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Show 3 Thursday, October tt, THE GREEN SHEET 1987 Two Granite Schools Fall Short On Utilization GRANITE PARK. Two schools in Granite School District do not meet State Board of Education building utilization requirements, Assistant Superintendent reported Riley to the board of ONeil since hundreds of Jordan district students are being bussed to the school. In 1986-849 Jordan students attended the school. This year there are 350, and Granite expects to enroll 500 during the 1988-8school year. Granite district feels Canyon Rim should not be subject to building utilization requirements since an entire wing of the school houses deaf 9 During the Tuesday meeting, the board also reviewed a new advertising policy which would allow firms to contribute supplies to schools with the companys name on them. In other business, the board heard a report on class size for elementary and senior highs. Churchill junior high and Canyon Rim elementary do not meet building utilization requirements, but the district plans to write a protest letter asking exemption from the rule for both schools. ONeil said Churchill should be ex Magna Continued from page empt Continued from page We would like to thank you for participating in our voluntary pay program. Much of our carrier's wage comes from your payment, and if they do a good job we hope you reward them. We greatly appreciate your support. THE GREEN SHEET 155 E. 4905 South Murray, Utah 84107 262 6682 8 a.m. Office Hours: Peter Bernhard, Publisher Robert Prince, V.P. Operations Bill Olsen, V.P. Marketing Michele Bartmess, Editor Ethel Bradford, Editor Karen Egli, Circulation Pat Robinson, Circulation Jan Brown, Business Mon.-Fri.- , 5 p.m. stipulated meet has all state schools must building utilization re- quirements to receive utility funds from state coffers. Granite is allot of the governors proposal. Although Barker said that the county has not seen the citys bond plan, the county letter says "we as commissioners were unwilling to place our county taxpayers in a position that West Valley City appears to be willing to do on a bonding acquisition program. part 1 telling the governor, we appreciate your intervention and your leadership. The Hercules management committee has approved Bangerters West Valley plan, DeMann said. He expects the board of directors to follow suit in the near future. Ironically, one of the most significant reservations expressed by the commissioners about the plan centers around county concerns for the welfare of West Valley taxpayers. The county is skeptical that West Valley can make payments on $10 million in revenue bonds needed to purchase land around the aerospace plant without raising taxes, a key The county believes West Valley may not generate enough revenue from new property taxes and fees under the governors plan even to cover interest payment on the bond. The commissioners say the countys plan "is less expensive to the taxpayers than the West Valley City it appears that this (the plan West Valley plan) may be a pledge of general tax revenue and would require voter approval. ... The county wants an experienced bond counsel to review West bond plan "and make that opinion available to the county. In other matters. Kent Gardner, of staff relations and management information, said class sizes in Granite high schools range from a high of 44 students dow n to 10. while elementarv classes pan 36 to director 14. But the average class sie for high school is 28 to 30 students, while it is 21 to 25 for Granite elementaries. Gardner said. Continued from page 1 put a ceiling on government tax assessing. Since public education takes 51 percent of the states budget, these two initiatives could cut million from school finances. $160-$17- 0 half of the states budget be spent on education. Utah ranks first in the nation for its percentage of school-ag- e population. If you apply this to financing public education, then one working adult supports three students. In most states, one working adult supports two children, Stephens said. It is going to be a necessity for Utah taxpayers to understand that large families have always been a said Call. priority in the state, And if Utahns are going to continue having large families then they are going to have to continue caring for them. But rather than wreaking devista- - tion, Beesley believes all three these initiatives will enhance public education. By cutting funds to public education, districts must discontinue extracurricular programs like baby tending and mental health, said Beesley. This will make the school districts focus on the basics, which will in turn enhance education, he continued. But Beesley said the initiatives will also help solve Utahs problems by promoting tax base expansion. The initiatives will help cut back the public sector and reroute money into private capitalization, which will expand the private sector and the tax base, said Beesley. "That will in turn affect schools because then public education will have a larger tax base to draw upon for their needs. Since 1962, funds allotted to public education have doubled, even figuring in inflation and the population factor, Beesley said. But that increase has hardly affected teachers the county will not be legally responsible for claims resulting Irom subsequent problems m the danger county's letter, Newman says he personally considers the document "one of the craziest things Ive ever Valleys zone. The county, said Barker, is proceeding with its own plan in case the governors West Valley proposal fails. He observed that se oral t o; groups, including the United Assn, of Community Councils, oppose the West Valley plan. In a related de eionui'Mit. seen. West Valleys next step, Newman said, is to wait for a petition for an- City manager John Newman of West Valley has a different view. He says West Valleys bond "is none of their business. We have no legal or moral obligation to provide them He emwith that information. abbe will that there phasized solutely no tax increase." nexation to be submitted by Hercules. He may not have a long wait. On Tuesday, DeMann said Hercules is very close to having the petition ready. Newman feels the countys letter to the governor is "a smoke screen, They're just embarrassed because they have fried for 15 years and have failed to come up with a solution to But, said problems at Hercules. Newman, "if the county comes up with something better, well support it." Although the official position of West Valley City is to ignore the DeMann announced Tuesday evening that Bacchus West has been awarded the $100 million Titan 4 contract by the Air Force. Because Bacchus West remains in the county DeMann predicted that the county s tax loses due to annexation of die other Hercules facility In West Valley will be offset by revenues generated by Titan 4. Other stipulations made by the county in its letter include a promise by West Valley to undertake no further annexations, an agreement by all parties to support the county in dissolving the annexation if the deal does not live up to promises, and an agreement by property owners that ROOF CONVERSIONS m Tax Initiatives Remove Bone Stephens said some unique characteristics to Utah require that THANK YOU The Utah Legislature trusive on the classroom and home, deleterious to the health and welfare of students, or lacking in educational benefits. We met with the principals who have some concerns because its quite different as to what they are accustomed to," said O'Neil. "But it does offer some opportunities that are very sorely needed," he continued. ted SI. 89 million a year for utility bills. In other business, an advertising policy designed to release some financial pressures on schools" was discussed by the board. The policy would allows schools to accept items from private enterprise with the firms name on it as long as the materials were not "exploitative. coercive, unduly in City Irked Over County Plan 1 the speed limit will solve the problems, nor do they feel that banning trucks from the road is the answer because they would be transferred to some other roadway. UDOT has indicated that traffic lights will be installed on 8400 West at 27th and 41st South. Many residents feel that more sidewalks and better street lighting is part of the answer. UDOT has offered free light poles, but the cost of installation is a stumbling block. The Magna Community Council is attempting to tap state funds for additional sidewalks. According to eye witnesses at the scene of Fridays accident, the youngster failed to slow down before entering the street. The driver of the truck, Rick Webster, said he was watching out for another boy on a bike, but sever saw the boy who was killed. and blind students from the state school. O'Neil said the deaf and blind students use the hallway as a place to learn, but the square footage there is not exempt from the rule. OFTEN COSTS LITTLE MORE THAN YOUR PRESENT ROOF RETARRING NO FINANCING AVAILABLE 5 YEARS TO PAY MONEY DOWN salaries. That money has gone to programs like baby tending and mental health - all programs other than basic education have been enhanced and the teachers salaries havent been affected, said Beesley. ROOF -- (OR $72 9 MY fthree ITw piece Shifts SAVE 35.00 145.00 Choose from a huge selection of two and three piece mens suits from Johnny Carson', Raffinati, Fioravanti, Philip Harvey, and Anthony Foxx, tailoied in wool blends or Get the look and comfort you demand in a good fine-qualit- Which casino lets you go hunting, fishing and gambling all in one day? 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