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Show DESERET NEWS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER Tax jump Utah's highest to? BI tiofls due to reevaluation of property. Washington Terrace went down to 71 78 decrease of 23.24 nulls; and Roy dropped to 81.44 mil's a reduction of w mills. 25 The lowest mill levy totals this year are in Amalga Town, in Cache County, 46.25 mills down 13 84 mills; and West Point m Davis 47,71 County, total nulls - down 19. 19. Qrm ik namn s - no!! svt3 in SL County 1974 , . Salt Lake Council 19?$ Citarsgs m Plsfa 8ays levy figures may he higher in certain said Olson. He said several cities and special assessment districts in counties feat were reevaluated fine vm by fee State Tax Commission had to lower their mill levies so as t j collect no more than six percent more than the amount collected last year. , ' He said from now on such taxing bodies can raise their mill levies as they see fit. 'Once reevaluation by the State Tax Commission occurs and a year passes, county tax assessors can reevaluate property at will aad taxes will go up accordingly, said Olson. Taxing bodies can also increase fee mill levy to the limit set by the Legislature, And the Legislature can increase the limits," he added Only counties and school districts are limited by statute as to the percent of increase in the null levy they can set each year. A taxpayer really has no protection from tax increases Olson concluded. Helmet law hearings Rampton calls for waiver By Gordon Eliot White Deseret News Washington Bureau WASHINGTON Federal sanctions cutting,off highway safety money because Utah doesnt fully comply with a motorcycle helmet law would seriously hurt the state. Gov. Calvin L. Rampton made this argument today to a sanctions hearing board of fee U.S. Department of Transportation, and The governor, Rep. Allan T. Howe, other Utah officials called for waiver of a federal regulation requiring motorcyclists to wear protective headgear at all times. Utah law requires motorcyclists to wear helmets on all public roads posted for more than 35 miles per hour. The federal government has said it would withhold more than $6 million because Utahs helmet law does not meet federal standards. Rampton was accompanied by Public Safety Commissioner Raymond A. Jackson; Assistant Atty. Gen. Earl F. Dorius, Blaine J. Kay, director, Utah Department of Transportation; Larry E. Lunnen. director, Utah Highway Safety Program Office; Byron Penrod, program manager of the safety program office, and Howe. The governor said the Utah Legislature has the authority to decide what form its helmet law would take. He noted that he attempted to have the law strengthened after it was passed in 1989, but he said he sees "considerable merii" in fee Legislatures position, Urging a waiver, Rampton said Congress must have meant to have some latitude for the states, otherwise it would have passed federal legislation requiring helmets. Cutting interstate highway construction money 19 percent would hurt highway safety in Utah, Rampton said He said the President has urged rapid completion of the interstate system and any reduction in spending would only delay closing the gaps m Utahs interstate route. Howe said he doesnt believe fee Congress intended to force states to absolute compliance with fee federal regulations When Congress passed the Highway Safety Act m 1969, it wisely left one other opening in the legislation, the safety standard waiver on which Utah pins its . r The appointment, effective Oct. 1, was announced today by Thomas E Carey, local coudciI president and chairman off a selection conun'ttee for? the post Director of field service for the Salt Lake Council prior to being named exeeu- five of the Ogden council four and half years ago, Peterson succeeds Lynn, Austin. t Austin, who headed professional scouting ranks for the Salt Lake Council for j seven years, has accepted a j position as director of Areal 5, Boy Scouts of America,! ' headquartered m Chicago Austin, who is now respan- - Mr. Peterson ' stole for 13 Boy Scout councils, will be living m the Cleveland, Ohio, area. Milton Hinroan, director of field service for the Salt Lake Council, will be acting scout executive, until Peterson assumes his new post, according to Boss Taylor, western region director. Peterson has been in professional scouting about 27 years, serving as assistant scout executive of the Golden Empire CouucU, Sacramento, Calif , before coming to Salt Lake. The Salt Lake Council is fifth largest in the United States in terms of registered boys American Party sets rally The American Party of Utah will hold a public rally Saturday at 7 p m at fee Liberty Park bandstand, it was announced today. f c a I r home building high-u- p Omtinued from Bidets J Peterson, Ogden, duef Scout executive of the Lake Bonneville Conned, has been named fee executive of fee Great Salt Lake Council. parts ox a city due to toe different special districts that may be included in that particular area. It is a common misconception feat taxes can only go up six percent a year, said Olson. That is true only in counties that have been reevaluated by the State Tax Commission and it applies only to tb year in which the reevaluation occurs. In the years that follow the sky is the limit, Bou ntifu I votes down m m executive 4, 197$ i -- I d The architect, Robert T. after the council session, said, he had been on the planning eommis-- r sion since la5-- ! fail and had been retained two or three months ago toy Maples Hills. He said he abstained from voting on any issues at fee planning commis' sion that had to do with Maple Hills. Dewey,-contacte- bmlding The no vote was followed by a long silence Then Beesley criticized council members who had voted against his motion, saying, It is inexcusable to ait ' on this matter. Mayor Morris F. Swapp, who only votes m case of a fie, polled the three council members who voted against the motion and found they wanted more time to study the issue and prepare an ordinance ot cover budding on the hillsides F. told the City Atty. Layue council they may be m foi a !awit if trnm DUlitling OH inwy kfMn , the hillside for more than a year. The council instructed Forbes to continue working on an ordinance to cover hillside building. J. Golden Barton, one of the mam developers of Maple Hills Subdivision No 2 which was planned for an area near Mueller Park above the 5, t level, said h and his associates are not giving up on the matter and intend to continue coming to councd meetings and seeking permission to build. Barton told the Deseret News he had contacted all the councd members during the week and had tried to explain his position. I really thought the vote was in the bag. It was a real surprise when the three councd members voted against us, he said. During the meeting, it was disclosed that an architect who is a member of the seven-pmo- n City Planning and Zoning Commission had been employed by Maple Hills this summer to work on development plans 259-foo- h However, Dewey admitted he is in favor of building on the hillside above the 5,2oO-tolevel and think, Maptes Kills is a splendid project and ought to be given permission to build on the mountain side. ot In other council action. City Personnel Director Jack E McIntosh tuid the dounci! he submitted a request to the Wasatch Front Regional Council Wednesday afternoon to ask for $250,000 for Mpi Creek channelization Swapp and McIntosh, who was the mayors representative at the Wasatch Front meeting, explained that they were given almost no notice of the meeting at ail. When I showed up, McIntosh said, I was told thei e are a million federal dollars available to communities in this area for public service projects. I was also told that the requests for funds have to be submitted in writing by noon Thursday (today) so I asked far $250,000 for Mill Creek channelization to be sure we had a chance for such funds. The council approved his action and directed that a wntten request be submitted to the Wasatch Front council today. Perkins said property owners near the creek will be notified of the project if it is undertaken. hopes, Howe said. Howe said he intends to do somthmg about the helmet controversy when fee House Committee on Public Works and Transportation writes a new highway bill ttu year :kW( The board will not make a decision on the case immediately. It will present its findings to the federal highway administration and the national traffic safety administrator. Their recommendations will be presented to fee secretary of transportation. Todays hearing was chaired by Herbert H. Kaiser, deputy assistant secretary of transportation for environmental safety and consumer affairs. The hearing was attended by about 50 persons, including a few motorcyclists Representatives of the American Motorcycle Association and Salt Lake Citys Barons Motorcycle Club were scheduled to testify later today. Tony Mora was listed as the Barons representative. Earlier tms week about 400 motorcyclists demonstrated here against the helmet law. Ridmg without helmets, they circled the Capitol and fee White House, with Barons member, Ralph Elrod, who uses the name Teach, stating that traffic regulations like this are blackmail by the federal government. The Barons, who received many traffic tickets from Maryland State Police, were joined by fee Wheels of Soul, Philadelphia. fm (Set mm fie c T 5tOA Issa 0' r 5 tr H I 0000 300 8 0 CD CD CD i fcT) wi. 4 V' - 0000 O CD CD CD CD CD (DO ,CDO J ime&m Texas Instruments Rockwell Hewlett-Packar- d W ROASTS w&m wn roasts MMiSmmii hiwil iin- i- mi " Tin- -i niaiini e Prove it to yourself Check the comparison chart above. 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