Show Utah Standard-Examine- r ©too Estimated savings for family with $25000 annual income: cut in Initiatives Initiative A Total tax total savings County savings savings Initiative B would repeal 1987 increases In state sales gas and income taxes Initiative A would limit property tax to 075 percent on residential property and 1 percent on commercial property ‘NOTE: Based on the following assumptions: i Income tax based on state law in effect after 1988 special legislative session (b) Sales tax calculated from optional IRS tables with adjustment for 1 987 change in tax rate (c) Gasoline tax based on annual purchase of 800 gallons (d) Property tax charged in 1 9 1 7 un a home with sales value of $75000 Additional tax reductions could be realized under the following special circumstances: and $722 in grades (a) For each child enrolled in private schools $602 in grades (b) Smokers purchasing one pack per day $40 annually (c) Purchasers of cars and Kerns 5 percent of the purchase price other K-- 6 7-- high-co- Source: Utah Foundation Standard-Examine- r graphic Monday Obituaries Classifieds September 26 1988 Weber likely to save most By WENDY OGATA SLmcJj'd Examiner staff Weber County taxpayers on the average will experience the state’s greatest tax savings if voters approve the three tax initiatives on the Nov 8 ballot according to a Utah Foundation report released today Basing its findings on a composite Utah family of four with $25000 income and owning a $75000 home the foundation said average savings statewide will-b$151 from the initiative to repeal 1987 increases in sales income gasoline and cigarette taxes and $185 on the initiative to limit residential and commercial property taxes to 075 percent and percent of market value But the property tax savings will vary significantly from county to county and city to city ac e 1 cording to current property tax rates Weber County taxpayers would save the most off their total tax bill among the state’s 29 counties according to the report Property tax savings “would vary widely throughout the state and generally speaking the cities with the higher property tax rates would probably get a bigger cut than the others” said foundation spokesman Allan J Witt He said that among the state’s larger cities Ogden City taxpayers would save the most on their property taxes The owner of a $75000 home in Ogden would get $321 knocked off his property tax bill if the initiative passes Witt said The researcher said the profile of $25000 income and $75000 home was used partly because they are round figures that taxpayers can use to figure relatively easily their own potential tax savings Witt said the figures also come fairly close to the market value of a typical Utah home and the income of a typical Utah family Sales tax savings were calculat- ed using Internal Revenue Service tables on average sales taxes paid and the 800 gallons per year used to calculate gasoline tax savings came from national studies on gas usage he said People in certain situations — such as those who have children in private schools those who smoke or those who may make a major purchase against which sales tax will be levied — would save more in reduced taxes if Utah voters approve the The third least talked about initiative would give tax credits to parents of private school students As it has done historically Witt said the foundation is remaining neutral on the initiatives preferring to provide information to help voters make informed choices Along with detailing the potential tax savings the foundation report noted that “voters casting their ballots in November will have to weigh these tax reductions against the prospect of sharply curtailed governmental services along with the likelihood of added charges and fees “If services are to continue some governmental agencies may resort to special user charges and fees to replace the funding received from general revenue sources” the report said Injury lawsuit settled Woman hurt by storm drain cover By DON BAKER Standard Examiner staff OGDEN — A suit against Pleasant View City by a resident who fell into a city storm drains has been settled out of court for an undisclosed amount of cash The case had been scheduled for argument last week before the Utah Supreme Court Carol Greenwood sued for injuries she allegedly suffered May 4 1985 when she stepped on a storm drain cover while weeding her iris bed The drain coyer slipped sideways allowing her tp fall 6 feet into a drain owned and maintained by the city She said she sustained injuries to her back knee and ankle received a number of cuts and had subsequent problems with muscle ' : spasms A Greenwood school teacher missed work for 10 days and said she has been in pain ever since Attorneys for Pleasant View moved to have the suit dismissed arguing the city was protected from liability under the Utah Governmental Immunity Act But Greenwood’s attorney Paul Stockdale contended the city’s immunity was waived in her case by other portions of the immunity act and said the law was in- tended to only absolve governments from liability in times of a flooding emergency Second District Court Judge David Roth denied Pleasant View’s motion for dismissal in an interlocutory order that declared the Legislature could not have intended the law to apply to someone injured in that manner Roth conceded there was little established law in this area and said the case was “ripe for appeal" but ruled the law would be overly broad if it exempted a city See SUIT on 2C Doug Briggs’ Ogden barber shop sometimes is mistaken for a pawn shop or a museum Barber shop mistaken for museum By GORDON WEEKS Standard Examiner staff OGDEN — Passing pedestrians it’s a pawn shop or museum think said “You’re not for want of things to talk about” The subjects include over 100 old guns telek antiquated fishing reels bullets and tools lanterns keys phones Amidst ads for hair styling gels are ancient razors a sugar beet knife a sheep shearer and a mannequin sporting a gas mask and miner’s helmet Briggs said he started the eclectic collection 2'h years ago with the purchase of an old railroad padlock at a swap meet The hobby ballooned quickly and after his garage was filled Briggs said he started displaying them at the barber shop “The more hung up here the more I was intrigued to get more” he said One of his employees Kelly Diarte said she wasn't too enthused about the growing collection at first “I’m actually starting to like it — I thought I was going nuts” she said “I hand-cran- Barber Doug Briggs believes the mated 1000 artifacts on the walls of his Utah Executive Barber Style Co allow him to display his blossoming hobby while it offers a visual diversion for his cutting customers “They’re quite a conversation piece” he esti- 1 Terrace resident N is ‘Clerk of Year’ interested Administrative skills courtesy praised By CHERYL ARCHIBALD Northern Utah agricultural officials are interested in cloud seeding to relieve farmers from Standard Examiner stall WASHINGTON TERRACE — Citing praise for her administrative skills and courtesy the Utah Justice of the Peace Association has named Washington Terrace’s Jean Dennis Biair JOP “Court Clerk of the Year” No complaint has been filed against the court for violation of tenrights during Blair’s ure because of her careful counseling Washington Terrace JOP Judge Joseph Jones Jr wrote in his nomination for the award five-ye- “No matter how or ar blustery some persons arc she patiently and meticulously explains their rights and the court procedures which they must follow to secure those rights" he said Justice of the Peace courts handle civil matters involving less than $1000 Blair also was cited for designing a more effective DUI sentencing form creating a special notice crop-threateni- cloud-seedin- warrant service “They can't yell at the policeman and they can’t yell at the one of the counties from the record drought this summer could be aided by recent state approval g of operations officials said today The state Division of Water Resources recently approved a permit for North American Weather Consultants to seed clouds in Northern Utah The company has had a license to seed clouds in the southern and central parts of the state for several years and the permit will allow it to move its projects northward "There is $75000 to share among all those public entities who will have a operation" said Clark Ogden meteorologist with the state division “It's a variable thing and it de Box Elder County hardest-hi- t conducting periodic joint courtpolice warrant verification audits that have halted errors in Dealing constantly with the public can be a challenge Blair said drought next year form for juvenile defendants which minimizes the necessity of taking them into custody and The former Weber State College student said she was surprised by the award She said she's learned a lot about clerical duties since her first year which she described as “confusing frustrating and fun at the same time” Utah agriculture officials Si and 3rd Examiner staff By GORDON WEEKS judge so they use me as a media- tor” she said As the only court clerk in Washington Terrace Blair said she has witnessed “a lot of strange moments" She once watched a teenage boy attack his mother in court after pleading guilty to an assault charge eloud-seedin- g "It’s a challenge every day and that makes it enjoyable it never gets boring" she said thought ‘Oh my God the walls are going to cave in!’ ” Briggs said he adds about eight to 10 pieces to the wall each month The oddities include a Civil War rifle with a bayonet an 1862 padlock Utah auto license plates back to 1917 an 1888 fishing red and a lead melter “As I cut (customers') hair I'll turn them a bit because I see them looking out the corner of their eye” he said in cloud-seedin- g pends on who participates Box Elder Cache and Rich are interested and have enquired But we won’t have firm answers to who will want to participate until the Nov 4 board meeting They will have to come and ask at that meeting" Ben Lindsay supervisor at Brigham City of Utah State University Cooperative Extension Service northern-are- a operations said cloud seeding could be a good thing “I think we have a lot to gain (But) the thing you have to remember is that you need clouds and for the last three months we haven’t had any" Mark Jensen Box Elder County representative with the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service in Tremonton said the project could be funded as it was in the 1970s through Box Elder County and the Bear River Rural Conservation and Development agency which has representatives from Northern Utah and southern Idaho The 1970s’ project was to suppress hail but it also provided more moisture he said “It was a good program and I think the statistics showed before that it was a paying proposition We ought to try to milk the moisture as much as we can" Building the snow pack during the winter to provide adequate runoff in the spring is one prime goal of cloud seeding Last week officials at the rural conservation agency meeting in Logan voted to send letters to legislators and the state Division of Water Resources requesting cloud seeding of the Bear River area said Gwen Christiansen secretary with the agency The Idaho delegation asked to be included she said Weber Basin Water Conservancy District officials have said they will support the concept if other water users throughout the state pay their share |