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Show wpwrii i wif f gTnffryi ffjtftffi Wednesday, March 26, 2003 Vernal Express Schools... Continued from page A1 o-- &. o- !j' Uintah County Animal Shelter Pelts Off VEvc Wezesh The pets of the week from Uintah County Animal Shelter are two lovable dogs. The black lab is a female and the brown mix is a neutered male. Both are great dogs who need good homes. The Animal Shelter has a no fee fostering program which will help adopting families determine if they wish to the perma30-da- y, nently. For Petfinder.com keep pet those who choose to adopt from the shelter, will provide two months free insurance through the PetCare Pet Insurance Program. Coverage includes things such as ear infections, motor vehicle accidents, defined poison ingestion and intestinal parasites. If you wish to foster or adopt one of these or another animal, or if your pet is missing, please call the shelter at or visit them in their new building at 1387 E. 335 S. 781-729- 7 Board members were polled as to their position on the issue. James Allen, MD, said in his opinion education will suffer with a return to neighborhood schools unless the district has an adequate budget to maintain small class sizes. Mike McKee said he remains open to all ideas until additional input is gathered. Rodney Anderson, MD, said his initial response is to return to neighborhood schools but cautioned that he is still very new to the board and would like more time to examine such factors as class size and busing time. Dennis Stevens said he is in favor of neighborhood schools but also feels the district cant afford to make the change at this time. Tod Tesar said he has always been in favor of neighborhood schools but that the board must take all comments and facts into consideration, including if the district can afford to make the change. Dr. Allen cautioned the board and the audience that these speakers were not necessarily a cross section nor a full representation of the residents of the school district and that additional data would be required before the board makes a final decision. J. Randall Upton, business administrator for the district, presented a capital outlay proposed 2003-200- 4 budget. Upton said the budget for this year will experience a $280,000 shortfall. Upton told the members that without an increase in property taxes of approximately $20 per year per $100,000 worth of value, this shortfall will have to be made up out of next years budget. The board declined to approve the tax increase at this time and declined to approve the budget until further examination can be done. The possible change in the configuration of the schools makes all budget decisions extremely difficult at this time. However, after considerable discussion they did approve the purchase of four new buses for the next school year. Upton also proposed the approval of a board leeway to raise funds which, by state law, could be used only for the reduction of class sizes. The approval of the leeway must be made by April 1 or the option is closed. Again their was much discussion around the reconfiguration issue. If there is a decision to return to neighborhood schools those funds will be needed. If the final decision for two? Smoking One of the most can important things you do for your health and your babys health is to stop smoking! are If on Health on that issue is to keep the schools in their present configuration, those funds will not be needed. The board voted not to approve the leeway with Dr. Allen declining to vote. The board tabled a decision on the purchase of a van for use by Special Education. There are safety concerns the members wish to address with Floyd Collett, head of for the district, transportation before reaching a decision. In other actions, the board recognized the DECA members from Uintah High School who qualified for competition at the national level. They approved $100 funding for each of these students to help cover the cost of their trip to Orlando, Fla. for the competition. The members also approved $1,000 in support funds for the upcoming and Junior Show Livestock approved the spring sport schedule and trip requests for UHS athletes. The next meeting of the Board of Education will be a work session at 7 p.m. on April 9 in the district offices. 435-781-54- 76 or ! iSUrsf' . trsHis station and creating a fire district were discussed at the Naples City Council meeting on March 13. 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