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Show UTAH PRESS SSOCLlTXON 467 EAST TIILli) SALT LAKE CITY, SOUTH UT 84111 Serving East Juab County A Nice Place to Live! September 1, 1983 Mona residents will vote on Sept. 20 on water system issue Alex Johnson of J&S Excavating tears out the sidewalks on one of four downtown blocks. The pro ject is expected to take from four to five weeks. The project is funded by the city. Steve Boswell, The Mona Town Board has president of the Nephi Chamber of Commerce, credits Dale Worwood for the push to put in the new set Sept. 20 as the day when walks. Mona residents will decide Utah Foundation whether or not they are behind Says study the boards i plan to revamp the ; towns water system. Officials had planned to hold the election prior to Sept. 1, but because the law requires that notice of an election be posted of establishment the restrictions as to how this Washington. Since 21 for revenue prior to the date it is federal days be was to the sharing pro- money Opponents, on the other spent. When a date was set. later held, local in the renewed in hand, contend that the federal 1972, governmenprogram was gram A for a date have in has Juab public meeting to to revenue no tal units 1980, allocations to state government County received almost $1,637 million governments were eliminated. share since it has been unable to discuss the issue with residents As a result, the state of Utah balance its own budget in 22 of will be set during the regular in revenue sharing funds. board meeting. An additional $172,989 was had to scramble in order to the past 23 years. Over the life September In the towns posireviewing of million the federal revenue the that $14 it program, allocated to these units for the replace tion the with State had been Department has and contributed to $69.5 sharing receiving using 1982-8- 3 fiscal year, an amount ' of board the Health, recognized billion billion to in the finance school $700 Utah's pro' equal to $31.28 per capita, or a help be would forced to take acthey federal total deficits recorded countywide property tax levy of gram. for this period. Many econo- tion on fixing the water system 5.03 mills ($5.03 per $1,000 Since enactment of federal whether or not the election inmists assessed valuation). revenue sharing in 1972 terest attribute the high and poor perform- passes. Such action must be rates These are some of the facts through the 1982 fiscal year, a ance in the economy over the ' taken, the board says, in order million has been ' of few years to these per- -' to avoid a disapproved rating of reported by the Utah Founda- total $393.6 past 262 to distributed governmenttion in a detailed analysis of the sistently high federal budget .the water system because of federal revenue sharing pro- al units in Utah. An additional deficits. noncompliance. million has been allocated gram and its impact in Utah. $35.1 to local units in Utah for the The report notes that uncertain1982-8- 3 fiscal year, and this ty about renewal of the pro- amount is equal to approxigram makes it difficult for some $24 per capita. If this local government units to mately be replaced by a had to sum .budget and plan ahead. it would require a tax, The original federal revenue property statewide ievy xsf 5.3 TniHs. : sharing tew enacted in 1972 was Foundation analysts point renewed in 1976 and again in At a recent meeting, the Juab County assessor Tom Fowkes 1980. The 1980 renewal of the out that while federal revenue County Commission levied a objected to the increase in the tax levy, and requested the tax for flood control. program was for three years sharing funds represent a siz- two-miand is scheduled to expire Sept. able sum, they are not an overcounty drop some of the levy The who commissioners, and save the taxpayers money. 30. Recently, the U.S. House of whelming part of the budget of originally had set the county Youre looking at adding Representatives approved re- most local units. Further, some tax levy at 18 mills, dropped $65,000 for the two mills, says newal of the program for anoth- local units have cautiously the back to 16 mills and Fowkes. We dont need to go er three years, but the action is avoided using these funds for thenlevy flood tacked the two-mithat far to get more, he says. threatened with a presidential continuing programs. control levy on top, making the We have gone six months veto unless the appropriation Advocates of federal revenue total tax levy 18 mills again. raises for the county without contained in the bill is scaled maintain that the prosharing comThe move was made to down. The legislation faces furemployees, said Fowkes, and has allowed more of the gram ther action in the U.S. Senate. functions of government to be ply with state requirements. If that action alone has saved the we dont designate two mills as county in excess of $30,000. Originally, federal revenue provided by units closer to the flood control money, then we Id like to see the levy backed sharing provided quarterly people than would be the case if dont qualify for state or federal up and save the taxpayers. grants to state and local gov- administration of governmental disaster funds, Fowkes says he thinks explained ernments with relatively few programs is centralized in Commissioner R. Roscoe Garemployee raises are a must, but rett. He explained the money even taking that into account, had to be earmarked especially he thinks the county can pay for flood control and flood the employees an increase and damage repair, or the county not increase the tax levy. Im convinced we can find enough would lose their right to reim4-- H bursement of flood damage ex- without extending the county to the statuatory tax limit. penses. The commissioners, however, Jill Winn, 14, daughter of Cowan, Patrick Warner, HeathThe commissioners set aside disagreed with unanimously and Winn Vernice jof er and Garrett, Chad Cowan, Tyson 15.75 mills for general county Fowkes. They say the county Patrick received the Warner, blue; keyhole, Nephi, years .25 mills for indigent purposes, and the Jade at Jackson, care, and two mills for flood trophy purple, Fourth horse show held Saturday at Cassie Carter, Tawhnye control. the Juab County Fair. Coombs, and Tyson Garrett, dinner-danc- e Federal revenue sharing has provided $1,637 million to local governments since 1972 ; , Attorney Donald Eyre Jr. informed officials that in recent months the Board of Health has started levying fines for with their orders. In recent months the towns of Draper and Monroe have both been fined $10,000 for similar noncompliance, he said. If the election should fail, the board was hopeful that a $23,540 grant from the Six Commissioners County organization would still be useable by the town to go toward some type of improvement to the water system and to satisfy the contractural indebtedness already incurred for engineering and attorney fees. Eyre advised officials that should the election fail, they still have the option to consider financing the project through loan. an interest-du- e As duly elected officials you have the power to raise money County commission allocates 2 mill tax Jew for flood damages ll ll Jill Winn nets top horse club trophy all-arou- 4-- H if the budget is too tight. They say they would receive $20,000 less than last year even if the levy remained at last years figure of 15.2 could lose mills. Garrett said he thought the commission needed to raise the levy. I think were stuck with where we are. If we make the increase now we wont have to go back later and ask for an increase. We can always reduce the levy later. blue. Group two: fitting and showmg, Kecia Phillips, purple, and Mike McPherson and Lorette Osborne, blue; western riding, Mike McPherson, purple, and Cody Carter and Michelle McDonald, blue; trail, Mike McTina Taylor, 11, daughter of Pherson and Michelle McDonBrook and Deanna Taylor, reald, purple; poles, Mike Mcceived the group one trophy Pherson, purple, and Cody with 526 points; Cody Carter, Carter, Kecia Phillips, and 12, son of Herb and Debbie Michelle McDonald, blue; Carter, received the trophy in keyhole, Michelle Warner, purgroup two with 508 points; and ple, and DeAnn Sperry, Mike taking the group three trophy McPherson, and Blake Fowkes, with 543 points was Casy Winn, blue; barrels, Michelle Warner 16, son of Chad and Vernice purple, and Mike McPherson Winn. and Kecia Phillips, blue. AmGNCcin LCgiOfl representative to be in Nephi Sept. 8 A representative of the American Legion will be at the Nephi Thursday, Sept. 8. Service officer Dave Parkinson will be at the Nephi Job Service office at the Juab County Courthouse from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. that day. He will assist veterans and their dependents in applying for Veterans Administration benefits. . Individual class winners were: Group one: fitting and showing, Tyson Garrett, purple and Tina Taylor and Stephanie Day, blue; western riding, Tyson Garrett, purple, and Jade Jackson and Heather Cowan, blue; trail class. Jade Jackson and Stephanie Day, purple, and Annalee Wankier, Cassie Carter, Wesley Lunt, Heidi Cowan, Tawhnye Coombs, and Tyson Garrett, blue; poles, Tina Taylor,, purple, and Heidi Group three: fitting and showing, Jill Winn, purple, and Casy Winn, blue; western riding, Khristie Coombs, purple, and Jill Winn, Casy Winn, and Jim Phillips, blue; trail. Rod Lunt, purple, and Jill Winn, Casy Winn, and Sandra Lunt, blue; poles, Casy Winn, purple, and Jill Winn and Jim Phillips, blue; keyhole, Casy Winn, purple, and Jill Winn, blue; barrels, Khristie Coombs, purple, and Casy Winn and Jill Winn, blue. Julieann Matheson gains masters degree at BYU Julieann Matheson, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. James R. Matheson of Levan, graduated from Brigham Young University Aug. 19. She received a masters degree in English as a second language, and has been hired by Brigham Young University as a teacher in that field. at stake center 623-170- attend Utah State Fire Marshals office, in cooepration with the Utah State Firemens Association, the Utah State Fire Chiefs Association, and the Utah State Fire Training Advisory Committee. The workshops were conducted by national and local fire fighting experts. Attending the workshops were fire service personnel, law enforcement officers, government employees, building code officials, ar- businessmen, and chitects, other citizens who had an interest in understanding and reducing Utahs fire problems. Firewood permits to be sold in Nephi Friday 2. contest participants meet today garbage 4-- H head-hous- fire fighting school Four local men have recently returned from two days of training at the 17th annual Utah State fire school, held at Utah Technical College at Provo and Orem, and at Provo fire stations. Participating in the school were Lee Spring, of the Levan Fire Department; and Kevin Gordon Newton, and Sept. Young, Glen Gooch of the Mona Fire 10 Department. Participants received 16 The Nephi Fourth LDS Ward hours of training in fighting will sponsor a dance and a rural fires and wildland fires. prime rib dinner Saturday, The school was sponsored by Sept. 10, it has been announced. Utah Technical College and the The event will be held at the Nephi LDS Stake Center. Dinner will begin at 7 p.m. The Sanpete Revelers will furnish the music. Tickets can be reserved by or calling Firewood permits for the Uinta National Forest will be sold in Nephi tomorrow, Friday, Carcass Sept. 2. to The permits are for Area 4 from the Forest Service boundary in Salt Creek Canyon to Participants in the beef carcass contest sponsored by the Juab County Cattlemens Nephi organizaAssociation, the work tion, and the Mt. Nebo chapter of the Future Farmers of Labor Day will evaluate the America Monday is Labor Day, and carcasses of their animals tothere will be no garbage pickup day. that day in Nephi. Participants, their parents, their advisors, and other inThe area normally serviced on terested persons should meet at Monday west of Main Street will be serviced the following Nephi Packing Company as soon as possible after school is Wednesday, Sept. 7, dty officials have announced. out, sponsors say. 623-129- 1 st Local firemen Ward plans Miss Winn earned 591 points to take the trophy. Points are earned throughout the summer, and are based on meeting attendance, participation in activities at meetings, and awards won at horse shows. without holding a further election for public approval since revenue bonds do not require an election, Eyre said. The purpose of the current election is to satisfy the request of the State Board of Water Resources to prove public support of the new water system. The water board would be issuloan. ing the An immediate measure considered by the board to alleviate the demands on the towns water holding facility would be the halting of the issuance of further building permits within the town. Officials said they felt strongly that this should be done, not only because of the water volume needed for fire protection, but also because the Board of Health has advised e them that the present maxreached has the imum point for serving a community of Monas size. Statistics given by Robert Nielson, financial clerk, on as 1964 loan indebtedness for culinary water system improvements showed that on the $42,000 loan with a 4.5 percent interest rate, a. total of $32,570.02 has "been paid to date to satisfy interest and agent fees, and $13,000 has been paid on the principal. By the 1993 when the indebtedness is due to be paid in full, the town will have paid approximately $82,098 for principal, interest, and agent fees. Should officials seek a loan at todays rates they would be paving in the neighborhood of 9 or 10 percent, even with the allowance made to assist cities ' and towns, the town board said. man won't Devils Kitchen on the Nebo Loop Road, and for Nephi Pole Canyon from Bear Canyon to the Bear Canyon campground. The wood is primarily cottonwood, aspen, spruce, fir, oak, and maple. Approximately 500 permits of two cords each will be issued to interested people of the Nephi area only. The charge will be $10 per permit. The permits will be sold from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the old Nephi Forest Service office, 740 South Main. Beginning Tuesday, Sept. 7, the permits may be purchased at the Spanish Fork Forest Service office, 44 West Fourth North. Information on the sale may be obtained by calling 798-357- 1. |