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Show Says Utah Foundation Rising tax costs may force school building alternatives Prospects of substantial tax increases may which have excess space. For example, Jordan and the concept is not popular. However, recent polls indicate that a majority of parents might accept this as a short-rang- e solution to the problem. Extending the school dicated that its estimate of $1.8 billion cost for new school construction could be reduced by at least $800 million if alternative plans were adopted where feasible, the Foundation states. In the final analysis, the basic objectives appear to be to maintain heavy tax increases necessary to continue programs We would like to thank without basic changes. LAK Cut your energy costs with Sunwise Solar Shelter SECO Grumman Martin Marietta S&W Construction Nephi City N.R.P. Hose Products Nephi Lumber Company Utah Foam Products Juab Coutv Fair Also Storm Windows & Insulation year-roun- FREE ESTIMATES 5Nephi, 623-178- 5 6230376 Richard Wright 123 S. Main 623-088- 2 - Nephi IVtU'O r.lQWSGT NEPHI, UTAH - Western Family, i titude toward property taxes to finance new school construction, the Foundation notes. Recent favorable experience with schools in Colorado may also have affected past public resistance to this method of expanding the capacity of existing year-roun- d school buildings. Recent rapid growth in Utah public school enrollments, due both to Utahs high birth rate and to unprecedented to the state, has created critical problems in financing the public school program. Current projections indicate that, if present trends continue, year-to-ye- enrollment The pricei lor this here sole ore so dan low, why, its almost lihe stealin! And talk about hanlia oU the goods, well, Westen Family products are as good a value as you'll find anywhere! Take a look thn this ar in- creases will far surpass the maximum increases which followed the War II baby here inventory and then grok your lasso. post-Worl- d ... PRIfW IFFICTliVI CROAT WI1KSI 1981 JAN. 19-3- . . . 1, boom. Utah school operating costs appear likely to rise from the current billion 1984-8- 5, 1988-8- 9, level to $1 school year $2 billion in and $2.8 billion in in 1990-91- . If the state were to follow traditional patterns of new school construction and space allocation, the cost of new buildings would be $1.8 billion and possibly more, in addition to the operating cost cited this is the chance to make a haul of a lifetime, the only hitch is that theres so much darn variety to choose from, youll want to dally around and grab for it all! . . . above. The Utah Legislature, the University of Utah, and the State Department of Public Instruc- PRICIS IFFOCTIVI 1 CROAT W00KS! 1981 JANUARY 19-3- tion have conducted 1, studies to seek alternatives to new construction with the aim of saving at least part of the projected building expenditures. The Utah Foundation cites these studies and notes that its own presentation is made without intention of presenting significant new data but as a public service as the Legislature goes into session, both for the convenience of legislators and to give lay citizens an understanding of the 138 Size Country Pride CaD(3G FQYGD DDGASTG AC30GS O $ lb. LI AVOCADOS . . 2 I 0 C 9J5C Pound Packaqe MV CARROTS Crr Green ONIONS & RADISHES problem. More than 2 bun AV a dozen alternatives to new construction are under consideration, but those which appear most likely to provide significant reduction in construction costs are: Busing of students from areas where classroom space is inadeschools quate to near-b- Western famrfy. Makes 2D0uarts y Weather INSTANT DRY MILK Western Western Fern,. 2U. Kg. Famdy, 32 Qt Pkg. YELLOW PANCAKE POPCORN MIX NEPHI WEATHER i ,A- -a all those who participated and helped in the production of Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs. A Special thanks to the following sponsors, because without their financial help, the production would not have been possible. Thanks To: Rocky Mountain significantly change School District and the year, or Utahns attitudes west side of Granite schools. Schools would toward alternatives to District are among those be operated throughout construction of new with rapidly swelling the year, but individual the highest possible in Utahs public schools, according to the enrollments, while on the students would attend quality school programs and do east side of Granite school approximately Utah Foundation. within it the states While past opinion District and in Salt Lake the sam number of days financial to do means polls have indicated City there is con- as under the traditional comof a number this, substantial opposition to siderable excess space. schedule. Students rewill be promises likely d Much of the excess space would be divided into double sessions, alterWhile the quired. schools, and other in Granite is in buildings groups and given stagmight alternatives to new constructed to meet the gered schedules, so that natives suggested be unwelcome normally school construction, a previous enrollment one group would be on to some, they are likely Foundation research crisis. vacation at any given to be acceptable if they Extended school day time, increasing the report released this week moderate the otherwise finds reason to believe programs, or double capacity of the buildings Dale The Times-New- s that attitudes may have sessions. Utah had ex- accordingly. Wilkerson Utah The Utah Legislative perience with this type of changed within recent months, citing the operation in the 1960s Study Committee has in serious condition of Utah finances which was made apparent to the public in the recent special session of the Legislature. Cancellation of This heres one time when the robber gets Western scheduled property tax the Famh western w relief emphasized the famb magnitude of the property tax burden, and may have brought a significant change in public atyear-roun- d present Western Famdy. 14 Ok Silt DADY POWDER C |