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Show 0 CAC84101 EXP . 1199 UTAH SALT HobjDCIftTIOW PREbS WEST 207 LME 200 CITY , UT E 5005 64loi Serving East Juab County - A Nice Place To Live! Volume 92, No. 34 Wednesday, August 24, 1994 8 pages Single Copy Price 500 Juab School Board votes to approve a 6.3 tax increase for district taxpayers ' By Myma Trauntvein Times-New- s Correspondent Following a truth in taxation hearing held Wednesday by Juab School District, the board voted to approve the tax increase which represents a 6.3 percent increase over last years total school tax levy assessed to district patrons. Only 10 district patrons turned up at the hearing to ask questions and make comments. Of the 10, only three vocally protested the increase. In actuality, the district will receive approximately $100,000 in additional revenue as a direct result of the tax increase, said Leon Pexton, board president. He said the advertisement indicated the district would receive approximately $356,000 in new monies for an increase of 22 percent. The money above the $100,000 has been included in district budget in the past several years and was designated to pay off district bond payments. The $256,000 was shifted from its capital outlay budget in 1992, by board deTHE KEYS TO LEARNING Doctor Betty Mikkelson, principal, opens the doors to the Nephi El- cision, to pay debt service inementary School Tuesday to prepare for the first day of school on Thursday, August 25th. Class lists curred by issuing new bonds are posted on the windows so that students may find out who their teacher is and who are going to rather than raise taxes. be their classmates before Thursday. . . Vr The district sustained its on-- , ..... ... going capital outlay needs with a very small capital outlay bud! . All Schools in Juab School District get and its capital outlay re- serves, said Pexton. We wanted to keep peoples taxes as low as possible for as long as possible, said Pexton. State law requires that shifts 2:30 p.m. On Thursdays school in tax revenues from debt service will be dismissed at 1:30 p.m. Breakfast will be served at Nephi Elementary School at 7:45 a.m. and at Mona Elementary School at 8:10 a.m. Prices for breakfast are: $.75 for students and $1.20 for adults. start Thursday, August, 25th August 25th signals the first Nephi Elementary School. School day of school for students in Juab lunch will cost $1.00 for students, School District. and the lunch schedule is as folrelows: 1st grade, 11:30 12:00; 2nd There is an important minder for students at Juab High grade, 11:45 12:15; 3rd grade, School; 1st bell is at 8:00 a.m. 12:00 - 12:30; 4th grade 12:15 with 1st period beginning at 8:05 12:45; and 5th grade, 12:30 a.m. Buses leave at 2:30 p.m., 1:00. School will be dismissed at however, 2:30 to 3:15 p.m. has been designated for teachers -- -- --- helping individual students. School lunch is $1.20 for students and $2.05 for adults. Juab Middle School will designate 8:00 to 8:35 a.m. as the pe- riod for teachers helping individual students. First period will begin at 8:40 a.m. Lunch will be served from 11:20 11:50. Buses will leave at 2:35 p.m. Mona Elementary School will have teachers help session at 8:00 a.m. Doors will open at 8:10 a.m. Lunch will be served from 11:30 - 12:00, and cost is $1.00 for students. School will be dismissed at 2:45 p.m. On Thursdays, school will be dismissed at Times-New- s Correspondent The Utah Department of health has reported the states sixth case of hantavirus. The victim was identified as a old male from Nephi. The department reported that he is now out of the hospital and is doing well. It was reported that the young man was hospitalized with pneu1:30 p.m. monia earlier this month, but ' Doors will open at 8:00 a.m. at unlike most hantavirus I ers, never required the use of a respirator. Department of Health officials believe the young man was exposed to the hantavirus at his non Qnnnfu men killed in accident west of Santaquin By Myma Trauntvein Times-New- Two s Correspondent Juab County residents cowere killed in a llision Wednesday afternoon on U.S. 6 just west of Santaquin. Utah Highway Patrol Trooper Todd Johnson said Victor 81, Nephi, and Paul Takata, 32, Eureka, were killed in the accident. Collards granddaughter, Jamie Pipkin, was seriously injured in the accident. Takata was killed instantly after his eastbound white Honda Civic collided head-o- n with a trailer westbound semi-tractdriven by Michael Neil, 48, three-vehic- le Col-lar- d, or Continued on page 2 I 19-ye- ar needs that have been postponed for several years while construction of several major building additions have taken place, said Pexton. Some new technology programs would have to be reduced or terminated. There was $550,000 in reserve two years ago. The reserves are being gobbled up. We knew we would need to make and adjustment, said Pexton. As a result of the tax increase, said Pexton, patrons with a home valued at $75,000 in 1993 would pay a $25 or 6.3 percent difference. The property tax rate for the district will go from .006925 to .008446. Much of the tax increase will come from natural increases in the value of the tax base due to new growth. Pexton said the district anticipated the increase would be .needed for five years. If there were a large influx of students which would require the district to build more buildings, said Superintendent Kirk Wright, a bond election would be needed before the tax could be increased. Blaine Malquist, a Nephi resident, said it had been his experi that valuations didnt ever should be held, he said. He thought the district should hold such elections. Many people were upset with the increase, said Malquist, but were too timid to attend the hearing and lodge a protest. Malquist said his taxes had gone up last year. We lost money last year, said Pexton. With the new valuation, some taxpayers found themselves paying more and others less. The district would have been allowed to raise taxes one half mill last year, but had chosen not to do so, said Tracy Olsen, for the district. Malquist said he also objected to the way traffic flow was designed at the high school and middle school. We went from a fairly decent traffic system to one that is not very well designed, he said. Harold Nelson also protested the increase of taxes. I dont believe in athletics, he said. He thought the programs were expensive and should be curtailed. He thought students shouldnt be getting out of school to travel to participate in athletic events. He thought those who were participants should pay and the taxpayer should not. In addition, he thought games should be played for fun with everyone being given the opportunity to participate. Following the close of the public hearing and the evening business, board members voted to raise taxes a straight 2 mills. clerk-treasur- er hears that 21 new homes were built in Nephi during 1993 and 21 to date this year By Myma Trauntvein Times-New- victim is from Nephi -- curtail critical capital outlay ence go down. I believe bond elections City council States 6th Hantavirus By Myma Trauntvein back to other budget areas be reported in a truth in taxation hearing, said Pexton. Some of the bonds have been retired and the district needs the money back in its capital outlay budget along with the revenue generated by the tax increase. The district would be forced to . home in southeast Nephi. However, a spokesman for the department, Ross Martin, said the investigation is still continuing. Martin said officials will analyze rodent dropping from the home and will take blood samples from other family members. The virus was spotted when one of the states surveillance doctors decided to send up a blood specimen, said Martin, although his patient did not have the adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) generally associated with the hantavirus. Hantavirus is the often-fatdisease which has been linked to rodent droppings. The infection al attacks the upper respiratory system. s Correspondent In 1993, there were 21 new homes built in Nephi and, as of August 15, 1994, there have already been 21 new homes built in Nephi. We have had as many new homes built in Nephi, so far, as were built in the whole year of 1993, said Kelly Andersen, city council member. There were 19 new home con- struction permits issued in 1992. Building is continuing strong this year. We have had two more permits issued just today (Tuesday), said Randy McKnight, city administrator. In addition to the new home construction, said McKnight, there had been four new commercial properties who had permits and were either building or had completed buildings in 1994. There were also four new commercial ventures which built in 1993. There were three in 1992. In 1992, there were 28 remodeling and additions to existing homes or businesses permits issued. In 1993, there were 41 such permits issued and this year, until August 15, there had been 54 such permits issued. Two demo permits were issued. One impact we have had is that our ability to do curb and gutter projects at existing homes has been crimped, said McKnight. One resident of Nebo Heights subdivision would like Nephi City to repair curb and gutter which has sunk and is affecting the drainage in the area. Alice Harris, speaking on behalf of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Harkins, said they would like the job done soon. The recent rains had shown that a lot of water accumulates because the drainage system is adversely af fected by the damaged curb and gutter. There is a lot of activity by children on bikes, said Harris. She said she was concerned a child would be seriously injured in attempting to jump the uneven area caused by the sinking sewer line. The problem should not be the she said, because the curb and gutter damage was caused by the city street portion of the sewer trench sinking. We have a lot of sinking sewer trenches in town, said Milton Harmon, city council member. The city was not liable for all of the damage done. If the trench is on citizen property, then the city is not liable. Many of the sinking lines are on lateral lines, said Randy McKnight, city administrator. In those cases the settling, and the home-owner- s, Continued on page 2 Health Department gives advice on keeping away from Hantavirus thus Numerous phone calls have Interestingly, family pets very severe, and may well betransto been shown not have far come life threatening. been received by the Central Utah Public Health Department mit the virus to humans or get No successful antiviral medicaabout Hantavirus disease. Until sick from the virus. At this time tion has yet been found for treata few weeks ago Utah had no there is also no evidence of per- ment. Treatment primarily incases of Hantavirus disease, al- son to person spread of volves hospitalization where though all surrounding states Hantavirus disease, and no close monitoring and supportive had reported cases. With the two health care workers have been care can be provided. Persons Utah cases, a total of 82 cases infected during the care of pa- experiencing these symptoms should promptly see their physihave been reported nationwide. tients with the disease. The time it takes from expo- cian. This newly discovered virus, The disease often causes a rapalso known as Muerto Canyon sure to the virus until symptoms of occur illness takes found to most is usually idly progressive pneumonia. The commonly Virus, be carried by the deer mouse, and from one to six weeks. The first Case Fatality rate is quite high probably by other rodents as well. symptoms of illness are usually (between 53 and 58 of paPersons are infected by breath- influenza like: these symptoms tients die). H an ta viral illness is not liming in airborne dust particles con- may include muscle aches, chills, nauor fever, the ited to any age group, race or headache, coughing, urine, droppings, taining saliva of infected rodents. Infec- sea and vomiting and fatigue. ethnicity. Infected persons have tion may also occur when han- They may last a few hours to sev- been identified in all western dling or disturbing infected ro- eral days, after which the indi- states except Washington (17 dents, rodent nests, droppings or vidual develops difficulty in States).The following precauburrows. breathing, which may become tions to prevent Hantavirus ill i ness are recommended by the and trailers to prevent rodent State Department of Health: burrowing. 7b make your home less attracThe important points to remember are to avoid close contact tive to rodents: with rodents and their nests Always keep food and gardroppings, eliminate rodents bage in thick plastic or metal conwhen possible, and reduce avail- tainers with tight fitting lids. ability of food sources and nesting sites inside and outside of dwellings, and follow proper rodent cleanup guidelines. To prevent rodents from entering the home: Seal, cover, or screen openings in dilarger than a quarter-inc- h ameter. Do not leave pet food or wa- ter out overnight. Always wash dirty dishes and clean up spilled food immediately. Keep outside wood piles and garbage at least 100 feet from the home and when possible, elevate at least 12 inches off the ground. Dispose of trash and clutter Place metal roof flashing around the base of wooden, around the home which may earthen, or adobe dwellings up to serve as rodent nesting sites and a height of 12 inches and bury in keep grass, brush, and dense the soil to a depth of 6 inches. shrubbery cut with 100 feet of Consider placing 3 inches of gravel around the base of homes Continued on page 2 |