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Show OliLK HAT UTAH 467 U S Postage PRESS ASSOCIATION EAST 300 PAID SOUTH Pamxt No 973 SALT LAKE CITY UTAH TIMES NEAR The history of SERIES: in Utah continues this week with the second I Shorter days and cooler mornings are sure signs that school bells are about to ring. See Supplement. Back-to-Scho- practice part of a series which features hospitals. ol Vest comes alive in the Green Sheet area as the Magna Mt. Riders host rodeo events this weekend. See Page 6B See Page IB v ti ti v Volume 31, Number 30 Thursday, August Decision Due Tonight 84111 tzw Single Copy 25c A 15, 1985 Seven Days - Green Sheet Staff Writer .. WEST VALLEY. Builders and prospective homeowners alike will have a vested interest in the outcome of a public hearing for a proposed site plan ordinance during a meeting of the City Council here tonight (Thursday). In the works for several months, the proposed ordinance, with two alternative versions, would require .homebuilders to meet certain standards of construction and design in all future single famiy residences in the city, including: a possible requirement that 50 percent of the exterior of a home be brick; that exterior materials have a , 10-ye- ar maintenance free guarantee, ' that home design and street set- back be varied within subdivisions. ' Those issues and a number of other proposals in the ordinance will 'Key To Renewal' be discussed during the 6 p.m. session at City Hall, 2470 So. Redwood Road. The proposed ordinance, as initially sent to the council from the City Planning Commission, would require that home exteriors be at least 50 percent brick. After study and public hearings in which builders and prospective home purchasers alike complained that the require-- ' ment might put new homes in the city out of reach of many buyers, the City Council decided to study the issue. So the proposed ordinance presented tonight will have three options, the primary difference which is in the exterior covering material. The city staff proposes an ordinance which does not specify a building material, but requires a maintenance-fre- e warranty; a homebuilders group which gave input on the ordinance requires the use of some masonry products in the exterior of a home; and the Planning ar Commission proposal is the first drafted requiring that all new single family dwellings have the 50 percent brick exteriors. Another agenda item is also likely to be of interest to a number of residents. Two weeks ago State Senator Bill Barton took the council to task for getting into the street maintenance and snow removal business. Tonight the council considers whether to go out for bids for a fleet of six trucks to be used for such work. Barton said city officials five years ago, when West Valley City was incorporated, pledged to contract out for such work, and that by doing work he believes the private sector can do better, the city is violating that promise, robbing residents of potential tax money that private contractors would return to - . the city and cretaing bureaucracies. In other action tonight, the council Continued from page 4 Magna Office Plaza Okayed Approval of a office plaza and commercial to park in Magna may be the key acrenewing the citys center, cording to a staff report presented SALT LAKE CITY. re Vehicles Use 2700 West First Time TAYLORSVILLE. Traffic began and moving along a newly-buisection of 2700 West here this week. Vehicles were traversing the section of 27th West freshly-pave- d between 5000 and 5400 South, following nearly a year of construction, according to County Traffic Engineer Tosh Kano. Built at a cost of about a half stretch million dollars, the half-mil- e of road opens up the final gap in a route that extends from 2100 South to Bluffdale (about 14000 South). lt sion (FCC) as the emergency broadCounty Planncasting station for the area. He said ing Commission. The commission unanimously ap- residents of Sandy and adjacent to receive the staproved the proposal to be located at areas are not able CLOWNING AROUND . . . Jenni Morrill (Rainbow) and Karon 2908 So. 8400 West during Tuesdays tion. Groon wood (Footprint), both Bonnion, proporo for tho County Fair's Mrs.Players motion to table the meeting. Plans include a large retail comclown contact ono of myriad activities connoctod with tho anstore, movie theater, restaurant and proposal until greater public office plaza. The property is being ment could be gathered died for lack nual fair which opens Saturday in Murroy. then developed by Arthur Flangas, in of a second. The commission transmitand towers the owners. other with approved , conjunction ter. Also approved at the meeting was Mrs.Player, however, commented a proposal to place several after the motion that she felt the transmission towers on 50 acres of decision was made too fast. Up to property at 4811 W. 126th South, five towers were approved for the despite objections by commission site. Final determination of , the member Madelyn Player. Mrs. number of towers built there be will Player made a motion that the zon- be made by the FCC. WEST VALLEY. A mayoral file by the Aug. 27 deadline, a ing amendment be tabled for two and three City Council primary election will be necessary hopeful In other action, the second phase weeks after a complaint that the made their candidacy of- in that race on Oct. 8, according to aspirants of an apartment complex at 700 West ficial by filing their intentions with City Recorder area was used to train pilots. Kathy Kaumans. and Fine Drive, received approval the City Recorders office here dur- Otherwise would face Embley e units ing the week. Terry Baker claimed the area was by the commission. Eighty-onMaloney in a general election one of only two that could be used to will be built on the site, which will Most notable of those filings was showdown on Nov. 5. train pilots in low altitude flying and have a density of nearly 22 units per that of Mike Embley, in his first A primary election appears possiacre. The master plan for the area year of a four-yea- r antennae that the proposed term on the City ble in Council District 4, where allows for high density housing, ac- Council as an would be dangerous to the pilots. member. Robert Lifferth, 4971 West Point Dr., cording to the staff report. Embley filed to run for mayor, filed for the seat held by Claude An office complex at 1972 W. 5400 Barry Nash, representing KALL challenging Jerry Maloney, who fil- Jones. While the incumbent has not Radio, said the antennae were vital South was also approved by the com- ed for to a second term made his candidacy for since the station is designated by the mission. The site is being developed last month. official, it is expected he will run Federal Communications Commis by Drew Pearce and Byron DeVries. - Should another mayoral candidate again. Also in that race is John here Tuesday to the Green Sheet Staff Writer ' long-await- Two very important MURRAY. ingredients are necessary in making a sussessful fair, Darrell H. Smith, who serves as president of the fair board noted. One is the support of the Salt Lake County Commissioners and the other is the support of the residents of Salt Lake County. The Salt Lake County Fair, which opens Saturday with a parade slated to begin at 6:30 p.m., is an exan exciting, worthwhile perience event, he said. To the members of the fair board, August is the culmination of a year-lon- g challenge to bring the fair goers an experience which the whole family will look forward to and remember, he said. The 49th Annual Salt Lake County Fair will run for eight days - August 17 through 24 - he noted. We have extended the length of the fair from six to eight days in hopes that more people will have the opportunity to visit the fair, he said. Even though the fair officially opens Saturday, several events will take place in the intervening time to prepare for that event. Judging for adult and projects will take place at 8:30 a.m. today (Thursday), he explained, with a horse show at 8:30 a.m. tomorrow. Also on tomorrows agenda is the Continued on page 4 ... - by Bruce Solberg - Fair To Open On Saturday City Eyes Site Plan by Lance Gurwell Green Sheet Publication 4-- 4-- - 4-- Embley Challenges Mayor; Thiee File For City Council Jones, who filed in July. District 2 attracted its second official candidate this week when Richard Evertsen, 33 76to Meadowbrook, filed for the post which incumbent Jay Jackson has Filsaid he will not seek ing earlier for that seat was Richard 300-fo- ot McAffee. Also filing during the week was Brent Anderson, 3592 Cochise Dr., to the who is seeking he other post. By was the only one officially in that at-lar- County Official Lays It On The Line at-lar- mid-wee- k race. - UACC Told To Take Tax Troubles To Proper Place by Lance Gurwell Green Sheet Staff Writer TAYLORSVILLE. If you think the Salt Lake County Board of Tax Equalization is where to go if you want to complain about your taxes, you've got another think coming. Nelson Williams, Salt Lake Countys director of management and budget, told members of the United Association of Community Councils here last week that the Board of Equalization is the last place one goes to complain about taxes. There are times when citizen input is effective and times when it isnt, said Williams. To show up at the public hearing (on the budget) might make you feel better, but its almost an exercise in futility. Futility indeed, for thats probably what Williams himself felt several times during the course of the UACC session. UACC members continually interrupted Williams and each other during the question and answer session, which at times turned into a simple gripe session. Those present all wanted to know when the best time is to offer input on the county budget process. Williams, apparently exasperated and tired of interruptions, finally told UACC members to quit breaking in. Thats six questions youve asked and you havent given me a chance to answer yet, he spouted. Concerning the Board of Equalization, he said, You cant appeal (to the Board of Equalization) if you dont like your taxes - its a great misunderstanding. You dont get to come in and protest your taxes. What the board is for, said Williams, is to appeal assessed valuation on real property. It doesnt do a lot of good to raise a lot of hell when you get your tax notices, he said. The best time to have an impact on the budgeting process is well before the public hearing, he told the group. Williams said the budget goes through several stages before its adopted. First, he said, all department heads submit their proposed budgets to his office by Oct. 1. Then on Nov. 1, his office submits a balanced budget to commissioners. Its during this time that citizen groups should exert pressure on the commission, said Williams. Its a political process, he said of budget preparation. These people are and thinking of getting large groups of people have an impact. Because of circumstances, some time is spent in political posturing, doing things that politicians have to do, Williams said of the procedure. We hear from a lot of people w are mad that their taxes are goii up dramatically. In 1981 the county collected $51.5 million; in 1982 $57 4 million; in 1983 $64 5 million; in 1984 million, and this year $89 8 million - a 74 4 percent increase in just five years. He also said the county budget has climbed from $143.8 million in 1981 to $269.3 million for 1985. From one side of the table, its said Williams. very frustrating, up. Basically, people want service but they dont want to pay f $74 7 . them. But, he added, county comm: sioners have vowed to collect le tax in 1986 than in 1985. I belie' the commissioners truly understai the seriousness of the problem Williams said. Williams said tax bills sent out by the county have, indeed, climbed dramatically, and that county taxes, as well have soared. But, he cautioned, people should be aware that tax bills sent by the county reflect taxes levied by all taxing entities in the county. The county collects the taxes for school districts, cities and the like, then redistributes the money. "GIVE ME A CHANCE" . . . That loomi to bo tho reaction of Nelson William, tho county' director of management and budget. Ho wo being pep pered with question during session with community council representative Thursday night. 1 But, he said, he wasnt trying to whitewash the fact that since 1981 the amount of property tax has gone IMPACT . . . Finally getting a chance to respond, Williams advises audience on best time to confront county officials about taxes - prior to annual budget hearing. -- |