Show Serving Utah’s Great Pahvant Valley Delta Utah $2800 aut ef county- - la month Foundation $1300 AilvMca) Senior Citizen Copy 50 study s (65 and older) $18 00 initiatives be would reduced by $21728157 if Initiative A is approved Property taxes imposed by special taxing districts would be cut by $20202384 or 246 percent if Initiative A is approved in November The Report also said: “After three Utah’s economy years of stagnation appears to be growing once again As a result actual tax collections next year may be higher than currently estimated Thus the reductions that would occur if the tax initiatives are approved might be partially offset by this growth in the tax base and in the tax revenues Supporters also claim that passage of the initiatives might stimulate the economy further “On the other hand the total reduction in property tax revenues might be greater than the amount currently because actual property estimated values in Utah have declinced during recent years and in some cases are below those indicated on the property valuation notices If these discrependes are corrected it would result in reduced property tax collections and would create additional revenue loss” The Foundation says it “takes no position for or against the tax initiatives Its sole objective is to present facts and Figures along with unbiased and accurate information so that an intelligent decision can be made on this most important issue” towns Kei Rand by The Utah Foundation says passage of the tax initiatives would reduce taxes an average of $164 per family in Millard County and reduce county revenue by $1203471 In a press release dated Sept 26 the Foundation said: "A typical family of four persons in Millard County with an annual income of $23000 would realize an average tax reduction of about $131 or 79 percent in income sales and gasoline taxes if the tax initiatives are approved in November Futhermore if the Millard County family owned a home with a sales value of $73000 it would realize an added savings averaging $13 Thus the total aveage tax to about reduction would amount $164 or 66 percent of the total now expended for income sales gasoline and property taxes” In a seperate release dated Sept 19 said: “Local tax the Foundation revenues in Millard County would be cut by $1203471 if the tax initiatives are approved by the voters in NovemberThe reductions in Millard County would impact the county government by $163187 local schools cities and towns by by $409817 $28144 and special taxing districts by $174228 In addition if the initiatives are approved state aid for local road purposes in Millard County would be cut by $426093 and state aid for local schools would be reduced by an determinate amount” also published The Foundation “Research Report Number 504” dated October 1988 which contains highlights of its analysis of the impact of the tax initiatives on Utah governments Some of the highlights quoted from Report 504: The initiatives would reduce state revenues by $144852000 Revenues to the state general fund would be reduced by $70057000 if the “tax rollback” initiative is approved If the tax on gasoline and diesel fuel is reduced by five cents a gallon revenues to the state transportation fund would be slashed by $41295000 According to the latest State Tax Initiative A estimates Commission would reduce property tax revenues by $1849 million If the initiative proposals are approved county property tax revenue in Utah would be reduced by $53161 688 or 308 percent of the total property taxes charged by the counties during 1987 Property taxes for local school purposes would be reduced by if the property tax in$89763107 itiative is approved Property tax revenue for cities and - in USPS county $20 00 out of County Clerk Marlene Millard County all eligible Whicker is encouraging residents to register to vote in the general election Tuesday Nov 8 Whicker said she expects registration numbers will be up considering several factors including a good turnout for the primary August 10 “For a primary election” she said “we had a pretty and I’m sure with good registration this general election it’ll be tremendous We’re getting quite a few coming in by mail every day now Presidential elections really stir up a lot more interest” You can register with the County Clerk’s office or with any of the 17 Registation Agents in each voting district in the county Whicker said you may register with the agents on Nov 2 and 3 October 18 is the last day to register with the County Clerk registration forms are also available at various public offices in the county You are eligible to vote in the upcoming election if you are: at least 18 years old a US citizen a resident of Utah and the voting district for 30 days before the election and registered Answers to questions about registration are available by calling the Counor ty Clerk’s office at - Public notices are printed on page 9 Publication of these notices are required by law They are your way of knowing what your government is doing They will continue to be printed in this and other newspapers throughout America as long as the people demand the right to know Unemployment rates declining 401 will soon join the workforce as a coal car switcher IPP gets a locomotive by Ken Rand IPSC has acquired a new locomotive to use for switching coal cars at the Power Project plant near Delta The diesel engine will be used at the power plant to reposition coal cars The need is especially critical during the winter when the coal cars must be set aside because the coal occasionally becomes frozen and cannot be processed immediately IPP currently has no such equipment adequate to the task of The Los Angeles Department Water and Power has leased the engine to ISPC The LADWP had acquired the engine recently when it bought the Nevada Northern Railroad The engine has been stored at a yard in Ely Lenard At the end of August Wright Bob Davis and Glen Taylor traveled to Ely to inspect the locomotive Transportation Coordinator Glen Taylor said he found the engine built in 1952 had been immaculately maintained and was in excellent condition IPSC spokesman Terry Hyde explained that leasing the engine from LADWP was cheaper than buying a new one because of the close corporate relationship between the two entities But moving the locomotive from its storage in Ely to the IPP plant near Delta was not easy Nevada Northern Railroad trackage runs north from Ely which is about 22 miles to Shaftner west of Wendover It was originally used to transport ore cars between Ely and the open pit Kcnnecott Copper Mine It had not been used since 1983 The track about 140 miles of it had to be inspected foot by foot Extensive renovation was needed in some sections When the work was done the October 7:30 engine was driven from Ely to Shaftner where the track about 12 feet from the Union Pacific rails There two huge cranes lifted the long 157 ton locomotive off the Nevada Northern tracks and put it down on the UP rails The locomotive was then taken to UP shops in Salt Lake City where some final touch-uwork was done on it cluding replacement of some wheels which were slightly Delivery at IPP is expected by presstime Left to right: Lenard Wright Steve Crouch John McLaws Bob Davis and Glen Taylor in front of newly acquired engine They helped move it from Ely to Delta 6 Preparing the stretch from Ely to Wendover proved the most challenging aspect of the whole venture A crew by Lenard supervised dozens of Wright cleared and ties thousands of pounds of rail and hundreds of cubic yards of trackbed where five years along the of erosion and weed accumulation had taken its toll The tracks were overgrown with thick weeds which were waist high in some areas The IPSC crew a special weed cutter and dragged h behind a railcar to expedite the process of clearing the miles of weeds which otherwise might have taken weeks to do by hand About three dozen ties were found missing from under the tracks at the old town of Currie about halfway between Ely and Wendover They were replaced with new ties and the trackage realigned Erosion by a desert lake had undercut trackbed at one point Some dirt roads had been built over the unused track At one point about a quarter of a mile of such dirt road was so hard it had to be cleared with pickaxes The locomouve was finally moved on Sept 20 State engineers dug up a section of Highway 50 and 6 to expose the rail to allow the engine to continue its journey north They had predicted the traffic interruption would only take about 15 minutes It took about two hours before they were able to repave the section The locomotive will see extensive use at IPP but the track over which it rode to get there will probably never by used again 0 Vol 79 No 14 Oct 6 1988 Don’t forget to register to vote Public notices ENGINE V Utah’s unemployment rate continued its downward trend in August dropping 0 percent ot 47 percent according to the September issue of the Utah Labor Market Report published by the state Department of Employment Security The Report said the unemployment rate hasn’t been that low since 979 when the rate averaged 43 percent A year ago the rate was 65 percent For Millard the County adjusted unemployment rate for the civilian labor force was reported at 50 percent for June 1988 compared to 79 percent in August of 1987 Highest m the report for June was Piute and Duchesne at 110 percent Lowest was Daggett at 19 percent Millard County had a civilian labor force of 5350 workers in August 1988 compared to 5710 a year before a drop of 63 percent Nonagricultural wage and salary jobs in the county held relatively steady over the last year In August 1987 there were 3280 jobs In August 1988 3290 jobs reported were recorded representing a change of only 03 percent Other statistics in the Report: Utah’s growth in nonfarm jobs has accelerated to 2 2 percent Since August 1987 Utah’s economy has created 13900 additional jobs nonagricultural Utah’s June 1988 unemployment rate and its year over nonagricultural job growth rate are about average when compared to other states The latest data available show Utah’s June 1988 rate of 47 percent (not seasonally adjusted) ranked 29th among the 50 sates Of all Western states only Hawaii’s rate of 31 percent was lower than Utah’s The Utah Department of Employment Security Labor Market Information Services prepares the information contained in the Report in conjunction with the US Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics There are two Employment Security offices in Millard County One is at 520 East Topaz Blvd Suite 109 in Delta the other is at the County Courthouse m Fillmore - The Alternative Learning Center “campus” quarters are only temporary Officials hope the ALC campus newest smallest in Delta by ken Rand Millard School District officials are optimistic the smallest and newest school in Delta will be a success Only six students attend the Alter natice Learning Center (ALC) started three years ago as a resource center on the Delta High School campus But ALC has undergone several changes recently including a change in role and a move from Delta High to its own “campus” making it the newest school in the district “What we’re trying to do here" Millard School District Superintendent Kenneth Topham said “is establish an environment where students can learn and progress and obtain an education if they can’t function within a regular school setting” The separate campus helps students avoid distractions they would encounter at DHS Topham said he feels good about the school “We’re very pleaded so far this year a with the results we’re seeing” he said “We think the students are that they've ever been” more The ALC campus is a small house on 100 district property at 157 North East next to North Elementary It is small and has a cramped aw kward terior But district officials hope eventually to move it to a site more appropriate to its function "We don’t have the best facility" Topham said “but we can work toward that” ALC also has a new director this year He is DelRae Scott originally from Las Vegas in his first year of teaching Scott is a 1985 graduate of Dixie College and a 1988 graduate of SUSC He is married Scott said he chose to work with the ALC program because it was “more offering greater variety “There’s more freedom in it” he said "You’re not confined to one But probably the biggest curriculum reason is you’re able to work on a more individualized basis with the kids Comparing DHS and the ALC is not easy There are similarities and differences outside of the obvious ones of size number of students and location Students at both schools have the same graduation requirements in terms of credits earned and subjects passed Books and other resources including teacher guidence are the same ditto grading and testing w stems But the similarity ends there DHS students must spend a total of 1?5 hours in the classroom to g'aduatc ALC students musi spend onlv "’2 hours But the comparison is no' ap pies to apples A certain amount of class time at DHS is spent in administrative tasks school activities like taking roll assemblies moving between classes and so on ALC time is computed by that is students are given credit for the exact amount of time they spend studying and learning Consequently students at both shcools may end up learning the same things even graduating at the same time but will get there by different routes Another difference is the pace at DHS is structured while ALC students advance at their own rate An ALC student may study two hours in class today six the next and none the day after ALC students also have some flexibility in what course of study they will take and when If they wish to spend two weeks on math then four weeks on English that’s okay They may take one course until it's finished or take several at a time Their schedule their reponsibility “Here they can earn up to 12 and a half credits in one year” Teachers Assistant Sarah Jo Louder said “At Della it would take them two years for the same thing” Louder said the ALC students are isn’t very intelligent "Their at the level that it should be" she said “but as far as their mental capabilities go there's nothing wrong there” Louder has been with the program for three years “V e’re hoping that our whole image will become different from what people thought the Alternative Learning Center was” she said "People thought it was a dumping ground for kids who were That’s changed" handicapped The program has three sources of One is the school district funding Another is Youth In Custody a state juvenile referral program “Those are monies that are available through the state Office of Education to help students who aie in difficulty with the courts” Topham said 1 he third source is the Job Training Partnership Ad (JTPA) a federal job “These funds from training program JTPA are helping tremendously with the program" Topham said Topham sees job training as part Of the ALC future “In the future” he said "we hope to have the students on a job or learning a trade or a skill from business or industry in the area That’s part of 'he thing as we get on down the road ” Seniors Deana Davis (left) studies math white Senior Mitch Stott studies English at ALC S3 00 per person S1000 family West Millard Cultural Council pm DHS Little Theater I |