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Show Home of The Mormon Miracle Pageant 1991 Dates: July 11, 12, 13 and 16 thru 20 50 a copy Volume 106 Number 4 Manti LDS Temple MANTI, UTAH 84642, THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1991 1 Fair Board planning outstanding event oversight responsibilities for the Fair Book will be distributed throughout county on August 5 BY BRUCE JENNINGS That old admonition, If it isnt broke, dont fix it, evidently applies to the Sanpete County Fair Board. By overwhelming consensus, the fair board has been doing an outstanding job. That is reflected in the fact that only three of its members are replacements. In fact, most of the 26 have been on the board for several years. Gary Myrup, fairboard chairman, for example, has been 12 years on the job. The three newcomers are 26 Cathi assignment chairman; commercial and Richard chairman. whose is fairbook ad Tom Davis, Jr., booths chairman, Tree, team penning Madsen, In addition to being fairboard chairman, Mr. Myrup has Commissioners consider request for establishment of private club Loraine Sessions, Spring City, appeared before the Sanpete County Commission last week to continue negotiations on the establishment of a private club on a tract of unincorporated land south of Chester. A building is located on the land that Mrs. Session said she proposes to covert the property to private club use. 10-ac- re Why is the Commission involved? County Because the . land and. building she is negotiating the purchase of is in an area that has an agricultural zoning and her proposal would require that it be zoned commercially. That means that the County Planning Committee must recommend to the County Commission that the property be rezoned and the Council must act favorably before Mrs. Sessions can proceed with her proposal. The rezoning process will also involve advertising a public hearing before the Commission can take final action. Mrs. Sessions said a principal activity at the club would be dancing to live music. In addition to remodeling the building, Mrs. Sessions said, she would expect to provide access from the state highway, a few feet away, and a parking area and other amenities. In addition to the dancing, Mrs. Sessions said activities at the club would include a sports lessons, wedding receptions, and special events. In other action at last weeks meeting the Commission also: -- Approved a contract with the state court system that provides for reimbursement to the county for bailiff services that it provides District 6 courts. -- Acted as the board of equalization on personal property value problems presented by Clay Beesley and - -- Discussed with George Winn, Sanpete Valley Hospital administrator, the hospitals application for tax exempt status in view of its charitable contributions. Manti boy drowns in accident Manti boy was the victim of a drowning accident last Friday afternoon at the Manti City municipal swimming pool. Jacob Val Thurston, son of Dr. Lee and Helen Thurston, was swimming in the pool on Friday afternoon when the accident happened. Details of the event are sketchy, but he was discovered at the bottom of the pool. Upon his removal from the water, Manti EMTs tr an sported him to the Sanpete Valley Hospital and he was later transported to Utah Valley Regional Medical Center in Provo, where he died on Saturday. Funeral services 4-- small animals and poultry, car show; Paul Fjeldsted, fairgrounds Kristine F. Christiansen, fairbook; Wade Carter, livestock barn maintenance; Bill Sorensen, livestock chairman. In planning for the 1991 fair, the board had it first meeting in November and has had several meetings since in pushing forward preparations for Sanpete County big August 17 through 24. get-togeth- er Sanpeters will get a preview of this years county fair when they pick up their fairbooks next week. at public buildings and business Doug Barton, sound systems, concert; Joy Merriam, exhibition houses on August 5, according Merriam, exhibition building fairbook chairman. building chairman; Lorrie Jeana James, Miss Sanpete pageant; Kerry Deuel, King cookout contest; Brenda DeLeeuw, Cowboy sweetheart contest; Sharon Larsen, local talent shows; Linda Nielson, pet House The of Representatives voted again this week to raise grazing fees despite warnings that the large increases could lead to bank foreclosure on loans made to ranchers, according to Rep. Bill Orton (D-UT- ). The amendment of the Bureau of Land Management authorization bill passed 264-15Anti-grazin- g advocates did, moderate their proposal in the face of strong opposition from western however, are scheduled for this afternoon (Thursday) at noon at the Manti Stake Center. A complete obituary appears elsewhere in this issue. A viewing was held last night and another will be held this morning from 10 a.m. to the time of the service. to Kristine Christiansen, The book will be based on this years fair theme, The Stars and Stripes in Sanpete, Mrs. Christiansen noted. And it will, as usual, be chock full not only of useful information about the fair, that will help exhibitors, but also pictures, stories, and essays that tell about life in Sanpete. It will additionally carry the advertising that helps to finance the book. The fairbook has become a collectors item, and Mrs. Christiansen hopes the 2,000 plus copies available will meet the demand. The 1991 fair will get underway officially with the Miss Sanpete Scholarship Pageant at Manti High School auditorium on August 17. The Farm Bureau Talent Find will follow at the same location on August 19. And the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, outofNashville, will play two western country concerts at the the Snow College Activity Center. Other popular events will soon follow: the demolition derby, the two nights of rodeo, the parade, carnival, and many livestock events, that make this time of year one of the liveliest times in Sanpete County. House votes to raise fees 5. at municipal swimming pool An , show and horse show; Robert and Marie Miller, The big book will be available night, a ladies night, dance Jan Roberts. rodeo, concert, and team penning. The other members and their assignments are: Robert D. Bessey, county commission member assigned to the fair; Shirley S. Roberts, secretary treasurer; Carole B. Mellor, publicity and public relations; Bruce King, oversight responsibilities for horseshoe, livestock barn, small animals, goats and sweetheart pageant; Gary Anderson, extension agent, talent find, King FFA, fat lamb show and sale; cookout, ' Ardella Peterson, publicity; Brad Bown, mutton bustin, car show, open pet show, demolition derby; Glade Bown, demolition derby Congressmen. A measure passed by the House earlier this year would raise grazing fees more than 400 percent over four years. The amendment passed this week would raise those fees but limit the increases to no more that 33 percent per year. Certainly a 33 percent increase per year in grazing fees as.a 100 percent increase per year," said Orton. But no businessman can sustain these kinds of cost increases and expect to keep making a living. Under the measure passed today, the maximum fee that could be charged in 1992 would be $2.62 per Animal Unit Month (AUM), compared with a minimum fee of $4.35 per AUM under the Synar amendment is not as bad passed earlier this year. Currently, the grazing fee is $1.97 per AUM, or the amount of forage to feed one cow and one calf for a month. performing. Orton then read a letter from the Utah Bankers Association warning that with large grazing fee hikes, new or increased financing will be out of the question for many sheep and cattle operations." "Existing loans, in the eye of regulators, may become classified as under collateralized and additional security may be insisted upon to make up the shortfall, continued the letter from Utah Bankers Association President Lawry Alder. If Orton warned the House that any proposal to raise grazing fees would deal a body blow to our Farm Credit system. It is additional security is not available it could force foreclsure estimated that under the Farm Credity Administration guidelines, many of these loans will have to be classified as non boosting grazing fees now go to the Senate where their prospects for passage are considered uncertain. proceedings. Both of the measures Truth - in -Taxation notices due out this week Sanpete County property owners will be receiving their property tax disclosure notices in July, and they may see some tax increases. Those forms, called Notices of Valuation and Tax Change," may reflect proposed changes in tax collections due to several situations: Truth-in-Taxati- -- A reappraisal resulting in an increase in the market value of the property. If you disagree with the market value listed for your property, you may appeal to the County Board of Equalization. The market value is used to compute the taxable value of the property. passage of House Bill AMAX bill. 397, the Among other provisions, the bill altered formulas for determining the taxable value (not the market value) of real property, such as homes, land and businesses. Some properties will see an increase in taxes, some will see a decrease and others will see no change. --The so-call- ed -- Planned increases in the anticipated tax collections of local taxing entities. If a taxing entity such as a school district or city wants to increase its overall collections and does not set its tax rate low enough to offset the changes due to the AMAX bill, it must hold a public hearing. Overall, the intent of the AMAX legislation is not to increase overall revenues to taxing entities, such as counties, schools, cities, etc. In order for a taxing entity to collect the same amount of revenue following the AMAX changes, it must lower its tax rate so that no windfall is on the notice for this year is not correct, heshe may appeal that change to the Sanpete County Board of Equalization. How to Read Your Notice On the tax notice is a section headed Current and Proposed Taxes In separate columns from left to right, it lists: -- the taxing entities, Appeals of market value must be filed within 30 days of -- the tax levied last year by the date listed on the notice in each, order to be heard. Information -- the tax that would be due regarding the county board of after the AMAX changes are equalization is printed on the implemented, If overall revenues notice. collected remain the same under COUNTY AUDITOR the Truth-in-Taxatio- -- the law, and, n taxes that the taxing entity intends to collect this year. If an entity wants to collect than it did the more revenue - previous year over and above the natural growth in the tax n base permitted under the law - the last column will show when and where a public meeting will be held to Truth-in-Taxatio- 1991 NOTICE OF PROPERTY VALUATION AND TAX CHANGE current wo proposed property taxes discuss the proposed revenue increase. However, the Truth-in-Taxatio- n law does not prevent taxing entities from collecting more tax revenue than the previous year. It simply requires them to notify the public of its intent to do so and to give taxpayers an opportunity to respond in a public hearing. EfwslaioTl itU. ' 1 forthcoming. The AMAX legislation will not change the market value of properties, only the percentage of that market value that is subject to property tax. However, owners of some properties may note that their property has been reassessed and the changed market value is reflected in their disclosure notices. 32 S 42-68- STATE ST OURTOWN, UT NO. LANO SERIAL JOHN JONES 5 TAXMQ UNIT WATER 36 serial no 84000 81 If a property owner believes that the market value (reflecting what price the property would fetch on the open market) listed TO APPEAL THE VALUE OF YOUR PROPERTY, COUNTY ASSESSOR, RECEIVED BY AUG AT 123-456- 7. 31, 1991. CONTACT VAL YEW, APPLICATION MUST BE |