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Show Classroom Load Could Go Up If Leeway Isn't Approved FARMINGTON - Failure by voters to approve a proposed four mill leeway for the'Davis County School District Dis-trict could mean an increase in Classroom size. SUPERINTENDENT Ber-nell Ber-nell Wrigley made that comment com-ment Monday morning after returning from a national conference of impact aid school districts held over the wt'ekend in Tucson, Ariz. "It (non-passage) would affect the total program and quite frankly the classroom load," he said, noting that Congress had finalized action favoring a cut in federal support sup-port for students whose parents work at installations such as Hill Air Force Base. 'THE determination of the cut has been finalized by Congress except that the Appropriations Committee hasn't set the amount," he said, indicating the district could lose upwards of $1 million. The. district had hoped to receive $1.8 million but prospects looked slight for that Monday. "We're asking for the leeway to replace the loss in federal funding but along with that it will be necessary for us to do all we can to meet the problems because of the general reduction," Superintendent Superin-tendent Wrigley said. While voters will be asked Nov. 27 to approve a four mill levy, raising taxes about $24-$28 per family, the school board has said it would use two mills initially. DISTRICT PUBLIC Information Infor-mation Officer Bonnie Durrance added, "We are not asking for gravy," responding respond-ing to a statement made last week by Jack Olson, executive execu-tive vice president of the Utah Taxpayers Association, who said the leeway election wasn't necessary. "The cuts in 874 (federal allocations) funding were verified last weekend by Jim Mazza, executive secretary and David Fish, executive president of the Impact Aid School Districts," Mrs. Durrance said. "WE ARE taking all the economy moves we can muster at present," she said. Mr. Olson said we were circumventing the legislature. legisla-ture. "I think nearly every legislator in the county has voiced support for the election and it's tne Legislature who gave us the means to fund through leeway. He said we were the 2nd highest spenders per capita along the Wasatch Front and actually it's fifth. "AND TO SAY it will cost homeowners an average of $48 is outrageous. They're (Utah Taxpayers Association) talking about a 20 percent tax valuation, not 12 percent," as indicated by county tax officials of-ficials as in force at present, tb |