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Show School board faces complex busing issues Jordan District School Board, program" from one yte. in an effort to come to terms with the future busing needs of the district, is currently rethe district examining "Hazardous Busing" policy. A major expense for the district is the busing of ineligible students (those who live in areas d that do not qualify for who but transportation, reside in areas where walking to school constitutes a hazardous condition.) In the past, regulations stated that "transportation in areas (within the state 1.5 mile limit) where walking constitutes a hazardous condition shall be provided by the local Board of Education from general funds of the district and funds derived from a tax not to exceed one mill." Jordan District aoes not currently levy this tax. The State Legislature recently changted the language in the state regulations concerning students who live inside the - "T ' ' 4 - - , , " - . ' ' ' ,N '. Vs yC ' ' , ... Delbert Crump, administrator of student and community services, presented the board with facts and recommendations concerning the middle school transportation problems: 1. district Should the a next for adopt busing policy that state with the complies year eligibility formula? 2. Should the district continue all middle school busing students and seek other sources of funding? 3. Should school organized in grade units be treated schools than differently organized in grade units? 4. Should sixth grade students who live between 1.5 miles and two miles be bused while seventh and eighth graders be bused only if they live over two miles? 5. Should a phase-iprogram for eligibility compliance take place over the next three or four years which takes into account the middle school boundary changes planned for the school , - ' 1 ' , - - - , . .. . i :. , ; I I ' school year. -v. ' , i 1 , Jesse crowned Miss S. Jordan Wendi Jesse, daughter of Mr and Mrs Norman Jesse, has been selected as Miss Utah The Pageant. Scholarship pageant will be held June 8 at the Mountain View High School in Orem. First attendant is Susan Rees, second attendant Kim Allred, Rosanne third attendant Armistead and fourth attendant Sharon Pershon. Susan Rees was also elected as Miss Congeniality by the contestants and Kim Allred was also the winner of the talent and interview portions of the competition. Jesse is a student at the University of Utah and was the winner in the swimsuit and evening gown competitions. In addition to a $500 scholarship, she received a $150 wardrobe allowance and gifts from local also Attendants merchants. received scholarships and gifts. "A Moment in Paradise" was the theme of the April 23 pageant with Darrin Allen, Jason Bleak and Paul Newbold escorting the contestants while Kim Clayton was master of ceremonies. 14-1- hastens for candidates Those whising to run for city office in West Jordan are reminded that June 30 is the filing deadline and all applications must be in before that time. For further information, residents are asked to contact either Ron Olson, city recorder, or Renette Anderson, deputy city recorder, those students . . Midvale sights set on U.D.A.G. grant application Voluma 50 Number 19 Published weekly at 125 W. Center St., Salt Lake County Utah by Midvale Sentinel Inc. Second-clas- s postage paid at Midvale Utah. Subscription rate $6 per year In Jordan School District. This Issue two sections. Midvale tentative budget adopted by city council The Midvale City Council has adopted a tentative 1983-8of budget general fund 4 . an 11 represents over increase the budget. To put the budget picture in its proper perspective however, 1982-8- y 3 Dave administrator city Jorgensen reported that the 1982-8budget represented a reduction of $188,091 over the 1981-8- 2 budget. "The proposed budget is about the same dollar amount as the 1981-8- 2 budget," he summarized. The budget includes wages for 3 1983-8- and employes. The 50 full-tim- e 76 part-tim- 4 part-tim- e total e volunteer firemen. There will be a 3.5 percent pay raise, plus an additional 3.2 percent annual includes 44 cost-of-livi- "merit" raise. The budget also includes funds e for a building inspector trainee that the city hopes will provide long term stability in the building inspection department. full-tim- An engineering drafting assis- tant will also be moved from part to full-tim- e. in the property tax for the general fund is No increase proposed. However, a two mill increase for the capital improve-- 1 w 4 a. . one-eigh- $135,000 of th prior year Class C and collector road monies it used to repair Wasatch from State to South Grant. Street. The city has been able to '4 w ment fund is recommended. Current city projects, said have . depleted Jorgensen, existing sources of funds, both" local and federal. The city also proposed to adopt the additional of one percent increase in sales taxes and will hike franchise taxes for Utah Power and Light from 2 to 4 percent, Mountain Bell from 3 to 4 percent and Mountain Fuel from 2 to 6 percent. Additional new sources of revenue were listed as $17,000 for new liquor and beer taxes and $11,000 from pet licenses. New restrictions for the use of federal revenue sharing funds were suggested. The city has no assurance that funds will be continued beyond October of 1983, so it will limit their use to one time expenditures for equipment. The budget will also cover increases in the city's computer data processing capability. Another $24,000 is budgeted to cover animal control costs. The county is hitting the city with a large increase in the cost of contracting for this service. In capital projects, the city has two areas with some funds to fix $300,000 remaining: Monroe Street from Wasatch Street to Copperview Elemen- tary and v Over 1,000 student entries from the district's six high schools will be displayed. The exhibit will be judged by Allan Bennett and Moishe Smith from Utah State University and by Susan Makeof from Weber State be Awards will College. presented for the best work in each art category. Both the five-daart exhibit and the musical special program are free to the public. amount percent The $2,129,243. The Fifteenth Annual Jordan District High School Art Exhibit will be held at West Jordan High School from May 9 to 13. A special open house is scheduled in connection with the art show on Wednesday, May 11, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. The two newly formed symphony orchestras and featured soloists will present a musical program as the district's culminating event for the Festival of the Arts. Thursday, May 12, 1983 (USPS34"-340- ) ' ,' Interested citizens may comment about or provide input on the matter at that time. Continuing The Midvale Sentinel Midvale City should know sometimes in the next couple of weeks or so if it has qualified as an Urban Development Action Grant recipient, reported city planning consultant Jack Willis. are monies U.D.A.G. the administered through Urban and of Housing department The grants are Development. generally made to the private sector within areas targeted as pockets of poverty. To qualify, a city must be able to prove that, at least, 70 percent of thepeople in that area are 80 percent below the city's median income and that, at least, 30 percent are below the poverty line. Jordan students slate high school art show ; Deadline porting recommended by the committee would be $35,000. Another busing problem arises when dealing with the middle schools. Next school year three middle schools will be organized in grades 7, 8, 9; six middle schools will be composed of grades 6, 7, 8. Two new middle schools will open in 1984. Sixth grade students who attend middle schools and live beyond 1.5 miles are eligible for while seventh transportation and eighth grade students in those same schools must live over two miles to be eligible. Therefore the district administration recommends that a be "transition program" to deal with the developed middle school students who are presently being transported but who are ineligible. The proposed cost of such a "transition law. Valley Sentinel 4. It was estimated that for the next year, the cost of trans- percentage now permitted by 1984-8- Crump's recommendation to the board was: 1. That the Board of Education levy the appropriate mills to raise $100,000 to fund the inelito be students gible recommended by the Parent Ad Hoc Transportation Committee and to accommodate the needs of the middle schools for the school year 1983-82. That a phase-i- n program that provides time to communicate with patrons to solve the changes needed in the middle school busing program be developed and implemented. According to Superintendent Raymond Whittenburg, a .17 mill tax levy would generate enough money to maintain the status quo for one year. During which time the board would have ample opportunity to communicate the district's intention of returning to strict state transportation guidelines. He. cautioned other .board members to examine all the facts before making their decisions. Board member Don Carpenter stated his concern that the financial burden of the transportation costs may keep money from being used where it was meant to be, in the classroom. Vicki Scott, Union Community - Wendi Jesse at 1850 W. 7800 S. year The Midvale City council will a public hearing on May 17 at 7 p.m. regarding the adoption of the additional sales tax hold Jordan n distance. The new language indicates that "transportation of students not eligible under subsection (1) may be provided as determined by the local Board of of Education, regardless distance from school, from general funds of the district and funds derived from a tax not to exceed one mill which the local Board at its option may impose upon the assessed value of the district. This change will allow school districts to levy the one mill optional tax for any needed bus services rather than only alleviate the hazardous walking conditions. Faced with an ever expanding school Jordan population, District is hard pressed to keep up with the transportation needs of its students. The district's Parent Ad Hoc Committee, Transportation whose purpose is to identify and routes, prioritize hazardous recently submitted to the Board a list of 39 routes designated . .hazardous. , , ., , Realizing that funds are not available for all of the routes, the Parent Ad Hoc Committee narrowed the list to 17 routes that should be bused during the 1983-8- 4 The Jordan School Board will address this issue during its next session on Mav 17. -9 transportation state-funde- d ! recommended Group, slates sales tax public hearing May 17 that the board look at a mill levy of .21 instead of .17. The .21 mill levy would better accommodate the transportation needs of the district. $65,000. state-funde- .' School is Midvale reduce f. . 12 Preparing for the Midvale Senior Citizens Bazaar are Mrs Eileen Sabey, Mrs Alice Timothy, and Mrs Blanche Hendrikson. The bazaar will be held May 13 from 9:30 to 2:30. Senior citizens in the area are invited to come to the center this week which is Senior Citizen week throughout the county. The center has a lunch every Friday but reservation should be made. operation and maintenance costs on its vehicles according to Jorgensen, due to the fleet replacement funds the council established and the watchful management of existing vehicles. Jorgensen also noted that the city wouldlike to expand its street sweeping services to make it possible to sweep each street in the city once a month. It has already budgeted to expand the police department's neighborhood watch program and establish a reserve officer program. The tentative budget is open to public inspection through June 15 at the city hall. In the meantime, the city council will continue to review each budget item. A public hearing on the tentative budget is set for June 14. Following that hearing, the council will establish final budget amounts and adopt a budget. |