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Show School Bills . Continued from page 1 compared to some of the state's smaller school districts, under provisions of the bill "Granite would benefit for a little while, but Jordan would benefit for quite a long time," Rees explained. "The Granite district is rich in resources - it's only bonded to about 50 percent of its assessed valuation -while the Jordan district is bonded at about 95 percent," he observed. "The Granite district would see a small benefit for a while under this bill, while the Ogden and Salt Lake districts would end up paying a little higher mill levy than they're paying now," Rees explained. "When additional school districts find themselves in a real crunch, like the Jordan district is in now, they will receive help from other districts not in as great a financial burden," he explained. "When Jordan stabilizes, they might end up hepling Alpine or some other district in the state with their building program. Essentially, this would help districts get help when they need it but they would end up helping others in the long run. " The bill, he explained, "isn't finished yet because we're still trying to plug in all the numbers, but it will probably level off at around 14 or 15 mills." Jordan district currently assesses about 18 mills for its capital outlay budget, while Granite is at about 15, Murray around 10 and the Salt Lake district is about nine mills. Granite's capital outlay assessment would probably not be affected greatly, but both Murray and Salt Lake levies would increase under the plan. Another bill which Rees has already introduced into the State Senate ) was reported out of committee Friday on a unanimous vote, he pointed out. That bill -which he admits is aimed in part at the Granite school district - would prohibit districts with partially full schools from receiving a share of state money used to pay utilities. "My bill is trying to address the 5, 1987 Thursday, February THE GREEN SHEET A Mm Matt Reed Sandy Galen Austin Travis Harrison Brent Farree Bennion w , Granger Magna CellelbiroSoinii ft Brian Johnson Taylorsville Richard Dibble Murray Scott Singleton Riverton David Reynolds Kearns Kent Geis Glade Chapman Hunter (SB-128- i ; of underutilization of buildings by witholding state con- problem Ira Ulibarri Taylorsville David Anderson tributions received by the districts for utility costs," he explained. About $10 million in state money is spread throughout the state's 40 school districts, while an additional $30 million is spent each year on utilities by the districts themselves. 1 1 I If a district wants to keep its state y funding it would have to prove that all of its schools are at least 70 percent full. If not, elementary schools under the 70 occupancy cutoff point which lie within a three mile radius of another school which could absorb the enrollment would be closed and the students bused to the neighboring facility, as would junior high schools within a five mile radius and Erik Taylor ncBQyd Eastman high schools within 10 miles of a Riverton Reams neighboring facility.' Districts with less than full buildings would have to prove to the state that those schools are either in high growth areas which would fill the schools within a reasonable period or that the buildings could not be closed by transferring students to nearby schools because neighboring schools could not handle the capacity. The Granite district is not the only district in the state having problems, however. The State School Board has compiled a list of 161 schools statewide which would fall into this category. "I'm not aware of any major problems in the Jordan or Murray districts," Rees observed, "but David Hilton there are problems in in both Salt Matthew Campbell West Jordan Lake and Ogden. I've only singled Granger out the Granite district because it exhibits the biggest disparity in building utilization of any district." This proposal, he said, "would probably not affect rural school districts because of the distances involved, but it would affect those urban districts like Granite and Salt Lake" where he feels buildings are not being utilized efficiently. a authentic "If a district keeps a school at 50 to U13 Mencin RctUumt 60 percent occupancy," he contended, "why should we pay to support a 889 E. 9400 So.,Sondy 5 school that's only half full?" Cooperation with neighboring districts would be encouraged by the COMGRA TULA TIONS tAGUS plan, he asserted, because transfers of pupils across district lines could be used to build student populations GLASStMIRRORW in underused schools. 720 E. 10600 SO. and Longview elementary Hillcrest junior high in the Murray SANDY 572-222- 4 district could be affected by the proposal and 12 elementaries and all four Salt Lake high schools appear on the State School Board's list, but Rees feels the Granite district would Selvtot Tito Scovft be affected the most by this bill. But if the plan is adopted, for exWith 1 5 locations ample, at least one high school in both the Granite and Salt Lake to serve you districts might have to be closed. Rees feels those schools should be Cottonwood and South. 'We've Got Your Truck!' !? BOY; Murray Granger o o o lC month's a time for celebration! Scout troops and their leaders can be proud of the fine work they're doing in our community and of the fine young men tkfit they are! We're proud to salute our scouts on their 77th year anniversary! This A f - StiiB luncheon to be held on Wednesday, at the Heritage House, 4699 Highland Dr. Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m. at a cost of $7.75 per person. A feature presentation will be "Heart-starts- " by the American Red Cross. Guest speaker will be Eleanor Johnson who will focus on a "Heartfelt Message." "Songs to warm the heart" will be presented by soloist Becky Vermillion. Reservations for the lunch and nursery may be made by calling AnThe free drea Townsend at nursery will be at the Southeast Christian Church. 582-171- ITS EASY WHEN hwells MOUNTAIN AMERICA'S WoSofafo Tko Setoff 90th So. 262-846- V. 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