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Show Page Ten - The Springville Herald - July 8, 1998 How-to appem SPORTS property, taxes Due to Utah's booming economy, econ-omy, property values are skyrocketing sky-rocketing throughout the state and county assessors are working to bring taxable values up to market levels. As a result, many property proper-ty owners are experiencing increases in-creases in property taxes when they receive their annual Notice of Property Valuation from the county auditor. If the market value listed on your notice is higher than what you think your property would sell for, you should appeal to the board of equalization within thirty days or by the date on the notice. Step One: Obtain a copy of your property file from the county coun-ty assessor and check it for errors, er-rors, make sure the property description is accurate. See that the acreage of the lot and the square footage of the building are correct. Verify the number of rooms and any unfinished space int he building. Errors which would inflate the value of the property should be identified in you appeal. Step Two: Substantiate the value of your property. This can be done with real estate closing papers, a professional appraisal, or values of recent sales of comparable com-parable property obtained through a realtor. Many realtors are willing to provide a computer listing of property sales at no cost in hopes of getting our future business. Those who have had their future business. Those who have had their mortgages refinanced refi-nanced within the last two years can submit that " appraisal with their appeal. Step Three: Submit any errors found during Step One, and the Value established in Step Two along with your appeal to the board of equalization within the time period indicated on the notice. In larger counties you will be notified of a specific date and time for your appeal after you submit your request. In smaller counties, your appeal niay be heard at the same time your request is made. Some counties allow taxpayers to mail their appeals and some of these may be decided without a formal hearing. Step Four-The hearing: There will be three parties at the hearing: hear-ing: A representative of the county assessor, a neutral arbitrator arbitra-tor appointed by the county commissioners, com-missioners, and your or someone you select to represent you. It is up to you to show why your property is not worth what the assessor says it is worth. This is not the time to complain com-plain about high taxes. The only appropriate matter to be considered consid-ered is the value of your property- The assessor's representative will show why he feels (lie property prop-erty is worth what is shown on the notice, you will have the opportunity to ask questions or make comments about the assessor's asse-ssor's information. Step Five: If you are unhappy with the decision of the board of equalization, you may appeal to the State Tax Commission, however, how-ever, you have only 30 days to make the appeal. The Tax commission com-mission will review the record of the hearing, including your information infor-mation and the findings of the board of equalization. As a general gen-eral rule, taxpayers will not be able to introduce new evidence. Step Six: If you are not satisfied satis-fied with the Tax commission's decision, you may appeal through the courts. Members- with questions may contact the Utah Taxpayers Association Asso-ciation at (801) 972-8814. Leave young animals where you find them About this time every year the Division of Wildlife Resources receives elk calves and deer and pronghorn antelope fawns, picked up by people who believe the animals have been abandoned. Those who find them often take them home and then, after finding out how hard it is to feed and care for them, turn the newborns new-borns over to the division. The division doesn't have the personnel or facilities to raise young animals, and in turn sends the babies to private wildlife rehabilitators. Tremendous costs are incurred for the care of orphaned or-phaned animals but the problems become even worse if the animals survive-. Zoos and natural parks have plenty of North American elk, deer and pronghorn, and are usually unwilling to take on additional animals. If captive raised animals are turned loose, they become nuisances, pests and even dangerous-having lost their natural fear of people. So what's the best thing you can do, should you find a elk calf, or deer or pronghorn fawn in the wild? If you find and unattended newborn, leave it alone and walk away. It's ,- probably being watched from some distance by its mother. If the baby is in obvious danger from cars or some other hazard, simply move it out of the way and back away. Don't carry the fawn away, and don't take it home. It's almost 4 always best to leave a baby animal ani-mal exactly where you find it. Wild animal parents often leave their young unattended while they feed and go about their daily routine. They know ' the young animal has a much better chance of survival on its own. Calves and fawns, almost odor-free and well camouflaged with a spotted coat, are well-adapted well-adapted to survive with only periodic visits from a parent. The division also discourages people from picking up baby birds. About this time each year, baby birds begin jumping from their nests, which have become too small for the growing nestlings. nest-lings. Because baby birds don't fly very well, they usually end up on the ground, where they will continue to be fed by their parents, par-ents, until they learn to fly. If a baby bird is encountered, ... fly,- (,,), Mil Tl fl IT Tl Iff "lllll IMIMMMI 111 If 1 Till ' IT start w&rlmnits Shown are some of the Art City Elementary students who enjoyed en-joyed a banana split party at the conclusion of the Firelight Family Reading program at the school. Those who continue to read during the summer will be treated to rootbeer floats August 3.' '!. Summer reading program at Art City Anyone interested on playing football at Springville High School this fall needs to be aware of the following dates. This Bronco League standings Bronco League Standings North Division More than 100 Art City Elementary Ele-mentary School students participated partici-pated in the Firelight Family Reading Banana Split Party. As part of Art City School's effort to encourage families to read together, togeth-er, the party was held at the school on July 1 to reward those students who have continued to read and mark their reading calendars during the summer months. Students receive a calendar of the summer months prior to the end of the regular school year. Each day that they read alone or with a family member, they mark their calendar. On the first day Of each month during the summer, students bring their calendars to the school ana enjoy a treat for their efforts. Principal Chris Sorensen, secretary Ronda Crane and custo dian Jeremy Taylor enjoy preparing prepar-ing and serving the goodies. They say it gets kind of lonely around the school during the summer and it's fun to see the kids and spend some time with them. The next Firelight Reading reward day is scheduled for Monday, August 3. Those who continue to do their reading during the month of July will be treated to a Root Beer Float. As part to the Art City School Firelight Reading Program, the ' school library is open each Monday Mon-day during the summer to allow students to come to school and . check out books and keep up on their recreational reading. School Librarian, Linda Cronquist, is at the school library from 10 a.m. utill noon each Monday to assist students with using the library. Padres Marlins Devil Rays Cardinals Braves Giants South Division W L 9 4 0 12 Dodgers Pirates Rockies Cubs Reds W L 11 0 10 2 57 5 8 3 8 Last Weeks Games Marlins 12 Cardinals Devil Rays 12 Braves 14 15 9 15 15 Reds Pirates Dodgers Padres Pirates Devil Rays 10 Cardinals 14 Marlins 12 Devil Rays 14 Dodgers 6 Padres 11 Giants Padres Cubs Rockies 2 2 5 10 8 11 Cardinals 14 Reds Braves Cubs Giants Rockies Reds 0 6 6 4 4 4 includes sophomores, juniors and seniors. Summer night workouts will be held July 9, 16, 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30 and August 4, 5 and 6. From 7 to 9 p.m. There is no cost and the workouts are optional. option-al. They are open to those in 9th thru 12th grades. Monday, August 10, will be the first day of mandatory practices. prac-tices. Physicals need to be turned in and fees paid to SHS office. If you have not signed up yet, do so with Coach Bills at 489-5953 489-5953 ASAP. Any questions call Coach Bills also and get into the weight room and work out. Men's golf Results of the Men Night golf play at the Hobble Creek Golf course are as follows: Gross: Daryl Martin, 1st, 35; Neil Martin, Mar-tin, 2nd, 36; Jake Allman, 3rd, 37; and Curtis Allman Pat Bird, Chad Jennings, Marcus Ladd and Jeff Wilson, 4th, 38. Net: Keith Austin, 1st, 26.5; Bob Ith, 2nd, 32; Doug Llewellyn, 3rd, 32.5; JR Sayer, Ted Murray and Wen-dall Wen-dall Olsen, 4th, 33; and Allen Livingston and Kyle Walker, 5th, 33.5. Toads avoid direct sunlight and heat and are most active at night or on rainy days. to the best thing to do is to leave it alone. Don't try to- put it back into its nest and don't take it home. Parent birds will continue to feed and care for their young, wherever they land. Please resist the temptation to bring young animals and birds home. Your good intentions will probably spell tragedy for -the young life you had hoped to save. Do not put your faith in what statistics say until you have carefully care-fully considered what they do not say. William W. Watt Each day in the United States more than 20,000 credit cards are lost or stolen.. Many consumers now protect their credit cards by registering them. . frriff , mil tim f yrrmi ;' ft I- Calvin Baxter, left, spoke to the Springville Kiwanis Club about the Springville Electrical Department. He paid tribute to the early city planners who developed electrical generating potential by using the water power of Hobble Creek Canyon. He also spoke of the great value that the Springville electrical generating system is to the citizens and businesses of this community. LaMar Weight was the toastmaster. Mark Sherman, an assistant to BYU Coach LaVel Edwards, will be this week's speaker. Stephen Boice will be the toastmaster. . NOW OPEN ,. 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