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Show UTia ,b1 rn EM? J0 6U11 uvt UD cnt.w r b rc'T( . . - THURSDAY, JULY 5, 1979 - VOLUME FIFTY NUMBER EIGHT TTm - FARMINGTON The Davis County Council of Governments has endorsed a plan that would give some of the funds collected in sales tax to city coffers rather than the state. would be distributed to cities The proposal came about and counties according to Weber County cities, notably Ogden and Riverdale, to recents sales tax tain that obtained at point of sale. Those two cities generate most of that countys sales tax revenue and previously it has been divided between all cities on a per capita basis. between points of sale and by population, he said. MAYOR SANT has been named to a committee along with other northern Utah mayors and county commissioners pressing 'for such a change. The group has already met with state Senate and House subcommittees and will hold another July 20 session with them. We feel that we absolutely have some of the answers that we all need, the mayor said. THE proposal presented to mayors in a special session late last week, the first cents on the five cents to the dollar sales tax would be kept by cities where the sale originated, as at present, Sunset Mayor Norman Sant explained. But in addition, a second cents or about $50 million from statewide sources, feet, Mayor Sant said. Plain City is a rural city with because of plans by some population. Any funds left would be divided equally UNDER several thousand residents and little commercial base to generate sales tax revenue. Assisted by Wasatch Front Regional Council planning agency officials Ronald R. Wertz and John Nicholson, Mayor Sant tried to bring home the proposal with a slide show outlining tax distribution in the state. BUT IN two years that could change, causing Plain City Mayor Samuel Lower some concern. He chairs the AMONG OTHER things, it showed that local governments obtain more than 80 percent of revenue from property tax, taking about $35 in taxes per $1,000 personal committee seeking the change and would stand to lose heavily if that Weber ef- - County change went into income from the average That compares to about $42 for sales tax. Sales tax has jumped from $16 per $1,000 in 1950 while property tax has dipped from $42 gained in that year. And while no one likes taxes, the share of property tax going to cities has dropped from nearly 20 percent in 1950 to just over 12 percent in 1977. But 80 percent of Utahs population lives in urban areas of 2,500 people or more, it was shown, making the state one of the most urban in the nation. wage-earne- r. IN SPITE of that,' local governments including'toun-tie- s and cities spend only 3.5 percent of government revenue compared to 67.5 percent federal and a 29'per-cen- t state chunk, including schools. And while local government provides many services to the lions share of the states people, 41 percent d of employees are and 59 percent local. The cities and counties would probably effect a tradeoff with the state to include giving up some property tax in exchange for more sales tax but details have yet to be worked out. Mayor Sant said. state-affiliate- FARMINGTO- NThe Davis County Housing Authoritys Layton site could see a of number improvements, come fall, if a loan sought from federal authorities is approved. " 'Ys, y , " ' , ,4 - HOUSING Authority Executive Director'Rosemarv Davis said word should be ' received within a few regarding weeks for vl T i MW rf 7 - ' - ... The near interest the city would have been required to pay. Opposing such a move on grounds that a bond issue would be to pay for a building already under construction and with no definite plans formulated for the addition, for example, was $350,000 fire station under construction will be completely financed by revenue sharing monies, the Clearfield City Council has decid- ed. THE NEW station is being built on East Center on the location of the old station, tom down except for a small portion containing - section are among features Davis County Sheriff Brant Johnson would like included in the jail addition set shortly, for construction. 9 IN A meeting with the county commission, Sheriff Johnson said construction on the addition to include jail and other related facilities could start by weeks end. He also outlined some possible changes in plans that he said would improve efficiency. some city including Mayor Donal Townley, wanted part of the fire station to be financed by a general bond, requiring a popular vote of city residents before action could have been taken to utilize funds from such a PREVIOUSLY, officials, Those changes were to be discussed in a Tuesday afternoon session with architect Don Frandsen of Ogden. They would include a tunnel between the addition and the library for storage and as a source. He had proposed floating 000 general $300, obligation bonds, with about 000-$40- earmarked for the fire station and the rest for projects ranging from an addition to the municipal building to provide more space for court activities and the police department. Another portion would have been used for parking facility construction. $150,000 decontamination area. disaster there would be John (space). (Zippro, county emergency storage THE BOND would have allowed the city to put more than $150,000 left in revenue sharing according to the mayor to work earning interest in time certificates, for example. Those funds would have earned far more interest than the possible 5 percent projected as bond I think it will probably be an advantage and if there was a preparedness chief) feels he has to have food, cots, etc., stored. A CEMENT conduit or tunnel would cost from and would not connect to the jail portion of the addition, Sheriff Johnson said. A second entrance into the jail area was also recom $15,000-$20,00- ' IM PERSONALLY op- he said. Wed get a windfall (city). Woods Cross would get about $180,000added revenue but Im morally opposed to it. If the state has money from sales tax it doesnt need it morally ought to turn that back to the people rather than cycling it back to the cities. posed, The state has an annual multimillion dollar surplus, the group was reminded. I THINK the cities ought to raise the needed finances include gabled roofs, land- scaping, insulation, laying of carpet and painting. If the loan is approved, work could begin around October, she said. AFTER renovation was completed, the tenants would be placed on a federal Section 8 program where they pay 25 percent of their income in rent with the rest footed by federal funds. At present, standard rents are charged with one bedroom units costing $120 a month, two bedroom $140, three bedroom $160, and four bedroom $180 monthly. But sitting on the other side of the fence was neighboring West Bountiful Mayor Grant Secrist. Weve got all the problems (Woods Cross) have but we dont get (as much) sales tax. I think the concept is excellent. I think the property tax is one of the most inequitable taxes there is. THAT (the proposal) is shifting the tax, not cutting it. I think property tax on a home has no relation to the ability to pay, he added, saying that he wouldnt mind paying sales tax generated by more of an ability to pay. Six units have already been reserved for low income and those tenants pay 25 percent of income in rent. UNDER THE new system, Mrs. Davis expects more rent be collected than previously. Ger rally, all units hav been tilled but those wishing information can contact the office at to or 290-267- or or 290-267- 766-118- 0 tb 766-118- A Sure Test The best test for good manners is putting up with bad ones. Forum, Eldon, la. -- complex for the elderly. Authority officials are still negotiating to obtain a site for that facility in Bountiful. Money needed for land purchase could be saved if the ten homes were placed near the existing housing complex. fall. mended. It could lead into a holding area visible to the jailer, he said. Or a garage could be added with prisoners transported inside before transfer to the jail or the car carrying prisoners could By GARY R. BLODGETT A - LAYTON The Davis County Housing Authority will request approval from Layton City officials to construct ten single family homes on ground in North Layton. m problem. If people would ask (about the fire station) we would have to say we have money to pay for it. TO SAY it is for a fire in station already process...we are wise to back off of bonding at this time, Mr. Hunt said. A bond could OfaMiss A holdFARMINGTON ing area and decontamination ion. through the mill levy, Mayor If people Urry continued. dont want something in services they will tell their leaders. Authority Seeds Layton 6!iay To Daild 10 Family Homes Despite delays caused by lack of brick, construction is moving ahead on the new Clearfield Fire Station, set for completion this Councilman Harley Hunt. It would seem to me to be very difficult to start into a bonding program now when we dont have a clear picture of what we are talking about. it makes sense Money-wis- e but there would be such a horrendous communications Rita some equipment. The new facility, estimated to cost $348,000, should be completed sometime this fall. Revenue sharing funds, received from federal sources, will come into city coffers to the tune of about $170,000 in the coming year added to a similar amount from the 1978-7budget. City Finance Director Rod Davenport said. l mercial (property tax). Voicing opposition was Woods Cross Mayor Lawrence W. Urry, who was the sole abstaining vote to the mayoral resolution affirmat- Zoiislno Jr - would Improvements L, 4 28-un-it housing complex near North Layton Jr. High School. - jWrir CLEARFIELD 000-$50- 0, at the Authoritys fc FIRE STATION UNDERWAY a 000 loan. It would be used in renovation $300, m IFgdit WE NEED 57,000 signatures before we can get it on the ballot, he said. We havent got the formula yet and dont know if well give up just residential or com H L L L7 L7 mammoth expansion in industrial development including the Layton Mall has Shopping Center provided an economic boom to Davis County, according to a report from the Utah Department of Employment Security. THE ECONOMIC outlook for the entire Wasatch Front, for both the near future and up to five years in the future is "very bright, the quarterly report noted. The accelerated industrial expansion is expected to create more than 25,000 new jobs along the northern Wasatch Front during the next five years. IF THIS proves true, the increased number of jobs THE SHERIFF added that a planned diesel tank to sup- ply power in an emergency would represent more than 25 percent increase over todays employment in the three-count- y area of Davis, Weber and Morgan counties. The industrial developments will provide a variety of jobs, both durine construction and after completion. Sales, trade and professional jobs, especially, are expected to increase drastically during half-decad- e. THIS WILL represent a reversal in the usual trend of employment in northern Utah which has been heavily geared to federal, state and local governments, rather than the private sector, it was explained. Private firms, many created by new industrial development, are expected to provide a big majority of the new next jobs, up to 20,000 in the rela- tively near future for parking facilities, a building addition and potential purchase of land between the city hall and fire station. That makes sense and will be identifiable (to the public)," he added, tb Dim enter a fenced-of- f area where a gate could be closed upon entry. the next be considered in the THE TEN homes, earmarked for large families with low incomes, would be on the constructed Authoritys housing development site near North Layton Jr. High School. The homes $2 are part of a 58-un- it million-plu- s include a tew could be helpful. Power outages happen six to eight times a year, a real problem to law enforcement. But an extra fuel tank with several thousand gallons capacity could store unleaded fuel, presently available to five years with increases noted in all employment categories, according to a surarea vey of the three-count- y by the Weber County Industrial Development Corporation and area Chamber of Commerce in cooperation with the Utah Department of package to also it apartment oDaoBD Sheriffs deputies only at the county road shop in Fruit Heights. That means many cars stationed in the south part of the county must leave their areas to obtain gas, often once a day, Sheriff Johnson said, tb Employment Security. TRADE JOBS are expected to lead the way with some 6,500 in the next five years. Service Industry is expected to add more than 5,400 during the same period, accounting Layton Police Find Oynamite LAYTON -thePolice hereofarean finding investigating unopened case of dynamite left by someone behind a pine k from the tree a station. half-bloc- POLICE FOUND the box FARMINGTON after an unidentified tipster called to tell the police where they could find the explosives. Bomb experts from Fort Douglas confirmed the contents of the box as being dynamite. But police dont have any -r- A planning department, said to be developed north of Shepard Lane between U.S. 89 and Main Street, Farmington, has been approved by the Farmington Planning Commis- the proposed center will have 88,000 sqare feet of commercial space and 37,550 square Planner spring. He noted that preliminary site work has shopping center sion. DAVIS COUNTY Scott Carter, who assists Farmington city with its for a combined percentage of 56 percent. The Ogden downtown mall and expansion of a shopping mall in Riverdale, Weber "County, are expected to provide the majority of jobs in Weber County during the survey period. WEBER COUNTY should add about 14,200 new jobs to its employment rolls while Davis County is expected to increase its new employment figures by about half that number, according to the report. feet of professional office space. He said construction is expected to begin early next already been started but architectural plans have been approved by the city building inspector. THE PROPOSED center, to be called Foxglove, will include a grocery store, hardware store, theatre, restaurant, small shops and a bank. Professional space will allow for development of three offices and perhaps another bank, grb THE KAYSVILLE REFLEX 197 B North Main St., Layton PHONE 376-91- Published Weekly by OTfftFZiCZSCS. John Stable, Jr., Publisher Second Class Postage Paid At Layton, Utah SUBSCRIPTION idea who placed the dynamite behind the tree, or for what purpose. The explosives were not rigged to go off. grb ac- tual construction can not begin until the detailed $4.50 per year twrw titicrtpdi ttm (Payable In Aftoano) |