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Show A-11 The Park Record Wed/Thurs/Fri, March 15-17, 2017 Checkmate: Students show skill YOUR LOCAL SKILLED NURSING AGENCY CELEBRATING 10 YEARS OF SERVING OUR LOCALS. THANK YOU PARK CITY! Come see us for FREE Blood Pressure Clinics • Park City Senior Center: Every 2nd Monday of the month 11a-1p • Park City Wal-Mart: Every 2nd & 4th Thursday of the month 1:30p-4p. Services: 435.647.3765 Courtesy of Laura Moore (Back row from left) Kyle Walker, Zach Aldous, Oliver Diaz Moore, Ryan Su, (front row from left) Alex Kuck, Maya Drayton, Tucker Olson and James Kwan (not pictured: Dylan Woodbury) are members of the Ecker Hill Middle School Chess Club, which recently finished fourth in the Utah State Junior High Chess Championships against more than 40 schools. Continued From A-9 Bond measure t u o According to district data, a $100 million bond, paid back over 20 years, would cost a primary homeowner of a $650,000 property $205 annually. In contrast, an increase of the capital tax levy would be imposed over a shorter span, but would cost taxpayers much more. A twoyear capital tax increase aimed at generating $100 million would run $1,396 per year for the same homeowner. Additional cost examples for both a bond and tax levy increase are available on the district’s website, pcschools.us. The school board is expected to finalize the amount of the bond at a public meeting next week, but wouldn’t officially vote to put a measure on the ballot until August. “If the bond passes, we’ve done our job,” said board member J.J. Ehlers, “and if it fails, we’re going to have to be the bad guys.” Added Andrew Caplan: “We’re going to do it -- it’s how does the community wants to pay for it. I feel strongly that we should give the community that decision.” At a public meeting last week, nearly every board member indicated they vastly prefer gathering the revenue through a bond because of the tax burden a capital tax increase would place on taxpayers. Given that, the board agreed that it will be important in the coming months to educate the public about why the projects are necessary. A $56 million bond that would have funded large-scale construction and allowed the district to implement grade realignment failed in 2015 in large part because many residents felt school leaders rushed the process. Avoiding the pitfalls that scuttled that bond, and getting Alp-n-Rock Blizzard Helly Hansen Swany Dalbello Descente Giro Head Hestra Hot Chillys K2 Sunice Line Mammut Marker Neve Nordica North Face Oakley Obermeyer Rossignol Roxy Salomon Scott 686 Smith Spyder Tyrolia Under Armour Volkl support from people who voted against it, is seen as critical. The district is expected to ramp up messaging efforts in an attempt to get people on board as soon as possible. “I think it’s important to give the community a coordinated message from us as a board that we are in need of facilities,” Caplan said. A crucial part of the messaging efforts will be keeping residents informed about a number of decisions the school board has yet to make. For instance, it has not determined where a new school for fifth- and sixthgraders would be located, nor has it decided on a final design for the PCHS expansion. The board is expected to make those decisions in the coming months. Other factors that remain in flux include what year grade realignment will be implemented -- it could come as soon as the 2018-2019 school year or be delayed until the construction projects are completed -- and when the district will change the bell schedules in order to begin high school classes later in the morning. In-Home Nursing Care Rehabilitation Therapy Social Services Specialized Wound Care Diabetic Assistance Medication Management Hospice Care NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY AS TO STUDENTS Northwest Association of Independent Schools Accredited and Candidate member schools and Subscriber and Affiliate schools admit students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. They do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of their educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs. List of Schools: American Heritage School American Fork, Utah Rowland Hall Salt Lake City, Utah The McGillis School Salt Lake City, Utah Wasatch Academy Mt. Pleasant, Utah Park City Day School Park City, Utah The Waterford School Sandy, Utah This ad placement is to satisfy tax code section 501(c)(3) requiring a Notice of Nondiscriminatory Policy as to Students. NWAIS member schools have adopted nondiscrimination policies which may be broader than this requirement. t u o Blow SHOP NOW! 40 -ALL50% OFF OUTERWEAR 30ALL-SKIS50% OFF and BINDINGS *Some restrictions may apply. |