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Show School district to hold special leeway election Moroni sets new park use, recreation fees "" by C.R. Truitt MORONI Council members discussed police matters, recre- ation facility fees and Mayor cook extended appreciation to all those who helped make the July 4 celebration a success at the July 14 meeting. I Police report Council members gave Chief Gene Openshaw permission to use his discretion in clearing the street .when persons under 18 become too unruly. Openshaw had suggested setting a new curfew time stating that he thought the current curfew of 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., on weekdays, and midnight to 5 a.m., on weekends, for persons age 16 and younger were too early. He admitted that sometimes there is a problem with vandalism, toilet papering and pranks, Milton to which Councilman Larsen added trespassing. No action was taken when Openshaw asked for an annexation of the middle school and recreation complex because of the complexities involved in an annexation. :f W Preston Cox, son of Ron and Tammy Cox, of Fairview, was the lucky winner of the bicycle given away at the Moroni city Fourth of July fireworks show. FV city prepares new flood mitigation plan Council members looked at last minute details for Pioneer Days celebration, flood control and listen to citizen complaints at the July 13 meeting. DUP book Council members passed a motion granting $500 to Geneene Page, who appeared on behalf of the DUP, to print the Fairview history booklet, which according to Geneene has "progressed He explained to council membetter than dreamed". bers the area is patrolled, but the The DUP, who paid the printer county sheriffs department has to a $1,000 deposit, will pay the be called to handle any problems. city back out of proceeds from Council members followed the book. Geneene reported that there was good response to the Mayor Cooks recommendations and turned Chief Openshaw down project and that she believes the when he presented a plan to hire books will be sold during the e a officer, giving cost Pioneer Days celebration. Flood plan concern as the reason. Intermountain Hazard Consultant Bob Carey presented council Recreation fees members with Fairviews new Council members passed resoluFlood Hazard Mitigation Plan. tion which sets recreThe city has spent $3,000 on the ation complex and park rental' plan which will be reimbursed fees. from a $4,000 technical grant from the state. After an discussion, fees were set at a $40 rental fee Carey said the plans objectives are to identify flood hazards, plus a $200 returnable clean-u- p full-tim- 99-7-1- 4, th fee for the recreation complex, a $20 rental fee plus $100 returnable clean-u- p fee for the park, and a separate kitchen fee. Miscellaneous Council members interviewed Ruby Oakley and Carol Haskins for the position of Deputy City Recorder to fill in for the City Recorder, Barbara Gordon. - Council members gave Council- man Gordon permission to pay the $661.14 in bills over the $5,000 Opera House budget, but not to pay anymore until more information was supplied. The 1999-200- 0 city portion of property tax was adopted at the tax rate of .003232. t copy for a government "loammer application. This process usually takes 55 months to complete, but Carey is hoping to complete it in one year. Once submitted the city can get funds for projects. The state receives. $92,000 a year to give to its communities, which is done on a 75 to 25 percent match. The money goes to make physical changes in the flood path with culverts, bridges and other methods which meet environmental guidelines. Carey also informed council members city cost will be around $600 and once the plan is finished there will be public hearcomment periings and a 90-dfederal by C.R. Truitt FAIRVIEW management goals and develop strategies to reduce flooding by identifying projects. He asked anyone with proven history and pictures to let the city know. Some historic flooding has already been identified from pictures and articles in the news- paper. members were inCouncil formed old plan maps wereinac-curat- e and that new flood maps had been created. Carey added that part of the map goes beyond city limits and he is still in the process of working with the county. The revised flood maps have caused some problems, including making an application to the ay od. Citizens complaints Mayor Giles informed Ed Bench that the city has an ongoing battle with one of Benchs neighbors and that there is a set of procedures needed to wade through, when he made a complaint about a 30 foot shed full of dogs that runs along his back fence. Giles explained that big cities have a battery of lawyers to go after people, but Benchs complaint will help a lot. Bench agreed to drop his law suit against the city in exchange for the neighbor facing him in the next council meeting. Bench also made a complaint about a shed built with in three and a half feet of his daughters . fence. The owner of that shed . was at the meeting an said that he had checked with the city and was within the legal limit. Mayor Giles concurred. MT. PLEASAN- T- The North Sanpete Board of Education will noid a special election Tuesday, Aug. 3, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., asking voters to approve a voted leeway. Registered voters may go to the consolidated following voting precincts. Spring City, City Hall, 150 East Center; Mt. Pleasant 1. 2. and 3, City Hall Blue Room, 115 West Main; Wales and Chester, Wales Fire Station, 194 North State; Fountain Green, City Hall. 270 North 100 West. Moroni HI and 2, City Hall,' 36 North Center; Fairview Hi and 2. Indianola and Milbum. Fairview Senior Citizen Center, 59 East Center. The actual tax increase from the 1998-9- 9 year would be .000077. This figures to be around $4 per cent to $90,000 home or one-ha- lf four cents per green belt acre, which equals an average of $2 per 100 acres. However, the tax increase under the voted leeway, will bring in $350,000 new dollars from the state. The money goes directly to the school district and may be spent however the district chooses. Records show that over the past 10 years the school districts portion of property taxes has decreased from .009167 in 1988 to .006163 in 1998 and because of the significant reduction in bond payments this year, taxes would actually only increase - shghny:' The voted established legislature add to state monleeways to and ey disadvantaged poor school districts. A leeway works using a formula, figuring in many factors, that says a school district is guaranteed to receive a set amount of dollars per-yea- r, whether or not it is brought in by local property taxes. The only requirement to the leeway is that the schools portion of local property taxes be set at a certain rate. If this requirement is met. no matter what amount of money is raised through taxes the state will add money until the guarantee is reached. North Sanpete School Districts guaranteed rate for the first year would be set at $707,000, with the tax increase $357,000 would be raised through local taxes, the state would then add $350,000 to reach the guarantee. There are 40 school districts in Utah, of those 27 have a voted leeway and four districts which are eligible for the leeway do not have it. Of the 27 districts that currently have a voted leeway only 15 receive state money, the other 12 Olsen, son of Ephrai- mKim and Stephanie Olsen, was burned in an accident on July 13. Contibutions will be taken at Moroni Feed Credit Union and the Bank of Ephraim to help with medical expenses. NSHS football practice begins MT. PLEASAN- T- The North Sanpete High School football team will begin practice on Monday, Aug. 2, at 6 p.m., for grades nine through 12. N r - i Miscellaneous Council members discussed . preparations for Pioneer Days, . making plans for a greased pole, a turkey chase and a kids parade . Jake Swenson, son of Jeff and Tonya Swenson, where four winners wil each, Moroni, recently competed in Pocatello, ID, in receive $5. the western regional wrestling tournament. 1 n Contributions requested for Ephraim youth Derek T i rs districts reach guarantees through local taxes. District-offici- als say the purpose of the leeway is to enhance the school districts educational program and welcome any public input on how the money should be spent. Suggested uses for the money have been for improved safety on buses and in schools, expanded arts and music programs, upgrade and maintain technology, improve textbooks and materials, reduce student fees and counselors in the elementary schools i lie came home as a national champion in Greco-Romstyle wrestling after pinning his opponent in 19 seconds. an |