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Show y i)iiriijy fl'ygi'(y'iinp)i'''ri-yi f1i "l gptyi " y" in w n,jj, j iiwany-taife- Matheson May Put Property Tax Remedy to Legislature By Dave Jonsson Tribune Staff Writer Gov. Scott M. Matheson said Thursday the recent Utah Supreme Court decision striking down the 1981 property assessment rollback is an "emergency matter likely to be added to next weeks special session agenda. The governor, just back from a y trade mission to China and Japan, said hes already consulted at 10-da- torneys over the matter and expects to have a decision Friday whether he'll add the issue to the session call. Sees Simple Solution He said he is seeking to propose a "simple solution to countering the skyrocketing property values to be created by the ruling. He said if he comes up with a proposal he will recommend it to legislative leaders on Friday and then presumably amend the session call. He hinted the proposal may be to limit mill levies. Last week the high court struck down a 1981 law that rolled residential property values back to 1978 levels. The court held the rollback wrongly gave homeowners a tax break not extended to owners of centrally-assessed real properties (mines, utilities, oil and gas companies). The State Tax Commission has said it means home valuations must jump 46 percent reflecting that much inflation in home values that has been ignored by assessors under the mandate of the 1981 law. Must Face Up "One way or another well have to face up to the proper resolution of the problem at the special session, Gov. Matheson said. And, he indicated, if lawmakers do their homework ahead of time in reviewing the issues presented in shouldn't take amount of time TV Today, Features Page sures, he said Utah government agencies are "as ready as we can possibly be, in terms of the things that are under our control. Financing for Dams Shortfall Is Only Remaining Problem 7 Friday Morning, March 23, 1984 By Jim Woolf Tribune Environmental Writer New figures indicate Central Utah Project water could cost Wasatch Front residents approximatea figure subly $150 an acre-foo- t stantially less than the price of other new water projects being considered. a Listen, its very reasonable lot cheaper than a lot of people have been claiming, said Clifford I. Barrett, regional director of the Bureau of Reclamation in a Thursday inter- 1 The Dirty 7: State Defends Its Cable Act view. Critics of the CUP have predicted CUP water would cost as much as $300 to $800 an acre-foo- t. Basing its motions on the infamous "seven dirty words broadcast ruling of 1978, the Utah Attorney Generals Office Thursday filed a new motion for summary judgment asserting Utahs cable TV decency act should be held constitutional as a matter of law. Only Slightly Higher The $150 an acre-fofigure calculated by the Bureau of Reclamation is substantially less than the ot an acre-foestimate for the proposed Little Dell project in Parleys Canyon east of Salt Lake City. And its only moderately more than local water agencies are paying for water from some existing sources. An acre-fois the amount of water necessary to cover an acre of land with one foot of water approximately 326,000 gallons. The average household on the Wasatch of water Front uses an acre-foo- t each year. The new figures released by the Bureau of Reclamation assume the 1,000 megawatt Diamond Fork hydroelectric power plant will be built as part of the Bonneville Unit of the $300 Attorney General David L. Wilkinson, Special Assistant Attorney General Charles A. Hobbs and Assistant Attorney General Robert N. Parrish filed the motion in U.S. District Court for Utah in the pending case over constitutionality of Utahs 1983 Agencies Ready Regarding flood countermea- Predicted Price Of CUP Water Unusually Low Local News Page If the flooding problems ... are as bad as many are now predicting, we might have to come back in June. an inordinate He added Im prepared to call another special session if the need tribune Section B ... He said that given the number of things left undone in the budget session, it would seem to me that if it takes 30 days (for the session) then thats whatll be required. alt fake B-1- arises sometime later on this year the call and come In expecting to the session get right to work, ot cable regulation act. The state is asserting the Utah law should be upheld under the Pacifica Broadcasting doctrine that holds broadcasters may be restricted from broadcasting but indecent programming in the afternoon. The Pacifica case was spurred by an FM radio stations broadcast of comedian George Carlins recorded monologue involving seven words commonly considered indecent. Utahs cable law would be enforced by barring cablecasting of indecent movies or scenes, even if not declared obscene, except during the time period of midnight through 7 am. Mr. Parrish asserted that the motion for dismissal relies solely on the Pacifica doctrine and that if the motion is rejected, the state will request a trial on its second theory: that pornographic material on cable TV causes demonstrable harm to the community ( a disputed fact requiring trial) and the state has a compelling interest in limiting its dissemination. The Cable Television Programming Decency Act was approved April 20, 1983, over Gov. Scott M. Mathesons veto. The states motion asserts that broadcasting and cablecasting are not distinguishable when viewed relative to the harmful effects on children; the unwanted material, whether received from the air or by cable ends up in the living room, and the viewer can inadvertently scan past the channel carrying objectionable material, even if he would otherwise not choose to watch it. Wrote Mr. Parrish, Pacifica upholds the authority of government to regulate indecent program content over the broadcast media in a manner which, as narrowly as possible, protects the privacy of the home audience and the welfare of children. Under these principles it follows that a regulation applicable to the broadcast media, which required that indecent material not be televised during family viewing hours, and involved a civil nuisance proceeding rather than a criminal proceeding, would be upheld by the Pacifica court. ot CUP. Central Community Correctional Center, a halfway house located in an old motel Substantially Cuts Price Because the hydroelectric plant would be powered by CUP water moving from the Uinta Basin to Wasatch Front, a portion of the costs of water collection system have been allocated to power users. This substantially reduces the price of water. Without the huge hydroelectric plant, the bureau estimated the average cost of water would be $240 an at 1009 S. State Street, will probably close June 30 when corrections lease expires. Future of Controversial Halfway House Discouraging to Corrections Official By Carol Sisco Tribune Staff Writer Steve Love refuses to go through another controversial public hearing where a halfway house will be moved from one old motel to another. So, when the lease expires June 30 for Central Community Correctional Center at 1009 S. State St., it will probably close. Unless we can find a facility that would really meet the needs, I dont want to be a party to the hearing, said the Corrections Divisions assistant director. But such a facility would mean new funds from the Utah Legislature which probably wont be forthcoming. Mr. Love admits. If Central closes, the overcrowded corrections system loses 40 beds, Mr. Love says, but staff will be given other jobs in corrections. I hate to answer anything until everybody knows for sure what will happen, said Centrals director, A1 Garcia. But as far as a location, this was ideal for the residents. We also got along well with the neighbors. While halfway houses primarihave been ly located in old motels controversial in some parts of town, Central has not generated neighborhood opposition. Rather, inmates housed there have participated in many community service projects that helped them get along with neighbors. The motels owner has decided to convert it back to a motel rather than continuing the corrections lease, Mr. Garcia said. The debate on halfway houses is yet to come, Mr. Love warns. We have not done a good job in identifying their role. Theyve been operated as a relief valve for the prison. The program continues to have a role in corrections but only if the facilities are operated with specific goals in mind, Mr. Love said. If that happens, we ll show that halfway houses have a place. But if theyre just used as an overcrowding valve for the prison, they wont. If adequate funds arent available to develop proper halfway houses, Mr. Love says corrections will probably contract with outside agencies to provide space. "As long as I'm responsible for residential facilities, corrections acre-foo- will never again be a party to moving from one old motel to another," he said. Corrections officials are having similar problems with St. Marks Diagnostic Center. St. Marks is a run down hospital and Central is a run down motel, he said. Corrections was funded to build one resource center by the 1984 Legislature after requesting funds for five. Once that's done, our next priority is replacing St. Marks, he said. The problem with priorities like that is theyre replacement beds when what we need is more beds to relieve overcrowding. Corrections officials will ask for more money at Monday's special session of the Legislature, saying if funding is delayed until 1985, theyll have 1,715 inmates but only 1,470 beds for them. d A facility in Salt Lake County would alleviate much of the problem, allowing space for the diagnostic inmates and others, Mr. Love indicated. Today we have 40 to 45 diagnostic cases at the prison just because security isnt adequate to handle them at St. Marks, he said. d t. Mr. Barrett believes there's a pretty good chance the Diamond Fork plant will be built. Critics have questioned whether theres a demand for the electricity which would be produced. $215 Million Shortfall The bureaus figures indicate municipal and industrial water users will be required to repay approximately $365 million to the federal government. Voters in the 12 counties served by the CUP have committed to repay only about $150 million. That leaves a shortfall of $215 million. Lynn Ludlow, general manager of the Central Utah Water Conservancy District, said his agency can pursue ways to cover that extra cost now that the official figures are out. Weve waited a long time to get these figures so we can get on with the job of negotiating further arrangements to satisfy the bureau and get the rest of the project into construction, he said. Repayment Options Several options being considered to repay the extra $215 million are: Water agencies in Salt Lake County could assume the responsibility for repaying the $95 million used to build the Jordan aqueduct, which carries CUP water from the Provo River to Salt Lake County. A vote by Salt Lake County taxpayers may be necessary. Holland Calls for Reaffirmation of Morality in the Schools By Virginia Robicheaux Tribune Washington Bureau - WASHINGTON Jeffrey R. Holland, president of Brigham Young University, said Thursday that the moral decline of the U.S. public education system has made violence and the lack of discipline the No. 1 problem in both primary and secondary schools for over 15 years now, causing many teachers with long years of valuable experience to abandon their profession completely because of battle It cannot be entirely incidental in any discussion of excellence of or the education in America lack of it to new that as the violent trend n ves toward schools that have traditionally been calm, more teachers are opting to leave the fielj altogether," said Dr. Holland at a breakfast address a breakfast at the National Press Club. "Early retirements and resignations had by 197? educed the number of teachers with 20 years or and more able more ex perience to teach and cope by half, over a - period of less than two decades. Teachers surveyed in Chicago listed nervous tension, ulcers, high blood pressure, migraine headaches and coronary stress as health hazards faced by their profession. Alfred Bloch, a Los Angeles psychiatrist who has treated nearly 500 public school teachers, 243 of whom were physically beaten, concluded that the syndrome of these teachers symptoms was classical battle fatigue.' Calling for a return to and reaffirmation of the morality upon which the nations educational sys tem was founded, Dr. Holland noted that SAT scores in mathematics are finally improving after 19 years of decline, because "enough people talked about it and expected it and demanded it." And Dr. Holland, who blamed much of today's classroom crisis on the permissiveness of the 1960s, said the same can hold true "regarding the civilizing of our childrens minds if we want it badly enough. Schools, and especially universities, have to again be . the group memory, remembering the unity, continuity and values, . . which have marked the teaching of the liberal arts for nearly 2500 years As for contributions in this respect by Brigham Young University, a private college operated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Dr. Holland noted that BYU has almost completed a review of its 12 academic schools and colleges in an attempt to "evaluate and encourage the unifying principles that should characterize any true university and. See Page B-- Column 1 Utah Power and Light Co. has discussed purchasing a major block of industrial water from the project. If the power company contracts directly with the Bureau of Reclamation, it could reduce the repayment obligation of water users by about $50 million. Mr. Ludlow said the CUWCD could use some of its tax revenue to the remaining debt. The dispre-pa- y trict collects between $6 million and $7 million each year. The CUWCD could schedule an election and ask residents in its 12 counties to pledge to repay the additional costs. Jordanelle Dam Delayed Uncertainty about repayment has prompted the Bureau of Reclamation to delay the start of work on the huge Jordanelle Dam on the Provo River north of Heber City. The dam is the portion of the CUP which would provide most of the water to Salt Lake County. With the new figures available, Mr. Barrett said hes confident local water officials can quickly resolve the repayment issue. This confidence is reflected in the bureaus request for almost $18 million in the 1985 fiscal year to begin i See Page B-Column 1 By George , Y. Disliked This Guy By Heidi C. Klameth Tribune Correspondent A student band apPROVO pearing at Brigham Young University last week under the name of The Club and featuring Guy George as its lead singer, has been banned from performing on campus in the future. The group was told never to play again at BYU following its March 16 j parody of rock star Boy George and the Culture Club at Concerts Im promptu. Robert Thornoek, coordinator of student council and information, said the the group was banned because the costume worn by Ray Carter, in his appearance as Guy George, portrays and advocates transvestism and homosexuality. Mr. Carter, a junior from San Die- go, said thats not why he wore the costume. We dont do it to advocate or portray homosexuality or anything else, he said. We do it for the fun of it. Mr. Thornoek described Mr. Carter as a fine outstanding young man. But, he added, Our concern was the image that other people might perceive. Controversy also arose concerning prior approval of the acts to perform on campus. Mr. Carter said he thought he had cleared the act with Mike Whitaker, chairman of University Standards, before the groups first campus performance on March 2. It was a case of mistaken identity. Mr. Carter confused Mr. Thor-noc- k with Mr. Whitaker when the group and several other preformers met to discuss The Clubs" act for a March 2 Friday Night Live appearance. Mr Thornoek said, 'I dont like your act but go ahead anyway, said Mr. Carter. I was under the impression that Mr. Whitaker had cleared us, and thats why we went on stage again for Concerts Impromptu, he said. Mr. Thornoek and representatives from the student programs office gave the group a "good going over" after the second campus appearance because their act hadnt been approved, Mr. Carter said. Mr. Carter insisted he had been given approval, but a call to Mr. Whitaker proved otherwise. It looked like I was lying it was just a misunderstanding," said Mr. Car- ter. Yesterdays Chuckle learned doctor denies that spring fever is incurable. The trouble, he says, is that it's impossible to find a patient who wants to get well. A |
