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J n oFI u"iy)iyjinj(oj(oj'1)(g)in Equalization of pioperty assessments is essential if I tah is ever to achieve any semblaiu e of equity in its school aid program This was the conclusion reached h I tah Foundation t he private tax research organization in its latest studv of I tah s reappraisal program Last vear per c In analyzing among average an at ,ivM-sse- loet the inequities various school by the I tah Foundation studv shows that Weber School District contributed $174 301 more than its fair share" ol local taxes toward the cost of the basic program and con sequentlv received that muc h less than its fair share1' of state aid lor sc hcxil purposes this vear Ihroughout the state-- , 24 sc hoot disti ic ts ar e c on 'i ibuting $i loi HOO more in loc al taxes and rec en mg that t an h h m state aid than located in counties that air assessed at a higher than neiage latio to ti ue value tend to contribute mote m local taxes and leceive ploXrtinnutclv less in state aid than do dish k is wlm ti aie loc ated m counio s that ent the sijirs caused disti ids assessment variations b modsiued assessed valuation School districts assessment ratios foi the various counties ranged fioni 6 til per i ent to 20 28 per cent with tlie overall statewide average amounting to It OH he ratio deter per cent mined loi Weber ( ountv was 15 18 average ratios Aceouhng to the Foun lotion report I tab presently disti ibutes more than $120 million m state operating tunds to local school districts through a complicated formula nut Icing weighted pupil units and the relative wealth ot local districts as - il a uniloinntv school disti 'Ll assessment Sixteen ot the ids on the other hand contribute Si, 105 800 less in lex. a 'axes and I eceiv e that linn h more in state aid as a result of these assessment disparities Foundation analysts em phasie that I tabs property revaluation p ju maintain equitv and balance s a among the counties the result assessment I iture he poi t siibn ,t od ated that unt the .ismvh,, rit rate dispantv is i on,., ns! d e pnm iph ot t Dj t tf - i t m ai i v i i . i o c nine qualiation i It i o n q i i id take mod (() m Jit . . v v sbo )1(. esci ibid law Most lit into , , that v i i ied !l,t ha bai jo lie are being disti u ts during h ii e ir u v O' t this pun ision ot l tab had apj it d appi oximatelv sg jr)74t would have hcen detl a ti d om thi state aid pi esein hi out points I tab la u t t to n ill g 'ti ! 'C a a spi end studv i on ph n d I I! la I la, a tie ' ' n,,w 'I1 eibigo ilu it i. m ot tin loc a' cusp u ' e less t,b.m tile st.mdal THe SUN CHRONICLE s pub weekOy I i po d o vo t lb c o U.a'lol Utah Roy $ Roy, Utah U Webt I School dm ng the 07t 77 to ac oi (lmg ' a h t ot Roy c Uoh Svbut pt on per yeor oddt'onol PH 825 666 f'ot 15 copy pnc WrePBoii207 Roy Utah8iQ67 Sr fnti dies 5388 $ I900 v. Roy Uah i - It pi ogi am st u ted I tah found. i mi Scond vlais postage wo yeot$ $10 Oc Vol. 23 No. 13 a- bis uld tn dedm ted si s t c i ni l i mi bon tin 'si ' bv i ) 'o ; !! n l I i w i and propertv classes within the same countv Inflation and lapidlv changing propert values however have made it difficult to achieve and , s among individual properties t pi eon on assessi.n i'm I1 oil bv bo "v ismii I w e ihlv in ei piogram has reduce done much to propertv inequities i,.s i s hm van d y v? Jzs Li ,1 1 i disparity among the counties is as great today as it was seven years ago when tin present revaluation piogiam was begun To overcome this probe m and to keep all counties it r'r q J would be the c use if there was absolute o 1 8 4 ii n a t i o n s 06 7 50 S nq od Thursday, March 3, 1977 i Bicycles must be licensed significant costs, coun-- l Tuesday ROY City police have reminded citizens that city ordinance now requires all bicycles to be licensed Anyone wishing to license their bicycles may contact the city police department, set up an appointment, and an officer will go to the residents home to license his bicycles Rick Kirk e the slide Growing presentation when Municipal Elementary PTA meets on Thursday evening at 7 p m m Together Council received room Nancy Conrow from the Mental Health Department will offer information and answer questions on services for children and parents offered in the community. The slides give the visual background Revenue Included in a March 1 mncil had ed the fund, out Energy opened e $9,034 Brenda Garcia, Troop 391, and Wendy Gibson, Troop 254, make for the Girl Scout cookie sale March 4. preparations 4-- 1 March 4-1- 4 Girl Scouts sell cookies which will be in operation by the end of April. Weber Basin Water consumption will drop drastically in the city Even though the Distrrict has announced cities will only then-regula- Match 4 through 14 you will be in vaded hv little green people Do not he afraid to open x our door to their knock then only weapons are pencils and (Ur! Scout Cookie order sheets to give prepared oatmeal creme sandwich Dutch shortbread, assmted creme sandwiches, Citizens ol Roy and the surrounding areas are inv ited to attend a program on the Conservation of Energy Resources and our individual involvement in the current crisis The program will be held on Tuesday, March 8, 1977 at 7 pm in the auditorium of Weber County Hospital in Roy Speakers from Mountain Fuel. Utah Power and Light Company, and the Roy City Water Department will be nere to give the latest on energy conservation and to answer any juestions you may have This s your opportunity to hear he facts and to find out how nu can help Ihis program is being Acred free of charge to all nter ested citizens in this i matiori may be obtained ,y contacting Weber County Hospital fiscal assistan ce allocated by the federal government through the public works employment act, designed to help states and local governments cope with economic recession Council appropriated the total $9,084, two quarters of the funds, to partially cover the 4 per cent salary raise for city em- raises out of federal funds, unfair both to the community and to the em Moves, he said Councilman Dennis Chugg said it is a complete reversal of council policy to spend nonlocal funds for salaries Mayor Joseph Dawson pointed out that though it may not be sound policy, many cities are forced to do the same thing "We are tied in so ight to federal funding that Roy and many other cities would be in deep trouble il it were pulled out from under us," said Mayor Dawson "We would have no alternative but to raise taxes " Total funds for the em that tor residential users Mayor Joseph Dawson said the city will have a short-rang- e water 1 commonth Presently mercial rates are the same as ployes 4 retroactive per to cent Jan raise, 1, 1977, is The vote to ap propriate the money for the raises was unanimous $17,214 funds allocated through the revenue sharing funds are $2,500 for recording equipment to record public meetings, $4,800 for a new police car, $400 for a safety door for the police department, $4,500 for a pickup truck for the public works department, $2,500 for a rotary mower for the parks department, and $4,888 for Other architectural fees and possible bond issue expenses for proposed purchase of a golf course in Roy surplus addition of the secondary water system "We are in reasonably bond shape, he commented t ounciiman Dennis Chugg said the people without secondary water hookups will suffer most from the rate in- generated by crease Knkwood figuies which presented showed the in Roy uses 9,000 per gallons of water per month for culinary uses only Last year the average family paid $56 for water With the average family proposed increases he projects the average family will pay $62,40 for culinary water plus Sb5 for secondary w ater "The problem is we have water now and until the city grows the citizens are going to have to make up the sui-plu- s difference," commented Mayor Dawson He said the council is considering setting up area public meetings and sending out letters to all residents, explaining the situation Mayor Dawson also pointed out that the figures presented are only proposals "There are a number of connections that serve fifty, sixty or even seventy units There are a lot of variables w e have to consider before we decide how to assess charges," he said n Wednesday, Be program prepared the for n GIRL SCOUTS these Girl Scouts your order for delicious cookies -- in-o- federal been met, earing was iot her Mor-tense- n Further are items a presentation This meeting will help to provide a limited working knowledge for residents in Weber School District to participate in a survey of parenthood education This survey is to be conducted in late March Third grade students ask everyone attending to join them in their "Search for Spring," a play which will follow the slide presentation Shawnee Adams and Susan Maw are the play directors, working in association with Beulah Ilium, Vicki and Irene Murdock, third grade teachers omniunity has of the the school's multipurpose for per presented figures that with Roys secondary water system, showing r 60 per cent of allotment foi UK) per cent of their usual cost, Roy 176 ai re expects to have feet surplus of culinary water In addition, the cost for the water will remain the same, $320, 000 for 3.520 acre feet of water, a cost which the city must pay whether it uses the water or not Kirkwood also s id the city would have to raise rates for commercial users of culinary water to at least $20 21 per receive allocates fund: Parents and teachers are to view residen-minimu- a lions set tonight - report or PTA meet invited He and City in- month to $7 19 jer 9,000 gallons per month Knkwood said this is the minimum the city would have to have from each iesident to pay for its Weber Basin W ater Conserv ancy water Roy delicious James and Elaine Luhn, 4479 was among , Roy, 300 out approximately standing high school seniors who spent two days at Utah State University acquainting themselves with the campus, meeting faculty and taking examinations competitive S 1720 W school - ( ookie y sales help support and maintain Established Girl Scout camps in Provo Canyon, above Park City and in Ogden Canyon Troop profits provide trips, cam pouts and other fun activities lor girls If you are not contacted bv a Girl Scout for an ordt r Mrs Phillip H Hi owning Neighborhood ( nolle Chariman says to call anv ot the following Troop (ookie Mrs Pat Chairmen Roy Pool 825 5957, Sunset Mr Mel Wysong 77 i 2752 West Mr Wilford Monte Weber 731 1884, Plain City Mis Barbara Owens, 7 i 452o 1 senior visits university Kim Luhn, a senior at Roy High School and daughter of High peanut butter and a new taste the choc-httreat mint filled cookie Not a candy, but a tasty c ombination of cookie mint and chocolate Orders taken now will be delivered April 15 through 23 seniors from throughout the United Stated traveled to Logan to compete for five University Club Scholarships worth $5,000 each To be invited to the competition, the seniors had to be in the top five percentile on American College Test scores or be semi finalists in Nationalists in National comMerit scholarship petition The exams helped university officials decide which students will receive the University Scholarships Over the six years that the competition has been in effect, nearly half of all the outstanding students who have entered have sub- enrolled at Utah State Many who have not won the University Scholarships have received sequently other awards for tht ir collegiate work Kim serves as student Ixxly first vice president and is a member of National honor She participaes m Society Junior Red Cross and J H Kim is the president and speaker of the Roy High Senate Money appropriated to upgrade RR crossing ROY City Council has allocated $2,809 40 from Class C Road Funds to pay 10 per cent of the cost of upgrading the railroad crossing of the Denver and Rio Grande Western tracks on 4300 South Ninety per cent of the cost will be assumed by the state of Tran Department sportation Total cost of tht project w ill be $28 094 The work will include new signal heads, mstallatioi ot prefabricated material 19 ween rails to smooth th in out, pavement and pit warning signs as well as digging up and repairing utility lines as necessary for the project ployees originally ap- propriated out of revenue sharing funds The remainder of the raise was allocated out of the revenue sharing funds This left a surplus of unallocated funds in the revenue sharing budget, and council allocated $i 28 for a part time secretary for the public works department and planning commission They also allocated $3,479 for office equipment for that secretary and left $4 000 unallocated revenue sharing funds, to be reconsidered in the upcoming annual budget hearings A motion by Marvin Zaugg to the $4,000 place unallocated into a fund to purchase a grass fire truck for the fire department failed The $4,000 would have been part of the $10,000 needed for the truck and would not have been used until the remainder could be allocated for he purchase Following the approval of the $70,185 allocation, Coun cilman Earl Morris said he thinks the city needs to be careful about giving salary raises for employees with federal government money "It may not always be available We should in the future make sure money for 3 employes salaries comes from local taxes," he said It is unfair to continually give SAND RIDGE Junior High School student Scott Jackson displays his observation beehive he made for display in the upcoming science fair SRJH plans science fair Science students at Sand Ridge Junior High will have special projects on display at the annual Sand Ridge Junior High Science Fair March 3 and 4 al the Sand Ridge Junior High gv mnuMUin Tup students at the school will enter then pi ejects vying tor places which will send to them to the iegional meet The displays will he opt n to the public March 4 ii om 6 to 8pm All parents, as well as the public aie invited to attend the lair and see the projects made bv the students |