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Show Wet October Keeps Lake Inching Up BLODGETT Clipper News Editor By GARY R. GREAT SALT LAKE - Wet weather during October caused the Great Salt Lake to rise another three inches inching towards e record high level. the -- all-tim- TED ARNOW, district chief of Water Resources for the U.S. Geological Survey, said the lake level at the end of October reached 4,208.10 feet above sea level. He said the rise could be attributed to an unseasonably wet period and very little evaporation. HE NOTED that records during the past several years show that the lake level dropped during October between 1978 and 1980. But for the past three years the lake level has risen during October of three to five inches. Last month was the second wettest October on record, and the wet cycle is expected to carry over through most of 1985. Officials now predict the lake level to reach between 4,2l0and 4,212 feet above sea level. MR. ARNOW said records are taken of the lakes rise and fall every two weeks. We want to stay on top of things, and often k here is a substantial fluxuation during a period, he said. The lake level will usually drop during the summer months, but this has not occurred the past two years. For example, the lake level was exactly the same on Nov. as it was on May 1. two-wee- 1 THIS MEANS that despite normal evaporation during the summer. the lake level has again risen to the same level as it was during the winter and spring with minimal flow from the canyon streams. Also, the water surface of the Great Salt Lake on May , 1984 (4.208.10 feet) was at the same level as it was on May 1, 1879 was the second highest level in the lake's history which dates back to the arrival of the Mormon Pioneers into the Salt Lake Valley. Donating hours of time to the thanklesss, yet vital, correcting of test papers for the Davis School Districts fledgling Satellite Schools program are volunteers Phyllis Summers, left, Maijorie Crofts, Jeanne Hunter and Iva Price, with direction from Gail Bock, whos spearheading the project. Pat Jorgensen, another volunteer, was absent. 1 HELPING HANDS i j 4 - to a level of 4,212 feet IF THE LAKE rises - as expected above sea level, many industries and utilities not yet affected by the rising lake will be critically threatened, according to experts. Dredging of the Jordan River and diking of the south and east shores of the Great Salt Lake from a point west of Salt Lake International Center to Parrish Lane, Centerville, are being seriously studied. -- W&lumteer AMs Mmsy SO WHATS in store for the future? East Coast prognosticators say the winter and spring months will be drier than normal in the Salt Lake Valley, with a decrease in the snowfall predicted. LOCAL WEATHER experts look for the wet cycle of the past three years to continue for at least one more year. Already, more snow pack than any time in recent years covers the Wasatch Range. Lake officials say that for the lake level to stabilize, several years of normal and below normal precipitation must prevail. snowfall has been reported from several Already record-hig- h mountain test sites. DIKING AS a temporary precaution is almost assured. Registration Slated For Davis Ski School in By GARY R. BLODGETT It's time once again to register for the Davis County Ski School. THE FIRST of three sessions of the ski school will begin Dec. and will be held on five successive 1 Saturdays. Registration for the of the three planned be held Saturday from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. r any sessions-w- ill first--o- (Nov. 24) at the Following locations. Village Sports Den in the or - A 1 THATS saying a lot more than words for Jeanne Hunter of West Bountiful, who's a veteran at the school volunteering game, having worked at West Bountiful Elementary several years, doing every- thing from typing "a lot of teachers want typing done." to helping with lunch ticket sales. While she's still doing typing for teachers there. Mrs. Hunter, a grandmother of four attending that school, has expanded her efforts, along with four others, at helping the budding 'satellite" gifted students' program. week. she. along with Pat Jorgensen. Iva Price. Pin His ONCE A Summers and Marjorie Crofts. 4 NEED for volunteer help came alter the overloaded district computer system couldn't be lapped and Mrs. Bock gave a frantic call to former county PTA Pres. Janice Ridges, w ho that day had been contacted by Mrs. Hunter asking ilshe needed any volunteer help. A WHEN MY daughter was small. I had to work so couldn't volunteer. Now feel can." Mrs. Meadowbrook Principal Tal-mad- Robinson was "very gracious" about immediately providing facilities. Mrs. Bock noted. 1 Hunter said. Another of the volunteers. Mrs. - ' lime and service and arc so dedi- cated to the spirit of volunteerism. THIS IS a wonderful example of what can be done by a group of citizens who care about our schools, adding "We would heartily welcome more of the same." And. as Mrs. Bock said, depending on whether computer time w ill be available in the spring when s are offered, those same enthusiastic volunteers could be w ith a w filing asked to return-ea- ch friend. public-spirite- d post-test- said that Crofts, only my daughter didn't think I had enough to do" so suggested her for MRS. BOCK, also wearing a different hat. has worked as a 4th half-joking- grade teacher at Know ton I lD)rp; "Bottsm Rise . CLASSES WILL begin at 9 a.m. for those furnishing their own transportation. Classes wilp be l- imited to 12 students and the youngest can be not younger than 10 years of age. Those taking the bus to Alta and Snow Basin should be at the pickup point not laterthan 7:30a.m. Buses will return approximately 4:30 p.m. PICKUP POINTS for Snow Basin are at Bountiful Junior High, Centerville Junior High, Farming-to- n School District Office, Kays-vill- e Junior High, Layton High, Clearfield High, Sunset Junior High, and Smith's Food King in Roy. Alta pickup stations will be Bountiful Junior High, Bountiful High, and South Davis Junior High. Residents of north Davis County must travel to Bountiful for bus transportation, said Mr. law suit, seeking two temporary time- to spare. j a." 200-plu- 1 Elementary School, north Farmington. but is w orking as part of her sabbatical for Dr. Larry Wilson. district social studies coordinator. Expressing thanks for such efforts was District Public Information Officer Bonnie Durrance. who also coordinates volunteer activities. "We're so very grateful that these people are giving of their Tmss Ii&wy RMtes half-da- y 1 . Under direction of Gail Bock, a veteran teacher on sabbatical this year, they've spent about 90 mi- -, nutes once a week grading the pre; s students' test given to the housed in four schools across the county. They obtain a raw score using a master sheet and convert that to percentile. A numbering system for each student eliminates knowledge of personal names. the project. Janet Asper. a district music specialist, is responsible, but her mother sounded and looked-hap- py at the outcohie as she busily corrected papeni. The group was shooting for a finish and. seven weeks behind them, made it. with pass on all day pass for 12 years of age and youngsters under or for a day pass on Becker and Little Cat runs only. At Alta, full lift passes will cost $12 per day or $9 for a half day. Albion, Sunny-sid- e and Cecret Runs will cost $9 for a day pass or $6 for a pass on these runs pass. A is $1 field Swimming Pool, 934 S. 1000 E.. Clearfield, and at the Johnson residence. 5539 S. 2000 W.. Roy. EACH OF the three ski sessions will have five lessons on successive Saturdays. Three price packages will be offered for each session, according to Russell Whitaker, veteran director of the County Ski Progeam. Package No. I will offer lessons and bus transportation to Snow Basin or Alta for $56. Package No. 2 will include five lessons only-y- ou must provide your own $27: and Package No. 3 will provide bus transporta- lessons-f- or tion only-- no $41. THESE COSTS do not include lift passes, they must be purchased separately at the resort, said Mr. Whitaker. "However, there will be reduced prices for skiers enrolled -- y will be $ 2 for an lifts; and $8 for a all-da- - I feci like BOUNTIFUL is the rent you pay for volunteering the space you take on earth." 10-ri- Mall. Bountiful: former Farmington City Offices, 285 S. 200 E.. Farmington; at the Clear- FARMINGTON this program. Reduced lift costs at Snow Basin gather in an empty classroom at north Bountiful's Meadowbrook Elementary to what could be among the most mundane of tasks-corr- ect test papers. By TOM BIJSSELBERG By TOM BUSSELBERG Reflex-Journ- al Editor LAYTON A Davis County resident living in the unincorporated county, owning a $60,000 home, will see his taxes rise from $644 last year to $701. THATS a nine percent increase and comes in spite of a .69 mill levy decrease and is typical of changes across the state that saw an actual drop in mill levies while the amount taxpayers have to fork out's risen. Tax watchdog Jack Olson, executive of the Utah Taxpayers Assoc., outlines the property burden throughout the county, not only listing unincorporated county levels but for each city and special service districts, as vice-preside- nt well. injuncseek- tions, was filed in Second District Court here last weekend ing to stop Davis County from constructing a garbage burn plant adjacent to Hill Air Force Base. THE PETITION was filed by Ted Wright, of Layton, on behalf of 27 Layton property owners living in the vicinity of the proposed facility. The injunctions request that a special-us- e permit not be granted for construction of the the county by plant and (2) that negotiations be stopped regarding Davis Countys intention to spend county funds for purchase of additional property adjacent to the North Davis landfill site. THE SUIT also seeks $10.5 million for property owners for devaluation of their property if the plant is allowed to be built. HE NOTES that all locally-assesse- d property valuations were jumped 12 percent this year as the result of the Legislature responding to the Supreme Court's ruling that the 1978 assessment freeze was unconstitutional. The lawmakers also imposed a 106 percent limit on 1984 property tax re- venues." He said a uniform 12 percent" as mandated by the Legislature was added in assessment, although mill levy rates varied greatly," with Bountifuls decreasing the most, by 3.95 mills. Even so, the story there is fairly typical, he said,-witthat $60, still seeing his taxes go from $716 in a 1983 to $761 now. EXCEPT IN very few isolated cases, the lower levy rates, limited by the 106 percent law, did not come close to offsetting the 2 percent assessment increase," citing as much as a 10 percent property tax jump in Salt Lake City, where the rate for that same imagined home would go to $840. . Figures are contained Utah 1984 Tax Levies in the booklet just released. He noted some $603 million in collections are anticipated, up by $68 million, or about more than last year's colone-eig- ht lections. 1 .39 drop. 1 CLEARFIELDS, ranking as second highest, includes 14.98 city levy, a .71 decline, with total levy at 80.06, a 1.41 drop. -- Clintons levy fell to 77.54, a 3. 10 fall, including a 3.42 change in the city levy, down to 14.94. -- FARMINGTONS city level dropped from 11.05 to 10.75 while the biggest drop came in discontinuing a special Weber Basin Water . mill levy, for a total levy of 76.05. -- In Fruit Heights, the city levy was pared from .69 to .27 for a total 1.1.1 drop down to 73.87. -- KAYSVILLES mill levy, near that of its eastern neighbor, saw a .31 city levy decline, to 13.09, while the total dropped by .95, to 73.64. -- Laytons mill levy saw a city drop from 17.1 to 16.51 for a total .23 decline, down to 77.06 overall. 1 1 1 HERES A breakdown of the tax mill levy load for each city and unincorporated area: -- In the unincorporated area, the general county mill levy rose from i5.ll to 15.59; school district dropped from 44.66 to 43.66 while the perlibrary fell by cent and special districts, including Weber Basin Water and mosquito abatement, fell by twelve-hundredth- s. to 1.3. totalling 62.6 was kept at .5 while South Davis Sewerdeclined slightly, to2.96, for an overall decline of .73 to 77.06. -- South Weber's city mill levy was one ofonly two to increase, up from 9.82 to 10.26, but overall the rate dropped from 73. to 72.86. 1 1 1 1 NORTH SALT Lake's city levy 1 1 1 -- SUNSET SAW a 1.5 overall drop, down from 8 .65 to 80.15, the county's highest. The city levy dropped by .7, however, to 13.18, while North Davis Sewer and the Weber Basin Special declined slightly. -- Syracuse, still with by far the lowest city levy and barely regis- tering the lowell overall mill levy, dropped its city levy from 6.36 to 6.04 with overall down to 71.1 WEST Bountiful's city levy stayed at 8.82 while overall fell from 75.1 to 74.38. West Points dropped from 74.16 to 73.47 with the city levy retained at 10.87. 1 1 1 WOODS CROSS city levy was jacked up from 7.07 to 7.28 with overall falling from 73.36 to 72.84. this year. -- BOUNTIFULS city levy declined by 3.26 mills, down to 9.13, while the county, school and both special service districts dropped the same story the for most cities except those with other special districts. The total levy fell from 75.68 to 71.73. -- Centervilles city levy dropped from 14 to 13.3, with their total package falling from 77.29 to 75.9, Deadline for MISSIONARY PHOTOS 1 Wed. 6:00 p.ni. week before publication - ' |