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Show "v-n- XXX ui IIST,0N 84101-,27- fff 11,-200- tncbs 7 IUUJI11 Servng East Juab County Volume 101 No 30 -- A Nice Place To Live! Single Copy Price Wednesday, July 30, 2003 www.nephitimesnews.com Juab School Board comes Nephi City Council adopts tax rate up with a Huge 12 raise By Times-New- s By Myrna Trauntvein Times-New- The tax rat, which must be submitted to Juab County for inclusion in the county tax disclosure notices, due out soon, was set for Nephi at the last council meeting. Each year, the council establishes the citys property tax rate, said Randy McKnight, city administrator. mented on how negotiations went at a meeting held with teachers. that the teachers ulti- Nephi City Council adopted the mately accepted a deal with the board. The board decided not to offer an insurance stipend this year, See Raise on page 3 Juab School District proposes to increase property tax revenue by imposing a judgment levy By Times-New- s Rebecca Dopp Correspondent The Juab School District is proposing to increase its property tax revenue by imposing a judgment levy. In letters from Juab County, PacifiCorps and Intermountain Power Agencys assessed values were reduced. Because taxes were distributed prior to the change, the school district now owes a P P 7 . f r I ; refund. The total tax refund amount for the District is $33,685. The tax impact on a $150,000 residence will by $9.24 per year, and the tax impact on a business having the same value as the average value of a residence in the taxing entity will be $13.20 per year. Darin Clark stated that in reality, taxes will only go up if the property owners assessed value went up. The total tax refund would have to come out of the annual budget as an unbudgeted expen- diture. Clark, clerktreasurer for the school board, recommended that See Tax on page 3 Correspondent The certified tax rate for Nephi City for 2003 is .001479. Rebecca Dopp Correspondent Negotiations with the school board members and teachers over salaries has resulted in a 12 increase over last year. Superintendent Kirk Wright introduced the schedule and comHe said s rate by a unanimous vote. "The certified tax rate is the rate that will generate the same property tax this year as was col- Members of the Juab School Board discuss staff salaries at the board meeting held last SCHOOL BOARD See Nephi on page 3 week Mona City Council looks for ways to insure students safety in time for their return to school By Myrna Trauntvein Correspondent Times-New- s What does Mona need to do about insuring the safety of their school-agchildren as they walk to and from school. The city recently received the results of a traffic survey conducted by Ludlow Engineering, Nephi, in which it was determined that the city had enough auto and foot traffic to require a safety device installed as students crossed the busy state road. Darlene Fowkes. council member, questioned whether the city e would be in compliance with state law if they did not have a crossing guard in place by the time school begins this fall. checked with Ludlows, said Bryce Lynn, ma; r. They said all we needed to be in compliance was a lighted crossing warning. We have those lights, all we need to do is get them installed. Fowkes said she had feared that, if the crossing guard was not in place a, the beginning of school, the city could be found liable in case of an accident. Another concern of hers, she Said, was that the electricity I could not be turned on at the in by school time, he said. Ludlow Engineering reported light in time for the beginning work to school needed the of unless city council members that a to get the power connected was school crossing should be installed entered into the schedule of the where the volume of school chilUtah Power and Light schedule dren exceeds ten during a period extending from not earlier than' fairly quickly. It has been taking quite a 45 minutes before school starts while to get the power installed at until warranted demand ceases new power poles, she said.Utah and on period extending from the Power and Light needs to be conbeginning of the demand until no tacted right away." later than 30 minutes after school Lynn said he would check with ends. The crossing school be in place the power company and would when school is in session and make certain the light was funcwhen aerate daily traffic exceeds tional by the time school began. "We will see that the lights are 500 vehicles. Each Mona Council member will have a book of ordinances for easy reference By Myrna Times-New- s Trauntvein Correspondent Each council member in Mona was presented with a book of ordinances so they can carry them with them to their homes and back to council meetings. The books came as an assignment given to Everd Squire, city treasurer, who had volunteered to compile a book of all ordinances for the city to that they wrould be located all in one place for easy reference. The body of ordinances were those found in a book of suggested ordinances formed by the organization of League of Utah Cities and Towns. However, each book also contains the ordinances the city father' have written and adopted over the years. One book will remain in the office. said Squire, and each of you have one to use for a reference. In your books, is a synopsis of each ordinance. Each book, prepared for council members. aLo contains a outline of the ordinances the city has in place. The mot recently formed or- dinance takes effect if one was adopted earlier. In the city ordinance book, the first section contains the contents of all ordinance Squire could located which had been adopted by council members. Squire demonstrated the ease with which a particular ordinance could be found using the book. One sample was the ordinances ued for annexation. In a few sec onds. the ordinances dealing with the subject could be located and reviewed so that council members would know what was law and what had not been addressed. To keep it simple," said Squire, I devised a flow chart. Squire said the books had taken 50 hours of his time to research through all ordinances and make copies of them for compilation. 1 hope its something useful, he said. At least, we can find the ordinances now." Miss Juab County Scholarship Pageant ugust 4th The Juab County Fair will host the Miss Juab County Scholarship Pageant on Monday, Aug. 4, w hen the new Miss Juab County 2003 will be crowned. The pageant will be held in the 7th & 8th Grade Center Auditorium at 7:00 p.m. Nine contestants will vie for the title: Natalie Knowlton, daughter of Stuart and Ruth Knowlton; Jamie Jones, daughter of Mike and Ann Jones; Lindsey Lundell, daughter of Gary and Leanna Lundell; Jennifer Lynn, daughter of Brett and Tammy Lynn; Cheyenne Howarth, daughter of Craig and Kim Allred; Alisha Yates, daughter of Donovan and Elaine Yates: Janelle Bastian, daughter of Terry and Sandra Bastian; Jom v Carter, daughter of David and Janet Carter, McK-aylBrough, daughter of Chad a and Lisa Brough. Monday evening they will perform their talent, model evening gowns and lifestyle and fitness Jnte Jones Janelle Bastian ' 1 Satnhe wear, give a personal thought and answer an on stage question. The 2002 Miss Juab County Royalty w ill crown the new royalty. Skip and Danese Worwood will be our master and mistress of ceremonies. It w ill be a night filled with lots of talent and entertainment as we hop back to the fifties to Knnu lln Lindsey Bunded i . HuA K IMW y. this years county fair. The public is invited to attend, free of roll in charge. The new 2003 royalty will reign over the fair week festivities, AuMiss Juab County will gust represent the county at the Miss Utah State Fair Pageant in Salt Lake City in September, 5-- Jenmfir Lynn AhhaYalei |