OCR Text |
Show THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE the money rather than do the project on a pay-as-you-go basis. BY BRANDON LOOMIS THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE solidated for the election. Howev_er, residents should have received flier listing their voting place and showing an aerial view of the proposed campus. Those with questions can contact the Salt Lake County Clerk's office at 468-3427. If voters approve the plan, the Murray school board would sell $29.5 million in general obligation bonds. The money would be used to purchase additional property and to construct a new school. “We determined that more Building a new structure in patching upof the old Murray High would cost almost as much money and leave us with many of its curtent problems,” said Craig Burton, front of the current school means students could continue to attend classes during construction. The school now has about1,400 students in 10th through 12th chair of the citizens committee. Burton said the school, which was built in 10 different sections, some almost 50 years old, has been given a “poor” rating by engineers because of structural, mechanical and safety problems. Murray School District has Urban Land Institute forum looks at rarely enforced measure BY KATHERINE KAPOS Voters will decide Tuesday Whether to increase taxes to reQuild Murray High School, now al: most half a century Ifthe proposed bond isapproved it would add about $65 in taxes for every $100,000 of property value. Earlier this year, a citizens adisory committee recommended that Murray School District build a Sew structure in front of the present high schoolat 5440 S. State St. and then tear down all but the $chool's 20-year-old gymnasium. The committee also recommended that the district borrow Affordable-Housing Law Proves Ineffective Some of them wantthe courts to start requiring Utah's reluctantcities to provide more affordable housing. Some of them wantthe Legislature to revisit housing laws to help spread low- and moderate- income families into better neighborhoods Gavcahoat the Wasatch Front. Some just want more cities to take the problem seriously. About 60 community leaders, developers met in Salt Lake City at an xen Land Institute forum Thursday to address the holes — and the potential — in Utah's rarely enforced affordable-housing law. Most Utah cities are either lagging in their duty to write a plan for providing affordable housing or have crafted schemes that do more to divert attention from the problem than to allow for affordable developments, said Michael Hutchings, a developer and attorney represent- ing Anderson Development, which is suing Bluffdale for not allowing small-lot and multiunit dwellings. He said such resistance is SS ee eeet a ee police officers and the disadvantaged. “They're our sons. They're our daughters. —e our elderly who return,” Hutchings Trains a former 3rd District judge, is fighting Bluffdale and its community for Sacre lots, and its distaste for anything smaller than 1 acre. Although most developers would rather you mix the incomes up, you've got a healthier community,” she said. Like manycities, Salt Lake City has yet to adopt a plan, although the Legislature mandated that one be in place by 1998. Deeda Seed, chief of staff to Mayor Roé avoid such legal fights, he said, fixing Utah’s housing crunch might require state judges to actually write plans for hostile cities, much as federal judges required racial desegregation and busing of schoolchildren. The surest method would be for the Legisla- ture to revisit the law and set a new formula for cities to see if moderate-income families can afford to live there, said West Valley City Planner Terri Hansen Payne. As it is, cities without many low- or moderate-income families can write a plan that says they do not have a problem housing their residents. spend more.than 30 percentof their incoméon housing. When complete, Salt Lake City’s plan will: allow developers to build more homes on the Rriw. ras i Murray Voters to Decide On Bondfor High School Friday, April 28, 2000 Csy vere 2Serersn The Salt Lake Tribune UTAH ‘th PI “You haveto putteeth in the state law,”"Payne ment so residents have affordable transporta- said. West Valley City is one of the places where affordable housing is needed, she said, because tion; and will foster tighter management.of renters to ensure maintenance of affordable pu ‘pe complexes. The district estimates that a large portion of the school would be ready for use for the 2003-04 school year; the entire project would be completed by the start of R.C. WILLEY HAS MADE A.... the 2004-05 schoolyear. SPECIAL PURCHASE! Arbor Da FROM A DISTRESSED GIFT CATALOG COMPANY ON HUNDREDS OF SAL E: HOME ACCESSORIES 70% OFF Utah's largest selection of top quality trees, plus BIG TREES Adeffective through Tuesday, May 2d, 2000 you won't find anywhereelse. & CLEARANCECENTERw.. WEST JORDA NATIONAL CATALOG PRICES SEE AT OUR CLEARANCE CENTER & ALL STORES east SIZES FROM Quaking Aspen! Vi BIOSte8asi ee #5 containers, Reg. $31.99 NOW $19.99! 38% OFF! “CONCENTRIC AIR” WUMPMUREyT) COOKWARE SET “Ql OFFER GOOD THROUGH SAT. APRIL 29, 2000 Flowering Crabappf€s‘e.i+Buy One,Get the 2nd OFF REGULAR R.C. WILLEY PRICES ON... Half Price! Justin time for (Must be equal orlesser value.) the playoffs{ Roses! AS-IS a Ls Prt yu BRYON RUSSELL EDN Cay ae Woe eacares ie *Many improved varieties *Jackson & Perkins top quality roses in bud & bloom! ex BIG SCREEN TVS! Lovely Lilacs! CHOOSE FROM FAMOUS BRANDS LIKE MITSUBISHI, SONY, TOSHIBA, RCA & OTHERS! *Fragrant, hardy shrubs *Manyfavorites! ‘ HOT DOGS & DRINKS = SAT. V1am- 4em APRIL 29, 2000 Veneta SUREESESEURUREEESEOEREESREURTESTEZEUECERREEEEenEtax *Addgorgeous color toyour yard. Fas er 20% OFF! Kill Dandelions! *And feed your lawn at the sametime. *Use Fertilome Weedout & Lawn Fertilizer *5,000 sq.ft. coverage eeV03 asatch oe nS BUDGET &L CLEARANCE CENTE Jon tly AS Dm feted ie lin ASScou, lating opr whnywarewbpla, feGyel pad Shadows|| ==e Seae 567-2200 oe F Asi Be Nursery - Landscape + Gift Shop SANDY: 9295 South 255 West Call 566-0608 Hours: 9am - 7pm, Mon.-Fri; Sam - 6pm Sat. ar aa ee) eae j * 9010 S. R mi ee a TT Price on any as-is... oc cPUSREURSESUERERETUGSERERCERERETSUGsks2 ERE. only $13.95! |