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Show Volume 105 MT. PLEASANT, UTAH Price 50 C 84647 - December 24, 1997 x $5,362 million budget approved by Sanpete county commissioners MANTI-- - Sanpete County will begin 1998 with a $5,363 million budget, adopted by the county commissioners at their Dec. 15 meeting. The new budget is an increase of more than $250,000 over 1997 figures. Anticipated revenues 1998 revenues Anticipated include $2,317,637.47 from that It is estimated taxes. $632,489 will come from current property taxes, down significantly from $1,054,761 in 1997. A new .25 percent sales tax amounting to $476,369 will be established in 1998 which, according to the county auditors office, is not an increase to citizens, but is money given to the county by the state because of the decrease in property taxes. Motor of vehicle taxes $290,000 reflect an increase of more than times over $78,000 in 1997. Delinquent prior years tax is the same at $100,000. General sales and use tax is $205,000 ($135,000 in 1997). Transient room taxes are $28,800 ($26,815 in 1997). State and collecting is assessing $534,979.47 ($533,000 in 1997); penalties and interest on delinquent taxes, $50,000 same as 1997. three-and-a-h- Other revenues include $367,500 for licenses and permits an increase from $308,534 in 1997; intergovernmental down from $775,606.67 $933,245.09 for 1997; charges for services $676,269 ($633,100 in 1997); Fines $202,600 and forfeitures, ($195,000 miscellaneous, in 1997); $176,046.50 ($182,246.50 in 1997) eco. development RLF and 911, $46,286 and intergovernmental class B road funds $801,000. Anticipated expenditures "kit from 5 t; jri . .-- v. I ; - Fifty-tw- o f ' t 7 f $. U v rrGrs. 0 ' 1 I sheriff. - $630,779.76 (up from $593,102); 1 87 Communications ,795 . 37 ($172,270.92 in 1997); liquor Continued to page 2 Jennetta Watson Anticipated expenditures by department include commission, $86,532.60, up from $80,642.29 over - last year; district court, $129,558.84, over the 1997 amount of $125,750.72; justice' court, $48,501.93, up from ON tv - Jason Christensen Amy Spaulding . $42,699.17; Juvenile services will increase substantially to $10,000, from $3,000 in 1997; sanity hearing increased $5,000, ($500 in 1997); public defender is down $49,000, ($51,500 in 1997); Data processing, $96,562.75 ($140,482.32 in 1997); microfilming, $12,000 ($10,000 in 1997); duplicating machines, $6,500 ($5,000 in 1997); auditor, in $69,026.78 ($65,404.78 L , 1997); clerk, $99,528.78 ($91,773.40 in 1997); Treasurer, ($91,442.86 in I t y $98,239.66 1997); recorder, in $145,829.21 ($130,713.39 1997); attorney, $152,603.20 ($138,799.01 up from 1997); assessor, $210,740.24 ($202,833. 19 in 1997); correction legal help, $43,738 ($39,793.71 in 1997); f"? Reba Stringham Lachelle Anderson Jenny Aagard N Sanpete names Blake Bern Sterling Scholars PLEASAN- T- North-Sanpet- High School recently announced outstanding senior 1997-9- 8 Sterling Scholars. Students were judged on scholarship, leadership, citizenship and character. Winners and runners-u- p from the central Utah area will be announced in the spring. Applicants are Jenny Aagard, daughter of Brad and Brenda Aagard, Fountain Green, social Lachelle Anderson, studies; daughter of Lynn and Karmen Anderson, Fairview, visual arts; Blake Bench, son of George and Peggy Bench, Fairview, music; Jared Bench,, son of Kenneth and Kaelyn Bench, Fairview, math; e ' I f ... Jason Christensen, son of Brent and Norma Christensen, Moroni, technology education; Amy Eric-ksedaughter of John and Lila Ericksen, Mt. Pleasant, English; Elizabeth Parnell, daughter of Gary and Kathryn Parnell, Spring City, foreign language; y 3 i n, 4 Selena Seely, daughter of Larry ana Monalce Seely, Fair-viescience; Amy Spaulding, daughter of R. Kim and Rebecca Spaulding, Indianola, education; Reba Stringham, daughter of George and Carolyn Stringham, Mt. Pleasant, family, consumer and health sciences; Jennetta Watson, daughter of Donald and Nannette Watson, Spring City, general scholarship. Selena Seely 1 . Vfc. and grounds, ($247,110.60 in $20,000); 'vs. ' $256,142.20 1997); courthouse maintenance, $62,600 (up from $25,000 in 1997); elections, $41,100 (up MT. Amy Ericksen X $286,999 (down from $310,322 in 1997); courthouse Number Elizabeth Parnell |