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Show I I WEEKLY REFLEX DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL, DECEMBER timl 1 , 1 977 fin Leaders InJ Kym Anderson, director of the Davis County Housing Authority (DCHA) proposed purchasing ten rental units in low income housing, if the city would be willing to take a flat ten percent of the rent money in lieu of taxes. Clearfield for Needs IFiiniaiiciiall By ROSELYN KIRK Davis County School Superintendent Bemell Wrigley identified three priority items during a dinner meeting held by the school board and administration with Davis County legislators on Monday evening. SUPERINTENDENT Wrigley said the retention of $2 million in money received through federal impact aid, was the most pressing problem in lieu of the fact that other districts in the state are seeking to equalize this funding throughout all school districts. But, in addition, he asked the legislators to concentrate their efforts on expanding the Davis Vocational Center in Kaysville and also see that the level of appropriation for school building con- struction be maintained at or above the level made available this year. ALTHOUGH Superintendent Wrigley pointed out the pressing need of Davis District to maintain the federal impact aid funding, he said that if the funding should be lost, that legislators give Davis district additional time to call for a voted leeway to finance the schools. At presertt the legislature has specified that a leeway vote passed before Dec. 1, could not be used for funding during the following fiscal year, with that year required as a waiting period. legislators to transfer the impacted aid funding to other districts through the state equalization process. But ho said Davis District has talked to Salt Lake City and Jordan Districts who have said they will support Davis District in maintaining the federal impact funding if Davis District would support their capital outlay advantage. Senator Haven Barlow said that if the district should lose their impact funds and calls for the voted leeway up to the two mills guaranteed additional support by the Utah State legislature, Davis district could still only raise about $1 million, which would he short of the $2.6 million presently available through impact aid. He anticipated that the district would have to extend the levy to the third or fourth mill. IN ASKING that the legislature concentrate on allocating money to complete the building of five additional buildings at the Davis Vocational Center in Kaysville, the school district pointed out that the center is presently serving over 700 people, many of whom are adults. They said that similar vocational schools being funded in Sevier County and Duchesne SUPERINTENDENT Wrigley asked the legislators to allow the district to take the vote to the electorate in the spring following the legislative session so the funds would be available to the district the next fiscal year, if the impact funds were lost. The Davis Education Association (DEA) had urged the board to call for a voted leeway this year, prior to Dec. 1, in the event that the public impact funds should be lost. Superintendent Wrigley told the legislators, As long as we have impact and funds we wouldnt ask for a leeway vote. IN ASKING the legislators to work toward retaining the public impact funds for the Davis County Schools, he said that the money is vital to financing the schools. He said other districts are able to purchase from capital outlay funds, but that in Davis District since our assessed evaluation is so low in comparison to other districts, that capital outlay money is not available. Superintendent Wrigley said he anticipated a move from Utah County We're counties are not serving such large populations. THE DISTRICT pointed out statistics showing that over 300 vocational and technical students presently attend school at Utah Technical College in Salt Lake City because facilities are not available in Davis County. In another matter, the school district asked legislators to help them maintain funding for school building construction at about $1.4 million, the same amount available this year from state appropriations. Superintendent Wrigley said that building needs in Davis County are critical. We have been bonded to the hilt for many years, he said. Although the district has passed a 15'2 mills for capital outlay, only 3 mills can be used to build since the other 12 4 mills are committed to pay principal and interest on the bonds. He said that Davis County schools qualify for state aid building aid on a THE CONCEPT put before the council was that children from low income families do better in a "normal neighborhood atmosphere and are more likely to get off welfare, rather than living in a low cost housing project where all families are in the low income bracket. The DCHA proposes to buy the ten units wherever they can throughout the city, in the $32,000 price range, and place the families in these single family units. The normal atmosphere would allow the families to live without any stigma being placed on them. THE DCHA Is already par- ticipating in the Federal Housing Section 8 with 200 units allocated to Davis County private landlords. Under this program, the people pay 25 percent of their income and the government picks up the rest so the landlord receives the full rent. "This will be different because we would own the properties, the families would pay 25 percent of their income and we would not receive any other rent supplement, so we are asking Clearfield not to tax us more than ten percent of what we receive, said Miss Anderson. SHE ALSO said that they had over 300 people on their waiting list, 75 of them in Clearfield, in need of housing. The need is very urgent, she emphasized. Grant Cunning, resident of Clearfield, wanted tQ know why the city of Clearfield this should subsidize Most of our program. families, way back, lived in n farm sod houses or houses, but they settled their continuing rather than critical aid program. SCHOOL BOARD President Lucile Reading pointed out that the session with the legislators was an information session. The nine legislators who attended the session did not make any firm commitments on funding matters. a great place run-dow- We're Having A bum fo) 0) own situations, nobody helped us and anyway, who is going to pay the school taxes and other taxes involved? He was very much against the program. MISS Anderson said that the county would forgive the school and county taxes because these are extremely families. She explained that this funding also came through HUD and that DCHA would hold title to the property. She went on to say that the Utah State Housing Authority says this type of housing is tax exempt from state taxes. THE RENT would vary with each family, but they (DCHA) hope an average of $80 per month would be realized on each rental unit, mm but some are of really low income and some qualify who are of higher income, said Miss Anderson. She also emphasized that the DCHA might not be able to secure ten units in Clearfield as housing is tight. We cant have any more than 20 units in the county, but based on the need we would like ten in Clearfield. (They originally asked for 52 units in Clearfield alone.) SHE concluded her presentation by saying they were asking for 15 to 20 units in Layton and that even though Sunset and Syracuse were reviewing the proposal, no cities had signed with the DCHA yet. The council took no action on the DCHA proposal at this time, ma in Bountiful Our Christmas for Her or Him Our Entire Stock of IAP.D Choose from a variety of styles in L.A.P.D, jeans Saddle backs! Novelty waist styles! Interesting pocket details! Great looking, great fitting jeans and now all at CKHISTMAS DAZAAR a.m.-- 4 p.m. SaL, Dec 3-202 Golden Ava., Layton, Handmade Decorations, Gifts ond Homemade Cakes, Cookies & Candles Sponsored Sjr Womens Ministries First Assembly ol God Leyton, Utah LARD, to be for.. lOOCOT.ON TheHoliday Happies! 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