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Show STATE p o m nww.ii 4 1327 EOX eni LAK5 VHH 84Uq -- VOLUME FORTY-EIGH- T NUMBER TWENTY-TW-- The total property tax rate imposed for city, county, school, and other purposes in Kaysville rose by 8.00 mills this year, according to an analysis prepared by Utah Foundation, the private tax research organization. resulted from the phasing-i- n levies that were temporarily lowered when these districts were reappraised under the continuing assessment program. Under Utah law, operating levies for school purposes are reduced when reappraised valuations are first placed on the tax rolls. These reductions are phased back in over a three-yea- r period. ACCORDING to the Foundation study, no new counties were reappraised in 1977. As a result, there were no further reductions in school levies this year resulting from the revaluation program. As indicated, however, a number of school districts which were reappraised in In 1950, 51 00 total mill levy; I960, 78.85 total mill levy; 1970, 90.05 total mill levy; 1975, 57. 69 total mill levy; 1976, 60.75 total mill levy; 1977, 68.75 total mill levy. APPROXIMATELY 60.2percent of total property taxes charged in Kaysville will go for school purposes. The Foundation report indicates that 16.7 percent of the property tax collected in Kaysville will go for municipal purposes, 17.2 percent for county purposes, and 5.8 percent for special district purposes. A comparison of the 1976 and 1977 levies in Kaysville by purpose is as follows: Municipal, 1976, 10.00; 1977, 11.50; school, 37.26, 1976; 41.42, 1977; county, 9.63, 1976, 11.83, 1977; special district, 3.86, 1976; 4.00, 1977 making a total of 60.75 mills in 1976 and 68.75 mills in 1977. recent years had their operating levies raised under the automatic phasing-iprovisions of Utah law. Prior to this year, the first round of the property reappraisal program had been completed in 25 of Utahs 29 counties. Work in the four remaining counties (Carbon, Salt Lake, Sanpete and Sevier) is expected to be completed this year, and the new assessed valuations in these four counties should be placed on the tax rolls n in of in 17 UEA cities, and municipalities (cities and towns) increased their levies in 1977. Of these, two were new towns that imposed a levy for the first time this year. Thirteen Utah cities and towns reduced their levies this year, while 173 municipalities made no change. Ffloaoirieile Says UmireDeakd To Off TeacDimgi Mas By ROSELYN KIRK The Utah Education Association (UEA) has come out in opposition to the teacher administrated supplemental fluoride tablet program which has been approved as a pilot program in four schools by the Davis County Board of Education. DEE Burmngham, executive secretary of the Davis Education Association, said DEA is in accord with the UEA position. UEA adopted the position in opposition to the fluoride program on Sept. 17 after Daryl McCarty, executive UEA secretary presented three arguments against the administration of fluoride tablets in the Davis schools. MR. McCARTY said the biggest UEA concern is that administration could greatly diminish the time teachers have to pursue their major assignment of helping children learn. Earlier Dr. Walter Talbot, state superintendent of public instruction, had said in a position paper that the administration of DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL 197 "B North Main SL, Layton PHONE 376-91- 33 Publlahod Weekly by CUPPER PUBLISHING CO. John StaMe, Jr., Fubtaher Second Clatt Postage Paid At Layton, Utah SUBSCRIPTION $4.50 per year 5.50 Overseas Subscription St 5.00 (Payable in Advance) Out o( State Subscription Pawns counties made no change. Of the 40 school districts in Utah, 24 districts had higher levies, only two had lower levies, and 14 districts made no change. Thirty-thre- e remained unchanged in three cities. The total average levy in these 69 cities climbed from 75.46 mills ($75.46 per $1,000 assessed valuation) in 1976 to 78.48 mills in 1977, a rise of 3.02 mills or 4 percent. Most of the increase in the property tax levy this year occurred in the levy im One of the sure signs of fall is the familiar sight of corn stalks tied in familiar form. Spaced about the still warm earth, they seem to be tired sentinels, awaiting the chill of winter. FALL FEELING 1978. THE FOUNDATION analysis of tax rates throughout the state shows that seven counties raised their levies, 11 counties reduced their levies, and 11 1977 mill rates imposed in the 69 largest cities of the state reveals that the overall property tax rate increased in 49 cities, declined slightly - posed for school purposes. Foundation Following is a tabulation showing the trend in Kaysvilles total rate in selected years since 1950: examination O analysts emphasize that a substantial part of this increase in school levies KAYSVILLES overall property tax levy in 1977 is 68.75 mills ($68.75 per $1,000 assessed valuation). This compares with a total levy of 60.75 mills last year. THE FOUNDATION - By GARY R. BLODGETT Now that Davis County students have been back to school a few weeks, officials can get a more clear picture" of what the districts student enrollment might be this school year. SdJMDffDlls Bountiful, 1,417; and Woods Cross, 1,290. Woods Cross, however, does not yet have a senior class. KAYSVILLE Junior has a slight edge over Central Davis among the junior high ITS always difficult to base trends the first week or two of the new school year, said District Supt. Bernell Wrigley. There are always a few adjustments to be made at various schools and not all the students have returned from vacations, etc., until after Labor Day." schools, 1,082 to 1,002. North Davis, Millcreek and North Layton are close behind with m re than 900 students each. Among the elementary schools, there are more third grade students than any other grade, 2,992. Other primary grades (through 4th) are evenly paced at near 2,900 students but there is a slight decline in the 5th and 6th grade total enrollments. BURTON Elementary is far and away the largest of the 37 caurffieDgil elementary schools with more than 100 students in each class and a total of 872 students. Kaysville Elementary has 725, but no other school has more than 700, according to the district enrollment chart. Aipim But now school officials can see what the future might bring - and apparently they like what they see. -- the tablets could be assigned to any responsible adults such as a secretary, an aide or a school nurse. The position paper said that the program should be adopted by the school district at the discretion of each local supplement, he said. The UEA also objects to the program since they were school board and would be been provided us. the under established guidance of dental profes- sionals employed by the State Division of Health. never involved in the discus- the sions questioning of the implementation program. It seems to me this courtesy should have Dr. Talbots office on the other hand had said the tion DR. McCARTY argued that it is not a question of the pro or con of fluoride but a matter of teachers having time to teach."' He questioned whether the teacher should be asked to administer the fluoride, a responsibility which is totally unrelated to their major assignment. The fluoride tablet program is supported by the State Division of Health and Davis County Health Board. The tablet will be prescribed by licensed dentists for each pup'l who will participate in the program, based on a written consent form from the parents. THE fluoride supplement, the form of chewable tablets, will be provided on a daily basis to students in the elementary grades. They will be dispensed by the teacher from a container on which the names of pupils to receive the in tablets are written. The statement from the state board of education specifies that teachers be instructed as to the administration and storage of the tablets. DR. McCARTY said other UEA objections to the program deal with liability. It raises a question of liability upon the teacher as the one who administers the of public instrucyour full cooperation should your district be asked to participate in the program. The statement said, Sufficient safeguards are built into the program to protect the board and any department urges other participant against The fluoride liability. program has also been authorized by the Utah ney General. DR. LAWRENCE Attor- Welling, of assistant superintendent Davis County Schools, said the administration is still in the process of selecting the schools for the pilot program. He said that the DEA position will not the change implementation of the pilot program once the four schools have been named. The decision of the board will still stand, he said. We have been instructed to move ahead. Dr. Welling said no specific date for setting up the pilot program has been set. The administration is still studying the initiation of the pilot program, he said. The method of financing the program has not yet been determined. EARLIER Dr. Orson Wright, State Dental director, had estimated the cost of the fluoride tablets at 20 cents per student per year. Tablets are bought at a bulk rate. WE APPEAR to be quite our enrollments in the secondary the superintendent schools, said. The elementary schools always have more fluxuation than the secondary schools. He noted that on the secondary (junior and senior high) level, the Clearfield area is expected to increase slightly in the next few years, based on elementary school figures and not including the unmove-iknown factor of students. stable n THE LAYTON area, he said, is stable but might show slight decline years; Kaysville a in future area is after a beginning slight growth, and in Ihe Bountiful area the pressure is on now but should stabilize in future years. Overall, we have a fairlv stable outlook for secondary schools in future years with almost no sign of decline but a slow, gradual only increase, he said. to level off DAVIS School District has a of about current enrollment 36,350. Elementary schools have 18,974 students while dary schools have secon16, 8f'2 enrolled. There are 293 at the Monte Vista special education school, 149 in vocational programs, 82 at the develop- ment Mm Pairh in center, and 43 homebound students OF THE 15 secondary-schools- , six high schools and nine junior highs, Viewmont High is the largest - but not by much. Viewmont has 1,674 fulltime students compared to Clearfield High's 1,663 Lay-tohas 1,603, Davis, 1,440, By GARY R. BLODGETT Clearfield City Council is again considering the purchase of property in the western part of the city as a family park and recreation site THE CITY has until Nov 30 to act on an option to purchase the Steed property at 1000 West on .300 North -the same property that was considered in a bond issue which was defeated last spring Only this time, about .30 acres are being considered for the city park, about the acreage proposed in the bond issue At that time, an golf course was proposed one-fift- BUT THE MAYOR declined to elaborate1 on methods of financ ing for the land pure hase and development "There are some things that we must ke p confidential the mayor said But what we are attemptiproper and will be an aset to the citv " for awhile, ng to do is UEARHLLD has only about 40 ac res of c ity parks -all east of Main Street The recommended national minimum for a community the size of ( learfield is 210 ac res e Several persons, from both the east and west sides of the c ity spoke at the public hearing Not one opposed the proposal to develop .10 ac res of the Stcvd property , THERE WILL be no golf course considered in this development," said Councilman Harley D Hunt The new proposed park will be family oriented and will include among other things a l diamond, tennis courts, pavilion, picnic area, etc , whatever the city can afford to develop over a long range program " The property will cost the city in the neighborhood of softball-basebal- $6,500 to $7,000 per acre THE CITY council, with Councilman Gene ab- sent, approved unanimously the motion to continue negotiations for purchase of the property before the Nov 30 deadline in ONE RESIDENT said her father is dec eloping 40 acres the area of the proposed park Other subdivisions with scores of new homes already have been built within a mile of the site, she said Councilman Hunt said, We have sever H options to purchase this particular site and various w 1V1 for which payments can be made We are attempting to work with Mr Steed for the best option for the ity as well as for the owner " c ALTHOIGH plans are not complete for development of park, if purchased, the council vowed to develop the site "as quickly as money became available. Councilman Hunt emphasized that the park will be designed and developed for family use the1 "If we dont take action now, this particular site will be developed into a housing subdivision. said Mayor O Ross Sanders The city badly needs more park and recreation sites and there are very few suitable property sites still available HE TOLD A large gathering at the public hearing Tuesday night that the city council, including himself, and all city officials were behind the previous park and recreation bond proposal Weve been working hard trying to find wavs, as council, to finance a park without bonding " he said a "THIS won't be a little neighborhood park or a children's playground " he said This will be a city park for everyone's use " d The bond issue defeated last March 29 included 163 5 acres (including a proposed site for a golf course) The bond proposal to fund the multipurpose park complex was $1 2 million with matching funds from the federal Bureal of Outdoor Pe'rea"np |