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Show tant ies Fa Sa Ras ie el pI RT aE Olympic Public | If the bill passes, property taxes for primary homeowners would increase — in order to compensate for the loss in © revenue, say county officials. Until he sees the bill’s final version, Wasatch County Assessor Glen Burgener does not know how much of a bump pri- mary residents could see. Safety stay here now, and we're looking to shift even more of the burden onto them,” says Burgener. “I really have a problem with that.” Instead he would like to see a specific tax cut given to those who need it rather than the across the board approach. Burgener also helicuee the bill would be difficult to enforce. He. points to Midway subdivisions where two for people who had not heard it,” said Nielson. “Everybody really liked the gathering. The Australian crew was so Nels: the three “Right now, it’s almost impossible to pin down the numbers,” he says. Mayne says the tax cut is needed for middle income families who have had a cabin in their families for multiple generations, but the tax burden not. stooges.” becomes so great over the years that — but it was an eye opener they are eventually forced to sell. - But as the assessor for a county where roughly a third of the homes cabins could see what changes are second residences, with hun-— dreds more on the way in the -Jordanelle Basin and Midway area, Burgener says he is Se e Eine idea. “My biggest concern is that many the next rewrite holds. Each promises a vigorous fight if it’s not to their liking. - | “Our people are struggling to own one home as it is,” says Burgener. _ a —email:tim@wasatchcountycourier.com The bargisk circa and subscription base of any newspaper in Wasatch County. | including the Salt Lake Tribune, Desers News and the Wasatch Wave. — aoe WASATCH COUNTY 210 East Mein Street Midway, UT (801) 654-2661 Wasatch County’s Source for News emaul:kirsten @wasatchcountycourier.com feGME AC 76 East Center Street Heber City, UT 84032 1 @eReal Bstate SY aN ‘eck Ye Goa Pre sats wh eS = Sebi | 435- 654-0090 or 800-574- 1006 | _ www.wardleygmac.com ~~ G@mac.cOm sitting side by “Tt S going 40 be impossible to manage,” he says. | . For now, Burgener and Commissioner Kohler are waiting to 3 Vard be side and one will be hooked up to the towns water system and the other will — = to expect, that visited Sydney what ATM Command the existing plans match the Summer - The Kista appreciated the ‘Games’ team’s suggestions. informal, rural setting of the meeting “There were a couple concepts I and dinner and said the warmth of the hadn’t thought of. They answered all visit was unparalleled around the our questions and commented that we world. are quite a bit further ahead in our “So many questions were asked. preparations than they felt they were They really wanted to learn our at this time prior to Sydney’s Games experience. We spoke about Olympics,” said Ken Van Wagoner, how crews need to conduct themWasatch Deputy Sheriff. “It makes selves, but these crews. are very you feel good to know you're making tame,” said Smith. “We are most good progress. We've got to evaluate - impressed with the level of preparawhat changes we'll make to ee tion the planners and crews have we're prepared.” here. We wish we’d had that in T.J. Kennedy, Deputy Direcior of Sydney.” the 2002 Olympic Emergency After a week visiting Utah’s Services, said some of the local crews Olympic venues and testing their worked with the Australian teams — courage on Park City’s bobsled track, during Sydney’s Olympics to gain the crew will head back down under. experience. He said the purpose of “We’ve learned things from’ the the Midway meeting was to answer local crews that we'll take back to the “why” questions regarding emerAustralia,” Spiteri said. “During our equipment gencies, staffing and : time in Midway, the friendship and needs. hospitality was something to be expe“We wanted them to teach us tae rienced. We'll definitely take it back . lessons learned, what they’d change. with us.” © Our core group’s goal is to get the _ information to the worker bees,” said of our young couples can’t afford to ETE Utah AS NN Ss se PE cee PO ectinte WMG. AB Sa Pete and well estab- crew’s visit, and said for the most part eee BS cao tested lished. If I was a resident, I'd be very proud of the level of cooperation between emergency services and security.” Locals Heading the seeing oa they were pleased with the Sydney Sos Wg 2 RLS A eter CONTINUED FROM A1 workers have planned efficiently. Soldier Hollow EMS Commander “These are the most enthusiastic — -Launa Nielson. and dedicated (public safety workers) “Launa’s plan of having additional we've seen. Their progress across the crews is exactly what they'd expect,” board is incredible. They’ve gone very — Kennedy said. “She’s working on intricarefully over the risks,” said Spiteri. . cate plans.” “The venue is a world-class stan. 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