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Show rnT cities, and special taxing districts. In those areas of the state which are now beyond the one percent, some local governments would likely be required to cut spending depending on the apportionment decisions of the legislature, said Olsen. Under the existing property classification law, the effective rate would be 0.75 percent for residences and one percent for The residential effective rate could fluctuate between one percent and 0.55 percent depending on action of the legislature to repeal the residential exemption or fully non-residence- s. $80,000 was taxed at an average effective rate of 1.02 in 1985 and paid $816 in property taxes. Under the This 1 s for U tax limitation petition the homeowners taxes would be reduced to $600 with a $216 annual tax savings. J- i T y implement it. A typical Utah home valued at ir THE SAN JUAN RECORD Wednesday November 13, 1985 - Page 5 new tax would require a vote of the people. Contel asks for rate increases Olsen said the new law would Continental Telephone of the increased costs, Mays said, also implement the existing Providing modern phone serstatutory spending limitation West filed a request with the vice is expensive. We began in statute. This would adopt, by Utah Public Service Commisto 5 November increase on sion Utah with facilities that were the population, reference, its rates. The result of the reoutmoded and inadequate. personal income, and average quest, if approved, would be an Many telephone customers figures daily membership lines when increase in revenues of eight were on multi-partwhich are required to imContel began buying properties percent. plement the spending limimanaEmmett Mays, state here. Since then, we have spent tation law passed in 1979. This cited decreases in milllions of dollars upgrading longprovision is essential if we are ger, to prevent the one percent distance revenues and rising service. Contel now has over limitation from becoming a costs as two reasons for the $2,900 invested per telephone When the U. S. Deline. This year we will spend an floor rather than a ceiling. filing. Olsen said that without this partment of Justic broke up the' additional $5.2 million in imto provements, he said. provision he fears those areas Bell System, it put an end The monthly rate a person of the state which are not now traditional settlements and the bearrangement pays doesnt begin to cover the at the one percent would partner-liktween local cost of providing local service. phone companies automatically increase properand AT&T on interstate ser- To improve existing service and ty taxes. keep up with the demand for Olsen said the campaign to vices. The state of Utah is folPublic Service suit. The new service, we have to be bring Utah taxes under control lowing will require nearly 70,000 Commission directed Contel to financially sound, Mays said. According to Mays, the comsignatures of registered voters modify its revenue sharing Mountain with pany has already reorganized if the effort is to be successful. arrangement Bell, phasing out revenue and streamlined its operations Anyone interested in helping with fund raising or collecting sharing altogether over the by cutting overhead and payroll. We have taken advantage signatures should contact UTA next several years. of Mays said under the settletechnology and offices at 1578 West 1700 South made gains in productivity but 105, Salt Lake City, Utah, ments arrangements, longrevenues distance helped keep there is a limit. We cant cut the 84104 or call local rates affordable. He said cost of equipment. We choose federal policy is now to let the not to downgrade our service for rate for each service move the sake of saving money. towards that services true cost. Continental Telephone of the The policy changes impact West serves nearly 14,000 customers in eight Utah counties. every local telephone company, Mays aid. It has put The company last filed to tremendous upward pressure increase rates in February of on local rates. 1984, but received approximateSpeaking on the issue of ly one third of its request. UTA promotes tax limitation initiative A typical Utah homeowner will save $216 yearly in 1 s for U, taxes This if property the tax limitation petition, is approved by the voters November 4, 1986, says Jack Olsen, executive vice president, Utah Taxpayers Association. Utah property taxes have reached confiscatory levels and a reasonable limit must be enacted now if tax payers are to survive, claims Olsen. The This Vs for U petition has been filed with Lieutenant Governor Val Oveson, according to the tax watchdog organization. The petitions will soon be printed and are expected to be available soon, he said. Language of the petition has been modified after receiving input from bound counsel and various legislative and administrative experts. First, the measure would limit property taxes to one percent of current market value. Unlike Californias Proposition 13, this proposal would not freeze values at an arbitrary level. The one percent would be apportioned by the legislature to the various schools, counties, or t e Non-residenti- al property owners would also see significant tax savings, said Olsen. The measure would exempt debt payments from the limitation. Legally incurred in- cost-savin- g debtedness would be exempt from the limitation in order to preserve our high bond ratings 972-881- 4. and prevent unnecessarily Public Notice Advertising Protects Your Right to Know high interest charges, claims the tax watchdog organization. The proposal would also prevent shifts to other taxes. 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