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Show PRESS ASSOCIATION UTAH 467 For All County Residents, (City Ones Too) EAST 300 SOUTH SALT LAKE CITY UTAH 84111 Flood Control Bound Vote Scheduled Tuesday SALT LAKE. Like the oil filter commercial says, You can pay me now or you can pay me later. Thats the choice facing Salt Lake County voters - including those residing in the countys 12 cities - as they prepare to go to the polls Tuesday to consider a flood control bond. reconstruction and flood control system improvement. The amount is not to exceed $33.5 million, with a repayment schedule not to exceed 10 years, although county sources are saying they can be paid back in six years at the existing 3.5 mill levy for flood control purposes. If the bond issue fails, county commissioners plan to increase that mill levy to about 6.5 mills in 1984 to pay for flood reconstruction. It would likely go back down to 3.5 mills in the future, but improvements in the flood control system would be See list of polling places inside this section. The proposition, as it will appear on the ballot, is a simple one with a lengthy explanatory paragraph. Voters will be asked to vote for or against the issuance of general Tuesday Night bonds for flood obligation delayed until dollars became available, according to county public works sources. The county is committed to certain flood reconstruction work, some of it designed to minimize damage from next years spring runoff. Expenditures are expected to reach $13 million. The additional $20.5 million is for projects aimed at keeping City Creek, Emigration Creek, Red Butte Creek, Parleys Creek as well as Big and Little Cottonwood creeks and Mill Creek in their banks, as well as drainage projects in various parts of the county. Snow that has already fallen in the highway, because there are no guarantees it will ever be built. The West Valley Highway will be totally built with local funds, and at $13 million, I dont know how we could build it, he said. The reality of it is it will end at 2700 South, with us (the city) building it. While the council generally agreed that something should be done to provide access for the industrial district to the airport, Maloney saw WEST VALLEY. Plans to build a e road from along the proposed path of the West Valley Highway (from 2100 South to 2700 South) were explored here Tuesday by the City two-lan- Council. to cost $268,000, the road would open the areas industrial district to traffic. Mayor Jerry Maloney told the council it would not be prudent for the city to wait for the proposed Three Sections -- - the issue as crucial. We can only push businesses so far until the word gets out that we cant help them. Maloney said that if and when federal funds become available for construction of West Valley e Highway, the road could be widened. The city would provide $130,000 for construction of the road, while a developer, B.P.I., would put up the remaining $138,000. city-buil- two-lan- t, 30 Pages See related editorial inside this section. Polls will open throughout the county at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. Tuesday. The West Valley and Murray City Councils have taken a neutral stand on the issue. The Taylorsville-Ben-nio- n Community Council has taken a favorable stand. sion. Johanson wants a 656 380 A Green Sheet Newspaper Thackeray and Co. parcel at 4100 W. 4600 South rezoned from 8 (single family dwellings on 8,000 square foot lots) to 2 (commercial). The company plans to add a Sutherland Lumber store to a shopping center next to the site. At a public hearing on the proposal Thursday night, however, discussion two-acr- e R-l-- Published weekly at 155 E. 4905 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84107. Second class postage paid at Salt Lake City, UT 84119. Subscription rate $12.00 per year. POSTMASTE R : Send address changes to West Valley View, Box 7187, Salt Lake City, UT 84107. C-- Thursday, Dec. 8, 1983 All departments 262 6682 During Lengthy School Board Session Block Plan Rejected For Olympus High GRANITE PARK. If it aint broke, dont fix it. That was the message carried tq.t the Granite Board of Education" Tuesday night by Olympus high patrons opposed to a recommendad tion to put the school on the block schedule. discussion, Following a two-hothe board voted to leave things as they are, but left the door slightly patrons and students, but was opposed by a vocal group of patrons. block schedule, The eight-perio- d ; eight-perio- ajar. The change had been recommended 16-- by a committee of faculty, 8 First Step Taken Tn "ctlrt-enti- 'operation' at Cot- Taylorsville, Cyprus and has been rejected by Skyline, at least for now, and is being studied at Granger. Olympus patrons said they wanted to see some proof that it was academically an advantage. A district study shows no significant data related to academic impact. Patrons charged that it would cause tonwood, Kearns, - City Eyes Agency agency redevelopment authorizes and secures funding for the restoration of areas determined to be blighted (deteriorated). Brent Bircher, economic and redevelopment administrator, said the councils area to perform a blight study. Bircher said the project ultimately built in a blighted area could be commercial, industrial, residential or a mixture of the three. Initial funding for the project could come through Community Development block grant funds or loans from the city but more commonly would come through the sale of bonds. However initially funded, the pro- ject would be paid off through tax increment financing, he said. This works by taking the difference in the value of the land (as a tax base), before and after the construction of a project, and using the extra tax money it generates to pay the costs of the project. Bircher stressed that a redevelopment agency is not like previous urban renewal programs where the land is taken by eminant domain and everything torn down before a project is built. There are provisions built in for the property owners in the area to get involved, not only about whether or not to have redevelopment but also to have a say In what is developed . into the WEST VALLEY. The City Council here took the first step Thursday toward formation of a redevelopment agency. action Thursday authorized his department to identify areas in the city that might There qualify for redevelopment. are several areas which might qualify, but we havent formalized anything yet, he said. Bircher said once his department identifies a potential area, the council will study the report to determine if it should be designated a redevelopment survey area. This area could be as large as 400 acres, but the actual project area could be 10 or 20 acres, he said. By law, we can have no more than 100 acres in redevelopment projects at one time. If the council designates a redevelopment survey area, Bircher said his department would go back here's a point Its potpourri time. Pronounced, Webster says, It means, he adds, a miscellaneous collection; a medley. e. Funk & Wagnall doesnt disagree with Webster, so it must be authentic. We use potpourri now and then to clean up a collection of unrelated material weve accumulated scratch- on pads, a pieces paper, credit-car- of d receipts and even shirt cuffs. For the most part, the things weve jotted down struck us as less time on task in AP classes x and suggested it would bring on burnout among slower students. They objected to students not attending" classes every day, charged that the vote among the committee had been weighted and said there was an attitude of changing for change sake. Although the program has proven extremely popular in those schools where it is in operation, student body president Bryan Richards said he perceives a lot of opposition at Olympus. Only 25 students attended an after-schoinformation meeting about the plan. The schools PTSA president and principal Mike Cannon spoke on behalf of the recommendation, as did board president Bruce Anderson, himself an Olympus parent. Anderson said the program gives students an opportunity to select one more class each year and he felt that was a plus, especially for those aiming at vocational education. A motion to table the issue until the committee could reassess community support failed when the board voted Gary Swensen, an avid supporter of the block program from personal experience with his children, then made a motion to have the school remain on the seven-perio- d schedule. Swensen said he perceived the opposition in the community would make the plan unwith workable. The vote was Anderson and Joyce Higashi abstaining, Mrs. Higashi on the grounds that she had agreed to support committee recommendations and this one came with school committee support. The plan can be brought back at a later date, but Cannon said that was unlikely for the coming school year. In other action, the board approved plans for a demographic study of future enrollments, okayed plans for the new gymnasium at Cottonwood high and spent more time on the educational reform proposals. A report and filmstrip on the Utah Education Assn, legislative package 3-- 4-- ... - .. .. .. ATTENTIVE . . . Councilman Pete Winder listens closely to testimony Thursday during a public hearing on a proposed zone change. was presented. The UEA package is calling for a 25 percent increase in the weighted pupil unit, career ladders on a trial basis, adequate funding for materials, beginning teaching salaries of $17,000, class size legislation, added retirement benefits, teacher evaluation programs worked out on local levels and computer education and discipline planning. The total price tag is $187 million for public education alone. Gov. Scott M. Matheson has announced support for a plan to raise $150 million for public and higher education. The district will be seeking support among its teachers for a program that includes a career ladder y with a phased-in- , contract for teachers, remuneration for leadership roles and upward mobility within the entire pay schedule. Board members echoed their call to go slowly on reform packages, with an eye toward trial programs before setting things in concrete. 192-da- centered on Johanson Thackerays proposal to rezone an eight-acr- e parcel adjacent to and west of the proposed lumber store. That rezonto and ing request, from 4 R-(high density residential), is still before the City Planning Commission. Despite Mayor Jerry Maloneys admonitions to deal with what is before us (the request) residents who spoke against the zone change continually brought up the zone as well. This proposed R-needs to be considered as one package because it is one package, said Nancy Jordan who submitted a petition against both zone changes. These decisions will affect us for long after the developer has gone. Citv Manager John Newman noted the petition dealt mainly with the R-request and one resident admitted he had nothing against the proposed 2 zone. We want to know what is going to happen to the undeveloped area before we agree to said Eldon Walker. Weve always looked favorably on 2 for that area but what is the unknown? The unknown is a proposed apartment complex according to preliminary plans submitted last month by the developer. The plans are very tentative said Armand Johanson who told the council his companys main concern is obtainzone change for the ing the two-acr- e Sutherland Lumber store. We see this as critical to the center and to the city, he said, adding that the new store would become .a good tax base for West Valley. If they cant go here, theyll just go somewhere R-l-- 8 C-- 2 C-- C-- C-- 150-un- it else. Johanson told the council his company is only purchasing the other eight acres because the owner would not sell the two-acr- e parcel separately. He said his company would purchase the entire parcel even if we have to leave as long as a (eight acres) in 2 zone was secured for the other two acres. Councilman Pete Winder's motion to continue the matter until the whole package could be considered passed unanimously. The council will consider the matter again at its meeting Dec. 15. The City Planning Commission is scheduled to make a preliminary zone decision on the proposed R-change today (Thursday) at 9 a.m. In other matters, the council passed a proposal urging West Valley citizens to study the issues surrounding the Dec. 13 flood control bond vote their cons-- , election, and cience.' Two other resolutions, adopting a new procedure for processing IRB bonds and authorizing formation of an emergency operations plan, were also passed. City Manager John Newman was given authorization to donate 10 surplus collapsible beds to a chariti-bl- e organization. The beds were originally scheduled to be sold at the West Valley Police Departments auction Saturday. Councilman Larry Bunkalls request for no parking signs on 3600 C-- West at South 3800 passed unanimously. Bunkall had expressed concern that cars double parking along 3600 West were creating a hazardous situation. Bleak County Budget Hearing Set Friday Sells Dryer Fast! Can you sell a clothes dryer through a Green Sheet classified ad? You bet! Ask Rebecca Downard, 3858 Sunnyvale Dr., what happened when she tried that. I sold the dryer early Thursday morning, Mrs. Downard will tell you. And I had about 10 other calls on it. CAS CLOTHES drysr, like new. Green Sheet classified ads are delivered to more than 216,000 potential readers every Thursday morning. Theyre attracted to the paper by its diet of news and pictures about you and your neighbors, so its well-reaAnd it takes readership to get advertising results! 2 Dial to place your ad. 262-668- SALT LAKE. A budget that the County Commission chairman frankly admits "is only fair in the sense that it makes everyone equally unhappy will be the subject of a public hearing tomorrow (Friday). County commissioners worked through the night Friday creating some new taxes and cutting a number of county services that will have widespread effect throughout the unincorporated area, as well as in municipalities within the county. The hearing on the budget is scheduled to get under way at 5:30 p.m. in the Salt Lake City Council chambers of the Building. The budget cuts were a topic of heated discussion Tuesday at a hastily-calle- d meeting of the County Recreation Board. Later in the day the Alcohol and Drug Division held City-Coun- ty an emergency session on how to deal with the cuts. The proposed budget represents a tax increase of .83 mills for general services and .15 mills for library services for residents of all but Salt Lake City and Murray. Additionally, if the flood bond fails to pass on 5 mills Tuesday, an additional will be attached to the levy of all county residents - including those living in cities. In getting to a general mill levy of 14.8 for the general fund, county commissioners did some rather unpopular things. Those included attaching a ticket surcharge for events at the Salt Palace, Symphony Hall and Capitol Theatre. That is designed to help offset what would otherwise be a $2.3 million county subsidy of those facilities. As it is, the 5.5-6.- -- Col. 1) A being worthy of print some day. But we never found the right niche for them and eventually they were consigned to the potpourri basket. From there weve extracted the following items you may find g humorous or dull, or infantile, worth quoting to your neighbor or something youd rather forget you ever read. mind-bogglin- For starters, weve ac- cumulated a series of Texas-ismwhich are purported to be genuine conversation from the mouths of Texans. s, You kinda look like the dogs had you under the house. Hes as common as pig tracks." he couldnt roll rocks down a steep hill. Not only does he not know "Hes so stupid much, he dont even suspect much. Shes so thin shes just side. got one few drinks of that stuff and youre nine feet tall and bulletproof. Hes so ugly hed make a freight train take a dirt road. The rear end of her pants looks like a sack with two hogs awrasslin in it. Shes so nervous she could thread a sewing machine while its running. Life is like bein on a mule team. Unless youre the lead mule, all the scenery looks about the same. Our ranch is so far out we got to grease the wagon twice fere we get to town. She didnt have on enough clothes to pad a crutch. He smelled like eight wet sheep. Talk? He could talk a dog A V i . by Jim Cornwell match covers, ... Rezoning Request Tabled WEST VALLEY. The City Council here tabled a developers rezoning request Thursday night because of its relation to another matter still before the City Planning Commis- Volume 29, Number 47 v Thursday Night THS voice OF wvesr VALLEY CITY UTAH A " ,;vTm 3.5-mi- ll WeatUamy USPS vYk W one-tim- - Highway Alternative Is Mulled Estimated mountains exceeds that normally received during the entire month of December. Flood control spending is a countywide service. Although the damage was confined to areas near water ways, the flooding had an even wider impact - economic loss, unemployment, increased travel time and recovery costs that are supported by taxation. Preventing a recurrence is a high priority among county officials. While there is no organized opposition to the flood bond, some have expressed concerns over the costs of borrowing the money for the work, while others have said they would e tax increase prefer the to be about $78 on a $70,000 home. Due to the ongoing nature of flood control projects, others feel that it is unlikely the levy would decrease in the forseeable future. i down offn a meat wagon." He was so drunk he couldnt see through a ladder. If you put his brains in a bluebird, itd fly backwards. I feel like I been sent for and couldnt come. All of which probably goes d with those Texas stories like the Texan who said, Shucks, man, down here even Oil of Olay is sold by hand-in-han- - the barrel. Concerned that Americans dont understand what theyre be- ing told when Washington politicos delve into their terminology, a legislator has defined several. As follows: Appropriation legislation: dont have. Spending money we Deficit reduction: A pretense for raising taxes. Not to be mistaken for a reason to control spending. Economic indicators: Liars statistics the reason some people think the government should control prophets. - Entitlement: A concept originally developed by R. Hood of Sherwood Forest, which holds that someone else is entitled to your money. Loophole closing: A tax increase. Revenue enhancement: A tax increase. Tax reform: A tax increase. Now you can read what they say and understand. And speaking of understanding, weve come upon the definitions to go with terms used in the real estate business. Theyre enlightening. Charming: Tiny. Snow White might fit but five of the dwarfs will have to go to the Old Dwarfs Home. Needs T.L.C.: Godawful. Unique city home: Used to be a warehouse. Lots of steel shelving with little holes. The kind Dad used to store his tools in the basement. Trust me. Unusual built-ins- : You dont want to know. Completely updated: Avocado dishwasher and Harvest Gold carpeting. Or Youll love it: No you wont. Sophisticated: Black walls and no windows. Brilliant concept: Do you realy live oak in ly need a sky dome? your Upper bracket: If you have to ask the price, you cant afford it. Prairie mansion: A 7,000 square foot, monster. Must see to believe: An absolutely accurate statement. So much for potpourri, 1983 . . . vice-vers- a. two-stor- 30-fo- heat-eatin- g |