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Show Page Four - The Pyramid - November 9, 1994 Utah taxes rated 14th highest in nation of 72 cents to $30.18, the tenth highest rate in the nation. Utahs property tax ranked only thirtieth on the national level at $32.24 per $1,000 of personal income for 1992. SALT LAKE CIT- Y- Utahs 1992 state and local taxes were fourteenth highest in the nation when compared to personal income, The Utah Taxpayer rete ported from the most recent Census Bureau data. 50-sta- 1994 Rates Over 500 entities were authorized to impose property taxes in Utah in 1994, which included 29 county governments, 40 school districts, 229 cities and towns, and over 200 special taxing districts. Property tax revenues are up seven percent over last year and will exceed $1 billion for the first time in history, While this years increase is down from last years mne percent increase, it is still well above the average annual increase following passage of Utahs law in 1986. Prior to 1986, annual property tax revenues increased an average of 12 percent per year. Since The states traditional high tax ranking is mainly attributed to its large school-ag- e population and efforts for education. According to the article, all of Utah personal and corporate income along with over half of property tax revenues are earmarked for education. Utahs sales and income taxes remain among the highest in the nation. Sales tax collections per $1,-00- 0 of personal income in 1992 rose 51 cents to $30.99, the eighth highest rate in the nation, and the highest national ranking m eight years. Income tax collections per $1,000 of personal income rose Truth-in-Taxati- Sanpete little league football MT. PLEASAN- T- The took second place honors record). San- pete County Little League Football teams recently finished their season. The Hawkeyes, eight graders, coached by Ben Jenkms and Kay Nelson, took first place with a 7-- 0 record. The Eagles, seventh graders, coached by George Lee and Evan and Wendall Jacobson, (6--1 A banquet was held Nov. 3 at the North Sanpete Middle School where members of both teams were given team trophies and each player received a personal trophy and recognition by coaches, who also received plaques. On Oct. 27, the second grade classes taught by Jane Anderson, Brent Barlow and Anna Lee Jensen hosted an open house for parents. The classes have been studying the history of the community along with mapping skills. The highlight of the afternoon was assembling the City of Mt. Pleasant (second grade style) on the floor of the gytn.r Each child had made a house from milk cartons and when the paper streets were laid out, they placed their houses in the appropriate area of town. Parents enjoyed tours of students classrooms and refresh- ments were served. the 1986 law, the passage average annual increase has been five percent. only Property tax increases have been due to increased taxable property value from new growth and from increased property tax rates adopted by taxing entities. Property tax revenue collected by Utah schools represents 55 percent of total property taxes collected and will increase eight percent over 1993. Counties will collect 23 per- cent of property tax revenues, cities and towns 12 percent, and special districts will get 10 per- :.t if js - amount owed. (The taxable value is a percentage of fair market value, depending on the type of property.) The figures show the 1994 rate and whether its up or down Mt. Pleasant Elementary first graders participated in the 1994 Young Artists Water Education Poster Contest, sponsored by the Utah Division of Water Resources. The theme was "The Power of Water". Students were judged on the basis of creative thought, sound principles and artistic rendition. First place winner Geena Nelson will represent Mt. Pleasant from 1993. Blended tax rates for both ends of the county include school district, county and the special district taxes: Sanpete County Water at .000348, down from 1993s .000390; and Central Utah Water at .000396, up from SCT meeting November MESQUITE Marine NORFOLK, VA Pfc. Jacob R. Christensen, son of Arlene Sheaffer, of Mt. Pleasant, recently completed recruit training and was promoted to his present rank. NEVADA belt and oil the fM I required) Make sure and efficient fuel. The only combustion from a blower door is -- properly adjusted furnace are heat, water 15 hliT JnliJit hnoisimK 9 jm-- 5 pm Must pRM.nt thu uiiXkPA ikJ; im Ji nt irxlinknt i tthcr to ,1 tim eu irmtic (jmpkti Jit uh .it ill iMi in thi i wnu (jutrinu toth, ON 1 A Aft IMj j vapor and carbon dioxide. To ensure i dJJLY your furnace is operating properly, here are a few important tips furnace inspection to be sure its installed, Make sure the vent system is clear returns and ventilated and adjusted properly To arrange for an inspection, contact J heat your heating contractor, call the free contractor-referrservice provided by the registers so warm V' Rocky Mountain Gas 9 Association at circulate al ij'P air can Consider keeping your pilot light lit so you will be ready 534-538- e from the furnace area adequate air supply Clear all cold air Have a professional conduct an annual toll-fre- flammable matenals Keep all combustion air openings free from obstructions to ensure an Get a checkup. or ' securely in place Remove all and undamaged. at year-roun- d for cold spells , ( Get the fuel facts. I Stop by or call your local Do-it-yours- elf maintenance. Mountain Fuel semce center In addition to an annual checkup, set aside time to perform some for a FREE Furnace Caie and Safety Handbook And if simple maintenance operations to l introduced following steps: Clean or replace filters about every j other month. j to typical military routine and personal and daily professional standards. All recruits participate in an active physical conditioning program and gain proficiency in a variety of military skills including first aid, rifle marksmanship drill. Teamwork and close-ordare emphasized and throughout the cycle. Christensen is a 1994 graduate, of North Sanpete High School. 3 I I x V youre not familiar with the smell of natural gas, ask for the brochure Heros a Smell j j Should Know Well includes a r Klountainn er ST. CEORCE V help keep your furnace operating at peak efficiency and safety Perform the self-discipli- 37 MILES S.W. OF blower motor (if During the training cycle at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, recruits are taught the basics of battlefield survival; $23 basketball Check the blower safe, economical tan-- L Christensen gets i military promotion and bring this ad with you If it rains or snows or if the daytime temperature does not reach 55" any day youre here, well give you a bounce back coupon gixxl for two free nights in December murals. Business advisors will be in the student lounge on Nov. 15 at 11:30 a.m. 16: Nov. environmental forum, HU 122, 6:30 p.m. Or Natural gas is a clean, 1 separate more readily. The .L' mens and (Snow at Ricks tournament). Nov. 18: mens and womens basketball (Snow at Ricks tournament). Sadie Hawkins dance. Nov. 19. womens and mens basketball continues (Snow at Ricks). Saturday at the Tute, 10 a m. Band activity. Safe and efficient. y OlCFS gerine tree is also more resistant, to cold than the orange tree. package mens about Amessage furnace that isnt your J Tangerines look like oranges, Niht chestra activity. Wildlife advisory meeting, in the theatre at 7 p.m. National math contest. Business Building, 5 to 7 p.m. Nov. 17: medical lab science and radiology at SLCC. Wo- EPHRAI- M- Snows LDS stake conference will be held Nov. 13, 10 a.m., at the Institute. Nov. 14: the last day to drop a class PERIOD!! Author William Studebaker workshop, art gallery, 3:30 p.m. Public reading, 7:30 p.m., art gallery intra- Co-o- but they are smaller and flatter, 1 peel more easily and t he section f a4 Elementary School at the state grade level. Other winners were: Jennifer Nielson, second place; Haylee Larsen, third place; Sarah Mangels, fourth place; and Clint Nicholes, fifth place. The contest was under the direction of Nancy Malan, first grade art instructor. Prizes were awarded to the winners and all participants received certificates. Snow College activities EPHRAIM Sanpete Community Theatre is holding an open 1993s .000363. membership meeting on WednesNorth Sanpete School Disday, Nov. 16, at 7 p.m. at the tricts tax rate for its unincorpop Ephraim Building. Those ; rated areas is .014120, up from know to more about the wishing '.013731. are welcome to . organization Rates for cities and towns to a press attend, within the district begin with release. according Fairview at .017513, up from This evening social will in.017169; Fountain Green at , clude entertainment and refresh.016348, up from .016157; Morments at no cost. SCT representaoni at .019581, down from tives encourage those attending to at .019886; Mt. Pleasant a friend and meet fellow bring .018900, up from .018553; thespians striving to promote the Spring City at .017727, down from .017753; and Wales at performing arts .014978, up from .014707. South Sanpete School Districts unincorporated area tax rate is .013709, down from .013718. o, Rates for that districts cities and towns include Centerfield at ,015004, up from .014979; Ephraim at .016966, down from .017101; Fayette at .014964, up( Gunnison at, from .014933; .016451, up from .016409; Manti at .016605, down from .016650; Mayfield at .015371, own from ,015472; and Sterling at ,014615, down from .014617.. incumbent Michael Styler defeated Sanpetes Democratic challenger Joseph C. Blain, 5,293 to 2,834 for District 68 House of Representatives seat. Blain car-- . ried Sanpete by a narrow margin, 2,154 to 1,967, but only garnered 680 Millard County votes. Republican incumbents Bill Wright (House District 67) and Brad Johnson (House District 70) both unopposed garnered 193 and 837 votes from Sanpete voters. Incumbent Harold S. Jensen, Gunnison, was defeated by Marilyn Shields, Tooele, for the state school board seat in District 3. Jensen was the top vote getter in Sanpete, 2,620 to 2,011, but lost in the district 11,019 to 16,245. Initiative A was voted down 3,544 to 1,555 in Sanpete (in line with other results across the state), reflecting the opinion that the best term limits are still enacted in the polling booths. Other races and district results are listed on page one. Buy any 2 iiffhtS Sanpete County School 1 Tax Rates The tax rates shown below are multiplied by the taxable value of the property to arrive at the R. GUARANTEE GOOD WEATHER? t . cent. Continued from Page WHO SAYS WE CAN'T f "M ,v. A FuelM QUeSTA COMPANY i gas-odora- nt which You |