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Show - FARMINGTON Davis County Council The would be distributed to cities of and counties according to population. Any funds left would be divided equally between points of sale and by Governments has endorsed a plan that would give some of the funds collected in sales tax to city coffers rather than the state. population, MAYOR UNDER THE proposal presented to mayors in a special session late last week, the first cents on the five cents to the dollar sales tax would be kept by cities where the sale originated, as at present, Sunset Mayor Norman Sant explained. But in addition, a second 34 cents or about $50 million from statewide sources, The proposal came about of plans by some Weber County cities, notably Ogden and Riverdale, to recents sales tax tain that obtained at point of sale. Those two cities generate most of that countys sales tax revenue and previously it has been divided between all cities bn a per capita basis. because he said. SANT has been named to a committee along with other northern Utah mayors and county commissioners pressing 'for such a change. The group has already met with state Senate and House subcommittees and will hold another July 20 session with them. We feel that we absolutely have some of the answers that we all need, the mayor said. BUT IN two years that could change, causing Plain City Mayor Samuel Lower some concern. He chairs the committee seeking the change and would stand to lose heavily if that Weber County change went into ef Jm fect, Mayor Sant said. Plain City is a rural city wi h income from the average r. That compares to about $42 for sales tax. Sales tax has jumped from $16 per $1,000 in 1950 while property tax has dipped from $42 gained in that year. And while no one likes taxes, the share of property tax going to cities has dropped from nearly 20 percent in 1950 to just over 12 percent in 1977. But 80 percent of Utah's population lives in urban areas of 2,500 people or more, it was shown, making the state one of the wage-earne- several thousand residents and little commercial base to generate sales tax revenue. Assisted by Wasatch Front Regional Council planning agency officials Ronald R. Wertz and John Nicholson, Mayor Sant tried to bring home the proposal with a slide show outlining tax distribution in the state. AMONG OTHER things, it showed that local governments obtain more than 80 percent of revenue from property tax, taking about $35 in taxes per $1,000 personal most urban in the nation. IN SPITE of that, local governments including'coun-tie- s and cities spend only 15 percent of government revenue compared to 67.5 percent federal and a 29'per-cen- t state chunk, including schools. And while local government provides many services to the lions share of the states people, 41 percent of W IFdBir employees are state-affiliate- d and 59 percent local. The cities and counties would probably effect a tradeoff with the state to include giving up some property tax in exchange for more sales tax but details have yet to be worked out, Mayor Sant said. mercial (property tax). Voicing opposition was Woods Cross Mayor Lawrence W. Urry, who was the sole abstaining vote to the mayoral resolution affirmat- ion. IM PERSONALLY op- posed, he said. Wed get a windfall (city). Woods Cross would get about $180, 000 added revenue but Im morally opposed to it. If the state has money from sales tax it doesnt need it morally ought to turn that back to the people rather than cycling it back to the cities." through the mill levy, Mayor If people Urry continued. dont want something in ser- their vices they will tell leaders." But sitting on the other side of the fence was neighboring West Bountiful Mayor Grant Weve got all the Secrist. problems (Woods Cross) have but we dont get (as much) sales tax. I think the concept is excellent. I think the property tax is one of the most inequitable taxes there is. THAT (the proposal) is shifting the tax, not cutting it. WE NEED 57,000 signatures before we can get it on the ballot, he said. We havent got the formula yet and dont know if well give up just residential or com The state has an annual multimillion dollar surplus, the group was reminded. FARMINGTO- NThe Davis County Housing Authoritys Layton site could a see of number improvements, come fall, if a loan sought from federal authorities is approved. include gabled roofs, landscaping, insulation, laying of carpet and painting. If the loan is approved, work could Six units have already been reserved for low income and those tenants pay 25 percent of income in rent. said. UNDER THE new system, Mrs. Davis expects more rent HOUSING Authority Executive Director'Rosemary Davis said word should be a few received within weeks the regarding for a proposal 000 loan. It $300, would be used in renovation at the Authoritys housing complex near North Layton Jr. High School. would Improvements . 000-$50- it 1 THINK the cities ought to raise the needed finances begin around October, she AFTER renovation was completed, the tenants would be placed on a federal Section 8 program where they pay 25 percent pf their income in reiit with the rest footed by federal funds. At present, standard rents are charged with one bedroom units costing $120 a month, two bedroom $140, three bedroom and four bedroom $160, $180 I think property tax on a home has no relation to the he added, saying that he wouldnt mind paying sales tax generated by more of an ability to pay. ability to pay, be collected than previously. Ger rally, all units hav been ulled but those wishing information can contact the office at to or 290-267- or or 0 766-118- 0 tb 766-118- A Sure Test The best test for good manners is putting up with bad ones. monthly. -- Forum, Eldon, la. Housing Authority Seeds Layton Oday To Build 10 Family Homes - Despite delays caused by lack of brick, ahead on the new Clearfield Fire Station, FIRE STATION UNDERWAY - CLEARFIELD The near $350,000 fire station under construction will be comple- tely financed by revenue sharing monies, the Clearfield City Council has decided. THE NEW station is being built on East Center on the location of the old station, torn down except for a small portion containing some equipment. The new facility, estimated to cost $348,000, should be completed sometime this fall. Revenue sharing funds, received from federal sources, will come into city coffers to the tune of about $170,000 in the coming year added to a similar amount from the 1978-7budget, City Finance Director Rod Davenport said. some city officials, including Mayor Donal Townley, wanted part of the fire station to be financed by a general bond, requiring a popular vote of city residents before action could have been taken to utilize funds from such a source. He had proposed floating PREVIOUSLY, $300, 000- - $400, 000 general obligation bonds, with about $150,000 earmarked for the fire station and the rest for projects ranging from an addition to the municipal building to provide more space for court activities and the police department. Another portion would have been used for parking facility construction. THE BOND would have allowed the city to put more than $150,000 left in revenue sharing according to the mayor to work earning interest in time certificates, for example. Those funds would have earned far more interest than the possible 5 percent projected as bond interest the city would have been required to pay. Opposing such a move on grounds that a bond issue would be to pay for a building already under construction and with no definite plans formulated for the addition, for example, was horrendous communications - mended. It could lead into a holding area visible to the jailer, he said. Or a garage could be added with prisoners A hold- transported inside before transfer to the jail or the car carrying prisoners could IN A meeting with the county commission, Sheriff Johnson said construction on the addition to include jail and other related facilities could start by weeks end. He also outlined some possible changes in plans that he said would improve efficiency. station already Those changes were to be discussed in a Tuesday afternoon session with architect Don Frandsen of Ogden. They would include a tunnel between the addition and the library for storage and as a decontamination area. I think it will probably be an advantage and if there was a disaster there would be John (space). (Zippro, county emergency storage preparedness chief) feels he has to have food, cots, etc., stored. A CEMENT conduit or tunnel would cost from 000 and would not $15, connect to the jail portion of the addition, Sheriff Johnson 000-$20- , said. entrance into the jail area was also recom be considered in the on ground in North Layton. off of for parking facilities, a building addition and potential purchase of land between the city hall and fire station. That makes sense and will be identifiable (to the public), he added, tb in bonding at this time, Mr. Hunt said. A bond could enter a fenced-of- f rela- tively near future process. ..we are wise to back area where could be helpful. Power outages happen six to eight times a year, a real problem to law enforcement. But an extra fuel tank with entry. THE SHERIFF added that a planned diesel tank to supply power in an emergency several thousand gallons capacity could store unleaded fuel, presently available to Standing Center THE TEN homes, earmarked for large families incomes, would be on the constructed Authoritys housing development site near North Layton Jr. High School. The homes $2 are part of a million-plu- s package to also include a apartment with low Applied 58-un- it In 48-un- Jail Uro a gate could be closed upon Money needed for land purchase could be saved if the ten homes were placed near the existing housing complex. Sheriffs deputies only at the county road shop in Fruit Heights. That means many cars stationed in the south part of the county must leave their areas to obtain gas, often once a day, Sheriff John-- , son said, tb Islington FARMINGTON center be developed north of Shepard Lane between U.S. 89 and Main Street, Farmington, has been approved by the Farmington Planning Commis- shopping to sion. DAVIS COUNTY Planner Scott Carter, who assists Farmington city with its planning department, said the proposed center will have 88,000 sqare feet of commercial space and 37,550 square feet of professional office space. He said construction is expected to begin early next spring. He noted that preliminary site work has already been started but actual construction can not begin until the detailed architectural plans have been approved by the city building inspector. THE PROPOSED center, to By GARY R. BLODGETT A A second problem. If people would ask (about the fire station) we would have to say we have money to pay for it. TO SAY it is for a fire fomtM iOUQ FARMINGTON construction is moving set for completion this complex for the elderly. Authority officials are still negotiating to obtain a site for that facility in Bountiful. fall. Councilman Harley Hunt. It would seem to me to be very difficult to start into a bonding program now when we dont have a clear picture of what we are talking about. it makes sense Money-wis- e but there would be such a ing area and decontamination section are among features Davis County Sheriff Brant Johnson would like included in the jail addition set shortly, for construction. LAYTON The Davis County Housing Authority will request approval from Layton City officials to construct ten single family homes mammoth expansion in industrial development including the Layton Mall has Shopping Center provided an economic boom to Davis County, according to a report from the Utah Department of Employment Security. THE ECONOMIC outlook for the entire Wasatch Front, for both the near future and up to five years in the future is very bright, the quarterly report noted. The accelerated industrial expansion is expected to create more than 25,000 new jobs along the northern Wasatch Front during the next five years. IF THIS proves true, the increased number of jobs would represent more than 25 percent increase over todays three-countemployment in the area of Davis, Weber and Morgan counties. The industrial developments will provide a variety of jobs, both durine construcy tion and after completion. Sales, trade and professional jobs, especially, are expected to increase drastically during the next half-decad- THIS WILL represent a reversal in the usual trend of employment in northern Utah which has been heavily geared to federal, state and local governments, rather than the private sector, it was explained. Private firms, many created by new industrial development, are expected to provide a big majority of the new in the next jobs, up to 20,000 with increases five years noted in all employment ca- tegories, according to a sury area vey of the by the Weber County Industrial Development Corporation and area Chamber of three-count- Commerce in cooperation with the Utah Department of Employment Security. for a combined percentage of TRADE JOBS are expected to lead the way with some 6,500 in the next five years. Service Industry is expected to add more than 5,400 during The Ogden downtown mall and expansion of a shopping mall in Riverdale, Weber County, are expected to provide the majority of jobs in Weber County during the survey period. the same period, accounting Layton Police Find Dynamite Police here are investigating the finding of an unopened case of dynamite left by someone behind a pine from the tree a LAYTON half-bloc- k station. POLICE FOUND the box an unidentified tipster called to tell the police where they could find the explosives. Bomb experts from Fort Douglas confirmed the contents of the box as being dynamite. But police dont have any 56 percent. WEBER COUNTY should add about 14,200 new jobs to its employment rolls while Davis County is expected to increase its new employment figures by about half that number, according to the report. after be called Foxglove, will include a grocery store, hardware store, theatre, restaurant, small shops and a bank. Professional space will allow for development of three offices and perhaps another bank, grb DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL 197 B North Main St., Layton PHONE 376-913- 3 Published Weekly by CUPFfll K3UCZS CO. John Stable, Jr., Publisher Second Class Postage Paid At Layton, Utah SUBSCRIPTION $4.50 per year idea who placed the dynamite behind the tree, or for what purpose. 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