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Show I T V ' ' THUncOAy. JUNE 19. A tMI M ' 1 24 If 63 Pal VOLUVE vious, A break Jo n of funding By TOM 61 NM I Bl KG - souses thows J The com of eJiKjiMtfl. like neatly iv requiring everything more money all the lime. el, ACAMC puinl Wav approval of the Ittd 1 Nilyel TucvJjy night by the Daviv County Board of Education, The combined maintenance and opera-lionl MAO) and capital outlay (construction) budget totalled 3x7.twj.rrw, up nearly $5 million from the current years budget. Even to. the district iv not going to have an easy ndc. due v Largely N ' v - ' . ' ' , Vf V V' vs v . . '.' i'M;-- ' ..V Vv 4 , , ''u.;v t . ;Vv : - I MinTTTT I,im W" . ,ii' y TUhnnn '' v , - ' . '... - rv.v" " ,r - i 5 v , , ' ' v V-- j rtV. . ,h, ;CiV ! 4 . ,.,V- - ., mm r ' i , 1 i w m in jV' ; i 'k JV : ,v '? t . ,i vi !ffm lifl looking weeds of earlier thia Bocaiw; of llic drenching rainfalls, the crew-cu- t the weeds appear as a flamsun In the setting spring have outgrown the flowers. and protects it from all intruders. ing fortrn that surrounds the garden FLAMING FORTRESS rV o) Lni Howard KAYSVILLE Wiscombe, of Bountiful, and Harry B. Gerlach of Val 0. Verda, will have their names placed on the Republican Party primary election ballot next September. School auditorium. Mr. Wiscombe received 1 19 votes, two more than Mr. Gerlach. Incumbent commissioner, Morris F. swapp and Gary R. Blodgett, both of Bountiful, were eliminated from the primary ballot at the convention. THE TWO candidates were THERE WILL also be a for the primary election race for the two-yecommission post. Incumbent commissioner, Glen W. Flint, pulled 179 votes to be placed on the ballot with Glen the top vote-gette- Davis County Commission post at the County GOP convention held Saturday night in the Davis High four-ye- ar fp)(Lno) Saunders of West Point, who received 133 delegate votes. William Hall, Clearfield, was eliminated from the primary election race. Incumbent legislator Franklin W. Knowlton won the party nomination from Legislative District 33 as he pulled 43 more than 70 percent votes and will not have of the total to have his name placed on the primary election ballot. IN Legislative District 34, however, J. Leon Sorenson and Ute Knowlton failed to gain the 70 percent delegate vote needed and both will appear on the primary election ballot, according to Party Chaiman Gene Peresich. Mr. Sorenson received 40 delegate votes and Mr. Knowlton had 35. U.S. Senators Jake Gam and Orrin Hatch shared the podium, although oids Year Don By GARY R. BLODGETT Finan- FARMINGTON cially, Davis County had a real if you can good year in 1979 consider ending up nearly - $500,000 in the black being a good year. IM PLEASED with the audit, said Robert Goldsberry of Goldsberry and Associates certified public accountants. Things are looking real r good. The exntensive audit, presented recently to the Davis County Commission, showed the county ended 1979 with $595,544 in the black. Thats enough to operate the county for about 60 days, it was MR. GOLDSBERRY told the commission that the 1979 expenditures were down about 8,000 in the general fund from 1978s actual exienditures. With the rapid increase of inflation, that is very commendable, said Mr. sberry. Its obvious that the commission, and county as a whole, have held a very tight line. HOWEVER, THERE were a couple of areas of the audit that could have been improved, the auditor noted. One concern was that the county has $1 . million suprlus in the bond revenue account which could be transferred to the general fund if it were possible to retire the bonds. 1 Co. School Filing Deadline June 25 Four of FARMINGTON the five school board posts are THE KAYSVILLE REFLEX PHONE 376-913- 3 CUPPBiPI7C8. John Stahle Jr., Publisher Second Class Postage Paid At Layton, Utah SUBSCRIPTION $4.50 per year Stteotmi SS SO Out ol Stale OvaraMS SKrydoe $1500 (Payable in Advance) up for grabs but you better file fast if youre going to this time around. THE FILING deadline is had filed as of June 25 and June 18. The victors find them- selves largely performing a labor of love. Pay is but $ 00 a month plus gasoline allowance all that for many hours of work. Seats are up in Precincts 1 and 2, the Bountiful area, 3 1 Published Weekly by I dont think there is any way that the bonds could be retired early, they are on a maturity schedule that wont permit early redemption, BUT When said Mr. Goldsberry. the bonds expire in the year 2003, the surplus fund should amount to between $3 million and $4 million. The general obligation bonds were originally sold to finance the construction of two county-owne- d hospitals. However, the county enticed private developers to erect the hospitals and the bond money was never used. THE OTHER problem deals with federal grants. The county grant revenues by about $1.2 million, budgeting for $5.7 million and receiving only $4.5 million, the audit showed. Davis County is operating on a general fund mill levy of 9.05 mills with a next tax amount of just under $3 million. The county also maintained during 1979 a levy for courthouse construction, two mills for jail construction and two mills for storm drainage for a total of 15.05 mills. the levy for jail construction will mature this year, but a mill levy yet to be dewill have to be assescided sed for the new library which will begin construction in early two-mi- ll 1981. MR. GOLDSBERRY noted that Davis County has a combined maintenance, operation and capital improvements budget of 15.05 mills compared to most neighboring cities and counties of 20 to 25 mills. Revenue collected from the coftn-t- y levy was just under $5 million. central and 5, Clearfield. Terms are for four years with Dee Forbes of Layton Precinct 4 set for another two years. FILING CAN be completed at the county clerks office in Farmington, tb ALSO, RESIDENTS of the unincorporated area of the county pay a service fee of 3.43 mills for fire protection and access to the county landfills. All county residents, except those living in Kaysville, also pay 1 .9 mills for library service. County commissioners say d fed- THATS DOWN sharply from the $69,262 surplus in the 1979-8- 0 budget. The I percent coming Horn local monies, 59 front the state and 5 8 from federal coffers, THE IIDIRkL proportion has steadily dripprd fiom 7.7 percent in 9.T9to6 Vf,r the current years budjet to the 5 8 for 190 81. Meanwhile. the state share has nearly eight percent from 51 6 in 197879 while the Ccrcent has dipped from 40.7 percent in 78 '9 and the current year to 35.1 percent. Roger Clines, hoard nn clerk-busine- manager, said the lt fluctuation in the al portion is due largely to the amount of capital outlay (construction! funding arproseJ by the district. Ihai amount, including payment on outstanding debt, has dropped from S2I.522.UW this year to $17,612,800 for the coming fiscal year beginning July I. un- appropriated surplus has been utilized largely to meet continued federal impact aid cuts in the past several years runmillion-dolla- r ning into the plus category. Impact aid, or 874 funding is received by districts for students whose parents live and-o- r work on installafederal, tions, such as Hill AFB. The budget approved unanimously by the board is essentially the same as the tentative budget okayed two weeks pre -- ' NO TAX increase was included although the hourJ still has the option to impose up to a 3.5 mill temporary levy to relieve financial strain forceJ on the district, primarily by federal cuts. The board has said it may have to impose the additional tax depending on what Congress approves in the way ol federal impact aid funds. In the meantime, the mill levy w ill remain at 42. 1 , including 18 mills for bond interest and capital outlay anj 24 for puinicnaikc and operations, THE DISTRICT went thrmigh a bclMighicmng pro cess several months ago when it w as determined fedcial fund mg would likely see a mayor cut. Some retiring or departing icjshcrs weren't replaced meaning a classroom size in crease of about one student per class on the as crape I oothall baseball and sotiball were dioppcd fiom the junior high athletic program and fees were increased in string music, dns ers education and other areas The budget will go into aficcl July I. IN OTHER business, the board authorized advertising for bids on $6.5 million in us anticipation notes. No date has been set to receive them but Bonnie Durrance. public information officer, said they will probably be opened in the Aug. 5 board meeting. lhc notes are needed by school districts and county governments to help meet immediate financial needs and are repaid after taxes are collected late in the year. THE BOARD will have about a month's hiatus before its nest regular session July 15. It normally meets on the first and third Tuesday of each month and would have held its next regular meeting July I but usually takes a breather in July. Sen. Gam was designated as the keynote speaker. HE TOLD the 300 delegates and 150 guests at the convention that opportunities have never been so great in the realm of politics as they are today. Now is the time for the Republican Party to take control of Congress," said Sen. Garn. We gained five seats in the Senate last election and have the opportunity to do much better this year. HE SAID the U.S. Senate should be controlled by the Republicans by 1982 at the very latest. He also emphasized the need of getting incumbent senators in key positions where the strength of the Senate lies. He noted that the Republicans should maintain a conservative form of government, cut bureauracy, reduce spending and strive for a true, not a phony balanced budget, as the Democrats are proposing. BOTH SENATORS urged for a united GOP and asked for local support of Republican Party leaders and workers in Davis County to accomplish their goals. Sen. Hatch termed the next few years as a very crucial time and urged local support of electing Ronald Reagan president, to elect a Republican governor, and to Sen. Garn to another term. six-ye- Green Light Given Construct New Layton Library To FARMINGTON Davis County will apparently get its new library in Layton, but the facility will probably cost closer to $2 million than the $1.25 million previously planned, the county commission was told this week. it would require reducing the size of the building or leaving a portion of the building un- finished. chairman; Ms. Jeanne Layton, MR. WHITESIDES added that the interior of the building would be structured finished but that the complete building may not be furnished or a complete collection provided all at once. Commission Chairman Glen W. Flint said the new library will be financed by a mill levy, not yet determined, but what would probably amount to about 2 mills. and Robert Newey, Bountiful architect hired by the county to design the facility. Mr. Newey told the group if that the proposed building would cost built as planned considerably more than originally estimated. But to cut costs IF THIS is the case, we would use the mill levy (2 mills) that presently is used for construction of the new jail, said Comm. Flint. The jail mill levy will terminate at the end of this year and we would simply transfer the two mills BUT THE commission gave the green light to the construction of the new library without any major changes in the size of the structure. The decision came at the close of a meeting between commissioners, Evan Whitesides, library board county director of libraries; from one project to another." He noted, however, that if more than two mills are necessary for the library, there will have to be a slight increase in the county mill levy next year. BUT ITS possible that increased growth in the county would offset any additional tax increase, commissioners agreed. Mr. Wwhitesides said bids for the new library will be let next February with construction scheduled to begin in early spring of 1981. THE PROPOSED library of approximately 22,000 square feet of space on the main level with an additional 8,000 to 9,000 square feet of basement space. will be comprised The new library is scheduled for completion in the summer of 1982. Mam over-estimat- 1 1 197 B" North Main St., Layton Hart to already-effecte- eral impact aid cuiv and possible additional slashing by Congress later this summer. The district is left with a $9,262 unappropriated fund balance in MAO funds. hutf OCR E BoardI cBiiool FARMINGTON fiPTy-CN- KAYSVILLE Development of Antelope Island re- ceived top priority among Davis County Democrats as they met for their party convention at Davis High School in Kaysville Friday evening. IN ADDITION, delegates opted against primary election contests in September, and the convention itself saw only one contest where Layton City Councilman Golden Sill won the partys nomination for the Utah House of Representa- tives Legislative District 53 race from fellow Laytonite Judy Darlington. He did that by 70 percenting or gaining the necessary 70 percent of de legate votes, eliminating need for a primary runoff. Delegates urged Antelope Island development along with other state parks to aid tourism within the county. Along with that, the Democrats called for full development of Utahs coal and oil resources in a manner to provide maximum protection for the environment. LOOKING TO environmen- tal concerns, delegates endorsed development of the states oil and coal reserves and asked for energy conservation in automobiles and homes, among other areas. Keynote speaker was Rep. Gunn McKay, who in his 20 minute address asked h, the delegates to strongly support party candidates and be willing to fight what might be a difficult campaign trail through the November general election. ALSO ATTENDING was Gov. Scott Matheson, who met with the delegates in a reception held an hour before the convention. He had to return to Salt Lake City before the convention to attend to matters relating to his daughter's wedding. In addition, Utah Public Education Association and Davis Education Association officials met with the delegates before the actual convention, said Chairman Louise Henson of Sunset. IN MATTERS concerning the upcoming election slate, single Democratic candidates have filed for each of the elective offices up for grabs Nov. 4. The slate includes: For the four-yecounty conmission seat, Boyd Ivory of Bountiful and the two-yeslot, Jim of Sunset. No Democrat has held either position for more than 20 years. Kir-kha- m THE STATE Senate District seat is being sought by Haven Bumingham of Bountiful, and the District 54 seat by William Lawrence of Centerville while Vernon Holman of 23 Bountiful is vying for the District 55 seat. In the District 56 race is Duane Burnett of Woods Cross while Brian Ferguson of Bountiful is hoping to claim the District 57 slot. In north Davis, Warren Wimmer of Clearfield is eyeing the District 51 post while District 52 has Clifford LeFevre contending for that seat. MORE THAN 230 delegates attended the convention that included election of 33 delegates to the state convention to be held in Ogden. Other delegates were elected during the mass meetings held last month, tb |