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Show After Tax Collection Shortfall VTAH?RE33 ASS OCI SION M67 KAST3BI) SOUTH SALT LAKH CITY, UT fk 111 - Board Approves Soft Freeze, 2 Percent Cut A soft GRANITE PARK. freeze limiting expenditures to those items which are deemed as absolutely necessary was approved by the Granite Board of Education Tuesday night. The tions and, in his words, will help. And, the soft freeze is expected to generate enough capital to cover the two percent cut, Dr. Call said, without a mill levy increase. He added, however, that there is still an unknown. If the state is receiving less than expected, he said, perhaps we also are receiving less than expected (in tax collections). The capital looks very solid, however, at this time, Call said. Also during the meeting, the board received reports from two citizen committees on shared usage of schools and on busing, building and double sessions, but delayed action on the reports, pending examination of all such action was deemed necessary due to a shortfall in statewide tax collections that has occurred in the first two months of the new fiscal year. An unofficial alert was given to Utah school superintendents last Tuesday by Gov. Scott Matheson, who is contemplating ordering a budget cutback for all state agencies and public schools in the application of the 1982-8- budget. The consequence of the freeze is a two percent cut in the districts budget or a need to reduce more than $1.5 million from expenditures by cutting programs or by generating more revenue. Dr. John Red Call, Granite School District superintendent, said the freeze does not affect textbooks or supplies to the classroom. He said the action will eliminate things that would be nice to have, such as new minicomputers and new typewriters. He said three things could be done to carry us through this period. The district can draw from capital in the fund balance from revenue not expended in the preceding fund year, which now amounts to about $700,000. Also, interest being earned from current investments is exceeding projec- 3 THE -- -- - buildings. - That long distance busing is not recommended because of the prohibitive costs involved and citizen disapproval. The committee on shared usage concluded that the program as currently carried on by the district should be encouraged where : - Classroom space is available. - There is a possible future need of the space for increased enrollment. The educational program will not suffer. -- -- -- - 26 Pages rr: voice USPS (y At Session Tonight t . v r . , Green iSheet-Newspape- Thursday, Sept. 23, 1982 - Vehicle Bid Before City 656-38- r Published weekly at 155 E. 4905 South, Salt Lake City, UT 14107. Second class postage paid at Salt Lake City, UT 4119. Subscription rate. 512.50 per year. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to West Valley View, Box 7117, Salt Lake City, UT 84107. Volume 28, Number 36 All departments 262 6682 WEST VALLEY. The City Council is expected to approve the package purchase of nine police cars tonight (Thursday). Following Tuesdays study ses- - On Three Major Projects Street Repairs About Halfway Done (C-l- Major street repairs scheduled here this year are about halfway completed, according to city and state officials. A $200,000 city project to resurface 5600 West from 2100 to 4100 South is virtually completed, with only a few finishing touches remaining at intersections, said City WEST VALLEY. ). Tonight At Kearns High Public Works Director M. Glenn Weaver. With that work out of the way, Weaver is focusing much of his attention on improvement of 3100 South, a task which could prove to be much larger. In the meantime, crews contracted by the Utah Department of 3500 Transportation to South between 2700 and 4000 West had finished the first phase of the project. At midweek, two storm drainage lines had been installed, one at about 2750 West, the other 10 blocks further west, said UDOT spokesman Shirley Iverson. - Cooking School Doors Open At 6:30 forts at both microwave and ventional cooking, with the busy homemaker and the state of the economy in mind. Bob Prince, Green Sheet production director, will serve as master of ceremonies for the evening. Prince and his associates will be drawing out the names of hundreds of lucky homemakers who will take home prizes. Every adult who attends will be eligible for the drawings. Gift bags will be presented to the first 1,500 on hand. Contained therein will be food products, coupons, cookbooks, key rings and other items made available by advertisers. There will also be drawings for special prizes. Patrons may sign up at display booths in the hallways outside the auditorium. The doors to the school will open at 6:30 p.m., with access through the main entrance only. Use of the parking lot to the southwest of the building has been suggested. Auditorium doors will open at 7. Seating is available for 2,100. In addition to the appliances, prizes will include bags of groceries, cases of food, a trampoline, gift certificates, beauty products and services, a $100 savings account, cookware, cleaning products, cutlery, tools, garden seeds, a food sheer and a host of others. Most of the items and their e contributors are listed on a advertisement in Section B of todays Green Sheet. Completion of the program is expected by 9 :30 p.m. MURRAY. Prizes were still being pledged at press time yesterday (Wednesday) for the annual Green Sheet Cooking School. This is by far the greatest participation weve had from area con- commented a spokesman for the Green Sheet advertising staff as final preparations for the fourth annual event were being made. Thousands of dollars worth of prizes have been made available by Green Sheet advertisers - headed by three Whirlpool appliances and two television sets. The school will be held at Kearns high, 5525 So! 4800 West, starting at 7:30 p.m. It will feature cooking tips offered by Nora Lee Lewis andCheryl Rupp, who will aim their ef- merchants, The First Caller The first person who called bought the International. Obviously pleased with the result of her classified ad in the Green Sheet was Janice Nelson, 4454 Casa Bonita in Granger. INTERNATIONAL 34 TON pickup. Runs Good. $300. 966-7- 1 52. Green Sheet classifieds, offering blanket penetration of the midvalley area, reach nearly 55,000 homes where more than 212,000 potential readers reside. to place your ad. Dial Save $1 by paying before it runs. heres a point Weve never kept our feelings about horoscopes a secret. The idea that the zodiac can control your life somehow seems extremely foolish In our circle of acquaintances, however, there are those who wont brush their teeth in the morning before consulting the stars. And if the fore-ca- st un- favorable, theyre likely to go back to bed. Critics (thats us) are prone to make a joke of it. The devotees (some of our friends) take a dim view of our comments. So much so that one of em several months ago challenged us to begin consulting our Crews will begin paving the street today (Thursday). If the weather cooperates, crews hope to have the paving completed by the end of the week, laying asphalt tomorrow, Saturday and Sunday as well, she said. At that time, UDOT officials will decide whether to place a sealing solution on the surface. That depends, too, on the temperature. The entire project is expected to be completed by the end of next week, she added. The extent of the improvements on 3100 South will be determined largely by the results of a dynaflex study of the street. Weaver met Monday with state officials (who conducted the study) and expects to receive the results later this week. The dynaflex test, Weaver said, will provide scientific evidence to support what just about any motorist using 3100 South already knows: portions of the street are in really bad shape, some are pretty bad and some arent too bad. Data will help Weaver decide which road sections require only an overlay of asphalt, which portions might be strengthened with a fiber blanket or a heater plane treatment before asphalt is laid, and which will need a complete overhaul. Just how much requires rebuilding - the complete overhaul - will determine how far the $240,000 allocated for the job goes, Weaver noted. That ($240,000) may stretch a long way, but it may not go too far. It just depends on what we have to do, the public works director said. From initial inspections of the state study, it appears that rebuilding could be required between 2700 and 4000 West. The condition of the street improves both east and west of that section, he added. highly-travele- d ONE OF MANY . . . Fred Mlchelsen (left) of Village TV and Bud Smith of Carlos Smith Showcase display Whirlpool trash compactor which will be among appliances given during Green Sheet Cooking School tonight (Thursday). If you fail to receive your Green Sheet on Thursday morning, please call the Circulation 262-668- before Department, 10:30 sion, the council appears likely to award the bid to Jerry Seiner Chevrolet, 730 W. 2100 South. That option required a sales pitch from Asst. Police Chief Gerald Maughan since the Seiner bid was only third lowest among those received. Seiners bid of $9,323 per vehicle topped bids submitted by Henry S. Day Ford ($7,992) and Freed l, Inc. ($8,609). Maughan contended, however, that Chevrolet Malibus specified in the Seiner bid would outperform both the Ford Fairmont Futuras and Plymouth Grand Furys, and would have fewer maintenance expenses in the long run. The Chevrolet, he noted, is a midsize vehicle with power. The Ford has a smaller engine which would hinder officers in chases, while the Plymouth has a wider Chrysler-Plymouth-Imperia- -- full-pag- 2 is v - current construction season. A 3.1-ac- re 262-668- , . OF UTAH sidered here tonight (Thursday) by the City Council. The council will hold a hearing on Moore and Companys request for commercial ) zoning on the parcel. The land currently is zoned agricultural The City Planning Commission endorsed the change by a unanimous vote. Opposition to the proposal had been expressed by a spokesman for Marie Callender Restaurant, which has an outlet next door. '65 . f west VALLEY CITY 2928 W. 4700 South will be con- (A-l- -- -- LEVELING OUT . . . New layer of asphalt on 5600 West Is evened out for by roller. Street repair projects In city are about restaurant at e - That 10 elementary schools, three junior highs and one senior high school be built where needed. It added that in addition to current sites owned by the district, sites for three elementary schools and one site for a junior high are needed. - That such construction be financed by a bonding election and available current revenues. - That innovative construction methods were needed to create a flexible classroom schedule. - That a pilot cottage plan be implemented in a selected area for kindergarten and primary grade children. - That double sessions be used only on a temporary basis as needed during construction of new UU&ilUamf WEST VALLEY. A rezoning application that would pave the way cafeteria-styl- following: Two Sections Zoning Request Before City Council Tonight , for a reports. Recommendations from the committee on busing, building and double sessions included the a.m. turning radius and higher maintenance costs, Maughan said. Maughan noted that unless officers had vehicles with 350cc engines, they would have difficulty catching speeders or other offenders who might try to elude the police. cars Theres a lot of out there with big engines, he pointed out, noting that many who are more belong to teen-ager- s apt to try to outrun an officer. Maughans position was supported by Lt. Terry Keefe, formerly a sergeant in patrol division. He supported the Chevrolet, noting that for the equipment we have to carry, the officers comfort and the performance we expect, its the mid-Sixti- best. If approved by the council, the vehicles are expected to arrive in days. Five more vehicles are scheduled to be purchased in April or May, at the same rate. 0 Library Project Being Continued GRANGER. Remodeling is con- tinuing at Granger Library with completion anticipated by November. The facility, located at 2880 W. 3650 South, is sporting a new main desk in the center of the library. Now in use, if offers permanent and check-in- . spots for check-ou- t This week the library received a magazine index which is now being offered patrons. The microfilm listing gives references according to subjects in current magazines and will be updated monthly. The library also offers a bestseller table which is currently stocked with new titles. Also a popular reading shelf is available with additional recent releases. - by Jim Cornwell horoscope and then decide if it didnt, in fact, have bearing on our life. So far afield are we on this subject that it was necessary for one of the zodiac enthusiasts to explain where we fit into the scheme. Turns our were a Virgo. Our sign is a woman holding a spike of grain. Virgos have some good traits, we were told - and several ones. Weve rigidly pursued our part of the bargain. Our notes have told us what astrology predicted - and what then happened. If anything. Obviously, many forecasts simply drew a blank zero. But some have made a connection, however remote. For example, one of our early horoscopes warned, Your temper may get out of control if youre not watchful. Communicate your sentiments to others, but play it cool. - Two days later an irritated political candidate phoned to read us off about our stand on Lake Valley City. He said everybody liked the plan but us. (Actually, rejected it at the polls.) But we listened to his tirade til, just as the horoscope had said, our temper got out of control. Despite advance warning, we didnt communicate our senti- ments and keep cool at the same time. Another of our predictions said, Some hazardous traffic conditions call for extra alertness. That one was right on! As we approached an intersection with a green light reflected in our glasses, a motorcycle bearing two people abruptly ran through a red light and across our lane. The driver to our right took evasive action - toward our front fender. In turn, we took similar action. Except that the guy on our left was driving a gravel truck. -- 10-to- n He resoundingly applied his air horn to let us know we were too close. We swallowed an entire Brazil nut on which wed been munching, all the while pumping our brakes madly. The lady behind us honked the horn of her import car a contrast in sounds since it had all the force of Juniors toy trumpet. - traffic somehow straightened out again without a single bruised fender - just an exchange of unkind looks. The motorcyclists, so far as we know, are still soaring through life running red lights and terrifying motorists. Incredibly, -- Another astrological predicYoure wearing your emotions on your sleeve! Don't waste precious time. tion told us, Huh, we snorted. Emotions our sleeve? Bunk But before the day was out we did display our emotions right out in public when a waiter put on ! cherry pie ala mode on our bill though we hadnt ordered, seen or consumed it. He was insistent. We were resistant. He was persistent. We finally cracked, just as the horoscope said, and emoted at some length. He yielded. We became embarrassed. Others nearby snickered. With a display of hauteur, we exited, tripping over the door sill. But we didnt waste any precious time! "The mind tends to focus on studies, research. Writing and publishing could be profitable, read one of our horoscopes. Wed been concentrating for weeks on a magazine article which had taken much research. The horoscope prompted us to ship it off to a potential publisher. The horoscope erred. It wasnt profitable. The manuscript came Inside a note back, postage-duread, Im returning this paper to you. Someone has written on it. e. The sentimental, romantic side of your nature brings much pleasure your way, read a recent astrological fore- cast. Stimulated by it, we purchased attractive cluster of flowers on the way home and presented dethem to our bride of three-plu- s cades. Was she pleased? Nope. She was suspicious. W'ed brought flowers without an occasion. she said that meant we'd done something for which an apology was going to be necessary and the flowers were intended to pave the way. Not so, we argued, theyre just an expression of affection. A likely story, said she. And were still trying to convince her no skeleton is waiting to be hauled out of the closet. If there were, however, wed certainly await a time when the horoscope predicted the timing was right. an Tight-lippe- |