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Show UTAH H6j SLT 9.7 Million Total Looks Secure I H113C CAST SRD SOUTH ASS'-OIATIc- N LAKE CITY, tJT C4111 City Budget Adoption Awaited On Tuesday Thats the word from City Hall as the June 30 deadline for formal adoption of a budget approaches. Although Mayor Henry (Hank) Price said Tuesday he still hopes to see the budget cut below that figure, other city officials contended additional spending cuts are WEST VALLEY. A betting man would be hard pressed not to place his wager on the $9.7 million figure when the City Commission adopts its 1981-8- 2 budget here Tuesday. unlikely. Renee Mackay Commissioner said she does not anticipate any further reductions, noting that department requests have been pared several times to reach the current level. City Auditor Russ Sanderson ex- pressed similar sentiments. I dont see a lot of changes being would be no problem if we made. It were cutting fat out. But were talking service level, he said. Sandersons statement coincided with comments from several department heads who maintained that any budget reductions would severely impair their ability to provide an adequate level of service. The viewpoints of city employes were generally in contrast with ANSWER THIS . . . David Gar-ra- Granger Park In tt questioned various aspects of current and proposed 1981 82 budgets. WEST VALLEY. West Valley City budget hearing on Thursday: ' Weve whittled, squeezed, chopped and denied (budget requests) til no one in this city (City Hall) likes us. -- State Senator Bill Barton: This budgets too high . . . Seems wise to enter austere and conservative. Leave some room for growth. -- Tom Dial : . . . Betrayal of Mackay: the electorate and taxes . . citizens. two-da- y calling faculty representatives together tomorrow (Friday) at 6 p.m. and is asking all teachers to gather at 7 30 a. m. at Granite Park junior high Saturday. tax- Hickman qualifications. The police department budget is according to Ron Day, a p.m., council Interest from a tax anticipation loan the city will take out on July 1 6-- ll changes which increased the budget total by $130,000 from its Among the additions were purchase the citys share of the fire station at 4350 W. 4100 South; $40,000 to pay the county for collection of taxes; $30,000 for maintenance and lighting of parks. Sanderson also revised revenue projections, contending increased income will compensate for the extra $130,000 expenditure and will member and Two Sections Mackay. Booths displaying oil paintings, water colors, woodwork, weaving, macrame and other items will be set up in the park, Day noted. Entertainment will be provided by a number of musical groups including the Young Generation, Dunroe Sisters, West Valley Chorale, Bells Trio and Small World Singers. In addition, the Hunter Community Theatre will produce a Broadway revue. The program will include music and dance scenes from Oklahoma, My Fair Lady, Camelot and Hello Dolly. Artists interested in exhibiting their creations at the festival may still arrange to do so by calling Day, Election - 30 Pages We&tUalWey THE VOICE OF WEST VALLEY CITY UTAH USPS 656-38- Published weekly at 155 E 4905 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84107 Second class postage paid at Salt Lake City. UT 84119 Subscrip tion rate. 512 50 per year. POSTMASTER Send address changes to West Valley View, Box 7167, Salt Lake City, UT 84107 Thursday, June 974-550- Late-Jul- y GOOD PROGRAMS . . . City Police Detective Charles Illsley defended record of West Valley force during budget hearing a assistant to Commissioners Jerry Wagstaff and Renee Volume 27, Number 25, 1981 24 All departments 262 6682 - Get together, with $7 million. -- Jack Olson, Utah TaxIm sym payers Assn.: pathetic to the problems youre I suggest you cut out facing $1 million. -- Don Bawden: Going back to fire and police with the county, youll get what you got -nothing. -Too ex Terry Wirth: travagant in some areas. ... Six Areas To Vote On Zoo Mill Levy said UEA and NEA assistance is being sought in Granites stalled contract talks which are currently involved in federal mediation. The current Granite district offer is 5.5 percent, Hickman said. That is far lower than the 10.45 percent average settlements in the state. Settlements to date have ranged from seven to 13.15 percent, talk it over and get a new budget ... I think we can get by he added. Hickman said that at the 6:30 meeting tomorrow results of a meeting with the federal mediator scheduled earlier in the day will be known. Teacher contracts with the district will expire Tuesday. Granite Board Of Education SALT LAKE. Maintain the zoo or keep down taxes. That will be the decision confronting voters in part of the valley July 29 in a special election on providing funding for operations at Hogle Zoo. The County Commission formally set the election date yesterday (Wednesday) after giving verbal consent to the special service district proposal during a public hearing on Monday. When the election is held, only residents of unincorporated Salt GRANITE PARK. Only a handful of patrons were on hand here Tuesday as the Granite Board of Education approved a $138.8 million dollar budget for the coming fiscal year. The budget is built around a 44.97 mill levy, up 4.47 from a year ago, but expected to cost taxpayers slightly less because of legislative adjustment of assessed valuation. Despite being required by law to set the budget at this time, it is filled with considerable uncertainty. Negotiations with the districts 2,800 teachers and consequently all contract employes, are at stalemate. Teacher leaders have indicated that they are not willing to accept the 5.5 percent offer with other settlements in the state rang ing from seven to 10 percent. Superintendent John Reed Call explained that situation to the only person seeking to make comment on the budget Tuesday night. He was Howard Stevenson, representing the Utah Taxpayers Assn. Stevenson praised the board for its fiscal responsibility in past years, but urged it not to increase its voted leeway a full percent to the maximum granted the district by voters. He said that from here on out the district would have no place to go. Call said the uncertainties concerning salaries, coupled with the unknown assessed valuation figure and possible federal dollar cuts could leave the district short of funds. here's a point down in nor- thern Utah not long ago, we noticed from afar a drive vehicle parked at roadfour-whe- el side. As we drew nearer, we realized the man stand ing at the back fender wasnt just examining the barren landscape. In full view of the Good Lord and all his subjects, he was . Well, he emptying bladder. was his Now in a day when public morals have tumbled to a new low, why should it be difficult for us to simply write what he was doing? He was urinating. Which is about as close as we can zoo. Governing bodies in those cities rejected a resolution which would have allowed their residents to participate in the election. In its action, the County Commis sion established a special service district for the zoo in the unincorporated county and those five cities where a vote w ill be held. election will deterThe late-Julmine whether service district trustees (the County Commission) have authority to impose a property tax on residents within the district's boundaries. West Valley also will hold a change of government election on July 28, but city residents will not participate in the zoo election y Is Approved Board president Miriam Farnsworth added that there may be some desire among legislators to freeze those levies at their 1981-82 rate. The budget represents a 5.25 percent increase in expenditures over last year. Included is a million dollars for land purchases. Related to that, the board approved negotiating to purchase a site at approximately 5600 site could house future. Several members of the current board are opposed to building secondary schools in keeping with a previously approved board policy of busing W. 5800 South. The a junior high in the those students to empty classrooms on the east side. That issue is likely to spark a Sold Car Quickly! lively debate in the not too distant future as the board is forced to come to grips with overcrowding at Brockbank and possibly West Lake junior highs. In voting to approve the purchase, Precinct One represen- llow do you sell a used car? Easy! Just place an ad in the Green Sheet classifieds and await the calls I sold the car to the first person that came to look at it - on the mor- - tative Joyce Higashi stressed that buying the land was not a commit- -- ment to build. The board also told the administration it was not willing to approve land purchases for the sake of having land, citing bitterness among persons who have given up their properties, only to have them declared surplus and sold at a later date. In other action, the board is studying a greatly reduced draft of its standards of performance for teachers. because of action Thursday by the City Commission The West Valley governing body reversed an earlier decision to support the election, reiterating the contention of south county cities that the vote in Salt Lake City and the unincorporated county would carry the election over the wishes of smaller communities. Mayor Henry (Hank) Price charged that the zoo district was another step of the county to pass off taxes on the rest of the areas County Commissioner William E. (Bill) Dunn attacked that Its reasoning Monday, saying, unfortunate for city councils not to let their people vote because of their differences with the County Commission. 194 PINTO. 42,000 mile. Good New paint Must soil. $000. FAIR . . . Commissioner Bari Barker said size of service district for zoo did not make it inequitable. condl-ion- come to the four-lettword in common usage today. One of, as we all know, several, vulgarities which have gradually wormed their way into ordinary conversation to the point where theyre heard at social ga- therings, even from people you figure are above such language. If this sounds as though we exhiwere shocked by the bition, we were. Or at least more than a trifle surprised. But that was only a prelude to a Sunday afternoon encounter only k a from the downtown Salt Lake intersection of State and 4th South. There, while we waited for a left-tur- n signal to turn green, we watched two young men park a four-whedrive (what is it about four-whedrives?) at the curb, step out near the sidewalk and do just as the man had on This time we werent shocked. were goggle-eyeThese lads were as nonchalant as though they were in the mens room of a restaurant. Completing their back to nature relief act, they clambered into their vehicle and drove on up to the stoplight as we made our turn. Granted, they were pretty We tough lookin cookies. Unshaven, with unkempt hair but members of society nevertheless. At the risk of sounding as though weve climbed atop a soap box to make a lecture they just didn't do things like that a few years ago. The freeways are interspersed with rest stops where there are concealed restrooms. Downtown hotels, motels and restaurants all offer comfort facilities where someone in need can find relief. Wed have had to be In down right desperate circumstances to have emulated these acts - and then only after pulling a sweater over our head to conceal identity. Whats next? Will young females, who today are clamoring for equal rights, squat ungracefully at curbside and do the same? Youre right - we know a prude when we hear one - and were listening to one. But isnt this symptomatic of the declining morals of our entire society? The disdain for common decency - the gutter language popularity of movies where parental discretion is advised - the near pornographic literature to be found on paperback stands, library shelves and magazine racks. Near pornographic because the courts have found enough artistic merit - or some such phrase - to keep from ruling them ordinary filth. -- Holy Cow! To a kid who grew up stealing a look at unclothed bosoms on native girls pictured in National Geographic and forbidden to examine the lingerie section of the Montgomery Ward catalogue, all this is a vast and sweeping change. Todays movies and stage presentations are telling it like it is. Were elated our offspring are now adults and we dont have to police their television diet. Somehow we look back enviously to an era when the audience knew what happened when two people went into a bedroom and closed the door - but didnt have it vividly portrayed for them in n living color complete with obscene dialogue and bared big-scree- privates. And, as someone caustically pointed out, thats in the . ning the ad came out, reports Jack Cavanee. 3965 Bills Dr. The Hunter area man found, as most users of Green Sheet classifieds do, that results are quick - and, best of all, costs are inexpensive. Dial 262 0682 to place your ad by Jim Cornwell half-bloc- . . Lake County, Murray, Salt Lake City, South Salt Lake, Midvale and Alta will participate. Residents of West Valley City and six other municipalities in the southern portion of the county will not vote, nor will they be subject to a property tax levy of up to one mill if voters approve funding for the - $ 138.8 Million Of Budget Driving city residents were receiving quality service from a force with diverse mills. is expected to amount to $185,000 more than previously estimated West Valleys share of federal revenue sharing funding will increase by $167, (HK), Sanderson said : Walter" Brack to City By A GRANITE PARK. An ominous call for a general membership meeting has been sounded by the Granite Education Assn. GEA president Paul Hickman is -- D. W. Dval: All we have to show (for the first year) is debt . . . Weve just gone downhill. Commission: contending the fc $36,000 to Saturday Meeting -- Earl Anthony: Weve been through some rough times but were going to make it . . . We need incentives. We dont need more taxes. - Willard Harbrecht, reading letter from Ed Persons: (The proposed budget) is a on budget, police of reduce the property tax levy one mill from earlier projections of 13 one area which Mayor Price feels should be trimmed. Speakers also differed on how much money should be removed from the budget. Several spoke in favor of reducing the total to the $7 million level which Price has supported. Others suggested that amount is impractical but requested the budget be pared by $1 million to the $8.6 million level. Jack Olson of the Utah Taxpayers Assn, said he sympathized with the problems the city was facing but added that a 102 percent spending increase was excessive. He urged city officials to limit the budget to a property tax levy of 7 mills, rather than the 12 mills contemplated in the $9.7 million budget. A levy will result in about a $74 tax increase for city residents in a $50,000 home, Price said during the hearing. Before the hearing began, the city auditor announced several previous level of $9.59 million. GEA Calls For Remember, a city created by citizens can be dissolved by burden argued against reductions - celebration here next week will mark this citys first anniversary. Booths, musical entertainment and a theatrical revue will be part of the West Valley Arts Festival July 3 and 4 in Granger park. The festival will begin two days after the first anniversary of the citys founding (July 1). The festival will be sponsored by the West Valley Arts and Sciences Council. Activities both days begin at noon and will continue through 10 Renee monstrous payers. - police and urged the City Commission to reduce expenditures in other areas and to leave the police and fire budgets intact. Police Detective Charles Illsley Arts Festival Slated The following is a synopsis of statements made during the . quite pleased with the performances of those departments City's Anniversary They said unreasonable opinions expressed by the majority of speakers at Thursdays public hearing on the budget. While there was not a clear consensus on where budget trimming should occur, most speakers asked the City Commission to find areas where reductions could be made. Several speakers suggested the police and fire departments were oversized and had grown too fast. One person, Tom Dial, 4351 So. 3200 West, argued that both departments should be returned to the county. Others, however, said they were films where Mom n Dad don't even have to go along so the kids can get in. So what do we do about it? Very little. Folks of our vintage might as well realize a new day has dawned. The public wants it this way or the people who deal in various types of pornography wouldn't be beating a path to the bank with their profits. And if they were to read this rather mild tirade which they wont, theyd simply say, Hey, Gramps, you're livin in a cave Times have changed and you havent changed with em1 Weve never been classified as a prude. We can laugh at an offcolor story, appreciate a well-rounde- d feminine bottom, smile at innuendo thats obviously sexually motivated. But it makes us sad to see human dignity descending to slime levels and the thin veneer of civilization gradually being erased. |