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Show Wedtesday, September DAILY HERALD 15,2004' t Tax Continued from Al balk. Also, the state Legislature will have to change the election law because it doesn't allow counties to hold a special election for opinion questions. Next year is a municipal election year, so any countywide election would be a special election. State legislators are planning bills to change the transportation project lists from being mostly political to being based on need said state Sea Howard who is Stephenson, president of the Utah Taxpayers Association. They Ve also committed to try to move $200 million per year in automobile-relate- d sales tax from the general fund to transportation. Also, he's filed a bill to establish a statewide property tax for roads based on land values. White voted to put the issue on the ballot to keep pressure on state legislators, and now they've committed to do , something, he said. Also, he didn't want Utah County to get less state transportation funding because it is generating revenue for state road projects. He said he had a change of heart about the issue last week, after learning on Thursday that the $100,000 he was counting onto fund an ad campaign for the issue was unavailable from the Mountainland Associ- - Stephenson said if the state Legislature doesn't follow through, Utah County should put the issue on the ballot next year.. position from most of Utah County's representatives in the state Legislature, as well as many mayors in the county, White said. Local state legislators have committed to sponsoring legislation next year to increase transportation funding, Stephenson said. The decision to put the issue on the ballot served as a "wake-u- p call to local state atkm of Governments, and after hearing from a group of legislators about pressing Utah County legislators Friday transportation needs in Utah County and about the hemormorning. Graver said the move will rhage in the state transportation budget, he said. mean higher costs for Utah "Basically you've given us County taxpayers because it an impetus to make something will require a costly special . election. happen in the next session of the Legislature," Stephenson Also, if voters approved it said. this year, commissioners The state Legislature's wouldn't have had to impose it, Grover said They could Transportation Planning Task Force is set to make funding have waited until after the recommendations in November Legislative session, or not imafter two years of studying the pose it. Herbert said he wouldn't problem. consider money spent on a Stephenson said if the state Legislature doesnt follow special election next year a waste of money because of the through, Utah County should benefit of waiting for possible put the issue on the baBot next year. He objected to the issue legislative action. because it would be requiring It would cost at feast Utah County taxpayers to pay $100,000 for a special election for state road projects. next year, said Utah County Clerk-AuditKim Jackson. To require Utah County taxThis year's election is costing payers to fork over money to the Utah Department of Transthe county between $150,000 to $160,000, and adding the portation, while it's not being required of taxpayers around opinion question wouldn't the state is unfair," he said. "If have made much of a differthe Legislature doesnt act, you ence. However, the issue faced op have no other choice." SALE 69.99 Continued from AI Utah also received an A for preparation but a C for participation and, according to the report, the likelihood of ninth-grade-rs going on to college has dropped from 42 percent to 31 percent over the last 10 years in Utah The report also found that white students in Utah were three times more likely to go to college compared to minority one of the largest students disparities in the country. Bruce Hoggard, American Fork High School head counselor, said affordabiliry of college for all students and especially minorities is a challenge. Many of the minority students at American Fork are just ing to graduate and get a job so they can help provide money to their families, he said. Affording college "is a big problem and there is a real struggle that they all face," Hoggard said. "Many can't qualify for federal aid and can't afford it on their own either it's sad". In a statement released by Utah Commissioner of Higher Education Richard E. Kendett, he said the high cost of education could be a possible reason for lower participation rates. "One area of concern, illustrated by the report, is that we are seeing less participation than a decade ago, and we are seeing lower than hoped for participation among people of lower incomes and minority groups," he said This is of particular concern as tuition increases and points out the importance of finding sources for additional need-base-d financial aid" In the statement, Kendell also said that the increase in students earning a college degree and completing college was probably because the National Center changed its measurement this year from students completing college in five years to completing in six. "As the report notes, our grade might be even better except for the factor of young people taking time away from their education to fulfill an IDS mission," he said. "This is an even more significant factor given that statistics from BYU are included in this report." A good grade on graduation rates did not surprise Derek Hall, spokesman for Utah Valley State College. When the college first started offering four-yedegrees in 1993 there were only five to 10 available. Now there are 34, he said "Retention has been an issue and so we work to keep students involved" Hall said "And we have added more four-yeprograms, which has caused our retention rate to go up dramatically." Before students can attend college, however, they have to ar ar STEVE MADDEN CHERRISH . Grig. $89. In magenta, chocolate, green, black, purple or red. uc cju cu, auu oil mail got an A in that effort. Ray Morgan, assistant superintendent for the Provo School District, said he was pleased that the state had done well when it came to being prepared for college. In Provo the district has had an emphasis on getting students prepared for college or other jobs after high school, he said what impacts their future is something that aU schools in Utah emphasize strongly," he said Hoggard said one way Amer ican Fork High School tries to accomplish guiding students into a bright future is by having each student meet with a counselor at least once a year to plan what they will do after graduation, he said. But it doesn't necessarily mean college for every student, especially because statistics show that 70 percent of jobs in Utah dont require a college degree, he said "We encourage every student to graduate with a diploma in one hand and either a skill or college credit in the other," Hoggard said. To view the grades of other states go to the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education's Web site http:www.highereducation.org. I Elisabeth Nardi can be or reached at enardiheraldextra.com 344-25- green or black. SALE 69.99 SALE Orig. $79. 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