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Show L L V U .'OX L..Wz. . 1327 CII, io U7A;i 1113 VOLUME THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 197S By DAVE WIGHAM The County Assessors office has just recently mailed out some 40,000 property assess- ments to those property owners within the county limits. THIS INCLUDES all property owners in cities that are in the county also. These are just the assessment papers. The tax notices will be mailed in the fall around October. In connection with these mailings the county commissioners are meeting with the public as the Board of Equalization. They meet with the property owners and discuss the reasoning behind the valuation of the property. THE TAXES are deter SEVENTY-EIGHT-NUMBE- ELEVEN R If that is the case they would then mail the tax notices earlier and then have the residents come in and ask questions. mined by the property value times the mill levy. At this time no one is sure just what the mill levy will be in the assessments,. fall. This board meets between a.m. and 4 p.m. on June 7, 11, and 14. If you have a question regarding your assessment just meet with this board in the county court house in Farmington. THE ASSESSED value of h the property is about of the market value of that property. Another factor considered is that these assessments are from the first of the year. So if the lot was vacant at that time, and a house since put on, then the assessment will still only be for a vacant lot. 10 one-fift- EACH commission has with him a man from the State Tax Commission to help answer any questions that the county residents might have. The state is helping out because it was them that determined the assessment two years ago. There has been some talk . and speculation that the county might do away with-thmailing of the property e The commissioners urge anyone who has any questions or problems with their property assessments to get in touch with the Board of Equalization to clear up any misconceptions they might have, dw nr ilU A A z The east end of Center St. in Kaysville is presently marked with heavy fence posts. Kaysville mayor, Glen Cundall said they will stay until Fruit Heights presents its building proposals for the area east of Center St. to the Kaysville City Planning Commission. END OF THE ROAD federally supported educational project for disadvantaged children in the Davis County School District has been selected as one of the 33 programs in the nation rated exemplary by the U. S. Office of Education (USOE). THE PROJECT was awarded a special certificate of honor by Robert R. Wheeler, Deputy U. S. Commissioner of Education, at a conference of local, state and federal education officials at the Far West Laboratory for Educational Research and Development in San Francisco, May USOE-sponsor- U 26. The Kaysville Civic Association met Tuesday evening at the City Chambers for a regular monthly meeting. proposed budget was discussed by members in atten- PRESIDENT Russ Bracken DOROTHY PARRISH, Davis High Representative, conducted The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Clyde Chatlain. Mr. Chatlain, presidentelect, is chairman of the nominating committee for and he announced there are three offices to be filled for the coming year on the KCA KCA Board. NEIL ANDERSON und Maureen Brady and himself are members of the nominating committee. Ed Hyde has been nominated for the position of youth chairman and nominaticns are still open, they also need an adult chairman and Fine Arts chairman. They will vote on new officers at the next KCA meeting in June. Bracken President and thanks expressed KCA appreciation organizations who have so their support year. to all the representatives faithfully given to KCA the past BRACKEN HANDED out to each member present, a copy of the proposed 1976-7- 7 budget for KCA activities which is to be submitted to the Kaysville City Council for approval. The Layton llfriter The Reflex Journal needs correspondents in the east and west area of Layton to work on a part time basis. or be Applicants must have willing to develop contacts in order to supply social and personal news to the Reflex Journal. 376-913- 12 announced that Davis High was holding their graduation exercises on Wed., May 26 at the football stadium. School was out on Thursday, May 27. She stated tremendous honors have been accomplished by Davis High students the past year. They have taken top honors in numerous events and activi- on for RIGBY JUDY MRS. representative of J.C.Ks of Kaysville announced the new officers of the organization for the 1976-7- 7 year. Mrs. Rigby will serve as president with Mrs. Jackie Truman first vice president, Mrs. Linda Palmer second vice president, Mrs. Holly Hallman, secretary, Mrs. Mary Lou Dandreau, treasurer and Mrs. Paula Allen, Historian. year. Mrs. Truman will be the representative to KCA meetings for the JCKs. KCA. DIRECTORS ARE Mary Pettingill and Nancy Duke. She announced the annual Childrens Parade will be held June 26 at 10 a.m. starting at ties throughout the entire MISS PARRISH submitted several names of students who could be assigned from Davis High School to be representatives of the school to attend Mrs. Carol Collett, Historic Sites Chairman, gave a report on the progress of the book, History of Kaysville a Bicentennial project, which is being printed and will be ready for sale on June 7. People that have ordered books and those who desire to buy books, may pick them up at the city building from June the Kaysville Elementary School. That the July 4 celebration will be held on July 3 due to July 4 being on a Sunday. MRS. IOLA SMITH, beau- tification chairman, reported that she had received a letter from Cub Scouts Troop 581 of the Kaysville 8th Ward under adult chairman, announced the library will now be open at nights. Hours will be Mon. through Thurs. from2:30p.m. to 8 p.m.; Fridays 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. and it will not be open on Saturdays. Dr. Reed Adams, representative of the Kaysville City Recreation said they have a full scale youth program for summer recreation all set up the direction of Mrs. Vicki Larkins, offering their services in the beautification projects of Kaysville City. Mrs. Smith was appreciative of the offer and is making arrangements with Mrs. Larkins for the cubs to assist in removing the grass at the base of the pine trees at the entrance into Kaysville. Richard S. Stevenson, Principal of Davis High School, advised Mrs. Smith they would take steps to clean up the surroundings at the for Kaysville. THE CITY announced there will be lights installed on the Tennis courts. New nets have school. been ordered for the courts and they are working on the development of more facilities at Galley Park. One KCA member said there is no garbage can at the park and suggested one be placed there. It is badly need- MRS. SMITH stated that the Weinel Mill Camp of Daughter of Utah Pioneers planted a tree on Main Street as a Bicentennial camp project and for beautification. Mrs. Smith also stated the Merchants Association of to Kaysville has consented buy a pine tree and donate it to the the one city to be placed where has died. ed. PRESIDENT Bracken said at their June meeting on June 22, new KCA officers will be voted in. The list of new officers will be brought forth by the nominating committee. MRS. MAUREEN BRADY, Kaysville City Librarian and Similar ' increased as much as 600. underachieving first graders in beginning reading as a supplement to conventional classroom teaching. educational problems, Wheeler said. They provide workable and solutions to some of the nations most widespread and perplexing educational problems. cost-effecti- Objective of PTR is to to tutoring provide their learning rate has EACH PROJECT passed a rigorous review by a federal panel before it was selected as exemplary and worthy of replication by schools throughout the country, Wheeler said. All of the 33 projects are designed to improve reading ability. THE TEACHING strategy employs many elements of programmed instruction, but proceeds in the opposite manner with minimal cueing at first followed by increased prompting until the child can make the correct responses, according to Dallas R. Work- PROJECTS, developed with federal funds, are now available for adoption by any school district with man, project chairman. Reinforcement is an important part of the instructional strategy. High school and students Isiaoii SeMales ftilG Mnp Two public hearings will be . the order of business for the Layton City Planning Commission Tuesday night, June 8. At 7:30 p.m. the pros and cons of reducing sideyard requirements will be heard. ordinance The present requires 12 ft. minimum one side, total of 28 ft. both sides. petition received by the Commission Planning A requests a change allowing 10 ft. minimum one side, total of 20 ft. both sides. AT 8 p.m. the Commission adult paraprofessionals work as tutors. All reading achievement test results are statistically significant in favor of tutored pupils. A Project Information Package on this project is now available. THE WEEKLY REFLEX 197 B North Main St, will hear the positive and negative sides of allowing Layton larger accessory garages. Phone Presently, accessory garages may not exceed 750 sq. ft. and several requests have been made to amend the ordinance to permit more square footage. 37S-9- 1 33 Published Weakly by CUPPER PUSUSH1MS CO. John Stahta. Jr. Publisher Second Class Postage Paid At Layton, Utah Layton residents are invited to attend both hearings and voice their opinions regarding the proposed changes. They will be held at the Layton City Hall, 437 Wasatch Drive, die SUBSCRIPTION $4.50 per year Out of Stats Subscription S3.50 Oversea Subscription SIS OO (Payable In Advance) i Concerned Citizens Party To Nominate The Concerned Citizens Party of Davis County will hold their nominating convention June 5, 1976, at 1 p.m. in the north Davis library, 1000 E. 585 So., Clearfield. Needed 3 PLEASE call 9 and Fri. between more information. dance. Club reports were given : Price of the books is $6 if ordered before June 1 and $7 after June 1. 7 on. All 33 programs have raised the learning level of the participating disadvantaged children far above the rate they would achieve in a regular school program, Wheeler told the' conference Students who participants. learn at the rate of .7 of a month for each month of instruction in the traditional school program are achieving at least one month of gain for every month of instruction and, in some cases, he said, AFTER THE business is taken care of, the county candidates will be given time to speak. They will include: Dan Stanger who is running for the Legislature from Sunset; Mrs. Vera Edwards running for the Legislature from and Don Reay Bountiful running for the four year County Commission seat from far - yjJLJL VISITING candidates who will also speak are as follows: THE PUBLIC is cordially invited to attend. 1. OTQ m Layton. Mrs. Betty Bates running for Governor, Concerned Citizens Party, from Salt Lake City; Mrs. Michele Van Sickle running for the Legislature from Layton, American Party; Mrs. Virginia Stanger running for the Legislature American Party from South Weber and George Batchelor running for the U.S. Senate, American Party, from Ogden. s jh tiXLJL -- 1 - . 44 4 A ' fw 0 '?' yf - it NEW BUILDING J and J Produce recently moved into its new building on W. Gentile in Layton and has expanded its sales items as well as opening the greenhouses to the public. u |