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Show rTSBATs. Wednesday, June 21, 1978 Page 2 How about if? lifers ifefclibr r How Much Fun It Is' V SUBSCRIPTION RATE: . $6.00 a year in advance in State 5 iu a year outswe Utah PUBLISHERS: Janv.t.Wilking Stephen K. Dering Editor Steve Dering Business Manager. Jan Wilking Office Manager and Advertising Sally Bolton Graphics Mariannrtone Bobbye Harrtnond Reporter Tina Moench Typesetting Jan Washburn Contributing Photographers. . . Nick Nass, Pat McDowell, Craig Reese Entered as second-class matter May 25. 1977. at the post olfice in Porte City. Utah &4060, under me Act of Marcn 3. 1 897 Published every Wednesday at Park City, Utah. Second-class postage paid at Parte City. Utah. Pictures news and advertising may be submitted prior to Wednesday publication at our office, 419 Main Street. Park City. Utah 84060. by mail, Bo 731. or by coing 649-9592 Publication material must be received by Monday afternoon lor Wednesday publication. jl ffiutfc Notices; I, 4TH OF JULY Entry blanks for the Parade, skateboard contest and soapbox derby are now available in the Chamber office. Come in and pick one up now so preparations for the day can be completed. RIDE AND TIE PARTICIPANTS Trail maps, course information and permits for riding the course will be available in the Chamber of Commerce office 509 Main St. bv Julyl. COMMUNITY EDUCATION Registration is now open for community education classes in Drivers Training, Canning and Cake Decorating. These classes begin next week so all interested persons should call before June 27. For more information call Nan McPolin, 649-9417, or the school superintendent's office, 649-9671. NEW ZONE PROPOSED The City Council of Park City has been asked to meet and consider a new zoning district to the Land Management Code. The purposes of the New Zoning District, Recreation and Open Space, are to establish and preserve districts for land uses requiring substantial areas of open land covered with vegetation and substantially free from structures, roads and parking lots, while permitting recreational pursuits and preserving recreational developed and undeveloped open space land. Parks, golf courses and certain types of public or private recreational facilities are suitable uses of this district, provided that such uses remain open space in character. A public healing has been scheduled for review of this proposal by the City Council and interested public on the 6th of July. 1978, at 7:00 p.m. at the Treasure Mountain Inn. VARIANCE ASKED The Board of Adjustments has been asked to meet concerning a variance from the Park City Land Management Code. Ron and Ella Mahoney They own the property described as: Northwest corner of Block 24. Snyderville Addition: The property is located at 1375 Park Avenue and is known as the Norge Village Laundromat. The proponents would like to do an expansion on the existing laundromat but they are prohibited to do so because they are considered to be a non-conforming use in their zoning district. The Board of Adjustments has therefore been asked to grant them a variance. The request comes under the authoriu of the Board described in 10-9-12 and 10-9 1 1 ol the I (ah Code annotated liKMand also Chapter XIII ol the Land Management Code. The Request will be considered In the Board on the 22nd of June, I97S at 7:00 p. in . ;.t City Hall. All interested persons are inv iled to ilteiu' Jerry Perrine - Ht." i --'i Wayne Matthews Carl Strombitski Tax Keprinted from The Knlerprise While political analysts around the country are still trying to judge the impact of California's overwhelming vote in favor of Proposition 13, two Utah groups have made their own proposals to curb rises in taxes and in government spending. The two plans differ significantly, signifi-cantly, with each side claiming claim-ing its will offer a more sensible solution to the problem of ever increasing taxes. Both sides in the controversy contro-versy agree on the need for some kind of limitation plan, but virtually all similarities end there. The Tax Limitation Act, which is a plan backed by notable conservatives like H. Austin Belnap and Mark E. Anderson, calls for reducing property tax rates in a way almost identical to the Jarvis-Gann Initiative passed pas-sed by California. The Expenditure Limitation Limita-tion Amendment, on the other hand, calls for tying per capita income and state expenditures together. This Constitutional Amendment has the backing of Republican Republi-can Party Chairman Robert' Wright, and representatives Charles Parkin and Lloyd Selleneit, both of Bountiful. Regarding the Tax Limitation Limita-tion Act, Rep. Selleneit says, "People are reacting (to the California vote) when they talk about the property tax plan. It's the meat axe effect." He notes the property tax is specifically used for o I I Wrj 3 Are you in favor of a Utah tax limitation proposal similar to California's Proposition 13? Jerry Perrine I do not find the property taxes in Utah nearly as high as California. In California public services such as public transportation and fire protection are going to have to be cut back. People are going to have a hard time living without some of these services that they have grown accustomed to. Cindy Fetter I don't think Utah's property taxes are excessive, especially compared to California's. I would be in favor of limiting tax increases for the typical property owner and doing something special for the senior citizens. Wayne Matthews I'm not in favor of raising taxes but I don't think Proposition 13 is the answer. If money is not needed for public services the taxes should not be increased. Randy Thomson I don't know enough about the state budget to know if Utah can afford a limitation on tax revenue. Carl Strombitski Yes, I think the entire country should do it, not only a limitation on state taxes but federal taxes, also. Ray Rosenthal I may be in favor of something similar but not the same as California's Proposition 13. Californians are finding that they have to pay for the services in some way. I would not want my property taxes limited to 1 of the property value if it would cause an increase in my total tax picture. Limitation In Utah schools, for police and fire protection, and adds these areas "are probably the most difficult to cut" because be-cause of the important functions they perform. He prefers what he calls the "umbrella" approach found in the Expenditure Limitation Limita-tion Amendment. Belnap is adamant in his pleas for tax limitation which he feels the expenditure expendi-ture plan can't accomplish. "Now the other bill doesn't limit taxes," he notes. "I want taxes limited!" "I think the great attack in America is being made on private property," he adds. This is where the problem lies, according to Belnap, and the plan he is pushing is aimed directly at it. "The power to tax is the power to destroy," Belnap asserts, "I don't want to be destroyed. If the tax structure struc-ture gets to the point where people lose their home, it becomes confiscation." A bill which puts a lid on property tax, he adds, will keep government needs from becoming so excessive tht people are in fact forced out. The Tax Limitation Act provides that the maximum amount of any ad valorum tax on real property shall not exceed one percent of its fair market value. The bill goes on to state the 1977, rather than the 1978 tax valuations would be the base for determining fair market value, with annual increases limited to only two percent. Newly purchased or constructed con-structed property would be appraised at the fair market value at the time of pur so -jus os. emmsr m vecivev v tm mm for. w ikio. m 1 k chase. Under provisions ol the plan, a house valued ,u $100,000 in 1977 could not bo taxed for a value any higher than $121,899 by 1987. even though the actual value of the property if sold could amount to over $200,000. However, if the property were sold in 1987, the fan-market fan-market value, for the purposes pur-poses of taxation, could then rise to the actual market value level of over $200,000. Response must be reasonable The Expenditure Limitation Limita-tion Amendment is comparatively compara-tively simple, stating that the average tax burden shall not exceed the percentage of personal income taken in taxes at the effective date of School Board Adopts $1.2 Million Budget The Park City Board of Education has adopted a $1,228,000 budget for fiscal year 1979, up from last year's allotment of $990,000. "Our maintenance and operation costs have exceeded ex-ceeded a million dollars," said school superintendent Dr. Richard Goodworth Monday. "We receive money depending on the number of students we have, and our projected enrollment has exceeded that. Some people see that as a landmark." Included in the new budget figure are salary raises and the addition of seven new teachers for the school district. Hired for the 1978-79 KIP$ IT. mm MARfjMA CROP WITH POiSOd. $V,f..i if . - -f - ' IP I 1 Cindy Fetter or 1 $5f 4 Randy Thomson Rav Rosenthal the amendment. Thus, if the average skitewide tax burden bur-den were 12 percent of personal income when the amendment became effec-live. effec-live. I hen that average would never be allowed to, exceed 12 percent unless an emergency emer-gency were declared by joint action of the governor and the legislature. Calling the expenditure limitation plan more moderate, moder-ate, Wright noted, "I would not say I'd be pleased with something as radical as that (a California style plani." He added the response locally must be what he calls "reasonable." Rep. Selleneit agreed, but added the plan also needed to be "comprehensive." school year are 1.5 teachers for the high school, three at the middle school, and 2.5 at the elementary school. Among new instructors this year is a counselor for the middle school. "When we created the middle school we had in mind the merging adolescent who is going through the social, physical and mental transition from elementary school to high school," Dr. Goodworth commented. "We hired a counselor for the middle school level to give personal and social aid and to deal with these changes. It is a unique step." wemi ue rr vt&H ue it. & mycVR. CW6 MT RotS F i':T J 'r " X Lu h Dear Editor: We at the Chamber appreciated receiving the following letter from a participant in last year's Arts Festival and thought perhaps your readership would be interested in one person's feelings about our Park City Arts Festival. Shirley Smith Park City Chamber of Commerce Dear Park City '78 Arts Festival: As an artist that was at your '77 Arts Festival I would like to take a moment to say how much fun it was and how organized and professionally it was handled. I have participated in many art fairs but none that match yours. I sincerely More Dear Sir: Everyone is talking abut it. There are not enough parks and playing fields in Park City. Perhaps we should change our name to Non-Park City? Our fields are so crowded that rugby players are quarreling with softballers, softballers with soccer players, and soccer players with little leaguers! For profit golf courses, ski resorts, racquet clubs and health spas are important assets, but they do not relieve the need for public facilities. More Work was due to begin Wednesday on a joint city-school city-school district project to build two new softball fields and a soccer field on Park City High School property. According to city manager Wayne Matthews, the fields will be ready for play by July, and will be open to both school students and "older; athletes. Waivers Asked For Historic Zone A petition encouraging the development of Park City's historic district was presented to the City Council Thursday night. Calling the historic district "a vital part in the history and future growth" of Park City, David and Patti Constable, along with Dale Nelson, cited the "more restrictive guidelines" which make building in that area more costly. They asked that the council provide incentives to build by waiving impact fees and water and sewer hookup fees for five years. Councilman Steve Dering noted that the city has no control over sewer fees and that the water hookup fees are set according to the stipulations of a water improvement loan. Mayor Jack Green then told the trio that the city is "investigating several Am mwoT gtr IT HIGH MR LUkYd. believe it is on its way to becoming one of the best fairs this side of the Ro kies. Your fair has Class and it is an honor to attend. I know how much work it takes to put on such a good show. Also a great improvement was June 1 deadline. This gives the artists a much better chance to prepare, and also the flat fee is a good idea. Thanks for keeping a touch of class in a profession that doesn't always get treated sc well. I am looking forward tc this August. I hope i can be a participant in the '78 Arts Festival. P.S. It's worth the 23 hour drive! Sincerely, Dan Cohen Fields The present populatio requires at least twice th parkland we currently have but our population couli quadruple. My point is tha we need at least severa times the amount of park land we currently have. I have some ideas regarding how we can acquire the lane and I am sure other peoph do, too. I urge everyone t( talk with the City Counci members regarding our non park city. Jim Doilney Fields The field sites, locate east of the high school, hav been donated by the schooi district and all work will b( done by the city. "Our intent was to assist the city in providin additional field space," saic school superintendent Dr. Richard Goodworth. "Out philosophy is that the schools are community schools." different ways of doing what you ask." He said historical grants and loans and Community Development Act funds are being studied, along with implementation of the redevelopment district. "We want to do everything we can to do what you ask," Green said, "We have to establish these avenues." Ms. Constable remarked, "We need incentives for banks to be more free in their lending in this area." "It can't be done tomorrow," Green replied. "I think we can work out a policy where we can work with you on impact fees." Green then asked the presenters of the petition, which contained about 50 signatures to make definite recommendations concerning concern-ing revitalization of the historic district. THAT KIPS lD6 ReypecT for w iao. hj g a pueuc seme? TV6 |