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Show t Volume Eighty Eight Tooele, Utah Thursday, December 1 6, 1 Cost: 982 Twenty-fiv- e Number Cents County OKs 5 Million A hearing on Tooele Countys budget came and went Tuesday with little comment from the public. Only three county residents attended the hearing during which county commissioners gave their OK to a budget of $3 million. Although the recommended appropriations call for half a million dollars over last years recommended appropriations, commissioners pointed out that the mill levy will remain at 11.48 for the ensuing year. The countys Human Services Council on Aging costs took a hefty jump from $187,676 estimated expenditures for the current year to $331,587 recommended for the en- suing years appropriation. The countys share of matching funds for the Aging and Adult Services jumped from $122,000 to an $161,527 expected cost for the coming year. - Commissioner Lee Bracken explained that the need for human services grows greater as the economy gets worse. "At the same time, we have less funds to meet these needs, he pointed out. The Federal Shared Revenue Fund is expected to add $155,000 to the operating budget of the county. Clerk Dennis Ewing explained that the funds are divided into four payments which are earmarked for the general fund. Normal growth in the county is expected to up property tax revenue for '83 from $934,000 estimat- ed for 82 to slightly more than $1 million next year. Mr. Ewing said that Anacondas demise is expected to be offset somewhat by the growth seen for Getty Oil in the area. Current year figures are based on nine months actual expense and revenue with the remaining three months estimated. Tooeles commissioners halved their estimate of revenues from of taxes (money repayment-in-lieceived from the Federal government on federal lands in the county). "Since this fund has to be South Stake Readies Conference u renegotiated with Congress each year, we are never sure we will get Tooele LDS South Stake will hold its semi-annuconference Sat urday and Sunday. All meetings will be held in the stake center, 1025 Southwest Drive. it, Mr. Ewing said. "We are counting on getting at least half. He explained that 100 percent funding is based on approximately 75 cents an acre which would produce $662,000 in revenue for the county. The county is cautious about including 100 percent of those funds in their budget. "We wont really know until Congress decides what it is going to pay us, he said. Commissioners pointed out that right now the general fund is the only fund for which a mill levy is The session will begin at 4 p.m. Saturday with a priesthood leadership meeting. Those who should be in attendance include bishoprics, high councilors, stake and ward clerks, stake and ward executive secretaries, Melchizedek Priesthood quorum and group presidencies and secretaries. Stake In addition the budget for 83 shows no capital improvement fund. It has been combined with the general fund. Although this has inflated the general fund, it does not affect the mill levy, Mr. Ewing said. In 1982 the mill levied for the general fund stood at 11.03 with .45 levied for the capital improvement fund. For 83 the total mill levy remains at 11.48. Commission president Chick Stromberg noted that four years ago the countys levy was around 1 4 mills. It dropped one mill when the debt on the courthouse was cleared up. Since then he said there has been a gradual decrease in the levy. This year there will be no increase although every other county has had to increase their levy to stay afloat. hearing covered salaries for elected officials. The office of county sheriff is the only elected position receiving a raise in salary. That salary was upped from $25,100 to $27,000.The only other official receiving a raise was Grantsvilles Justice of the Peace. Commissioner Stromberg explained that J.P. salaries are based on case load and are set by the state. Other Tooele County employees received a 3.50 percent cost of living increase along with their normal step raise of 3.50 percent. Chief Executive Gov. Scott M. Matheson walks up the middle of the State House of Representatives Wednesday prior to delivering his address to the special session of the Legislature. The governor urged lawmakers to approve $176 million in highway, water and building construction bonds. state could take advantage of the the state the "low at legislature plodded along a'j current low interest rate, cost of construction and to put snails pace Wednesday after hear- - ing the governors plea to approve $176 million in bonds. It was not until late Tuesday afternoon that the House of Representatives approved by a vote a bill authorizing the state to float a $41 million highway construction bond. The bill now goes to the 50-2- 3 Senate. In his address to the special session, Gov. Scott M. Matheson told the Utah lawmakers that the bonding proposals were the "best efforts of a committee. He encouraged the state legislature to approve the bonding so the Energy Secretary Promises Quick Vitro Tailing Resolve A quick cleanup of the Vitro tailings was promised by Rep. Dan Marriott Tuesday by the recently appointed federal Secretary of Energy. Secretary Donald P. Hodel laid out a schedule which committed the Department of Energy by May 1 whether to stabilize the tailings or transport them to Tooele County. In their meeting, Rep. Marriott expressed concern about stabilizing the tailings saying that option e would not be as as has been maintained by proponents. cost-effectiv- The Department of Energy estimates the cost of stabilization will be between $30 million and $50 million, while transportation costs will run in the vicinity of $100 million. However, Rep. Marriott, who is no longer Tooele countys representative because of reapportionment, said he opposes the stabilization proposal. 1 frankly believe there are too many possible hazards and complications which could result in keeping the tailings in palce, including possible water contamination, he said. "By the time you figure in property loss which would result in the stigma placed on neighboring property and the loss in tax revenues from businesses which normally would have been established in this area, any savings is going to be minimal. In response, Secretary Hodel assured the Congressman that he "is not committed to stabilization and is willing to consider both the long and short term costs which it would entail. Earlier Tuesday, Joseph Cannon, a top Environmental Protection Agency official, held a joint news conferencesd with Marriott to announce the final health and environmental protection standard to govern the cleanup and long-tercontrol of the tailings were approved. The Vitro removal required by legislation initiated by Rep. Marriott and passed by Congress in 1978. The bill requires cleanup of several uranium mill tailing plants. The act, officially called the Uranium Tailings Radiation Control Act, requires the federal government to pay 90 percent of the cost of the cleanup and the participating states to pay 10 percent. If passed by Congress, the Utah Legislature would have to approve between $3 million and $10 million, depending on which mode of cleanup is decided. 5,900 Utahns back to work. "I remind you that every project is already scheduled and in many cases the needs are critical, the governor said. The governor referred to a "window of opportunity in the bonding market and said with immediate authority Utah can beat other states in the bonding market. He also said that although construction costs are presently extremely low, "that advantage could clearly vanish in 1983. Gov. Mathe- son said by entering the market now, the state will save an estimated $20 million to $30 million. "But if we wait, even for a few months, we run the risk of that window of opportunity closing, the governor said. The governor added, "This is an opportunity to have a massive influence on the state without raising taxes. "Here is an opportunity to send out a clear signal that we have a sin issue. The House spent a large portion of the afternoon debating whether or not they or the 1983 legislature handle the bonding question. Both Rep. Beverly J. White and Rep. John E. Smith favored the $41 million highway construction bonding. The funds will construct portions of the interstate system in Juab, Summit and Salt Lake counties. The Senate gave preliminary approval to a $50 million water and wastewater improvement bond following a closed session to discuss confirmation of gubernatorial appointment. The legislature is expected to approve a $61 million bond project for remodeling and construction of numerous buildings. Most of the building will be on college and university campuses. Deadline Draws Near The countdown has begun on the Transcript-Bulletin- s Benefit Fund. To date over $300 has come in from the generous folks in Tooele County. Were on our way! g to It is truly see the response. We thank you, although we know you are feeling good about it anyway. We remind those of you who have not yet donated that there is less than a week to do so, and we need more money to accom heart-warmin- plish the things we have set out to do. Dont put it off! .Before you know it, Christmas will have come and gone, and you will be filled with regret. In the past the benefit has garnered enough to purchase three wheelchairs, one of them motorized, a piano for a blind miss, an electric typewriter for a blind boy, a phonic ear for the hard of hearing students and a sound system for the local nursing home. Student Influx Will Pose Problems For Schools School districts must place greater emphasis on achieving operating economies and providing alternate ways to solve the problem posed by the deluge of new students during the next 10 years, a Utah Foundation report says. The report says that school enrollments in the Tooele School District declined by 66 students or 0.9 percent this year. The 1982 fall enrollment for the district is listed at 6,998 students, compared with 7,064 for 1981. The report says Utah will have about 460,800 students enrolled in public schools by 1987 and 533,700 students by 1982. This represents an enrollment growth of 25 percent over the next five years and 44 per cent over the period. At the present time, Utahs public school enrollment totals 369,338 students, average of 4.2 percent over the number enrolled a year 10-ye- ago. Even if no changes were made In the funds available per enrolled pupil, the study says total operat- ing costs in Utah schools would increase $55 million by 1987 and $312 million by 1992. "Over the past five years, however, the operating funds per pupil have risen by an average of 8.5 percent per year, said analyst Allan Witt. "Should this trend contiue, total annual school opearting costs in Utah would exceed $1 billion by 1986-8and $2 billion by 1992-93- . 7 I He said that efforts have begun in Utah to increase productivity in public schools. In addition, the re- port says that greater attention must be given in the future to determine which programs and services provided by the schools are essential in the educational process. "Moreover, some compromises probably will have to be made in providing added schools to house Utahs growing enrollments," Mr. Witt adds. "Some estimates have placed the cost of housing the projected increases in Utah enrollments over the next decade in excess of $2 billion." The study notes that the enrollment increases will be year-to-ye- very rapid over the next few years, but are expected to taper off somewhat toward the latter part of the 1980 decade. Mr. Witt says these increases, however, will surpass the growth experienced during the late 1950s and early 1960s when the huge post World War II baby crop reached school age. Much of the growth during the past few years has been in the elementary grades and in the middle-schoo- l grades. The growth will begin to affect high school enrollments, which are expected to increase by 53 percent over the next 10 years. "Finally, Mr. Witt says, "the en- I roll men t bulge will be affecting college enrollments during the later half of the 1980 decade and throughout most of the 1990 decade. The study points out that school enrollment growth results from two main elements the number of live births in the state and the net excess of migration of population of the state compared with out- migration. "While both of these factors have been rising rapidly over the past decade, there are signs that they may be beginning to peak," the re- port says. "Thus, there may be some slowdown in enrollment growth toward the latter part of the 1980 decade." conjunction with the general Driver Awareness Week Proclaimed cere interest in the future, the governor concluded. While the governor had hopes of approving the bonds in one day of the special session, the legislature made minimal progress on the should Sunday session. State Bonding Proposals Plod Through Legislature The special session of Primary, School, Young Women, Young Men and Relief Society presidencies are also invited to attend this meeting. All adults of the stake, age 18 and over, are invited to attend the Saturday 7 p.m. session of conference. The general session of conference will be held at 10 a.m. Sunday. A junior session of conference, for children ages three to six inclusive, will be held in assessed. All other funds come from other sources. Part of Tuesdays t ews otes For 83 1983 Twenty-Eigh- Gov. Scott M. Matheson has proclaimed this week as "Drunk and Drugged Driver Awareness Week in Utah. In signing the proclamation, the governor reiterated his concern for the problem of impaired driving in the state. Grantsville Sets Rabies Clinic Grantsville City is sponsoring a dog license and rabies clinic on Jan. 8 at the high school animal lab. The clinic will be held from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. The cost of vaccination is $5 plus licensing of the animals. License fees are $10 for male, spayed or neutered dogs and $15 for females. Statehood Day Plans Continue A full day of activities is planned for Statehood Day celebration to be held in Tooele on Jan. 4. Buses will leave the Utah State Historical Society that morning for a tour of historic places in the county. A travelogue will be provided by the society staff and by Orrin resident of Miller, a long-tim- e Tooele. Buses will stop at the E.T. Benson Mill, the Grantsville First Ward LDS meetinghouse, one of the salt plants located in the county, the Tooele Army Depot and several history museums. Participants will also see a film on Tooele, produced by the Tooele Chamber of Commerce. Tuesday evening the Statehood Day banquet will be held at the Senior Citizens Center at 6:30, followed by the Statehood Day program at 8 p.m. Gov. Scott M. Matheson will make some introductory comments, followed by the Statehood Day address delivered by Eugene E. Campbell, professor emeritus of history at Brigham Young University. A former Tooele resident, Dr. Campbell has entitled his address, "The M Facotrs in Tooele County History." State Senator Karl Swan from the 13th Senate District will conclude the program by reading the Statehood Day proclamation. For further information about Statehood Day activities, call or the society at of Chamber Commerce 533-575- 5 882-069- IN THIS issua. .. SpOM CASLK TV LISTING |