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Show George Buzianis is an active and strong leader in Tooele County and his efforts have benefited all residents who make their home here. His efforts in legislative rcfoim, the creation of new industry, and saving important job opportunities in the county have been extremely successful. They bear repeating. mm IkuMiiJlMMit to ' DOGWAY few years ago, there was an effort on i the part of the military to deactivate jA jDugway. The Governor appointed George to the Federal Affairs Committee and because of his outstanding actions, Dugway is still open. In fact, the work load has increased and more jobs exist now than ever before. 5 ezz:zz: AnacopHa faced a challenging ANACONDA It like looked the company would need to dilemna. operate its concentrate truck through Tooele City and through school zones. Naturally, the people in these residential areas were unhappy and opposed iL George tackled the challenge. Working with Anaconda management and the legislature, a new route was selected and a pre paid tax bill was passed to finance the new road to the Shield Siding, bypassing Tooele City and preventing the dangerous situation of large truck traffic in residential neighborhoods. This was accomplished at no cost to the county and with a long term savings to Anaconda by shortening the distance they had to haul. TOOELE ARMYDEPOT At one time, the military was going to move the computer section from TAD to Washington. "Not so," said George. He went to Washington to battle to keep the section in Tooele County. It's still here and so are the 110 jobs George saved. 3 COUNTY taxes " i" "i Tooele County operates in the black! No red ink, no bond debt. Many counties in Utah are spending next year's tax collections before it is even collected. Not so in Tooele County. What is collected this year is spent next year thanks to George's experienced financial management. Tooele County has not had a property tax mill levy increase in five years. Right now, the county has about $2,000,000 in surplus for major projects and capital improvements. Even our county court house is completely paid for. Tooele County is debt free! And not many counties can make that statement. |