Show Uintah school board wants grant from oil shale firm The Uintah School Board advised Its staff Thursday that it would require a agrant agrant grant from the White River Shale Cor- Cor Corporation Corporation rather than a prepayment of property taxes to mitigate the project impact on the districts district's schools During school board meeting Superintendent Philip Ellis reported to the board that he had met with representatives of the White River Corporation to discuss the projects Im- Im Impact impact pact Ellis said that White River had re- re requested requested quested options for paying their impact on the community I Ellis suggested four options in order of preference an outright grant 3 23 million for an elementary a donation to toa toa a foundation being created by the board White River building the school and then leasing it to the district and repay repay- repayment repayment ment of property taxes According to a population population model created by the Utah State Planning Of- Of Office Office fice from now until 1985 White River will have in the community workers nine operations personnel and 73 students in local schools said Robert Vincent district staff Cost of busing and building for the 73 students was estimated at Maintenance and operation costs of the schools for lor the 73 students was estimated at Vincent to the board Using a second method of tabulating maintenance and and operation cost c st Vincent came up with a higher figure Weve got to ask for some money said Blayne Morrill school board member We cant can't offer them any set se- second cond third or fourths options Half the people in th the area think they Deseret G Generation and Transmission gave us the money Morrill said em- em emphasizing emphasizing that even though gave the school district 3 million for two elementary schools the payment was an interest free loan in that the district is paying bac back the money Definitely maintenance and opera opera- operation tion should be a grant with no other op op- options Lions said Gary Taylor school board mem member er The board advised its staff to re- re request re- re request quest a grant in both capital outlay and maintenance and operation cost as the only option White River Shale Corporation is beginning construction on a billion dollar oil shale project southeast of here The company has met with the school board several times to begin negotiation of their mitigation costs |