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Show U 1 r SA L PH'. H CAST 41- - 1 !j JOS LAp F Mill Levy To Be Determined Monday I, I f- ' ' j j 1 a i J Lj r j VJijm T i' U 1 An j4 1 j 1 City Officials Announce $2.6 Million) Surplus WEST VALLEY. A property tax mill levy projected to yield the same revenue as the fiscal year just ending is expected to be filed Monday by West Valley City officials who last week announced a $2.6 million budget. surplus in the 1983-8Statewide confusion surrounding the method of figuring assessed valuations has disrupted attempts to determine an exact mill levy figure, so city officials plan to ask the county to determine a mill levy which will yield the same $1,964,000 budgeted in 1983-8City Manager John Newman ex plained Tuesday the levy will wind up being much lower than the 9.95 mills the city has assessed during the past four years because the new formula used to figure assessed valuations will result in more dollars being generated per mill. State statute allows an entity to enjoy as much as a six percent growth in the budget as a result of the new formula, but the City Council decided to lower the levy to whatever level it takes to generate the $1.9 million dollars, Newman noted. About $2.15 million in property taxes were actually collected during 4 by West Valley, with the excontributing to the $2 6 1983-8- 4 tra $163,000 million budget surplus announced Thursday to the City Council. Newman said $1,679,235 of the surplus came from unanticipated revenues, while the remaining $951,571 was a result of expenditure underruns in various department budgets. The city manager attributed a large portion of the credit for the revenue surplus to the continuing sales tax audit performed by Finance Director Russ Sandersons department. The City Council Thursday voted to put the $2.63 million into the capital improvements fund; the only legal method of carrying the funds from this fiscal year to the one beginning July 1. Sanderson explained the law allows an entity to carry in its general fund no more than 25 percent of the revenue generated from property taxes and 15 percent of the sales tax revenue from one year to the next, but that there are no restrictions on the amount carried over in a capital improvements fund. An entity must specify a use for placed in a capital improvements fund, however, and the council Thursday designated funds of the total for new buildings. While Newman emphasized the council has made no commitment to building a new city hall, he did note the $2.4 million along with the $1.8 to $2 million the city would gain from the sale of the present City Hall would enable West Valley to pay for the construction of a new facility. While officials have not committed to the move, two factors make the prospect of a new city hall being built within the next two years likely. First is the fact many residents and area businessmen have expressed support for a more centrally located city hall. Officials have discussed the possibility of developing the hall in conjunction with West Valley City park, about 4400 W. 3500 $2,451,360 SURPLUS . . . City Manager John Newman announces $2.6 million budget surplus to the City Council Thursday. Published weekly at 155 E 4905 South Salt Lake City, UT 84107 Second class postage paid at Salt Lake City, UT 84119 Subscnp tion rate $12 00 per year POSTMASTER Send addresschanges to West Valley View Box 7187, Salt Lake Cty UT84107 From Planning Commission Volume 30, Number 24 Thursday, June 28, 1984 All V. Decision Expected On WEST VALLEY. A plan to con- struct a near 3200 -- is requesting conditional use permission to operate a child care facility in his home, in an 8 zone (single family homes on 8,000 square foot lots). 4076 So. 2700 West, Kid Power Child Development Center is seeking conditional use permission for a on a day care center and e lot in an R-- zone. W. 2700 South faces its first test this morning at a meeting of the City Planning Commission. The board is expected to reach a decision on the Stillman familys request for a zone change on 38 acres from its existing agricultural status (A-5- ) to one permitting high density The family residential uses is requesting that a relatively small portion of the property be rezoned for commercial use (C-lA representative of the family indicated at a public hearing two weeks ago that the development would consist of one and apartments and would be constructed in three phases. Phase one, which would get underway next units, year, would consist of he said. The following year, 180 to 'MO more units would with the remaining units scheduled one year later. About 10 residents of the area attended the hearing and submitted a petition against the plan. A spokesman for the group said the basis for the objection is the proposed projects high density. In other matters, the commission is expected to reach decisions affecting property in the following - pre-scho- two-acr- (R-M- ). City To Change ). Waste Collector WEST VALLEY. Reliable Waste Systems, Inc. will begin providing garbage collection services to West Valley City residents Monday. The firm was hired by the city this spring to replace Ideal Waste The same day and hourly ' Systems. schedule is plannet;.but, according to Public Works Director Glenn will get the job Weaver, Reliable done on time. Collection will be performed between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. for all single family and duplex units. Interested persons may contact Reliable Waste for more inSystems at formation. Regular garbage pick-u- p service will be provided on next weeks July 4th holiday. Weaver said. 120-16- 0 Cornwells Sell To So. 4800 West, Norman Foster apartment complex 638-un- it - 4156 973-884- 9 Bernhard developed pres-identmarketin- g for the daily Trenton Times. The only staff members who will .depart the Bernhard Green Sheet are Peter Mr. and Mrs. Cornwell. Present staff people will be retained under the new ownership, Mr. Bernhard said, and duties heretofore performed by the husband-and-wif- e publish weve reach- ed one inescapable conclusion, to wit: No one is constantly or- iginal. When you consider NewsAdvertis-erWes- t championed the cause of incorporation of Murray City in 1903. When the city was incorporated, the papers name changed to the Murray Eagle. In terms of longevity, the Cornwells 29 years at the helm of the ownerEagle exceeds the and ship of C. B. Wallace (1928-48- ) the 16 years of J. S. Barlow (1908- - Over a long period of time in column-writin- the south valley. It became the American Eagle in 1896 and here's a point the Mike Roykos and the Herb Caens of this world, you might feel inclined to dispute that theory. But youd be wrong. They, too, pilfer from the writings of others. Thats why we feel no re- morse when we plagiarize the printed words of some fellow writer. After all, we quote what someone says with no compunction; why shouldnt we swipe from whats .27-acr- pre-scho- R-l-- -- R-l-- - 5600 West, Robert Walker is seeking permission to convert an existing duplex subdivision into condominiums. - 2920 So. Putnam Dr., Kent Ekstrom is seeking a zone change on to 5.6 acres from 7 3980 So. - In order that the staff may observe the Fourth of July holiday, the Green Sheet Newspapers will observe an early deadline in connection with the July 5th edif a. tion. Your cooperation in submitting early copy on news material and advertising will be appreciated. Retail display advertising will have a 10 a.m. deadline on Monday, July 2. Classified advertising will be accepted until 3 p.m. on the same day. Your Green Sheet will reach you on regular schedule, Thursday morning, July 5. 1924). The Cornwells, who came to Utah from Nebraska, purchased the paper from Ted and Pat Heal, who for seven had been the years. Although retiring from active newspapering, the Cornwells will retain an advisory interest in the Green Sheet papers and perform such duties as the new publisher may request. Mr. Bernhard, a graduate of Dartmouth College, began his newspaper career as an advertising sales representative at the daily Westfield (Mass.) Evening News. After gaining sales experience there he went to the weekly Amherst (Mass.) Record, where he served as general manager and later became the papers publisher. I couldnt be happier, said Mr. Bernhard. This is a great newspaper in a great area. You may gather my enthusiasm runs high. 5444 W. 3500 South, A-- Spectrum 7 In addition to the aforementioned requests, the commission is to hear a proposal to rezone 18 6 acres at 6100 W 4100 South from to Don Parker and South. We sold it the first day the ad came out. Green Sheet want ads do the job! Gerald L. Whetstone, 5338 Peggy Cir., relating what happened when he used a classified ad in Utahs most widely circulated weekly newspapers. The West Valley resident found, as most classified users R-l-- 0 Barcley Curtis are requesting the change. July 2- - City Will Issue Road Bond Early 73 FORD Pinto, running condition. Soil ot Is. that results are quick - and costs inexpensive - in the Green Sheet. Whether youre buying, selling, lookrenting, trading, ing for help, finding lost items or conveying personal messages, the place to go is the classified ad section. Your message will reach over y homes where more 57,000 than 216,000 potential readers reside - and itll cost you a surprisingly small amount to do it! to place your ad. Dial Save money by paying before it ' runs. Ask us how. do, mid-valle- VALLEY. This city will gain nearly $1,500 m interest by issuing a $4 million excise tax bond on July 2, three days ahead of schedule. The City Council Tuesday decided to meet in a special session at 5:30 p m. Monday to authorize the bond. , 242 6682 Car Sells Fast! Enterprises is seeking a zone change on IS1? acres from l to R-l-- Purchased and News AdvertiserEast (1958) and the West Valley View (1980). They have published the Murray-base- d paper longer than any of its six previous owners. The Eagle, which began in 1894 as the Murray American, is one of the oldest continuing businesses in the d. vice Is ing team will be filled by advancement from within the employee group. The Cornwells purchased the Murray Eagle in 1955 and have MURRAY. The Green Sheet Newspapers will have new owners on July 1st. J. M. (Jim) and Bette Cornwell have sold the four-papgroup to a corporation headed by Peter Bern-harHe comes to Utah from Trenton, N. J., where he was West, Jane Hosking is requesting conditional use permise lot on a sion for a zone. in an 8 - 4100 So. 6400 West, an application plat approval for a six-lo- t subdivision of 1.54 acres will be considered. The site is zoned 3924 So. 3200 - Green Sheet Plan 638-Un- it departments WEST 2 Statistics Show When Accidents Occurred That decision came after the council was advised by City Manager John WEST VALLEY. Motorists have Newman the interest on the bond the greatest chance of becoming inwould amount to $500 per day. volved in an accident in this city betWest Valley must wait until after ween noon and 8 p.m. the new fiscal year begins July 1 to Statistics supplied by the West issue the bond, because of a legal re- Valley City Police Department show quirement tied to the unique method 153 of the 229 automobile accidents of repayment which the city has reported during the first four months of 1984 happened between those chosen to employ. The bond, which will be used to hours, with 83 occurring between repair the citys 28 miles of arterial four and 8 p.m. The safest period to be on the road, roads, will be repaid using a portion (53.25 percent) of the excise tax according to the statistics, is the revenues allotted West Valley each midnight to 4 a.m. time slot when year by the state. just five accidents were reported. The second, and perhaps most important factor, is the October, 1986 deadline when municipality headquarters must be made accessible to handicapped citizens. Those municipalities which do not bring their headquarters into compliance by that time risk losing millions of dollars in federal funding. Although efforts are currently under way to make West Valleys present facility more accessible to the handicapped, no effort will be made to bring the building into compliance with the federal standards, it has been indicated. Rather than dwelling on how the $2.6 million will ultimately be spent, officials this week were still beaming at existence of the surplus itself. It tells us the economic conditions of the city are good and that the fiscal controls are such that we dont spend every dime we have, said Sanderson. The citizens should feel good with that kind of economic base. The surplus shows West Valley City is healthy and that it is able to control expenditures like no other city before, said Newman. We run the city like a business and if we cant show were providing a service at the lowest cost possible, well reevaluate that service. Last year West Valley recorded a $900,000 surplus, which was used to pay off the debt on the present City Hall. Granite School Board Cancels Tuesday Meet GRANITE PARK. The regularly scheduled meeting of the Granite School Board Tuesday has been cancelled due to the holiday. The next meeting of the board will be held July 17 at 7 p.m. On West Valley Data Package WEST VALLEY. An informational brochure and pamphlet just completed by the grants division of West Valleys Community Development Department, is designed to promote the city as a prospective site for new business. Brent Birtcher, grants ad- ministrator, said the brochure and information packet was developed in response to calls the city has received in the past from people interested in locating a business in West Valley. We havent had the basic information for site location in the past, Birtcher said. The depart Is Completed ments practice in response to calls has been to gather what information it could on short notice and send it out in very rough form, he added We just met the demand before. Now this (the information) can be used for promotion too. Birtcher said tentative plans call for the brochure to be sent out to prospective industries throughout the counwith the as a feeler, try lengthier information folder going out to those businesses that respond. If there is any interest expressed past that, we would invite them into the city, he explained. The information package, which should be printed and ready for distribution within two weeks, was all done according to Birtcher, who said the cost of the project would (approximately have been greater had the city hired an outside firm to complete it. The citys outlay for the project would be made up with the first new business it attracted here, he added. The package offers an overview of West Valley, plus statistics on taxes, cost of living, industrial and office space, education, transportation and labor market. $5,000-$6,00- A by Jim Cornwell been written? All of which sets the stage for the interesting observations of an octogenarian, expressed to a columnist friend not long ago. I have news for you, he commenced. Life begins at 80. Everybody wants to help carry your luggage and help you up the stairs, he continued. If you forget your name or anybody's name, forget to keep an appointment or promise to be two places at the same time, you need only explain that youre 80. If you spell words wrong or type lousy, just tell em youre 80. If you spill soup on your necktie, fail to shave on one side of your face, or if your socks and shoes dont match or if you carry a letter around in your pocket for a week before mailing it, its all right because youre 80. You can relax with no misgivings. You have a perfect alibi for everything, he continued. Nobody expects much of you. If you act silly its your second childhood. Everybody is looking for softening of the brain. Its a great deal better than 65 or 70. At that time, they expect you to retire to a little house in Florida and become a disgruntled, grumbling, But if you surlimping vive to 80, everybody is surprised that you now and then reveal lucid intervals. At 70 everybody is mad at you for everything. At 80, they forgive you for everything. If you ask me, life begins at 80. Thus launched into the weeks gathering of trivia, well continue with advice you didnt ask for. All of us, at one time or another, have opened our mouths and said something we wish we hadnt. Because that happens with such frequency, well share a few things that would be better left unsaid. Youre quite a bit shorter than your wife, arent you? My aunt had the same operation youre having. She died. Another thats guaranteed to be is, What in the world has happened to your hair? well-receiv- has-bee- And here are some other sure-winner- s: They wont catch me if I drive a few miles over the speed limit. Its about time you two got married. I belive I was in line ahead of you, madam. We wont need an umbrella. Your husband is so young looking. I know a couple guys who dated her before you did. Did you buy it on sale?" Is there something about me you dont like? Is it a real diamond? My brother works for the Mayor, officer. Ill leave when Im good and ready. Bringing us to the section reserved for theorems and laws created by people inspired by Murphy but retaining credit for their own views. Ruckerts Law: There is nothing so small that it cant be blown out of proportion. Finnegans Law: The further away the future is, the better it looks. Lowes Law: Success always occurs in private and failure in full public view. Washleskys Law: Anything is easier to take apart than to put together. Rudnickis Rule: That which cannot be taken apart will fall apart. At the most inopportune time. Diners Dilemma: A clean tie attracts the soup of the day. Thiessens Law of Gastronomy: The hardness of the butter is in direct proportion to the soft- ness of the roll. The Pineapple Principle: The best parts of anything are always impossible to remove from the worst parts. Iskes Teenage Corollary: The stomach expands to accommodate the amount of junk food available. Popes Law: Chipped dishes never break; only unchipped dishes do. Phillip's Law: Four wheel drive means you can get stuck in more inaccessible places. The Laws of Postal Delivery: Love letters, business contracts and money you are due always arrive three weeks late. Junk mail arrives the day it was sent. So much for the manly art of pilfering. |