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Show Friday, May urns By DOUG WILKS Herald Staff Writer A ; proposed 2.5 mill property tax increase fell under the cutting . I; knife Thursday, lowering the poten-r- tial tax, burden for Orem City l'- landowners. The action comes nine days after I city administrtors recommended I the 2.5 mill increase and a 4 percent increase in the franchise . tax to meet next year's stated city I capital improvement needs. The action rejects a proposal to I fund a $190,000 street lighting project, that would have brought I lights to the city's major intersec- tions and many of the minor inter- .- uJ sections. Orem currently has 301 intersections lighted. New funding would have lighted Orem's remaining 130 major intersections and many of the 590 minor intersections that criss-cros- s the city. "I think the council is very sensitive to raising property taxes and other taxes but yes I am dissap-pointedsaid Daryl Berlin, Orem ," City manager. City council members said they want the city lighted, but not for that price at this time. "Something has to go and this is one that doesn't have much merit," said Blaine Willes, council number. LBfSl E,..i perty y The action comes at a time when a citizens group is calling tor Those contracts have expired and are in eiiect that allows the city to pass the total power cost of the district onto residents. That leaves the cost for 10 years and the residents don't like it. new laws city-wid- e lighting. Residents living on 400 East in Orem and in areas sorrounding Orem High School, are deciding the fate of a proposed special lighting distrcit in th.Lr neighborhood. Street lights have existed in the area for 20 years, but the residents of Die area are worried about increased power costs. Previously, the residents paid a fixed rate for each period of the existing agreements. As costs went up, it forced Orem to supsidize the lighting at a cost of $28,000 during the years the district was in effect. open-ende- ' d Why do we have to pay for it when (residents of) the other towns don't" said Darlene Rhees, 92 S. 400 E. She said the city should provide street lighting from the tax base and called it a need as basic as police protection or snow removal. The council direction suggests e lighting is not a reasonable option at this time. They said city-wid- Breaking horses brings to mind a burly cowboy being flung nu- merous times from a wild, bucking bronco and finally coming out victor. But petite, reserved Kim Lar-sea senior at Provo High, knows with a lot of time, patience and hard work, a horse can be broke and trained without a spill. From taking her first pony to the county fair in 1979, her love for riding and performing has recently gained for her the prestigious 'Superior' rating from the American Quarter Horse Association (AQ'i A). While most people never attain this honor through years of showing, Kim and her horse, Regal Ruler, garnered the necessary 50 points in just over .three years. A point is earned with each win if only four over five horses horses compete, no point is given and many contests must be entered and won. The AQHA keeps track of points earned in all the divisions of competition including English Pleasure, English Equitation, Hunter Under Saddle and Western Pleasure. There are junior and senior divisions according to the ag'e of the horse and the contestant, although a younger rider can compete in the senior age group. Many hours are invested in the training and upkeep of a show horse. "She's up at 5:30 each morning to feed and care for her horses before going to school," says her mother Tammy Larsen. "She rides three or four hours every day except Sunday, even in the bitter cold of winter and then spends another hour or two cleaning out stalls, cleaning tack or preparing for competition." Kim raised Ruler from a colt, first halter breaking him and "Because of their bone structure, a horse should be at least five years old before training them for the jumping events (Hunter Hack). Otherwise it breaks their legs down and they get a type of shin splint." Kim has been working with Ruler jumping over logs to build his confidence and will gradually raise the log until he can jump four feet. There has been little jumping competition in Utah and Kim is hoping to increase the interest. There is more than beauty and grace associated with the English and Western competitions. All The rider's outfit and the horse's gear are also different for the English and Western divi- - L i v I J Hi Provo' s Kim Larsen won a superior rating. but she is able to use this as time and make up the work later. Kim has maintained a high GPA but says she will be glad when she doesn't have to worry about school work, This is one sport where the women compete equally with the men the outcome being how well they have trained and can ride their horse. Kim intends to keep adding to her long list of successes and is already realizing her goal to be a horse trainer. sions. The English riding habit includes breeches that are tight to prevent sliding, knee boots to protect the legs and a hat that also acts as a protection. The Western outfit is also functional as well as dressy. "I prefer tailored clothes they not only make a person look more professional, but you look like you know what you're doing," said Kim. Many school hours are spent traveling and showing her horses, extra-curricul- AUDIT: Panel Has No Penalties (Continued from Page 1) Further, the audit found Burningham had not returned $1,600 received in honorarium fees while serving as an employee of the state, and that the state was still due $200 for travel and meal allowance. However, Welsh said the audit also found that Burningham was due $500 in mileage he had not claimed. Auditors also found sick leave and annual leave time was transferred from previous jobs by Bur : - ningham for himself and three associate superintendents. And in 1984, the superintendent submitted a claim for 26 hours of overtime he was not entitled to under his contract, which instead provided for compensatory timeoff. On Thursday, the Ogden Standard-Examiner reported that Burningham borrowed nearly $2,000 in public funds, interest free, to pay for private vacation trips taken while he was superintendent of the Weber School District. Burningham, who was Weber's was superintendent from 1973-198- Fears ot increasing power rates prompted some citizens to question the contract period. But Goodrich said administrative costs make a lessor contract period un- do. proved. realistic. The citizens argue that other cities in Utah County pay for ligh-in- g out of the city budget. But Orem City officials said it's simply a philosophical difference cities have concerning how best to pro-vi- ? Lake City, West Valley, West Jordan and St. George in a seperte league to pursue legislative concerns. Orem City manager Daryl Berlin said Spanish Fork, Spring-villAmerican Fork and Alpine are also interested in a new lobbying effort if there are no changes in the Leaque. Squire said one of his main complaints is with league director Her-schHestor. While Squire called Hestor "a hard worker with a lot of good qualities," he said "he reminds me of the hero who dashed onto the stage and took off in all directions. "He's been totally ineffective in working with state legislatures." advanced school district money to pay for private "sidetrips" for himself and his wife in 1974 and in 1979, the copyright story said. school board convention in Houston served as a jumping off point for the Yucatan trip. 1974. A District records also show that Burningham borrowed $1,063 in 1979 to pay for a cruise to the Bahamas. The departure point for that trip was Miami, site of the Burningham, who has been in- Utah's superintendent of public structions since July 1982, is on a paid leave of absence from his post pending the outcome of an investigation into his financial dealings and management practices. According to Weber District records, Burningham borrowed $892 in district funds and paid for a private trip to Yucatan, Mexico, in national school board convention that year. State law prohibits public officials from appropriating public money for personal use or the use of others, or for anything not authorized bv law. e, There is some sentiment in Orem to remain with the League. Council member Zeke Zimmerman said pulling out will weaken not only the league's efforts, but Orem's as well. "If we try to do it on our own there's no way. I still think the league is the way to go." Zimmerman then added, however, "under different leadership." Orem is not directly calling for Hestor' s resignation. In fact Squire said he is not going to today's meeting with a long list of demands. That has already been done. "We're simply going to tell them don't make some changes, we're out." if they illard District Sets Budget Discussion Building Aid, Department of Energy funds, funds for the handicapped, migrant funds, increased funds for additional students. Expenditures noted in the budget were increased in the above categories. A meeting to review DELTA the current budget and adopt a budget for school year 1985-8- 6 for the Millard County School District is scheduled for Wednesday, June 12, at 2 p.m. at the District Office in Delta. The budget is computed on an assessed valuation of $238,126,136, of' which $73,126,136 is Millard County and $165 million is the Intermountain Power Project. The assessed valuation for the power project is included in the computation of Maintenance and Operation for the school district. The number of weighted pupil units is 4947.801, with a total enrollment of 3,720 students. The Millard School Board will review fund balances and revenue in the current budget from the following sources: increased assessed valuation, investment interest, Division of Family Services, Chapter I, block grant, Continuing Millard County The Capital Outlay fund was By J.J. JACKSON While schools may be wondering why the county has chose to charge them for expense of tax collection, county officials are indicating the move agrees with the philosophy of making those pay who end up with the service. The Utah County Commission voted this week to have cities, schools and other taxing districts pay a proportionate share of the cost for tax collection. "Those that benefit should pay the cost," Utah County Commissioner Jeril B. Wilson said, noting some taxing entities run up a bigger bill than others and should end up paying a proportionately bigger share for the cost of tax collection. The commission had been given the choice (by the Utah Legislature) of either making the taxing entities pay their share or taking the cost out of the county coffers. The school districts complained that w hile the county can raise the money to pay the expenses for tax collection simply by raising its mill lew. schools are not allowed DAM: Blasting (Continued from Page Strawberry Reservoir will have four times the capacity it had in the past, and will have approximately twice the surface area. The enlargement project is part of the Central Utah Project s Bonneville Unit, and is supervised by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Rick Kerr is the BOR 1) '. contract administrator. The larger Strawberry Reservoir will provide better access from the boat ramps and StrawSoldier berry Bay Marina into adCreek, Indian Creek, and the jacent canyons. voters in a levy election. The schools asked the county to postpone a decison so the result would not be reflected in their 1985-8- 6 budget, which is next month. Alpine School District has said the additional expense could force the district to drop 11 teachers in order to find the money. But, the county responed it could not postpone the decison. "We don't have the option of ignoring it (the lawi," county deputy attorney Lynn Davis said. Davis and Wilson indicated the decision was to be made this year. Utah County's decision was to charge the taxing districts the additional money, but not make it effective until Oct. 1. "We're stretching to do what we've done," Wiisw said, calling the decision to not make it effective until Oct. 1 a "compromise." He noted that by postponing the effective date of the decision, the county also provides the legislature time to change the controversial law when it meets in Julv. ALL EYEGLASS LENSES B H i J( Bike. f9 3 ES K523 Started Thursday to raise their mill levies beyond a certain level without approaching program was adjusted for differences in fund balances and revenues. Records on the budget adjustments are on file at the District Office and available for review. 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A neighborhood meia.ig. scheduled for Wednesday in the Orem C.ty Ceilcr will concentrate on the costs to citizens in the lighting district if it is ap- Orem City is fed up with The Utah League of Cities and Towns and will leave the organization today unless major changes are made. "I just don't think they've been effective at all in addressing problems we think are important," said Delance Squire, mayor of Orem. Squire, along with mayors and city council members from other Utah cities and towns, are meeting today in Salt Lake City in a final effort to resolve differences. Squire said Orem City's annual $16,000 investment in the league is not producing the results the city wants. Orem, therefore, has not included dues payments to the league in its new budget and will not continue with the league unless there is a leadership change or committment to new direction. Orem's dissatisfaction with the Orem has league is not new but considered leaving for years growing concern among other cities and tight budget restrictions has prompted action by Orem. "We haven't been able to get them to address any of (our) concerns. We haven't been able to get their attention but maybe this will get their attention," said Squire. Orem is considering banding together with Ogden, Bountiful, Salt him tor competition. "After he was halter broke, I put him on a lunge line, running him in circles both ways," said Kim. "I teach my horses by giving alot of attention to them, patting and talking to them." techniques taught are functional, from freedom for the horse to safety for the rider. A horse learns to follow both verbal and a slight prestouch commands sure from the lower leg will turn the horse or change its pace. "I cluck instead of saying Gee," said Kim, "but I say whoa to stop my horses. One 'easy' will slow the horse from a canter to a trot and two 'easies' will slow it to a walk." Kim stresses the importance of repetition and attention while training the horse. Relaxation is also important. "I like to take my horses into the mountains. It not only calms them, but gives them a chance to relax." Each area of competition requires different head positions and gaits and judging is based on the event. "Halter is like a beauty contest for the horse; how he leads, stands, if the legs are straight and set square, and how he looks." 3 its not right to tax the city population for scattered lighting. The city council said it is willing to pull the existing lights out and discontinue lighting the neighborhood if that's what the residents want. But law requires that the residents come forward with written requests to reject the lighting district. "What the council in effect is saying is, hey, we don't really care if you want the lights or not. If you don't want them, fine," said Phil Goodrich, director of Administrative Services for Orem. He said the council will do what ever the want them to majority of citize Herald Staff Writer then training Herald Correspondent Page Hike Tcax By DOUG WILKS 'Superior' Rating By GERI O'NEILL THE HERALD, Provo, Utah, rem May Quit League of Cities Provo High Student Rides Her Horses To 17, 1985 of worid. |
