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Show Paul H DanMs So the People May Know Wasatch County School District Ptewfcnf Paul H. Mitchdl OFFICE OF THE BOARD vie rranasnr At the public meeting held at the North Summit High School in Coalville on Monday, Jan. 20, 1 was assigned by the Citizens for Better Education Committee to gather information and give a report of the same, concerning our financial ability to finance a central high school in Summit County. Many of these figures were challenged by various members of the North Summit Board of Education. Therefore I am publishing a copy of a report from the Utah State Board of Education to verify my figures. Also I have visited each of the consolidated high schools nearest to our area Wasatch, Morgan and Evanston, Wyo. and have obtained letters from administrative officers of each school, which are re- Phone Ralph F. Gilet HEBER I Treasurer Danish Paul ft Mitchell Linden Chapman O. Irvin 654-028- 0 CITY, UTAH a 1 173 East Second North Ftrrin D. Van Wagoner Superintendent Chrk OF EDUCATION Soul Bowden Leon A. Hardcastie 84032 Jan. 27, 1969. Mr; Reed Brown Coalville, Utah Dear Mr. Brown; -- Superintendent Van Wagoner requested that I respond to your inquiry intp the cost of our High School constructed about five years ago. produced here. Hoping this will give a real, complete and concise picture to those who are in upgrading our education in Summit County, I remain, Yours very truly, REED E. BROWN, Coalville, Utah. bonded for $840,000.00 which took care of the building nicely and purchased most of the equipment to make ready for occupancy. However, we continued to add to the equipment in the departments as we ere able and so spent in all about $950,000.00 as near as we can We it determine. I trust the above gives you the information you were after. are other questions do not hesitate to write. If there Sincerely yours, Hr UTAH .400 sun jut I eifk'FNiwMI or ruiuc iWfc STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION UNIVERSITY LAKE SALT 25 136 EAST UTAH 84111 BUILDING CLUB CITY. SOUTH t. a MU Ralph tetwum1 TEMPLE dies, F Clerk-Treasur- er. January 1969 louis w. BOARD OF EDUCATION chuistinsin MORGAN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICE OP THE SUPERINTENDENT UPMINTtNMNT Mr. Reed E. Brown PNOM BAST Ml Mil voum STMIT l MORGAN, UTAH Coalville, Utah January Dear Mr. Brown: 28, 1969 Mr. Reed E. Brown Coalville, Utah letter Is sent In answer to your request for Information concerning the joint financial capacity of the three Summit County school districts and their ability to finance the construction of a new high school building should the 1969 Utah State Legislature pass legislation that would consolidate the three districts Into one. This Dear Mr. Brown: Concerning your request for information regarding the cost of Morgan High School, I submit the following data: of the three Sumnlt County districts Is free of outstanding Indebtedness with the exception of South Summit which has recently passed a bond election amounting to $700,000 for the purpose of constructing a The amortization schedule adopted by the South Sumnlt new building. Board of Education Indicates that that district would be free of Indebtedness by 1987. This schedule does not contemplate the full use. . . Our of the 12 mill levy presently used by the district In 1 ml 12 to Summit South had the records Indicate that levy full; applied retiring the bonds, the $700,000 could have been paid off at least by 1978 with some mlllage to spare In the latter two years. These figures are calculated on the present assessed valuation and do not contemplate an Increase In valuation even though the late history of the district shows a substantial Increase $2,000,000 or about 35 per cent since 1965-6- 6. While the rapid Increase In recent years Is likely not to continue; Aty the. ..same rate, a general Increase In assessfcd;valoatton"1s",,,,i of the entire area. By 1972, at the present rate of repayment South Summit will have retired $105,000 In bonds leaving a balance of Each The complete contract price of the including all change orders, amounted to $1, 214, 539.building, 03. Architect fees were $72, 000. 00 in round numbers. . The purchase of a site, consisting of approximately acres, cost $1Q4; 484. 00. This site will allow for considerable expansion of buildings, therefore, perhaps all the cost should not be assigned to this building. v afty-year- 361 . i to be repaid. $595,000 - , Much furniture, shop equipment, and the like were transferred from the old high school, but my estimate of cdstor additional equipment would be in the proximity of '.r',.' V $50, 000. 00. This would make the total cost approximately $1,441,000.00. I The combined assessed valuation of the three districts as of August 1968 The present law In Utah permits school districts to was $18,944,232. bond to thirteen and one-thi- rd of their assessed valuation. This r. LWC:1 RALPH L. COTTRELL, the three districts for 1968-6- 9 the estimated basic program equals approximately $756,000. Ten per cent of mills. this amount, or about $75,000, would permit a levy of nearly fourmore or for two mills an additional In addition school districts may levy of section the emergency building capital outlay under the provisions of the law. the district could bond presently for the $1,600,000 we estimate It would cost to build and equip a high school In your area and pay off the 15 years Indebtedness, Including the $700,000 presently owed, well within current the to capital a support and leave enough of capital outlay levy expenditures at the level of $90,000, which exceeds the present expenditure for that purpose. Is recognized that this program requires extra effort on the legal permissive part of the people of the Summit area It Is within the when excessive not and compared to Is school tax levies for purposes It efforts being made In many school districts In the state. While I have not prepared an amortization schedule for the repayment of are $2,300,000 ($2,200,000 by 1972) In outstanding bonds, the figures the to office submitted by this from data calculated on estimates based The above Commission. Tax from State and the obtained three districts to us as figures do not Include the $137,150 and $19,040 certified Summit and In North being In reserve for capital outlay expenditures Park City, respectively. These correct as far as It Is humanly possible to hope they are what you needed and wanted for your figures are true make them so. I and PRINCIPAL MANAMA I EVANSTON, UINTA COUNTY, WYOMING PHONE A. L. NEWTON, To VJhom It 789-278- 9 SUKRINTCNOCNT January 27, 1969 lay Concern i Subject; Eew High School Building, Dvanston, ..yociing Ease Bid 1, 013, 000 Equipment Bids 0100,000 Construction Architect Skyline Construction Co, Eoyd A, Hlacgner, Thus, While Elan CUT ANY W. DAVIS, BUMNCOO SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. B31 SUMMIT STREET In Christensen RUDOER CONSOUDATED to 12.00 mills. of the districts. ! I Superintendent J. PARKER, HMM SCHOOL PRINCIPAL ROBERT R. YOROASON, JUNIOR HlOH PRINCIPAL for debt service available to retire future bonds. To do this, however, Park City would have to Increase Its capital levy from 9.29 program tfi I you requested. JERRY 12 Neither of the districts Is levying In excess of 12 mills for Its capital outlay and debt service program. The law provides that districts may levy the heretofore discussed 12 mills plus additional mlllage to raise revenue for capital outlay purposes equal to 10 per cent of the basic !l Very truly yours, percentage applied to the combined valuation of the three districts The current would produce a legal bonding limit of over $2,500,000. combined outstanding Indebtedness of the three districts of $700,000 subtracted from the bonding limit leaves a present capacity of $1,800,000. Both North and South Summit districts have spent quite heavily for capital outlay during the past year or so but this rate of expenditure should decrease sharply when present building programs are completed. At that time, It Is estimated that approximately $90,000 In .current capital expenditures each year would satisfy the needs of all three districts. This could be carried with a five mill levy, leaving seven mills of the trust that this is the information ns Salt Lake City 1'acilitieo; Offices 5 700 capacity 1700 Capacity Auditorium Gymnasium Lunchroom 140 capacity Materials Center Library Language Laboratory 28 atationa Science Labs pool Physical and biological 45' x 75' Auto Mechanics Ci Metal Shops Electronic a Laboratory Creasing rooms & showers Classrooms 15 Swimming Team teaching facilities Student population Student population at 1 or 2 students to 100 students present that ( Grades 10,11,12) 325 could bo accomodated 500 Respectfully, purposes. Sincerely yours. Ti WALTER 0. 1 TALBOT Deputy Superintendent for Administration u 4 I'oderel participation 2, A. Title IH $11,250.00 (Science Labs, Language lab, Ind, Arts lab.) K. D, Included in equipment costa, |