Show A2 Sanpete i Cold (Continued Budget from A I) Bedding! is made mostly from mountains of sawdust and straw that is shredded by machine and blown into piles for the cows to sleep on 'I he told weather creates problems such as Iroen udders and when calves are born in the winter the combination of being bom wet along with the icy weather can mean quick death if they are not attended to immediately About 14 dairymen take care of the 7X)cows in two locations at Yardley Dairy and some of them feed and good bedding keep cows producing milk” said fuller A dairy cow produces about nine gallons of milk per day Other types of livestock are faring better Most turkeys are housed in heated coops and are usually well protected against the weather according to Scott I lintc turkey farmer Bob Bessey of Manti sheepman says as long as sheep are well led they do just fine This week Bessey is moving his sheep from Pigeon Hollow out to the desert for the winter ‘The same is true of horses” said Bessey “As long as you keep them well fed they just grow an extra coat of hair and seem to handle the cold weather without are dairymen Cold weather has an economic cost- more fuel and more electricity hut just as with jieople the old and infirm among the animals ay the ultimate price first "We’ve been lucky" fuller said “We have only lost a couple of cows so lar one with sickness and one old cow that the first cold of wintei just killed" Of course just keeping dairy problems” The weather forecast for this week has a front moving into the atea that could bring clouds and snow which could raise above the subzero range If true we can all breathe a little easier cows alive isn’t enough (hey have to be kept healthy and well "Good Hill (Continued from A I) ments savings account to cover expenses By 2004 the county's accounts were dwindling below the comfort level says Roth “We were most at a point of having to bond” to pay ongoing exThat’s when the penses commission passed a tax increase the first in more than 8 years In its 2005 budget draft the county was projecting $ 43 million in property tax revenue including collection of taxes That’s would be an increase of about $5(X)(XX) from pro- Based on ism news Hatch brings you the paper we bring you the news to subscribe!) Call forcement COUNTY DRAFT BUDGET the office ser- Revenues countywide dispatch vice and jail Based on the budget draft the county plans to spend about $12 million 2005 Budget for general government including offices run by the county attorney clerk auditor assessor and recorder If the budget for the county commission is added into that mix the general government tab comes to $14 million That total is up about 10 percent from the 2004 budget Next year’s draft budget includes pay increases for the county’s approximately 100 employees If the draft is adopted without major alteration fullwill retime employees ceive a $750 increase employees get budget the county expects to collect about $9 15 (XX) in sales tax in 2005 up about $37 (XX) or 10 per- pensate counties for taxes they are unable to collect on federal lands Last year the county budgeted based on $7 00(X) in PILT revenue but ended up receiving $747 (XX) “This year’s budget including sheriff’s the draft county” says Roth The largest grant in the 2005 budget draft was $747(XX) from the federal government in payments in lieu of taxes (PILT) PILT money is designed to com- Your SANPETE jected property tax collections in the 2(X)4 budget The increase is partly due to the tax hike last year but may also reflect a slight upswing in the county economy Roth said cent from 2(X)4 Total grant revenue was down again a reflection of the Ephraim Canyon Road project Still the county expected to bring in $106 million from grants “If we didn't have grants we’d have a hard time running the fTnrrrnwrmfu ( Wednesday December 8 2004 Valley Edition Messenger-Gunnlso- will a raise All and all employees get the same raises regardless pay level or job classification The raises are still be- of current fleets w'hat we actually received” last year says Roth So the budget includes a $37000 increase in PILT revenue In a sense the county is a substantial “business” that sells it Revenue from sale of services was projected to come to $44 million in 2(X)5 On the expenditure side the biggest item was $32 million in a category that the services Examples include photocopying court documents for private dividuals recording land plats and other legal documents running ATV safety courses providing law enforcement in the National Forest in return for a federal payment and even fingerprinting people whose or state jobs require budget draft calls “zoning sheriff’s service and grants” The category includes some local zoning enforcement expenditures to fulfill requirements of various grants and payments to other entities (such as the state) for everything from senior citizen services to predator control The budget draft calls for about $22 million for law en low inflation says Roth “We hope we don’t lose any of our good employees to other entities” such as local municipalities that appear to have generally higher pay levels than the county After dipping into the capital improvements reserve in 2003 the county put away $75 (XX) in the fund in 2004 The draft budget calls for adding another $75 (XX) in 2005 The budget draft also includes about $55 (XX) in planning money for a new courthouse and complex that has been under discussion for several fairgrounds years NOT IN OUR BANK! 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