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Show ir-jjriiiit'ii Utah Press Association U,67 E. 300 So. SLC, UT 8M11 Bv Franklin Nielsen Mapleton has historically overlooked a valuable source of revenue, said I-arry Haines who pleaded with the council to consider the possibility of establishing a city owned power company. Stating that this would become an emotional issue when considered. Haines said that it would take guts and vision to get it accomplished. ac-complished. Industrial development plans were reported by committee chairman Glen T. Nelson. The president and the manager of Utah Valley Industrial and Development Association 1UVIDA1 said that the city must make a commitment if industry firms are to be attracted to Mapleton. In other council action John Colianna was reappointed as Mapleton's Chief of Police and five other appointments were approved by the council. One water bond has been retired and another much larger bond begins it forty year life on Thursday. The city council room has taken on a new appearance. ap-pearance. Plans of a display of past Mapleton mayors was revealed. Consideration of plot plan adjustments requested by Quiet Meadow Farms was not so quiet. Developers will be told of their responsibility to solve their problems without expecting the city to do it for them, the mayor said. The county fire agreement was adopted even though the city will receive less revenue than last year. In his proposal to have the council consider planning for a power company in Mapleton, Larry Haines listed present sources of funds in the city budget. Contrary to popular belief, property tax revenue produce less than 25 percent of gross receipts, Haines said. Cirants. revenue sharing, and CKTA Youth Program funds, all from federal sources, total more than property tax revenue, Haines pointed out. Revenue received in the last budget year totaled $450,114 which is not very much for a city like Mapleton, Haines said. The total came from the following sources: Federal grants, revenue sharing, and CETA $120,184; water receipts, meter sales, etc. $ll!).4:i!i; property taxes, $113,470; refuse disposal. $35,203; sale taxes. $2,:i31; all other sources, $35,487. If properly taxes are increased to raise money for the city, a few persons who are large land owners, in effect, end up paying most of the taxes, Haines said. He wanted to put an end to an old myth that the more houses or businesses you put in a city, the better your lax base. There will not be enough taxes raised Ihrough this method, he said. A redistribution of sales taxes hack to Ihe cities based on population would be an excellent source of revenue lor Mapleton. However, the governor vetoed legislation thai would have accomplished this. Also the most recent legislature failed to adopt a new sales tax distribution plan. The advantages of raising revenue Ihrough a city operated power company increase over Ihe years, Haines said. The first and major task would be for Ihe city lo purchase all existing lines, poles and equipment from the present power company. This would have to be done through a bonding proceedure, he said. Haines used the Tennessee Valley Authority as an example as of to how revenue would be enhanced if the city exercises its right to set up its own ulility company. Long term commitments com-mitments for purchasing power at a fixed rale can be obtained by the city lor periods up lo .10 years, Haines said. In Ihe early years, Ihe margin between bet-ween cost and what the city can charge would probably not be much more than enough lo pay for the current operation of Ihe system. However as the years go by, this gap widens, and as bonds are retired, etc., Ihe revenue generated is a valuable source for the city,. Haines said. Why should Mapleton be segregated from Springville, Spanish Fork, Provo and other neighboring towns who operale (heir own power companies. Even smaller towns like Heber and Fairview have their own power com-: panies, il was noted. Haines related his experience in dealing with Springville when establishing Valtek in that city. The mayor of Springville at the time, when original negotiations were underway, asked Haines how much power his company would use. Later when the company was in operation and as Haines began lo consider power as a possible revenue source for Mapleton, he realized that Springville City receives more revenue from the power used by his plant than from property taxes or sales taxes generated. Councilman Grady Edenfield asked lhal assignments be made to carry Haines proposal further. Edenfield was assigned to discuss Ihe propsal with Councilman Don Korlh who was absent from Ihe meeting. Korth is responsible for a committee that could work with Haines who offered his help lo move plans along. John Simonsen, president, and Hichard Bradford, manager, of Utah Valley and Industrial Association il'VIDAi reviewed progress of the association's quest lo get companies to establish themselves in Utah Valley . Eight of Ihe 11 companies they have worked with during the last six months have chosen lo set up businesses here, they said. Companies locating here specifically as a result of UVIDA during the last six years will employee a combined work force of 3,765 people when the plants are fully operational. This is a number greater than that of Geneva. Bradford said. They encouraged en-couraged the city to make specific commitments for utilities, roads and zoning if the city wants to attract any of these businesses now locating themselves them-selves in the valley. Tlen T. Nelson, chairman of Mapleton's Industrial Development Committee, outlined the work and progress of the committee in making plans for industry. Committee member Herbert Miner is making an inventory of current businesses in the city. Tom " James is review ing zoning and revenue bonding. Richard Nixon is looking into the matter of small home businesses. Wayne llolley is working to develop an industrial park location. Oneita Sumsion and Geneive Whiting are 'working on brochures and public awareness and acceptance. I VIDA officers said that they are aggressively going out to get companies com-panies to come to the valley. Utilities and roads do not have to be in place, but plans need to be developed and city committments to provide utilities and roads must be in order and appropriate zoning must be available before a prospective company will consider an area, they said. Henry Bradford, Wynn Everett, and Juan Whiting w ere appointed members of the planning commission. They will replace Lynn Oldham. Kelly Robertson and A. David Stoddard whose terms have expired. Stoddard and Oldham were reappointed to serve one year terms as alternate planning commission com-mission members. Alternates have voting privileges only if a quorum is not present In the reappointment of John Colianna as chief of police. Mayor Wendell Johnson streessed the importance im-portance of keeping law enforcement in perspective. Mapleton's small town needs should be foremost, the Mayor said. Harold Gividen. city recorder, reported that a $25,000 water bond purchased in December 1961 was retired when the last payment of $2,000 was made on January 6, 1982. Mayor Johnson and Gividen. however, plan to Ik in Salt Lake City Thursday to finalize the $1 million water bond on the present system improvement. They plan to close out construction financing and convert the money to the 40-year lond funding established by vote of Mapleton residents on July 8, 1980. Three large scenery paintings by Mayor Wendell Johnson are hanging on Ihe west wall of council chambers. These were placed there at the request of city employees. A new map cabinet is !eing installed on Ihe east wall. Mayor Johnson outlined plans to have a pictorial pic-torial display of past Mapleton mayors on the north wall of the chambers. A proposal was made that the city issue no more building permits in Quiet Meadow Farms planned unit development until committments are made by the developers to complete the road through the property. The road would have to reach the existing oiled road at both ends of the project, council said. Several documents about the development, including road maintenance, main-tenance, fire protection and nonliability non-liability of the city in rendering services ser-vices if the property is not accessible, were reviewed. None of these documents have been accepted by the city at this point, council pointed out. John Bleggi said that one of the factors used by the county to determine the contract amount for county fires was Ihe number of fires in the area assigned to the city. There were only two fires during 1981), so total revenue has decreased this year. Bleggi said. Bleggi noted that there were six fires in Ihe same area in 1981, so revenue received from the county next year should le more, he said. In other council action, note was made that boundary lines of declaration of annexation between Mapleton and Spanish Fork still need to le worked out. Arnold Wilson, city engineer, provided a map showing the areas of disagreement which needs to le ironed out with Spanish Fork. A disconnection of real property from Mapleton as requested by Leon Woodward cannot be considered since the property in question, as described in the request, is completely surrounded by other Mapleton property. Wilson also presented a map showing this problem area. Woodward and attorneys have said that the property bordered Springville City. Approval was given to Ihe fire department to purchase a paging system for alerting firemen as well as for triggering the fire alarm system. The old fire phone alert system will be discontinued when Ihe new plan is put into effect. Councilman Kon Craves reported that firemen were making plans to rase funds to purchase their own individual paging units. Units cost $'87 each and there are 30 firemen, Graves said. Road fund budgets w ill be slashed by 44 percent since Senate Bill 11 was passed by the recent legislature, reported Councilman John Bleggi. Funds lor road maintenance will be only $2(i.ooo instead of about $44,000 that Mapleton should have received, he noted. cable and In listing inside nr nr Volume Eighty-Seven SPRINCVIIIK. ITAII 8 HHtf- l-Vhruaiy 4. Wl Price 80' .MlllltHT I' ive Surplus cheese stolen Two cases of government cheese were stolen from the Senior Citizens Center, according to a police report this week. Each case weighed 32 pounds and valuation was set at about $60. Police also received report of a vandalism attack and theft at the Speed Wash, 50 W. 100 S. Service locks and washing machine actuators valued at $519 were stolen. Delmar Hatch reported the theft of a tool box and tools valued at $350 from f his carport. ..' Lynn Wilson reported the theft of endorsed checks in the amount of $155 ; and $10 from her kitchen. . The Iheft of one set of four-wheel drive hubs valued at $240 from her 1973 Dodge pickup was reported by Cindy , Bunce. Tonvia Nixon told police that $200 in ' cash was stolen from her purse. ' Lawrence Wiscombe reported to police that his wallet had been stolen , from the high school locker room. An 11-year old Springville male has been referred to the Youth Advisory Council on a shoplifting charge. . Police were also kept busy in-, in-, vest igat ing numerous property damage ; traffic accidents attributed to the in-; in-; clement wealher, gas skips and vandalism van-dalism reports. - ' i ' -ft f.. ' ' - S - ' V ,? V" I . l r f I ' 1 - '-rfV J - . - V ! . ! 1 11 - '" ; - vii 1 , r.r j ifr 1 $ v " :' 1 1 r J i : :. (r ' .v--' 1- I ' -i it H I im i. mini if A ..JH;. . A. hi. 4.. .i.,ii 1 ni, .inili 1 1 1 .. ilAm r.-T, -rt-v.-i.n, m,.,. ,.i.i n,,,.,,,..,.. John I'ensis. Cedar City High School art teacher, turns in an entry by one of his students to Hayma llred al Springville Spr-ingville Museum of Art. The High Schools of Utah art exhibit ex-hibit Hill open Sunday al the Museum and run Ihrough Kehruarv :'N. panel of award winners will he invited to speak at the Museum on Wednesday at :'.W p.m. in the Gallery Talks program. The public is invited and there is uncharge. Judging will begin today hv Charles Stubbs. Kali State Office of Fducalion. and l Switler. ItYU faculty member. Meeting for Nebo District ranked 36fh parents seventh grade Springville Junior High Principal, Deun Allan, and the counselor, Mr Davies. would like to meet all seventh graders and their parents Wednesday, February 10, at 7 p.m. in the junior high auditorium. The purpose of this , meeting is a pre-oricnlation to the junior high for Ihe coming year and to distribute pre-registration materials for class assignments next year. During this meeting any questions parents and students may have about junior high programs will be answered, in M&O spending per sfudenf Nchn School District ranked 36 out of I lab's 40 school districts in maintenance main-tenance and operation 1 M & i spending per student during the last completed school year, according to a slinly by Ihe I lah Taxpayers Association. The district spent $1,574.92 ler student in average daily attendance compared lo a statewide average of SI. 730 H.V Alpine-District was lowest at $1,532.78 per capita. Daggett, the state's smallest school district was highest at $4.1114.08 in M & i) spending per student. The comparisons show 1980-81 school year figures, Smaller districts generally had higher per capita costs due lo higher administrative overhead and partially-filled partially-filled classrooms which required more teachers lor fewer students. Daggett's higher spending can lie traced to the pupil teacher ratio of only 9 8 students t leather Alpine's low figure is largely due lo min e uniform class sizes which average 24 3 students per teacher. Neho School District had a pupil-leachcr pupil-leachcr ratio of 23,8 compared to a state average of 22.3. The ralio is based on full-time equivalent classroom leat hers and average daily attendance. The ITA study also compared school districts by an indicator showing emphasis on classroom instructors: Council urged to buy landfill property By Martin Conover Routine business occupied the time of the Springville City Council meeting Tuesday evening at city hall. Terry Curtis met with the council to encourage the purchase of property located adjacent to the sanitary land fill presently being used by the city near Spanish Fork. Cost for the property would be $8,000 per acre and there are approximately 25 acres involved. The owner of the land is currently in financial difficulties and several creditors have liens on the land. The matter was taken under advisement. Members of the Springville Rotary Club met with the council and presented them with special plaques containing several Rotary goals and an extra one to hang on the council chamber wall. The council also agreed to purchase an ad in the Progress Edition of the Provo Daily Herald. Richard Goodrich was granted a continuance of his business license to sell ice cream during the summer months in the city, along with Walter Lojik who was granted a license to operate the Sage Creek Market and Laundromat. Richard Bradford and John Simonsen of the Utah Valley Industrial Development Association met with the council to talk over progress and efforts (it I VTDA concerning the industrial park and some of their continued plans lor the future It was pointed out that much of I VIDA's successful efforts during the past year have been in the industrial park. Councilman Jerry Smith said that a meeting has been set up with Tom Zabriskie to study the rain effect upon the tile at the swimming pool and come up with some possible solutions. Mayor Haymond recommended that Zabriskie's ideas be listened to, but that the city ought to secure the services of a balancing engineer before proceeding w ith any action concerning the problem to assure a final conclusion to the nagging problem at the pool. Councilman Ed Murdock reported that a final agreement has been signed with Spanish Fork City to operate the sanitary landfill operation. Both cities will share equally in the expenses of the operation including new earthmoving equipment and will share equally in any profits should they incur. Kates have been raised at the landfill to assure the successful operation of the facility as a hedge against the day more land and equipment must be pur chased. It was reported that the freeway annexation is now complete and the papers properly recorded A discussion over proposed power needs for the next several years was held by the council in which it wa; pointed out the city's needs could more than double in Ihe next four years should some of the prospects decide to settle in Ihe industrial park. Good Samaritan program, citizen of the month "teachers as ;i percent of total per sound The index showed lhal :li percent ol Ho School District cm plovers are classroom teachers The stale average is ;i percent The remaining employees include ad minisiialois. principals, counselors, janitors, bus drivers and others. The l-Htl properly lax mill levy lor Nelm School District was 42 70 mills Tins compares to a stale average of 4(1 K7. During the last ten years average daily attendance has grown i:$ percent in I tah schools for an increase of 36.2vW students. In the same period, total school M & o spending in the Beehive state increased lvW percent or $:J72 million. As announced in last week's n in ille lln aid ihe search is on tor a person each month lo Ik- the recipient ol the Springville Citien ol Ihe Month Award, sponsored l Fanners In siuance. Ihe Springville Chamber of Commerce. Coach's Corner, and St einer s House of Flowers An award w ill be presented lo a Sprmgv ille citizen who lias performed a noteworthy service lor either a fellow Springville v itien or Ihe communitv Mam. Springville. I tah. K4M3. The nominations will Ik- reviewed by a committee and the winner will be publicly presented with a plaque frqm Farmers Insurance, a gift certificate Irom Coach's Comer, and a gift from Sioincrs House of Flow ers. The w inners w ill also have their names engraved on a permanent plaque which will be kept on public display at the Springville Chamber of Commerce building. II you have any questions regarding this award either submit them in You may nominate an individual vi hum villi fool u-fnM ;i wnrthv recipient by submitting the name of the writing to Ihe contest address or call nominee, along with a brief summary Kick Morandi or Don Peterson, at 489- of his-her good deed to: Farmers In- 4tw between 4 a m to 5 p m . Monday sura nee. C O "Good Samaritan". 144 N Ihrough Friday |