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Show Lakt'Mth1 Rcwrw, August 215, 19150 Page 3A Pace, Peterson Discuss Tax " cent on his voting on tax measures. state revenues." Peterson indicated he was the only Pace said he has tried to accomplish Weber County legislator to receive that new things in the legislature. He said needs to find a high a rating from the independent the legislature median in tax limitation matters. group. He said passage of two initiatives We cannot ask the state to pick up being put before voters this fall would the burden of growth in our city, he create a very difficult situation. said. If someone wants the growth, He said the initiative to remove sales someone will have to pay the taxes. tax on food would cost the state $20 We need to keep the state and million the first year and close to $60 federal government out of community ' million the next year in revenues. affairs, he said. Its nice to say we He said a tax limitation measure can get federal or state money, but initiated by a Salt Lake County group when it comes down to it, the state is ' could be devastating if passed and people and we pay through taxes. , would not reduce taxes for residents of He said the legislature can be Weber County. funny in its thinking. He said in one We simply cant have that, he said. bill the legislature wanted to limit local The bill would roll back assessments government control of how it spends to the period after the time Weber and money, but the legislature didnt want ,, Box Elder counties were to put the same restrictions on itself. and prior to the time Salt Lake County Peterson disagreed with that was It would cut Salt statement. He said every tax Lake County residents taxes and leave limitation bill also limits the growth of us the same and drastically reduce state government. ROY Incumbent Utah State Sen. Kenneth E. Pace told the Roy Chamber of Commerce Thursday he opposes franchise taxes imposed by cities. The challenger for Paces seat, state Rep. Lowell Peterson, pointed out, however, that Pace voted against a bill to limit a citys right to impose such franchise taxes. In response to a question from Chamber President Glade Nielsen, Pace said he opposed franchise taxes and had voted for a bill in the last legislative session to impose a 4 percent limit on the tax. Im opposed to franchise taxes, he said. Utility bills are getting to be such a burden already, then the city adds even more to it. I voted like Lowell on that. Peterson who is currently serving as Roys representative in the Utah House then showed Pace the voting record which indicated Pace had voted against the bill. I did? Pace said. Well, I must have done that because I dont think the state has the right to impose its thinking on local communities. I think we should let the people deal with their (D-Ro- (R-Ro- y) individual 60 SAILBOATS are moored at the Antelope Island Marina awaitning completion of the marina at Salt Air where they came from. Docks will be in place and the Antelope Island marina finished in about two months, according to head park ranger, Mitch Larrson. The public is able to use the marina for launching boats at the present THESE Zoning Okayed By Centerville time but must not leave their boats in the marina or unattended for more that 24 hours as some are now doing. he said. Docks will be advertised in the media and allocated on the first come first served basis when finished, , ) , problems within their Anaiff. communities. Peterson said his vote in favor of limiting franchise taxes was based on the rationale that the legislature does limit tax increases in any single year and that a limit should be placed on that type of tax as well. Peterson also said he has sponsored legislation to cut unnecessary federal and state involvement in the affairs of cities and counties. He said he had fought long and hard to exempt small Utah cities from the restrictions imposed by the Land Sales Practices Act on real estate sales. He said he was rated by the Utah Taxpayers Association at 100 per Boise .Cascade BaiSding Materials Taxluytxjyrvqey: MlC0WAV0 VCN Never Before Has Amene Quality Been Offered At A Price Like This. NOW J9900 'Subject to Merchandise 22 in Stock. MAIN SOUTH CLEARFIELD THE FURNITURE 625-162- PEOPLE ( PRICES EFFECTIVE AT LAYTON STORE ONLY! CWj 4 CENTERVILLE The city council approved a zoning change request at the Aug. 19 meeting. Property owned by Marchase Corporation at 1950 W. 400 S. has been changed from A-- l to R-Final approval also was given by the council to the Willow Farms Plat D Subdivision. That will open up 34 new lots for construction. Other business included approval to pay a bill from Dunn Co .structicn for the Center of Town Improvement District. The council will meet again Tuesday. m v 4. Layton Angered Over Toll Costs Cubic Feet Bag Reg. Price $3.10 CASCADE SOIL AID $065 Our Finely-groun- d Western bark. Is ideal as a soil conditioner and surface mulch for all seedign and plantings, and for restoring topsoil around new construction. Soil-Ai- d helps prevent nitrogen draft In the toil, neutralizes alkali, aerates, holds moisture and insulates root systems from temperature extremes. LAYTON The mayor of Layton and his City Council have fired off a letter to Mountain Bell expressing their outrage at the fact that some Layton,, citizens are paying rates to make calls within Layton City. Mayor Lewis Shields said residents living in northeastern Layton who have the Ogden exchange prefix of 479 are being charged for long distance calls when they phone city offices, which have prefixes of long-distan- 4 Cubic Feet Bag Reg. Price $5.10 376. I am most concerned about the situation because as Layton City residents they are entitled to receive city services such as fire protection, police protection, sanitary and storm water services, etc., Shields letter stated. I do not feel that it is warranted to require these citizens to pay a long distance charge to call within their own city for these services. The citizens affected by the difference in telephone prefixes are those living in the Ladonna and Aam.ees Tri-Oa- subdivisions north of Highway 193. Shields noted that the state Public Service Commission has ruled Mountain Bell must provide county-wid- e toll-fre-e service. However, before that service reaches the North end of the county to include Layton and Clearfield, it will be another two years, his letter said. With the rapid growth in the Northeast part of our city, in two years we will have several thousand residents who will have to call long distance for their communication with City Hall. Shields said he understood that Mountain Bell has the present ability to give residents in the northeast Layton area prefixes which would allow them to call city hall without charge, but that it had chosen not to in order to save . . . money. We also understand it is possible to have the computer which does the billing to not charge for any calls made in this area from a 479 prefix to a 376 prefix number, which would then allow these citizens to call City Hall without being charged for a long distance call. This may be the best practical immediate solution to the problem, the mayor wrote. 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