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Show 88 Lakeside Review North, Wednesday, Auaust 29. 1984 Signs- Help Scout Earn Eagle Badge KAYSVILLE Rustic red- Pi wood signs now welcome visitors to Kaysville City. The signs, lo- cated on each of the city entrances, are the Eagle Scout Grant Murproject of Hf I y ray. Grant, a member of Scout Troop 311, sponsored by the LDS 11th Ward, visited Wellsville while looking for an Eagle He saw the signs leading to that town and his idea was born. We got the dimensions, drew out the plans and took it to the City Council," said Grant. He received funding for his project through several city He took the signs to Ernie Davenport of the Wood Gallery for the routing of the letters. Grant and his father, along with members of his Scout troop stained the signs and arranged to have them errected. Shortly after the installation the sign on 200 North was seriously damaged by vandalism. Three city residents and developers, C. Patrick Bates, Gary M. Wright and Howard J. Kent, were disheartened by the vandalism and donated $300 to help defry the costs of repair or replacement of the sign. Grant was presented a certifi-- , e cate or appreciation by the Chamber of Commerce for his valuable contribution to the;, community. It took two months KAYSVILLE and approximately 100 hours with 40 hours being Grants personal hours to complete the proj- t 4,--- v? A h & J 'w? ' , -iV prq.b-mad- A . ' s. r ' -- Commissioner Appointed To Association Committee Their recommendations fv k V t x1 1 1 && c . Harry B. Oerlqbh, Sr., commissioner of DaVis County, has been named a member of the National Association of Counties (NACO). Health and Education Steering Committee. The,, appointment was made by the Associations president, Philip B.; Elfstrom of Kane County, III. NACOs eleven steering com-- j :p g mittees form the. are of county government. Mem-ber- s bring their expertise at the , local level together to examine is- - sues critical to county govern-jnen- t. county legislative goals guide, the Association in its efforts on be- half of county governments throughout the county. Discover,... Ogden One-Sto- p Wedding Shop UNIVERSAL policy-makin- Kays-vill- ect. Remem- - nance and operation, 2.86 mills FARMINGTON made earlier, the from the voted leeway, .31 rtl.il bering promises Davis County School Board has. for transportation and .15 rtttll approved a 43.50 mill levy for for tort liability, making a total, of ; ; : 43.50. ; the coming year. The 18 mills for capital outlay The capital outlay part of the,mill levy could have been set was higher than the planned higher but' Sheryl Allen, board 1,7; 11 mills. But Superintendent president, reminded the board Lawrence Welling said the grojvthe that two years ago, .the board, in he district will create a promise to the voters that Tents and that raising the mill the mill levy, in that area would levy to 18 would be farsighted. The raise to 18 mills will give not go above 18 mills if they, district approximately passed an education bond elec tb " w, $500,000 more. tion. Ms. Allen said Davis District The election passed and 'the,' school board kept its promise, has the lowest dollar amount per In addition'to the 18 mills for student in the state due to tjie capital outlay, 22. 18 mills has high number of children and the ; been set by the state for mainte- - low density of industry. . proj--ec- t. busi-nesses- School Board Recalls, to boundary signs were created by Grant Murray as ai4 Eagle Scout, project. ) i? Z-- ' m PARTY & DISPLAY 3770 Kiesel Avenue; 393-535Mon.-Sa- t. 3 9 a.m. to 5 p.nC, 9 . Grant will be entering the 8th grade at Kaysville Junior High this fall. He is the son of Leona and Bruce Murray. Industrial Park Wins Tax Appeal FARMINGTON The Davis County commissioners heard their first tax valuation appeal last week, and decided in favor of a lower tax for a local industrial : park. The manager of the Layton In- dustrial Park, Spence Packer, appealed this years valuation on the property tax assessed on the parks 90 acres. The 1983 valuation on the property tax was $26,244 per acre. Packer argued that the average value should be changed to $19,000 per acre. William Gardner, the county assessor, said a compromise of $ 9,500 should be approved, which the commission1 er? granted. Though there were no sales to potential businesses from 1980 to 1983, there were offers of $ 1 8,000 an acre in 1983, while the list price of the land was $20,000 to $24,000 per acre. But in April of 1984, seven acres were sold at $20,000 per acre, and in May, two acres were sold at $23,600 each, since the land provides good location, access and visibility, the park manager said. Packer said he would take the reduced valuation back to the park's board of directors. Clearfield Okays Drop In Mill Levy CLEARFIELD While other Davis County cities may be doing all they can to keep property taxes from rising, Clearfield City Council approved another crease in the mill levy for its deresi- ' dents. Upon recommendation from City Manager Don W. (Wally) Baird, the council set the mill levy at 14.98 mills for the budget This is a decrease year 1984-8of 1,3 mills in the past 14 months. Each year the city is required by state law to adjust the property tax mill levy to be compatible with the estimated revenue. This revenue cannot increase over six percent for the previous years tax collection. In June of 1983 the mill levy was set at 16.00, then reduced the following month to 15.69 due to adjustment. ;The maximum levy which could have been imposed this year was 15.92, however the council voted to keep taxes lower. Mayor Neldon E. Hamblin said: It is due to the fine staff of city employees and their diligence in keeping within their operating budgets, that we are able to approve this decrease in propertytaxes while the cost of living continues to rise. I compliment these folks for a fine job." : 5. .. ' |