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Show - --- "i,lf I f y f y I "nyimo ) irni iiyrwiiniiip'wTiriiiMi No Capitalizing On Tax Ruling, The Salt Lake Tribune educational SaturdayMarch 17, 1984 community should not profit from a recent Utah Supreme Court decision striking down a 1981 law which assessed property tax against private homes at a lower rate than other property owners. The Utah State Board of Education Friday unanimously voted that the educational community in Utah shouldn't profit from the situation and instructed the Utah Office of Education staff to work with lawmakers and local school districts to resolve the situation. Under the law, houses were assessed on the basis of their 1978 value and the court's decision nullifying the law providing for this will result in a windfall'' for school districts, cities, counties and other entities which assess property tax unless the entities lower their tax levies or the Legislature takes action on the matter. The Legislature is expected to address the property tax situation during its special session March 26. "This will seriously impact on how we finance the schools," said the board chairman. Oscar McCon-ki- e. The Society of Professional Journalists, Sigma Delta Chi. awarded The Tribune first place in sports photography and spot news reporting at the 10th annual Utah's Excellence in Journalism Contest Friday General Reporting Print fust place, Joe Cobtanjo, Deseret Nes, second place, Thomas Preston, Utah Holiday Magazine, third place, Suzanne Dean and Mitheiie Dostert, Utah Holiday Magazine TV. first place, MGeneral Reporting ichael Rowson, KUTv, second place, Susan Lavery, KUTV; third place, Tom vuisn, night. KSL-TV- Tag- . Feature Reporting Print: first pioce, Glen Worchol Desei et News; second place, Mary Dickson, Network; third place, Carolyn Campbell, Utoh Holiday Magazine. TV: first place, Feature Reporting second place, Bob Kathy Kuzejo, KSL-TLov, KUTV; third place, Susan Laser v, Tribune staffers Mike Carter, Con 1sarras and Wallace Hoffman were awarded first place for their spot news coverage of the Idaho earthquake. Tribune photographer Tim Kelly was awarded first place in sports photography for his picture coverage of a storv titled "Baseball KUTV. Spot News Reporting Print: firs pi Ke The Salt Lake Tribune, 'Killer Quake," (Mike Coder, Con Psarras, Wallace Hoffman); second place, The Deseret News. "Dam Collapse," (Twila Van Leer, Reed Madsen, Glen Worchol); thud place. The Deseret News, "Mud Churns," (Tvuia Van Leei, Wil Grev, David Eskeisen). TV fust place, Spot News Reporting KUTV News Staff; second pioce, Tom ; third Walsh and Kerry Kensen, place Duane Cardoll ond BiM Abeyta, k - Tribune photographers Dan Miller and Paul Fraughton received second place and third place for feature photography. Second place for ongoing coverage was given to The Tribune for stories on "Floods of '83." and Mike Carter and Charles Seldin received an honorable mention for their spot news reporting. Other awards included: Radio fir st pioce Spot News Reporting KSL Radio News Staff, second place, KSL Radio News Staff; third place, K ALL Radio, , Lee Frank. All Medio: first place, G. DonEditorial ald Gale, KSL-Tsecond place, Carrlck Leovitt, Color Country Spectrum; third place, Chfton Jolley, Deseret News. All Columns Criticism and Analysis Medio: first place, Joseph Baumon, Deseret News; second place, Clifton Jolley, Deseret News. TV: first place, Coverage KSLTV; second place, Ed Yeates and Duane Cardall, KSL-Tthird place, KSL- Print: fir st Senes ond Special Proiects place, The Provo Dally Her old; second place, Utah Holiday Magazine; third place. The Deseret News Sunday Magazine TV: first Series ond Special Projects place, Mike Goldfein, KUTV; second place, Kudy Hallett and Ken Fall, KUTV; thud News Staff. place, KSL-T- Senes ond Special Proiects Radio: first place, Ten Roney, KSL Radio; second place, James Nelson, kuER Radio; third place, KSL Rodlo. Print: first Investigative Reporting pute, Eiome Jorvik, Lynn Packer, Utoh Hunjoy Magazine; second place, Michele Dostert, Utah Holiday Mogazlne; third place, Jan Thompson, Bob Mullins, The Deser et NeiA s. TV: first place, Investigative Reporting second Brad White, Ernie Ford, KSL-Tplace, Mike Gotdfeln, KUTV; third place, Patrick Greenlaw, KUTV. Photography General Excellence Print: first place. Dove LaBelie, Ogden Standard Examiner; second place, Steve Jones, Ogden Standard Examiner; third place, Eiane Cash, Ogden Standard Examiner TV. Photos rophy General Excellence first place, Ken Foil, KUTV; second place, Don Vanik, KUTV, third place, Mike Rhine-harKUTV. TV: first Spot News Photography second P'ace, Keny Jensen, kSL-TV- ; third place, Matthew Williams, KSL-TV- ; place, Mike Rhinehart, David Early, KUTV. Print: fii st pioce, Feature Photography Rick Egan, Price Sun Advocate; second piace. Dun Millet, Salt Lake Tribune; third place, Paul Fraughton, Salt Lake Tribune. TV: first pioce Feature Photography Don Yumk, KUTv; second place, Ken Fall, KUTV third place, Kar HeTerson, KSL-TV- . Photo Essay Print: first place, Brad Justad, Logan Herald Journal; second place, Garr y E5r yant, Logan Herald Journal; thud place, Dave LaBelie, Ogden Standard Esamlner. Print: first place, Sports Photography Tim Kelly, Stilt Lake Tribune; second place, Dave i aBeile, Ogden Standard Examiner; thir d pioce, Alan Cr abtree, Ogden Standui d Examiner. L.eland Burningham, state superintendent of public instruction, said the state's 40 school districts now assess 23.25 mills for their G :' 7 bunt1 jtoH Phuto U , Don ,' & ;:; ili Driver Injured in Crash A Utah Highway Patrolman said John J. Miller, 8377 S. 2975 West, skidded sideways on 300 West offramp Friday, hit street lamp after leaving Interstate-1- 5 at 900 South. Mr. Pumps Trying to Protect Homes Special to The Tribune - WEST VALLEY CITY Two pumps have large gasoline-powerestarted removing high groundwater that is again threatening a wide area of Chesterfield. West Valley City officials hope to prevent a repeat of last year when several homes were surrounded by water. d The two pumps are a temporary measure until an electrical pump can be connected and begin operating Monday, Jim Murray, a city engineer said. A structure has been completed on Hempstead Road (1240 West) about 2700 South to house the permanent pump which will be turned on when the water in the pumping pit reaches a certain level, Mr. Murray said. maintenance and operations budgets. With the residential rollback law struck down, he said the districts could probably reduce this levy by about eight mills and still generate the same amount of money as they did before the court decision. "A homeowner's taxes could go up 46 percent and property taxes could almost double, said Bernarr Furse, legislative liaison for the state school office. Miller was in good condition later at St. Marks Hospital. Utah Power and Light Co. crews were installing additional poles and stringing lines to the pump station Friday as Ron Case Co. crews were cleaning ditches which will drain the surface water to the pumping pit. Mr. Murray said the water is from the h'gh water table in the ground and is not snow melt or the rain storms. The four-incpump is powered by a five horsepower electrical motor and it is expected to keep the water below the surface of the ground h through natural drainage into the ditches. The water is being pumped into d Drain the where it runs into the Jordan River a couple of blocks away, Mr. Murray Kearns-Chesterfiel- said. He agreed with Dr. Burningham that the same amount of money now being raised can continue to be raised if the tax levy was reduced by about eight mills. Mr. Furse pointed out adjustments would also have to be made in other tax levies local school districts impose, such as voted leeway levies, transportation, and capital outlay levies. Mr. McConkie said the state board should provide information to the school districts as to how they can make the necessary adjustments, pointing out both the state school office's traditional role as consulting staff for the smaller districts and their probable lack of expertise in the matter. "Then we need to decide what to do in reference to the Legislature, he said. Linn Baker, a board member, said the board should go on record asking Gov. Scott M. Matheson to include the property tax situation on the special legislative session agenda. MFS Willingness to Cut $10 Million Off Rate Request Raises Questions Continued From Page l that it has renegotiated terms of some purchase contracts, allowing it to pare about $4 million from its $38 million gas cost rate boost. It said it also is expecting the impact of a pending rate increases by one of the utility's principal gas suppliers to be less than expected, resulting in savings of another $5 or $6 million. Friday, Mountain Fuel Vice President Michael Bennefield, who is in charge of the company's gas supply, disclosed that he is proceeding with separate negotiations that could save Mountain Fuel and its ratepayers as much as $15 million in the purchase of another category of natural gas. Mountain Fuel purchases s of the gas it sells to about local consumers on the open market. The company produces about a third of its supply itself. B-- two-third- Because of federal juic ing; policies, the cost of gas has steadily escalated in the past seven years. Some gas prices arc so high now that utilities like Mountain Fuel can't afford to pass them directly on to customers because those customers may begin converting to other fuel sources to save money, the company has argued. Such conversion has occurred in recent years, particularly by industrial customers. And overall demand for Mountain Fuel gas has diminished as a result of lower industrial usage in the wake of a recession, and reduced residential use because more people are conserving energy through home insulation and use of other heat sources like stoves. Mountain Fuel has consequently approached some of its suppliers with the argument that purchase prices must be reduced lest they force additional reductions in demand and require Mountain Fuel to buy even less gas. The issue of demand is also pertinent to the current rate case, according to Mr. Lambert, who said his agency will study whether Mountain Fuel is creating a gas supply that is larger than what it can expect to need to feed a "reasonable demand." wood-burnin- g Gas Acquisitions If the company bases the size of its stockpiles on claims, for example. that it needs enough gas to feed all customers during a single day of the year in which the average daily temperature is zero degrees, that may be unreasonable if such a day hasn't occurred in the last 15 years. "We want to make sure that they aren't in a position of acquiring too much gas or more than would be considered reasonable" to serve what could be considered the utilitys "peak demand," Mr. Lambert Rising gas prices have fueled mounting public antipathy toward utility operations and regulation. That antipathy has become visible in recent PSC hearings and in the formation of citizens' groups to combat rising utility bills. A meeting of one such group Thursday night, in which members lambasted public service commissioners for allowing rates to climb, indicated the issue is one of growing public concern. posi- tion that gas cost increases forced by federal policy are at the root of rising rates. Company officials assert that gas costs are almost exclusively responsible for rising rates, and that rates tied to other factors utility operations, earnings, conhave increasd struction costs, etc. in proportion with yearly inflation rates. B-- extra-curricula- education. The State School Board has already decided that 24 units will he required for graduation from grades beginning in 1988. he said. In oilier to graduate, students must spend the school day taking academic classes that fulfill core requirements Dr Josie explained that lege, vocational training or enter the job market." Dr Josie pointed out that extracurricular activities were always held after school through the 40s and 50s. They began entering the regular school day during the sixties. Students are now paying the price with lower scholastic performances as indicated by test scores, he said. 2 classes is moving not a matter ot print ipio as much as "1 love a matter ot practicality lie said, for them." all I'm and sports tint there just won t be enough time to hold them during regular school Imuii s if stu louts take the classes that will c able them to go to i ol extra-curricula- r "It's a question of priorities," said Board Member Bruce Dibb who moved that classes be moved after school. "We should move ahead," he said, explaining that because change is inevitable Murray should be at the forefront. extra-curricul- Although Mr. Dibbs motion was defeated the school board decided consider each class to determine which ones will to extra-curricula- r MODEL KDS-2- 0 KDC-2- 0 Offer ends March 31, 1984 Buy these new KitchenAid 5 dishwashers now during this Special Offer and youll get Cash Back from KitchenAid. Great savings plus all the outstanding features that make KitchenAid your best dishwasher buy. m SURE-TEM- 10F 5 fiair P l WATER HEATING SYSTEM Automatically heats water in every complete cycle as high as 150 F for superior cleaning every time. EXCLUSIVE MILTI-LEVE- TRIPLE PROTECTION L WASH SYSTEM WITH CHINA-GUARD FLO-THR- Provides excellent soil stripping, scrubbing power. remain in the school day because problems with scheduling and staffing demand careful analysis. George I Brown, board chairman, quoted a League of Women Voters survey indicating that teachers in Murray High School said only 25 percent of their students can write a complete English sentence. That number compared with 67 percent who can wn'e a complete sentence in Salt Lake City School District and 60 percent in Granite School District. "These arc very worrisome things," Mr. Brown said The new requirements by the State Board of Education should not come as a surprise to anyone, said Mr Brown Thursday. The reforms it has initiated as an elected body came about as a result of public pressure to improve Utah's public schools, lie said TV & Appliance 4477 So. State Eureka Appliance 1426 West 3500 South 6089 Highland Drive Hobart Sales 3410 South 300 West Milletts BOUNTIFUL Duerdens 70 No. Main Read Bros. 273 W. 500 South Cottonwood CEDAR CITY Malt Carlos Smith 4675 Holladay Blvd. Sugarhouse Appl. 967 E. 2100 So. 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