Show r ri r i W t Scott Matheson addresses Vernal Rotary Club Scott Matheson candidate forthe forthe for forthe the Democratic gubernatorial nomina nomination lion presented a policy polley statement for cities and towns to the Vernal Rotary Club Thursday noon of last week He lie announced that the statement has been mailed to every mayor and county commissioner In Utah Matheson's statement Includes includes in In- eludes the following points Cities and counties should exercise substantial control over all aU resources available for local problem Multi Multi- county associations must not be involved in the delivery of services Tl This s would involve another layer of government wl which ch oppose I f will s seek seek policies to tol l guarantee that private financial Institutions are prohibited from redlining I 1 support state state provision of low-income low housing loans and of production and renovation of low Income housing 1 support an immediate study of the local tax base as a first step in solving local finance problems In impacted development-impacted munIcipal municipal municipal mun mun- areas such as new energy cities clUes tax mechanisms sms should be employed to provide front money to finance necessary public services Another important means to achieve better public service in municipal county and state government is a continuing effort to reorganize and streamline local government functions EXPLAINED that many consider Utah a rural state but over 80 percent of all aU live in urbanized areas and Utah is the most roost urbanized state in the country When it comes to urban problems it is not merely residents of New York or Los Las Angeles who require an effective effective ef ef- urban policy polley but the vast majority of the State of Utah as well Matheson concluded Matheson toured to Roosevelt and Duchesne and then flew new back to Salt Lake City the same day |