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Show AH Contends County Attorney Ted Cannon ASCJAIT Jiv-n- c 7 EAST 3RD SOUTH SAIT LAKE CITY UT - !NllU Annexation 'Threat' Overblown In Election by the cost of delivering services to SALT LAKE. Annexation raids on the unincorporated countys tax base will not pose the problems threatened by Lake Valley City supporters, according to the Salt Lake County Attorney. County Attorney Ted Cannon said Friday that two factors - the existence of the County Boundary Commission and the impending change of the sales tax distribution formula have forced cities to seek balanced annexations, not those aimed almost entirely at ac- residential areas. The commission also stated that it would seek detailed feasibility studies for future incorporation proposals. Cannon is in a unique position to view the annexation issue. Not only does he head the attorneys office, but he is also a member of the Boundary Commission, a board which mediates disputed annexations. Prior to last Tuesdays Lake some people Valley election, around here (the attorneys office) developed the concern that the nature and extent of the annexation scare was being overblown by city proponents, Cannon said. Overblown, the attorney said, because the very existence of the Boundary Commission has made it seven-memb- - of quisition com- mercial properties. Cannons comments were made "rior to the release of a statement Monday by the County Commission warning cities that it would scrutinize closely all annexation proposals to ensure that tax benefits gained by, cities are offset Two Sections -- - er impossible for cities to reach out and grab solely tax-ric- h commercial areas, such as Salt Lake City did when it annexed the Brickyard shopping center. The Boundary Commission essentially put the kibosh on land grabs of the tax base. People who are annexing are in the spotlight and have a responsibility to clear up jogs . . . and establish good borders, Cannon said. If theyre taking commercial, they have to take residential as well, he added, pointing out that the 1979 law creating the commission specifies that revenues derived from municipal expansion cannot significantly exceed service delivery costs. Since the law went into effect, Cannon said he believes cities have acted responsibly in requiring an- - 26 Pages WearOoStoj THREAT . . . the If you fail to Green Sheet on morning, please Circulation 262 6682, in Thursday call the Thursday, May before 10:30 a.m. How do Green Sheet classifieds perform in finding renters? Great! Ask Mrs. Arlo Maag, 2030 W. 7125 South, what happened when she placed such an ad. I planned to run it three times, shell tell you, and only 2bedroom apartment. Utilities paid. widely circulated weekly reach more than newspapers mid-valle- y homes every Thursday morning. Dial to place your ad. Save $1 by paying before it runs. 262-668- To 20, 1982 - 2 18 All Relocatables GRANITE PARK. Approval to purchase six additional relocatable classrooms to ease the space burden at Cyprus high was granted by the Granite Board of Education Higashi said she felt the community had been given sufficient options and had chosen to remain on site construction during the phase and that the monies could better be used elsewhere. Patricia Sandstrom said she felt it was unwise to spend the money simply because it was available. However, Bruce Anderson joined west side board members Richard Andrus and Miriam Farnsworth in ' approving the purchase. Mrs. Farnsworth said the students should still be given every possible 2 Halt Correction Plans WEST VALLEY. A letter requesting that Gov. Scott Matheson intervene and halt plans to place two corrections facilities here has been drafted by the city attorneys office. City Attorney Ron Greenhalgh letter, in presented the two-pag- e which a meeting is requested with the governor, to the City Council at Tuesdays study session. The request for intervention is effort to viewed as a last-ditc- h head off state plans for a maximum security youth facility and a halfway house here before the City Council considers the option of challenging the plans in court. Greenhalgh reiterated at Thursdays City Council meeting that he 0 believes the city would have a chance of winning a costly lawsuit against the state. The city attorney did not divulge specifics of the letter, contending protocol would be better served if the governor read its contents before they were aired in the press. Councilman Larry Bunkall read one sentence from the letter, disputing comments by Andy Gallegos, executive director of the State Department of Social Ser 50-5- r (which oversees both the adult and youth corrections programs), that West Valley was being unreasonable in not accepting its share of corrections facilities. Bunkall stressed the statement that the council was opposed to the placement of two facilities in the city at the same time within such close proximity to one another, and that he did not believe that was an unreasonable concern. Bids have been opened for construction of both facilities. On Tuesday, an apparent low bid of $989,900 was submitted by Blosch Construction Co. for a halfway house at 2560 W. 2365 South. The engineers estimate was $1.1 million. One week earlier, Interwest Construction Co. submitted a low bid of max$2.3 million for the imum security youth facility at Decker Lake. The two sites are within two miles of one another. City officials are hoping to meet with Matheson early next week to discuss the letters contents. City Recorder Kathy Grantham attempted to schedule a meeting with the governor, but he has been out of town, City Manager John Newman said. vices 60-be- strangely-addresse- d postcard started the thought process a few days ago and renewed our laughter over the family coat of arms. If youve read much about the days when knighthood was in flower, you know a coat of arms denoted a family of wealth, powqr and prestige. Only a few existed because only a few met those requirements. Evidently it didnt matter too much how the family achieved that status. A mammoth volume possessed by one family we know relates that the surname was bestowed upon a 16th century ancestor In recognition of d 30-be- d Here's a point A departments Chuck-A-Ram- 262 6682 a, To Relieve Cyprus Burden advantage in a situation that is not here Tuesday night. The administration proposed that the savings garnered when bids for 16 relocatable classrooms came in about $95,000 below what By Board - Transfer Of Principals Approved G R A N I T E PARK.' had been budgeted be used to buy the six additional units for placement at Cyprus during the construction period. The matter passed by a slim margin. Board member Joyce of their making. The classrooms will be used at elementary sites when the Cyprus project is com3-- 2 pleted. In other matters related to Cyprus, the board heard a plea from Geraldine Huber to reverse its open enrollment policy which permits Cyprus students to attend other schools. She said she felt the A transfers gained the approval of the Granite Board of Education here Tuesday night. The transfers involved one dozen posts and left two positions to be filled by newcomers - assistant principal positions at West Lake junior high and Skyline high. At the district level, Ken Griener was appointed a director in the central area, while Bob Halliday will assume Grieners post as director of transportation. John Allen was named principal of Hartvigsen school and the Hilda B. Jones Center, replacing Riley ONeil, a director in the west valley area. The new Orchard principal is James Cushing. Cushing is being replaced at West Kearns by Dale Hartvigsen. Jerry Pulsipher is also going to West Kearns, replacing Reed Wahlquist, who is the new Bacchus school principal. Pulsiphers position at Moss is being filled by Jay Child, who has been on the district office staff, while Hartvigsens office at Webster will be filled by Charlotte Pack, formerly assistant principal at West Lake. Judy Carlson, currently an administrative intern, has been assigned as principal of Crestview school where Dale Gibson will move to Hill View to replace retiring James Simmons. Henry Middleton, assistant at Skyline, will replace Mr. Child in the district office. Robert Roberts, intern principal at Pioneer, had his status made permanent. By in-- $11.8 Million- - 'Straw Man City Budget Adopted straw man, was adopted tentatively here Thursday by the City Council. The council unanimously agreed to submit to a public hearing the budget proposed in late April by City Manager John Newman That budget would require a property tax increase of three mills, from 9.95 to 12.95. The public hearing will be held next Thursday (May 27) in conjunction with the regular council meeting at 6 p.m. in the upstairs conference room at City Hall, 2470 So. Redwood Road. The councils action Thursday is essentially a symbolic gesture, Newman said. Adoption of a tentative budget merely sets up a straw man for people (including councilmen) to take pot shots at, he added. So far, city officials have received few comments about the proposed budget. Councilmen have been about their reactions to the budget, although several responded with raised eyebrows when the amount of the suggested property tax increase was mentioned. of the Newman said increase was needed to offset the loss of federal revenue sharing funds. Most of the remainder has been allocated to the Public Works Department for postponed - and needed - road repairs, he added. The council will have final say on the budget total and the mill levy. Those levels are scheduled to be set on June 10. close-mouthe- decision was a hasty one and that transfer rules relating to sports are being circumvented. She cited high costs of busing students and concerns that an exodus will rob Cyprus of programs and teachers. She highly praised the school and its staff and suggested that some parents are using the construction issue as an excuse to send their children elsewhere. The board did not respond to her request. The board agreed to allow the block program which (Cyprus, See Page 6, Col. 4) eight-perio- d Planning Commission d WEST VALLEY. An $11 8 million budget, called by its proposer a Vote Approves Six More Classrooms Governor's Aid Sought V. Volume 28, Number th needed it once! Found a renter right away. Classified ads in Utahs most 50,000 Green Sheet Newspaper Department, Just Once! NICE i Published weekly at 1SS E 405 South, Salt Lake City, UT 04107 Second class postage paid at Salt Lake City. UT Mil Subscription rate SU 50 per year POSTMASTER Send address changes to West Valley View, Box 7117, Salt Lake City, UT MI07 3 Ran 656 380 mula would take the wind out of annexations by increasing the importance of residentially-orienteareas. The legislature is expected to approve a formula distributing local sales tax revenue according to both population and point of sale. Currently, the local sales tax option is returned exclusively to the government entity in which the sale was made. On the other hand, the sales tax change could be an impetus for ( Annexation See Page 7, Col. 5) Is 4 A receive your Chamber Will Hear Attorney On Bankruptcy Bankruptcy, a product current economic conditions, will be the topic addressed by an attorney during a meeting of the West Valley Area Chamber of Commerce here today (Thursday). The speaker is Judith Boulden, who has served since 1979 as Standing Chapter 13 trustee in the U. S. Bankruptcy Court, Utah District. A 1974 graduate of the University of Utah College of Law, she served as in the an instructor in 1973-7UofUs environmental law program under Owen Olpin. The 12:15 luncheon session will 4150 be held at the So. Redwood Road, according to Virginia Wasescha, Chamber president. annexa- USPS 0 of County Attorney tion threat was overblown Lake Valley City election. 25-4- TAYLORSVILLE. THE VOICE OF WEST VALLEY CITY UTAH Ted Cannon said nexation packages to have a balanced mix between commercial and residential properties. He also said County Commission chairman Mike Stewart was overstating it when he predicted that percent of the unincorporated area would be annexed to cities in the next few years. The unincorporated area currently is not all that attractive in many cases since most commercial plums already have been annexed, Cannon remarked. Also certain to alter the annexation picture is the likelihood that the formula for distributing sales tax revenue will be changed at the next session of the State Legislature, he noted. The attorney said the new for- - d two-thir- - Kennel , Groomery Approved WEST VALLEY. Approval for a dog kennel and groomery on 7200 West was granted here Thursday by the City Planning Commission. The commission unanimously approved an application by Ferris Hayes for the facility on nearly five acres at 4053 So. 7200 West. A limit of 60 animals dogs and cats was attached to the conditional use permit. Hayes currently has a boarding and grooming operation just south of the approved location. He is selling the property and facilities to the city, which will begin its own animal control operations on July - ding material used in filling a sizable hole on the lot and the completion of a delay agreement for installation of curb, gutter and sidewalk along the front of the pro- perty. That delay agreement is ex- - pected to be approved tonight (Thursday) by the City Council. In another matter, both the City Council and Planning Commission reacted favorably to a request that a stretch of 2300 South from Redwood Road to 2300 West be named Printers Row. - Cindy Johnson sought the change on behalf of International Color, Inc., 1960 W. 2300 South, one of the businesses many printing-relateon the street. She told planners that 69 percent of the businesses along 2300 South approved the addition of the name, while only 22 percent - 13 businesses - were opposed. Although several letters opposing the addition were mailed to the planning staff, no objections were raised at Thursdays council session. As a result, the council unanimously endorsed the request. d -- 1. Some concern was expressed about the number of animals allowed at the facility. Hayes said he and his wife were interested in staying out of the boarding business as much as possible and could handle only about 40 animals at a time. Mrs. Hayes noted, however, that they have a license allowing an unlimited number of animals and felt the lower figure could potentially pose a problem. She also said that since most kennels are in the Doll Festival Planned southern portion of the valley, their facility would serve a definite need in the West Valley area. Approval was subject to compliance with staff concerns regar KENNEL . . . Ferris Hayes said there was need for dog kennel and groomery In west half of the valley. GRANGER. A doll festival will be conducted at the Granger Library Saturday at 10:30 a.m. Children are being invited to bring favorite dolls or paper dolls to watch films, hear stories, make paper dolls and participate in a doll contest with prizes. Further information may be obtained by calling 943-463- by Jim Cornwell heroism in a naval battle. The name used by the family prior to that time was discarded and the new name, Staats, has carried generation after generathrough " tion. Thats also one method by which a coat of arms was acquired since the citation for bravery was accompanied by a title and all the appurtenances that went with it. Knowing that, it came as a surprise to learn our family had a coat of arms. Wed always been told our ancestors were happy to just have a coat - period. letBut an ter heralded the news. It read, Mr. Cornwell - your family coat Like of arms is on file. thousands of other people easily deceived also known as suckers - we bought an artists rendering. It didnt turn out to be all that authentic-appearin- - g impressive. The principal feature was a broken sword handle emerging from the mouth of a boar. Now honestly, without demeaning our forefathers, we seriously doubt any of em ever met a boar in combat. Certainly this generation of their progeny wouldnt be that foolhardy. Probably that was the first thing that made us doubt the veracity of the man who sold us the coat of arms drawing. Subsequent reading on how people acquired such distinction didnt convince us our family had ever been either. Admittedly, we havent checked it out very seriously. But there mustve been a long line of lackeys and peasants in our ancestry. Probably interspersed with a highwayman or two. Certainly no one of nobility. It was while we mused about such historical insignificance that a letter arrived and erased hand-to-tus- k - all doubt. It was from the very artist whod trumpeted the existence of our familys crest. Addressed this time to Mr. Murray Eagle. It Dear Mr. Eagle: thundered, Your family coat of arms is on file. Needless to say, that turned the whole thing into an immense joke. To this day the Cornwells laugh aloud when they view our coat of arms, which is inscribed on a phony metal shield over which are two crossed swords. set off this chain of recollection? A postcard assuring us that untold riches awaited our returning $10 or more for investment in the Federal oil lottery. You can win $100,000 or more if you act today, the card it challenged. Mr. Pringtin, continued, you could be rich Pringtin? Who the devil is he? What There it is, though Mr. Murray Pringtin. Of course! This guys a cousin of Mr. Murray Eagle, that erstwhile gent whose family coat of arms was on file. Some unobservant purchaser of mailing lists failed to realize Pringtin wasnt a surname, but simply a misspelling of Printing. As though to substantiate that deduction, a few days later we came across a letter from the very same list of names to old Murray Pringtin himself. No originality, either this one promised untold wealth if we purchased gold stocks. Now face it want gold stocks if he was awaiting his dollar check from the oil lottery? mass-maile- d - - multi-thousan- d The Noble Bard put it this way: "What fools these mortals be. Phineas Barnum was more to the point, Theres a sucker born every minute. human race. There are at least two. In any event, Murray Pringtin has become widely known in mass-mailinAnd its almost all which must financially-relateindicate his Dun and Bradstreet rating is good even if his name is d, spelled badly. Hes been offered investments thatll appreciate 100 percent in the next two years; a free gift from Xerox; an offer of financing and a sure-fir- e instructional booklet for only $60. But Murrays prize is a letter from none other than the resident of the White House. Honest Injun! And its so formal that it added another portion of his name. Hes become Murray Pringtin Inc and the Presidents warm letter begins, Dear Mr. Inc as your President, I am calling upon you to make a most unusual sacrifice low-intere- st long-ter- profit-boostin- - - ! But Barnum short-change- d the g Can you believe it? |