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Show 10 SPRINGVILLE HERALD Thursday, August 2, 2007 Mapieton Police report Avoittthe home improvement 'mtmwpit'droiw Mapleton police had 52 calls with 10 for animals week before last. Two kids were bitten by dogs. John Furr, 550 W. 220 South, Pleasant Grove, was arrested for assaultdomestic assaultdo-mestic violence. Kenneth Joshua Roberts, 283 W. 200 North, Pleasant Grove, was arrested for an outstanding outstand-ing warrant. Lora Taylor, 1150 N. 1700 East, Maple-ton, Maple-ton, was cited for dogs at large. From July 24 to 31, po lice had 45 calls with 12 for animal problems. There was motorcycle accident at 1600 West with injuries. And someone took the ATM in a burglary at the Junction station. Brian Wayne Kingston, 5253 N. Canyon, Provo, was arrested for contempt of court, no registration, driving on suspension and no insurance. Josea Heran-do Heran-do Lira, 1250 N. 300 West, Mapleton, was arrested for a warrant. Withdraw from NAFTA Editor: Despite the Bush administration's admin-istration's continuing talk about fixing the nation's porous southern border, the promised fence has not been built. Legislation calling call-ing for it has been passed, funds have been appropriated appro-priated by Congress, and most American citizens want the border secured. But illegal immigrants continue con-tinue to stream across. The reason the fence is mostly talk and little or no action is simple: The Bush administration does not want it built. Mr. Bush and his administration remain committed to creating the North American Union, which will merge Mexico, Canada and our nation. A fence separating Mexico and the United States is not consistent with their plan. Congress is still out of the loop regarding this attack on our nation's independence. indepen-dence. Reliance on the provisions pro-visions of the 1993 NAFTA ' pact supplies them with their questionable authority to proceed. Our call to Congress Con-gress to withdraw from NAFTA is the answer. Your congressman should be urged to co-sponsor House Concurrent Resolution 22, the "repeal NAFTA'' measure. mea-sure. Once any congressman congress-man learns that his branch of government is being ignored ig-nored as America's sovereignty sover-eignty is threatened, he or she should become mighty angry. As another step toward their unannounced but obvious ob-vious goal, Mr. Bush and his Canadian and Mexican counterparts will gather in Canada August 20-21 for the 2007 session of the Se- curity and Prosperity Partnership. Part-nership. If they don't intend to follow through on the plan to destroy the national independence of their nations, na-tions, just what are President Presi-dent Bush, Premier Harper and President Calderone meeting to discuss? The question answers itself. Gordon Norman Springville That kind of life is most happy which affords us most opportunities of gaining gain-ing our own esteem. - Samuel Johnson To fill the hour and leave no crevice, that is happiness. happi-ness. - Ralph Waldo Emerson Jason Alderman Shortly after our first child was born, my wife and I realized we needed to remodel re-model our kitchen and family fam-ily room to accommodate our new family f caused lifestyle life-style and our new arrival. But, like most first-time re-modelers, re-modelers, we had no, idea what we were up against. Whether you're making mak-ing cosmetic changes to improve your home's resale re-sale value or undertaking major renovations for the long haul, it's essential to plan carefully so your home doesn't turn into a bottomless bottom-less money pit. Here are a few suggestions that might help: Prioritize. List all the projects proj-ects you'd like to do, such as adding a room, plumbing or wiring upgrades, kitchen or bathroom updates, painting or installing new appliances. applianc-es. Next, prioritize them in order of critical importance. For example, don't paint the walls first if the roof needs replacing. r Also, look for opportunities opportuni-ties to gang-up projects: If you need to re-plumb the bathrooms, save up first so you can replace old fixtures or tiles at the same time - it'll save money in the long run. Budget. Gather estimates for each job's or item's cost and create a chart with columns col-umns for high-, medium- and low-cost options for each line item. Always build in an extra- 20 percent or more for unexpected expenses. ex-penses. Trust me. ! For do-it-yourself projects like painting or landscaping, landscap-ing, don't forget supplies. Where contracted labor is involved, always get three estimates - and carefully check references and business busi-ness licenses before hiring anyone. Also, ask about discounts for grouping multiple mul-tiple projects together. Building a budget may seem daunting, but it's best to know upfront what Springville Police report Springville police had 238 calls last week including includ-ing 46 of those for animal problems. Sergio Regalado Alvis, 1988 W. Center, Springville, Spring-ville, was arrested for DUI and no insurance. Paul Douglas Anderson, 100 W: 360 North, Springville, was arrested for an outstanding outstand-ing warrant. Jessica Sue Bancroft, 615 N. 200 East, Springville, was arrested for two warrants. war-rants. Joseph F. Johnson, 295 W. Center, was arrested arrest-ed for a warrant. A male juvenile was referred re-ferred to court for exploding explod-ing a device. Jeffrey Alan Bjarnson, 1103 W. 860 North, Provo, was arrested arrest-ed for possession of amphetamine am-phetamine and possession of a controlled substance in a drug-free zone, possession pos-session of drug paraphernalia, parapher-nalia, no registration and suspended license. Travis Jay Darling, 760 E. 1000 South, Springville, was arrested for two warrants. war-rants. Jake Devin Dowha- NOTICE OF PROPOSED TAX :0?::n INCREASE :pJEBO SCHOOL DISTRICT The Nebo School District is proposing to increase its property tax revenue If the proposed budget is approved, this would be an increase of 17.21 above the Nebo School District property tax budgeted bud-geted revenue for the prior year. The Nebo School District tax on a $240,000 residence would increase from $1,029.20 to $1,075.80, which is $46.60 per year. The Nebo School District tax on a $240,000 business would increase from $ 1 ,87 1 .28 to $ 1 ,956.00, which is $84.72 per year. The Nebo School District property tax revenue from new growth and other sources will increase from $34,304,966 to $40,208,470. All concerned citizens are invited to a public pub-lic hearing on the tax increase. PUBLIC HEARING DateTime: Location: August 8, 2007 at 6:00 p.m. Nebo District Office Board Room 350 South Main Street, Spanish Fork, UT To obtain more information regarding the tax increase, citizens may contact the Nebo School District at 354-7400 niuk, 562 W. 200 North, Payson, was arrested for burglary, burglary of a vehicle ve-hicle and theft. Jennie L. Jensen, 360 W. 400 North, Springville, was arrested for a warrant. Paul Samuel Kelley, 420 E. 850 North, Springville, was cited for child abuse. Brenda Irene Mejia, 1126 E. Canyon, Spanish Fork, was arrested for giving false inf omation to police, driving on an alcohol restricted re-stricted license and a warrant. war-rant. Michael Dan Stewart, 1406 8th Street, Ogden, was arrested for DUI, no registration and interfering interfer-ing with arrest. Kristina M. Schofield, 540 S. 170 West, Springville, Spring-ville, was arrested for distribution dis-tribution of a controlled substance after police were called to Burger King on a possible drug deal. With Schofield was Zack Zwart, 157 E. 530 North, Springville, Spring-ville, who was also arrested arrest-ed for possession of drug paraphernalia and possession posses-sion of tobacco by a minor. A juvenile with them was also cited for possession of tobacco by a minor. Scott Ryan Walker, 865 E. 100 North, Payson, was cited for disorderly conduct, con-duct, suspended license, obstruction of a window and no insurance. Duane Anthony Woods, 70 S., 200 West, Salem, and a male juvenile were refered to court for theft. There were 13 calls for fireworks, three for fraud, two for missing persons and three for runaways. Thefts included three gas skips at Flying J for a total of $463; 400 feet of wire and several boxes of wire from a home under construction; con-struction; cash taken from a purse at Flying J, and a bike taken from Wal-Mart. An Ipod and othher items were taken from a vehicle at Wal-Mart and an amp was taken from a vehicle. A vehicle was taken from Pizza Hut after a women left the keys in her car and was in the restaurant for 15 minutes. things cost so you're hot blindsided mid-project and forced to take on debt. Practical Prac-tical Money Skills for Life, a free personal financial management man-agement site sponsored by Visa USA, contains a complete com-plete guide for creating a budget you can live with, including in-cluding several interactive online calculators (www. practicalmoneyskills.com budgeting). Financing options. Ideally, Ide-ally, you should establish a savings plan to pay for home improvements, just as for any other major purchase. pur-chase. After all, borrowing means you incur not only the item's cost but interest charges as well. If you must borrow, however, how-ever, you have several options. op-tions. Home equity loans and lines of credit let you use your home's equity as collateral Both allow you to deduct the interest on up to the first $100,000 of money borrowed from your income in-come taxes, but they also have various fees and closing clos-ing costs that can eat up any tax savings. Always consult a financial professional regarding your particular situation. Many financial advisors caution against using your home as a piggybank, and here's why: With recent real estate es-tate downturns, some people's peo-ple's primary mortgage and secondary loans total more than their home's value, meaning if they must sell, they risk taking a heavy loss. And finally, practice preventive pre-ventive maintenance by inspecting in-specting your home top-to-bottom each quarter. Finding Find-ing termite damage early or fixing leaky roof tiles before be-fore water damage occurs means you'll have more to spend on that dream kitchen kitch-en or custom shower. EXPLANATION OF PROPOSED TAX INCREASE NEBO SCHOOL DISTRICT According to Utah Code Ann., Section 59-2-924, Nebo School District cannot exceed its Certified Tax Rate without going go-ing through the Truth-in-Taxation process. See NOTICE OF PROPOSED TAX INCREASE. IN-CREASE. Nebo School District is required to publish the above mentioned notice. Please note however that the District's tax rate for 2007 (.008150) has actually declined compared to the tax rate in 2006 (.008696). Therefore, unless there is an increase in a property owner's market value they will actually pay less property tax this year than last year. Nebo School District receives state matching match-ing funds for three different tax levies: voted leeway, board leeway, and the K-3 reading program. To avoid losing this state funding, the District is increasing these levies lev-ies to rates already approved by voters, the School Board, and as outlined by the state. The Notice of Proposed Tax Increase reports re-ports a property tax revenue increase of $5,903,504. The District could receive over 72 of this amount ($4,260,146) simply by adopting the certified tax rate. The District Dis-trict has chosen to go through the Truth-in-Taxation process in order to maintain state matching funds. |