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Show The Park Record A-4 Wed/Thurs/Fri, February 1-3, 2012 Tax cuts among proposals TRANSFORMATION PROJECT The Kimball Art Center presents: The 5 Final Proposals Er Architect/Jury Presentations FEBRUARY 2, 2012 8:30 am - 4:00 pm Come enjoy this free and open public event in the Main Gallery. Please note that there will not be a public forum for questions from the audience, only the jury. Seating is limited. 8:30am -- Brooks + Scarpa Architecture 10:00am Sparano ± Mooney Architecture 11:30am -- Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects 1:30pm -- BIG / Bjarke Ingels Group 3:00pm -- Will Bruder+PARTNERS The winning design for the renovation and expansion will be announced in February 2012. For more infomation about the Transformation Project please go to: www.kimballartcenter.org/transformation-project By JOSH LOFTIN Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) A projected budget surplus has prompted some Utah lawmakers to push for reduced government spending by increasing state reserves or issuing long-term tax cuts. "We don't know where things are going," said Rep. Jim Nielson, R-Bountiful, the sponsor of a bill that would require the state to put some of the tax revenues from oil and gas mining into a reserve account. "We owe it to our future, and to future generations, to prepare." Through House Bill 210, which could be voted on as early as Tuesday, Nielson would eventually set aside $96 million each year from severance tax revenues. Currently, that money goes into the general fund. Nielson said he is willing to Continued From A-3 Sheriff's Report Town Car was swerving and driving erratically on Newpark Boulevard in the Basin. January 25 A Basin resident reported a loud party was taking place in his condo complex. A business owner in the Basin reported a vehicle ran into his building and damaged one of the walls. A business in the Basin reported receiving a fake $100 bill. They did not have surveillance footage of the person who gave them the money. A Basin resident said they saw a female in a Toyota RAV4 texting while driving with a phone in each hand. negotiate on the amount placed into reserves, especially if the money was instead used to boost the state's Rainy Day Fund or lower bonding debt. While Nielson is focused on savings, other lawmakers are eyeing lowered taxes. The largest proposed tax cut could exceed $600 million, primarily because the state income tax rate would drop from 5 percent to 4 percent. The state sales tax rate would also be reduced, from 4.7 percent to 3.5 percent. "We need to ask government to do less for less," said Rep. John Dougall, R-American Fork, the sponsor of House Bill 299. "Taxpayers earned the money and know how to spend it better. People are more efficient with their finances." Dougall's tax cut would be more than double the projected $280 million surplus for the next fiscal year. The bill could receive a committee hearing later this week. January 26 A Basin resident reported a group of intoxicated adults were "tearing things up" at a construction site. A Basin resident reported that he suspected his neighbor of standing outside his window and pushing over his television and computer. A Basin resident reported juveniles were using the bike park even though it was closed. A South Summit resident reported a black Subaru had been sitting unoccupied in front of his mink farm for over an hour. A Basin resident reported an 18-year-old male broke into her house and tried to beat up his girlfriend that lives there. January 27 A South Summit resident reported seeing sparks coming from the wheels of a train. The Sheriff's department contacted Union Pacific who said they would fix the problem. A North Summit resident reported a live power line had been knocked down and was lying across 1-80. Although lawmakers have almost unanimously vowed that taxes wouldn't increase this year, legislative leaders and Gov. Gary Herbert have generally been more supportive of shoring-up budgets battered by three years of cuts. That includes funding increases for public education and Medicaid, as well as small raises for public employees. But Dougall isn't alone in wanting a tax cut. Herbert, for one, proposed a reduction in the rate employers pay for unemployment insurance as a way to spur businesses to hire more workers. Sen. Casey Anderson, R-Cedar City, is working on an overhaul of the tax code that would cut the state income tax rate to below 4 percent. That cut would be balanced by an increase in the sales tax on food and the elimination of a tax deduction for children. A South Summit resident reported children at a bus stop were throwing snowballs at passing vehicles. January 28 A hotel in the Basin reported an intoxicated man was bothering the guests in the lobby. A ski resort reported a 20-year-old male came to work smelling of alcohol and bleeding from his hands. The male said he had been in a car accident and appeared disoriented. A Basin resident reported that skis were stolen from the rack on top of her car. A Basin resident reported his neighbor was out of town and there are cars in his driveway and there appeared to be people in the neighbor's house with flashlights. January 29 Smith's Food and Drug in the Basin reported multiple cars, including a taxi, had been blocking the fire lane for a long time. A Basin resident reported an elderly female appeared to be sleeping behind the wheel of her vehicle while driving. 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