Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Friday January 20 1984- -3 Gov Matheson’s tax hike supporters cry foul Combined Herald Journal and UPl reports Matheson has asked for a series of tax hikes to raise 8148 million for education and 820 million for state SALT LAKE CITY — Supporters of Gov Scott Matheson’s 8168 million and local road projects tax hike proposal claim attackers of the plan have misrepresented figures to inaccurately describe the impact the increase would have on families State Budget Director Michael Zuhl and Bureau of Business and Econom-i- c Research Director Thayne Robson aid at a news conference Thursday the Utah Taxpayers Association had launched a misleading advertising campaign against the governor's budget proposal But the Taxpayers Association claims the tax hikes really amount to 8250 million which would mean an extra 8165 a year tax burden for each individual in the state The anocia-tio- n said that means a family of four would pay an extra 8660 a year Zuhl said the tax increase proposal calls for 8166 million not 8250 million and only two tax hikes would directly affoct individuals — the income tax and the sales tax Robson said his study showed an average individual with an income of an extra 829 a year in income taxes and 839 a year in sales taxes for a total of 868 A family of four with an income of 830000 would pay an extra 8152 in income taxes and 872 in sales taxes for a total of 8224 810000 would pay “In my opinion" said Robson “The Taxpayers Association has ex aggerated the tax increase and misrepresented its affect on Utah fami- lies" Robson said the governor has proposed 845 million for flooding be raised by accelerating sales tax collections from a quarterly to a monthly basis That amount is being included in the Taxpayers Association figures as a tax increase he said his Jack Olsen strongly defended organisation’s figures “I absolutely stand behind those numbers" he told The Herald “That is not a tax hike and anyone who says that is a tax hike is misleading the public” he said He also said there is no fair way to assess the impact on individuals or families of taxes on business like the franchise and severance taxes Journal “The consumers will pay for the corporate and severance tax increases During economic times like these where will the money come from? “We're opposed to every penny of tax increases” he said “I think they ought to be cutting “Any simple formula someone comes up with on those taxes is also misleading to the public" Robson said But Taxpayers Association Director taxes” Any money for education should come from the 890 million in new revenue that will come in to the state next year from growth he said Legislative report Idaho BOISE - A bill an emergency (UPl) authorising e feeding program for animals is being rushed through the Idaho Legislature The House Resources and Conservation Committee voted Thursday to send to the House floor for a vote next week a bill granting the Idaho Fish and Game Department authority to immediately use reserve funds to finance a massive feeding effort for the starving animals Agency officials say they will have to use regular funding in other program budgets unless lawmakers soon grant the emergency spending authority Exceptionally cold and snowy weather this year has made it difficult for deer and elk to find food forcing the hungry g animals into areas big-gam- low-lyin- UPl Salt Lake attorney Bob Wright announced plans to seek the Republican nomination for governor Wright lost to Gov Scott Matheson in the 1980 gubernatorial race Wright- running again SALT LAKE CITY (UPl) Robert Wright an attorney who was unsuccessful in a gubernatorial bid in 1980 says an early start and campaign experience will help him win the Republican nomination and the governor’s job Wright made that assessment Thursday in announcing he is a gubernatorial candidate for the Republican nomination a title he won in 1980 Wright won 45 percent of the vote in 1980 when he lost to Democratic Gov Scott Matheson in the general election “I can’t believe it's time to do this again" Wright said before introducing his wife and seven of his eight children to a room of news reporters and supporters “In spite of a late start by an inexperienced candidate we came within 5 percent of victory" he added “This year we are starting earlier working smarter and committed to finish the job we started four years ago" Wright criticized Matheson who has not announced whether he will seek another term in office for running a government riddled with crises “It is no wonder that Utah's citizenry is impatient with its government when the politicians announce in a single year that there is a crisis in the schools a crisis in the prison a crisis in flood control a crisis with our highways and a crisis in accomodating Utah’s needs in general” Wright said He also said he opposes the governor’s request for an 8150 million tax increase to fund education reforms and the nearly 84 million to breach the railroad causeway across the Great Salt Lake A House member who sponsored unsuccessful efforts in 1982 and 1983 to raise Idaho’s minimum legal drinking age says the proposal will surface again this year But that lawmaker Rep Linden Bateman Falls said the bill will be introduced first in the Senate not the House as it was the past ho two years tion Department is operating Democratic Gov John Evans might prompt the Legislature to backs creation of a revenueorder a probe of the agency sharing plan but some top “I think we're going to get Republicans in the Legislature into it before it’s all over this say they doubt lawmakers will session” said Sen Reed Budge approve the proposal Springs chairman of the upper chamber's Transportation Committee “The committee might want an independent study of this agency” Budge said "It's preSALT LAKE CITY (UPl) -tty apparent to me there is a The Utah Utah problem” Legislature 47-2- members also complained The measure about construction operations (HB120) would allocate 8172000 and dirty highway rest stops to buy supplemental feed for deer and elk 890000 to pay for officials caused by starving survived a preliminary damage deer and the balance for fenclegislative test Thursday in ing and other measures to save their drive for increased financ- crops ing securing introduction of a The deer and elk in northern proposed state revenue-sharin- g Utah have been starving due to program for counties and cities the harsh winter About 8150000 5 vote the House In On a cash has been contributed Revenue and Taxation Comfrom private sources to mittee sent to the printer a bill feed for animals purchase that would funnel to the cities but state officials thethat is not say and counties revenue from a to the more than enough keep proposed half-cesplit of state 80000 deer alive sales-tarevenue Each group would get 50 DON'S KOPY KAT percent of the revenue COPIES 3'm (ivtiii) expected to total more than 831 Wadding Announcamant I Lamination million compared to the past 5 Local-governm- ent 13-- nt x Two years ago Bateman tried to raise the limit from 19 to 20 He wanted to raise it to 21 last year On each occasion the bill was killed in the Senate 752-421- allocation of about 817 million under a sales tax IS7IW W Mala lagan Ha Mlgidmt Igwia Mawii Maa-f- ri IM ta IM PJM Sat Ml la MS Iwiw) Republican legislators are trying again despite repeated gubernatorial vetoes to gut an Idaho law under which employees on state and local s projects are paid at nationally set wage rates The House State Affairs Committee introduced a bill Thursday that would exempt public school and college construction projects from the LOGAN LIONS public-work- Little Davis-Baco- n wage requirement The sponsor Committee CLUB PRESENTS long-standi- Region report Shale flows in March DENVER (UPl) — Chevron Oil Shale Co and say oil should be flowing by March from shale mined in Colorado and retorted in Utah The 8130 million mining project takes ore mined at the companies’ Clear Creek Shale Oil Project 28 miles north of DeBeque to a new retorting plant near Salt Lake City Chevron Shale Oil manager Earl Hurst said the plant will produce about 200 barrels of oil a day from 350 tons of Colorado shale A full-siretort operation would process about 25000 tons Of shale a day he said The companies had planned to spend 85 billion to 87 billion to produce 100000 barrels of oil a day by the early 1990s but backed off that plan last year when oil prices began fluctuating Conoco Shale Inc ze Salmon area flooding - An ice jammed Idaho (UPl) river has caused the worst flooding since 1962 in the Salmon area forcing about a dozen families to flee their homes authorities say Lemhi County Civil Defense Director Jack Weigand said Thursday if the cold continues much longer “we’ll be in deep deep trouble” families that fled their homes The dozen-or-sThursday were staying with friends or relatives Sheriff Bill Baker said He did not know if water had caused any damage at the residences About 40 apartments were threatened by the chilling waters Baker said Officials said the Lemhi River which runs through the city froze from top to bottom early Thursday as temperatures dipped to 25 below zero backing up water into subdivisions and SALMON o farms Supreme candidate? BOISE (UPl) — Fifth District Judge Douglas Kramer says he is seriously considering running for the Idaho Supreme Court seat now held by Justice Stephen Bistline If Kramer does contest Bistline this November it would be the first time in 13 years an incumbent Supreme Court Justice has been challenged Kramer of Hailey said he wants to serve on the high court and is qualified to do so Kramer — who said he would make a decision mi whether to challenge Bistline within the next throe weeks — sought the position now held by Justice Robert Huntley Chairman Walter Little said the change Plymouth could reduce labor costs as much as 35 percent on those projects allowing schools to trim overall costs or expand spending on other budget items Despite Little’s optimism that the proposal will become law Democrats on the committee indicated they thought the action was futile They noted Democratic Gov John Evans has time and time again used his veto stamp to demonstrate his unwillingness to allow state and local agencies to trim construction wages w Bistline is known as “The Great Dissenter” because of the large number of dissenting votes he has cast since being appointed by former Gov Cecil Andrus in 1976 Fight for SLC water (UPl) — If Salt Lake City out of Utah Project the Salt Central the pulls Lake County Water Conservancy District may end up scrapping with other entities to get the city’s 812 billion share of the project The conservancy board Thursday agreed it should “fight for Salt Lake City's share if it pulls out of CUP” but noted that several other parties — including Sevier County — have also expressed an interest in picking up Salt Lake of water City’s 50000 acre-febillion share does not Salt Lake City's include the cost of the Jordanelle Dam near Heber City Salt Lake City and County are to receive their share of water from the Provo River through that dam SALT LAKE CITY et 81-- 2 Air to cause trouble (UPl) — Construction of a nuclear waste disposal facility on the eastern edge of Canyonlands National Park would create a significant air pollution problem a government study says The study funded by the US Department of Energy was presented to a group of state SALT LAKE CITY A Senate committee chairman says new complaints about how the state Transporta IT'S ANNUAL DANCE REVIEW MARCH 3 1st at 2:00 PM NOTICE! INTERESTED DANCE INSTRUCTORS CONTACT at SCOTT HART after 6:00 pm 753-863- 7 mmthaft& mam acra a Chicken bit Sn O officials Thursday Joel Risman an air quality specialist for Bechtel said air quality standards at the park boundary could occasionally be violated during exploratory work And he said if the Gibson Dome site is selected for the repository dust and exhaust from vehicles could cloud scenic vistas Massive pig deaths TOOELE Utah (UPl) — A freight train carrying hogs and dry goods derailed near Tooele Wednesday killing more than 1000 of the animals But Union Pacific Railroad officials said the train’s crew members were not injured Witnesses said about 2000 of the hogs that spilled from 10 freight cars died from injuries or froze to death The National Weather Service s at said the temperatures were in the the time of the 1:05 pm derailment The train with three locomotives and 30 box cars was headed for Los Angeles The first 13 cars behind the engines derailed Officials said the train tracks were closed for about four hours by the acddenL mid-teen- has advanced a bill that would save Budge said legislators tax- deer and elk from starving to payers drivers trucking in- death this winter but has put on dustry members and others hold a measure that would have a variety of grievances make it more expensive to kill with the agency them Most of the complaints cenThe Utah House Thursday tered on long delays in the 3 a 8337200 passed issuance of driver’s licenses emergency bill appropriation But witnesses and committee sponsored by Rep Glen Brown a tender boneless breast of chicken patty topped with ham and melted swiss cheese to dip in our zippy mustard sauce Plus a juicy steak broiled to order a baked potato or fries and Sizzler toast There’s only one place where you can get steak and Malibu Chicken m At the Sizzler You'll enjoy Also on the Sizzler's menu Now drink refills ure free at the Sizzler that means soft drink coffee and tea refills come with our compliments (Sorry milk refills not included) 1165 North Main Logan |