighbors have not been allowed the benefits of that federal power in return. In effect, they have kindly subsidized the electric bills of those of us who are blessed with the .benefits of CRSP power. Utah Power & Light serves our friends and would like them to also enjoy the cheaper hydroelectric power produced by federal tax dollars. Second, if Kaysville City now receives such cheap electricity from CRSP and wholesale power markets, please explain why our current electric rates are nearly identical to those charged by Utah Power. We should be paying significantly less. That private utility does not receive all that cheap hydro power, but must generate its own electricity d plants, using costly must wade through expensive rate hearings, and still must earn a return for its shareholders. coal-fire- I suspect that our high munic- ipal power rates have little to do with the actual cost of providing electricity to our homes. You ap- pear to be using excess utility y revenues to fatten city operating funds. The difference between what the power costs you and what you charge us is nothing more than a subtle sales tax. Lets call a tax a tax! Then we citizens could clearly sec just what taxes we are actually paying out of our tight household budgets. Is this not non-utilit- taxation tation"? without represen- er. Common sense would not let you city fathers raise our rates an incredible 47.5 percent. You would properly choose to let UP&L serve us with its new, cheaper power (which could even be cheaper than what you now charge us, considering hidden sales tax and all!). Is private power all that bad? In summary, Mayor Purdy, Kaysvilles citizens should be properly informed as to the total picture of the CRSP situation, Kaysvilles hidden tax, and the realistic outlook of electric rate changes should UP&L participation in CRSP be approved. Steven R. Evans Kaysville Tax Relief Cruel Hoax Review Editor: was promoted Resolution as a method to reduce property taxes on a owner occupied residence. The Utah electorate, especially retired senior citizens, voted for the resolution to relieve taxes on their homes. What a cruel hoax (political)? I recently received my 1983 property tax notice. Valuation on the residence was reduced, as promised, (4 percent). Valuation on the land, occupied by the residence, was increased 22 percent. Result of this gimmick is a large net increased valuation. Increased valuation plus increased milll levy equals more taxes to pay on home. If proposed mill levy increases are enacted, low income senior citizen retirees homes may be approaching confiscation status. The Revolutionary War was WON during a protest of taxa-tid- n 1 without representation. Present day politicians are using Constitutional changes and fixed percentages (sales and franchise taxes) to increase govermental income without being held responsible for having raised taxes. I believe Lenin as head of the Russian Politboro predicted: We will watch while the United States spends itself into oblivion. Halley Thomas Bountiful Dont Align Party, LDS Third, you aroused the citizens of Kaysville by assuring us that our electricity bills will automatically skyrocket 47.5 percent if there is a reallocation of CRSP power. That's a frightenare you sure its ing forecast the total story? the article Davis Democrats Keep Hopes Up Through Famine. First, I would like to saj' I am neither Democrat or Republican. But, I am a registered vot- Fourth, your letter states that a loss of CRSP power would result in Kaysville City not being able to compete with Utah Pow Mr. Cleggs claim that if Joseph Smith were alive today he would be a Democrat is a cheap political trick. Trying to align a Review Editor: I would like to comment on er. nity. However, the Review is responsible for what is printed in the newspaper and will not publish letters which are deemed to be libelous or in bad taste. , Letters concerning issues of interest to readers within the Reviews circulation area. Lake. Roy though North Salt . should be brief and to the point. As a general policy, letters of 500 words or less have the best chance of being printed. The Review reserves the right to edit letters for length and content. letters must be signed by the author and accompanied by an address and phone number. Address all letters to All Review Editor, Lakeside Re- view, 2146 N. Main, Layton. Utah 84041, or 145 N. Main, Bountiful, Utah 84010. M non-churc- not-found- er , Kaysville Law Is Criticized anti-trappi- news. And a trap that would crush animals leg would be useless ' to a trapper. A steel jaw trap is just a holding device, if it broke or crushed the animals leg, it would be too big a trap. With all the things a trapper has to learn, the first thing he learns is not to use too big a trap. You seem to be a little confused, you talk about pets and unwanted animals being trapped (unwanted animals and pets by the way are let go, broken legs are rare). Then you say trappers should use collapsible box traps because they are more humane. Box traps kill, the trapper cannot let go unwanted animals, they are dead. With steel jaw traps an. unwanted animal can easily be released. Please, Engel- brecht get the facts, dont let emotions get in the way. an -- Wayne Ross Clearfield , from view. J Hot tubs are not covered un- der the present ordinance. again. Therefore, a person can now constuct a ground level or above Clearfield ' ground hot tub, typically 6 ft. in diameter and 4 ft. deep, with no requirement whatsoever to either cover or fence his tub. When this deficiency in the present ordinance was brought before the city council of Kaysville, an attorney was consulted and the issue was eventually Review Editor: Automobile antifreeze can be passed onto the city planning a threat to the lives of both very commission for study and their .young children and animals, if recommendations for change. On October 18, a public hearinjested. This highly toxic liquid, according to the automobile ing was held at which time an ordinance change was proposed. safety experts, can attract children and pets because of its The new ordinance proposed sweet taste, pleasant aroma, and that the distance a pool of any color. kind could be built from a propThis is a particularly dangererty line be changed from 10 to 6 feet, that only large swimming ous time of year when motorists are checking or adding antifreeze pools be required to be fenced and that no requirement be to their car engines. It can easily spill on garage floors, driveway, made for the fence to be solid if less than 30 feet from a property and in gutters becoming very accessible to both Jots and pets. By line. Smaller tubs such as hot tubs merely need to have a rigid immediately wiping spilled anticover on them but no fence freeze and capping the can, you around them. can save serious, even perAll parents of small children manent damage, even death of should be made aware of what the victim. Only a few teaspoons cap this potentially could mean for cause kidney damage to a child them. A thoughtless neighbor or pet, or death to both. The Ancould build a bright, attractive imal Hospital Association said and highly visible, yet highly 87 percent of their members dangerous swimming pool only 6 feet from your backyard enhave reported one or more cases chain-lin- k d of antifreeze poisoning. About closed by an 70 percent said antifreeze poifence, or an equally visible soning was a problem in their and attractive hot tub 5 ft. area. Dr. R.G. Pahle of West Aldeep just 6 feet from your proplis, Wisconsin, is the regional dierty that doesnt even have to be fenced. rector of the Animal Hospital reand made this Association, Although it would require a rigid cover, what happens when port. your neighbor decides to use his Leigh Engelbrecht ' Bountiful hot tub, removes the cover and then has to leave the pool temporarily unattended to answer the telephone, etc?. And what about the water splashing into your yard, the higher level of noise that goes hand in hand with pools and your loss of priReview Editor: vacy? Another voting opportunity is As a concerned citizen, I am at hand. As evidenced by the appalled at the shortsightedness low turnout .in the Bountiful of this measure which caters to the interests of a small minority. City primary election, more interest is needed. Respectfully I The new ordinance is far less ask residents of Bountiful City protective than the present one to let your spirit be stirred. with regards to large pools and We stand at a new crossroads still does not adquately deal with with leadership and direction the the safety problem imposed by overriding issues. We want hot tubs. Bountiful moving in the best diFortunately, the city council rection. We need responsive sent the ordinance back to the leadership that considers fiscal planning commission for further and Redevelopment options fulreview before final approval could be given. The ordinance ly and decisively. The retail sales Wayne Ross Antifreeze Can Harm J? JV? - DC y&zM CeVe1eO -0nJJe to ; lot & easily-scale- 4-- Area Voters Letter Policy The . Lakeside Review encourages letters to the editor as a way of allowing citizens to speak out on issues that involve the local commu- political party with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints if absurd. If the people of h tJtah LDS and members alike vote conservative, it might just be we people of Utah see things more clearly than our Eastern cousin. Lets keep religion out of it. For your information, Mr. Clegg, Joseph Smith was of the church of Jesus Christ of LDS. If you wish to know the founders name read your scriptures. Also, Mr. Clegg you made the statement as far as dipping into the till the Republicans are far ahead of us. If you have some proof of this, please bring it out, we would all like to hear about it. But if this is just another cheap political trick of yours to gain support for your party, then I say shame on you. Get proof, if you can, then write about it. If the Democrats want support in Utah, do things Utahns want. Strong Business - its business that gives Utahns jobs. Stop the give aways, and the drain on our tax dollars. Do everything to get the people off Welfare roles and get them working. The only way this can be done is to strengthen business. Mr. Clegg do these things and the Democrat party will be strong Get Facts On Traps tures than a room full of armchair protectionists will in a lifetime. If you and your little group really want to help wildlife, then forget about stopping hunting and trapping. Instead, fight to protect wildlife habitat, by doing this you will save more animals than you ever could by talking against trapping. Your statement about unwanted animals getting in traps, you mention deer. Traps are set so as not to catch deer or other unwanted animals, anyway deer could easily get out of most any trap. As for raccons, fox, beaver, these are the animals trappers are after. As for animals being in traps for days, my dear, a trapper checks hi traps twice a day. As for pets and children being trapped, this is really a good one. You and I both know that if children or pets were getting into traps this would make news coast to coast, and I mean big v,OC Interested? Ocvofc' Ottet 5 ft .i nr . 7) j b v 1 r |