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Show i y 'it 9" 3. J -- " JV' WV' - . 9 -v V-- w '" 3 THE GREEN SHEET Thursday, Oct. 13, 1988 FROM PAGE ONE In Taylorsville - You and Your Child: Commission Okays Library Site Plan LAKE. SALT The The commission gave conditional use approval for the library to be located on a 2.5 acre site on the northeast corner of the Valley Regional Park, 4900 So. 2700 West. In other action, the commission put on hold indefinitely requests from Peter Piper Pizza to install arcades in pizza establishments at three locations. One of the locations is the 4187 So. Redwood Road location. The requests were put on hold to allow the commission staff to look further into county ordinances which prohibit arcades within certain distances of schools. In the matters, zoning commission approved a request from Arnold Development to to rezone from residential C-l- South requested by Holmes Retirement Plan and a half acre site on the southeast comer of 4700 So. 2200 West, sought by Steven Nielsen. . surge of filings has filled up the roster for upcoming elections for the Magna Area Council, but there is still time to file for those interested. Any additional filings will put some competition in next months election instead of leaving it a ballot of uncontested series markings. In District 1, Dallas L. John has filed to be on the ballot. In addition, the following have filed papers of candidacy for the elected council representing the Magna area: District 3, Annette the Bolton, only Singleton incumbent on the ballot; District 5, K. Bruce Whetstone; District 7, David F. Tanner; District 9, Ross Whitaker and District 10, Jeff last-minu- by JIM CAMPBELL Utah Education Association President Casting a vote in an election is often called one of the most cherished rights of Americans. Yet only 53 percent of eligible American voted in the last Presidential election. Most conspicuous for their indifference were the voters age 18-2the youngest ones. Since te Bardin. Those make to wishing filings may do so by sending candidacy papers to P.O. Box 456, Magna 84044. Balloting for the posts will take place at the same locations where Magna residents vote in the general election next month. last-minu- 1 contributions and transfers, which account for nearly s of the total funds in county budgets. Property tax, though, are the primary revenue source for operating county governments, where schools receive a significant amount of support from other avenues. Property taxes included in 1988 county budgets totaled $128.2 million, or 44.3 percent of all county general revenue. Due to reductions in federal revenue sharing, federal aid is much less available to county finances than in the past. It is expected $20.6 million federal dollars will come to Utah counties this year, compared to $46.9 million in 1984 and $38.1 million in 1986. According to the Foundation, Utahs 29 counties will collect an estimated $289.4 million in taxes and other revenues this year and spend about $275.5 million from general operating budgets. More 70 of all than percent expenditures will be for general streets, government, public improvements, law enforcement and public health and welfare. Property tax rates imposed by counties last year ranged from 0.4631 percent in Salt Lake to 0.1712 percent in Box Elder. The average county tax rate for the state as a whole was 0.3692 percent in 1987. For the state as a whole, county general expenditures were equal to about $164 per person. Per capita spending varied from a high of $1,167 in Daggett County two-third- th 18-2- 4 two-pag- e - Council J V-- J. Gm Pet Of The Week QUANG LEE ... This silver-blond- e female Pekingese is year-ol- d currently up for adoption at the Humane Society of Utah, 4613 So. 4000 West. Groomers at Artistic Pet Groomery described her as being loyal and affectionate shed make a brave guard dog. Shes healthy and intelligent, but expects to be petted and pampered and to be For more information on pet adoption, call the Humane Society. Birthday - group-dent- bt - a law, however, which has never been implemented. The initiative contains exactly the same formulas for calculating appropriation limits for state government and revenue limits ksmdxDGHuDfmansio for local governments as does the existing law. The only change is in the agency responsible for the initial step in implementation. The current law directs the to legislative fiscal analyst develop estimates of personal income and the legislatures interim committee on revenue and taxation to adopt estimates based on those figures by Sept. 1 of each year. Final estimates are to be adopted by the legislature during its general session. Initiative "A" would shift responsibility for making the first personal income estimates from the fiscal analyst to the states Dept, of Employment Security (Job Service). that However, department would face the same problems of working with limited data as did the fiscal analyst, and the legislature might have the same reluctance to restrict its flexibility as it has shown in the past. The procedures under the 1979 law have never been fully implemented, even though for a period of years the legislatures fiscal analyst assigned a staff member to the exclusive task of preparing the personal income estimates as the law directs. Analyses based on what could have been the impact of the law had it been implemented indicate it would not have been severely restrictive over the short term -in fact, in some years the imposed "limit" on appropriations would have been more than what was but over actually appropriated an extended period the formula could have become increasingly restrictive. - NEXT WEEK: Rollbacks A DIVISION OF ECONOMYJ3UILDERS Puritan Orion Sweaters QQ reg. $23. 94 Texture, pattern, & color all in light, warm acrylic! 1Q LeTigre Crewneck Marl Shaker Sweaters QQ Ivivv $26. colors, Two-col- ON THESE! 19.99 reg. $25. 21.99 reg. $28. 566-989- 8 SAVE SPECIALS FOR INSTALLED Home Improvement. We Stand Behind Our Products. SIDING ROOF CONVERSIONS DECKS ROOM ADDITIONS Levis Buffalo Plaid Flannel Shirts Rugged 100 bold colors. cotton flannel Blueprint Cotton Sport Shirts Full-c- in ut stripes. checks, plaids, collar styles. 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The range in per capita expenditures comes from the fact certain basic services are required in all areas, and per capita costs for these services tend to be higher in counties with smaller populations. rates and tax Because expenditures differ throughout the state, the Foundation points out the effects of Initiative "A" would also vary widely among counties. Salt Lake County, for example, would need to cut its budget by about 46.1 about $30.9 million of total property percent tax revenues and 20.3 percent of the total county operating budget. On the other hand, the initiative would have no direct impact on county operations in Wayne County. The spending limitation portion of Initiative "A", on the other hand, is totally unrelated to the property tax cutting part of the proposal, except that it appears on the same initiative. The restrictions to be imposed on state and local spending are not related in any way to taxes, but are based and on per capita income population growth. While limiting government spending might be a good thing, the proposed spending limitation in the initiative closely resembles a law already on the books since non-de- Save 20 al Tax Initiatives Continued from page incorporate. Gardner said most of the residents of the area identify strongly with Murray anyway, and most residents are already using Murray facilities. According to Gardner, if Murray agreed to the annexation, the city could recoup some of the costs of the upkeep of those facilities through property taxes. Dwight Ellingwood of Phase II the firm which Consulting, conducted an feasibility study of the annexation, spoke of the impact the annexation would have on municipal revenue. According to the study, the annexation including the Estes development would result in a the $38,654 surplus, where annexation without the Estes development would result in a this is the year of another Presidential election, young Americans need to consider two lessons. First, voting isnt just a right-i- ts a duty. Second, each vote is important. Lets first examine the idea that voting is a duty. If a nations MAGNA. Members of the leaders are chosen by a small $189,163 deficit. Magna Area Council are in the group of citizens, those leaders Former Public Works Director find to it easy favor the few over process of compiling comments R. Patton said he felt it Donald not Thats from their recently completed the majority. would be folly for Murray to democratic government. Community Survey. consider only the second petition. Because only Now, then, just how important preliminary "The annexation is only good if results of the survey, taken to get is one vote? Estes comes with it," he stated. One vote per precinct would input from Magna residents on a Councilman Gary Murray variety of topics, have been have elected Richard Nixon in his Ferraro chided the Murray Board compiled, the council has not race against John F. Kennedy. of Education for not taking a released any of the findings. It is One vote elected the mayor of stand on the issue. He Oklahoma City. One percent of strong the district to take a stand expected that the full survey urged results will become available to the vote elected Woodrow Wilson before the Novemeber meeting, the press and public around the President in 1916. the school issue is the that noting end of the month. One vote changed France from a most emotional and potentially Some 480 surveys were sent out monarchy to a republic in 1876. volatile one. Cutler said the board to Magna area residents, covering one vote elected Adolph Hitler "might take up the issue at its recreation, service, development leader of the Nazi Party in 1923. Oct. 25 session." and other needs in this area. One vote saved President Andrew Survey participants were also Johnson from conviction in an Lines From LaRee asked to offer their comments on impeachment trial. The mind of the bigot is like the their likes and dislikes concerning Yet only 17 percent of the voters of the eye, the more light pupil etc. two voted Magna, representatives, age years ago. Results of the One of the greatest lessons that is poured into it, the tighter survey, were received by the council last parents can teach their children it closes. Plato week, just prior to the monthly is to stress the importance of council meeting. votin- g- and let the kids see them In other action, the council was vote on election day. informed that the Valley Forge Road, approximately 7700 W. 3800 South, is now ready for blacktopping prior to being put back into full use by commuters. improving or- installing curb, The council also announced that gutter and sidewalk along with it will again sponsor a 5K race in matching pavement on Parkway next Copper years Days, Blvd. in the Sperry Subdivision scheduled for Aug. 19. was approved. Karl L. Sperry will The council also heard also be allowed to build a bam on his subdivision property. presentations from representatives of the Tax Limitation The National Dental Health, as well as Utah Inc. is now an alternative Coalition, insurance for city Community College President O.D. Carnahan, concerning the employees. The next City Council study pros and cons of the tax initiatives that will appear on meeting is Tuesday night at 6 next months ballot. p.m. at West Valley City Hall. Survey Results Being Compiled Nominations Due For MAC Election MAGNA. A Continued from page 1 southern parcel, said the timing is right to petition Murray for annexation instead of trying to commercial 1.18 acres at 3587 W. 4700 South, The commission, turning down requests for C-- 2 designations, also zones for 19,892 approved square feet at 3300 W. 5313 County Planning Commission Tuesday gave its approval for the county library board to proceed with development of a new branch in the library TaylorsvilleBennion area. Annexation 155 WINDOWS ROOF FENCING GARAGES FREE, FRIENDLY ESTIMATES THE COMFORT OF YOUR HOME. IN ALWAYS . E. 4905 South Murray. Utah 64107 262MI2 Office Hours: Mon.FrL, I a m. 5 p.m. Peter Bernhard, Publisher Robert Prince, V.P. Operations Bill Olsen, V.P. Marketing Michele Bartmess, Editor Ethel Bradford, Editor Karen Egll, Circulation Jan Brown, Business OH QQ RPMYoung Mens Ui9 to 25 99 Pleated Slacks Tweeds, stripes, plaids, solids reg. $26.-$32. FASHION PLACE MALL & VALLEY FAIR MALL OPEN EVENINGS: SAT. 10-6- ; SUN. 12-- 5 |