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Show Page 3A-Lakesid- Review Wednesday, June 26, 1985 Man on the Street Interview Should State Pass Voluntary Adoption Registry Bill? People at the Layton Hills Mall were asked by the Lakeside Review recently to give their opinion on a voluntary adoption registry bill going before the state legislature in July. If passed, the bill. Senate Bill No. 181, will set up a registry for adopted adults and natural parents to voluntarily and information about natural parents is open to adopted She feels parents trying to keep in touch with children they have given up is bad for the childrens security. Adopted children must be 21 years of age. Both child and parent must sign and give identifying information that will enable them to find each other. Davis County members of the Utah Adoption Council take a positive stand, saying adults have the right to know who they are and learn about their parents heritage. One local senator, Donna Wayment, West Point, is against the bill, because she feels it is a precursor to open adoption, where information about adopted children is available to natural parents, ALLEN REESE, salesman at the mall, said, 7 think if a person is 21 they have that right. The birth parent many have had some kind of problem at the time, and give the child up for adoption. Then later on they may want to get in touch. I see nothing wrong with that. 7 think they (adopted children) should be 21, at least 18. (the mother) were 14 at the time she put her child up But if she, for adoption, then later on wanted to find that child it would be neat if that could f A, $ y ft, 5 c 1 5 &'ft f ' ft . Jf ft - v Vft C ? ft The question stated to shoppers was, Do you think an adoption registry should be established? sign. k, f at , children. ft" ft v- - W" k- , li , ft . v-- i ft ' A t ft 4 4 $ M m tp ' F H -- " 4hZ I, ' 5" ft . i a' MARGARET MCGUIRE, Layton, said, 7 think if they are of age and know whats going on and both agree, then that would be fine. DIANE EARL, Kaysville, "X ft X. K v "'ft v ,' ft!f I 3f 77 M 5 said, I'd like to se the bill passed, if both are in favor. It could pose a lot of problems if either didn't consent. Some mistakes are best forgotten. 7 had a friend whose child did show up. She had put this ft ft ftx i MARGARET MCGUIRE ALLEN REESE '7 1 ft-- I ft jSdl. if ft ' ,4k v, happen. " I? jhk "i -- V PAULETTE OLSEN DIANE EARL 'child out of her mind to get on with her life. Her husband and children didnt know. It was very disruptive to her life. So both would have to give consent. It would be a really wonderful thing if both were in favor." PAULETTE OLSEN, Farmington, answered, 7 think so. I think they (adopted children) have a right to know. It could be a little harmful given certain circumstances." Editorial r Legislative Try at F ft i u I 4 X ft v Boondoggle has resulted in a boondoggle with problems for taxpayers similar to those caused by the forced breakup of Mountain Bell and AT & T. The legislation, called HB 60, provides for county governments to charge other taxing jurisdictions, including school districts, city govern- ments and sewer districts, for the cost of assessing and col- ness 1 lecting taxes. Before the legislation was passed, counties collected taxes and distributed them to the various taxing jurisdictions, charging those districts only a portion of the cost of the service. Interest earned between the time the tax monies were collected and when they were distributed was kept by the county. Under the new legislation, counties may figure the cost of tax collection and send the various taxing entities a bill for the total amount. But, if counties choose to be reimbursed for the charge of tax collection, interest earned by the money must be given back to those districts and cities. The counties have the option to bill county taxpayers for the cost of tax collection and continue to keep the interest earned. In counties where the coun- ty government increases its mill levy to cover costs of tax collection, other taxing entities are required to reduce their levies by the amount the county has previously charged for the service - only part of the total cost of tax collection. The tax reduction is generof the new ally about one-ha- lf tax levy, according to the Utah Taxpayers Association, so the bill results in a tax in- A W ' A move by the state legislature taken in the name of fair- . 4 Fairness Results In r jy Kv i I, ih'S n hi V v y v - y "t 'Vwl 1 $ y FINDING LONG-lo- st bakery wording underneath layers of paint is Jesse Carillo of Jesses Beauty College in Clearfield. Using a super pressure water blaster to slice off all the coats of paint that have covered each other over the years, be effective since his repainting should last years longer. The now discovered bottom layer, which adhered tightly to the concrete wall, revealed what is probably the first use of the building, Clearfield Bakery. Carillo expects his work to crease. If the total cost is charged the cities and other districts, no doubt those taxing jurisdictions which are able to do so will raise their own mill levies to cover that cost. The county, however, will certainly not lower its levy, even though the current county levy has included the cost of collecting taxes - a cost which the county will no longer be required to cover. In reality, taxpayers will see a substantial tax increase in either case. They will continue to be taxed by the county for the service, as they have in the past, and may also be taxed by cities and districts for the Many cities are approving tax increases this year, more than in any other budget year in recent memory. That may be, at least in part, because of the passage of another tax reform measure by the Utah Legislature the Truth in Taxation. Bill which will require all taxing jurisdictions to disclose details of why tax increases are required. That bill doesnt go into effect until 1986, so this year represents a last chance for the governing entities to raise taxes, free from the disclosure requirements. The changes, an attempt to make the burden more equal for all government entities, are service. same actually causing conflict beThe amount of interest tween the government bodies which can be earned on the and are not serving the best tax monies collected should interests of taxpayers. somewhat offset the cost of Confusion and misrepresentax collection to the cities and tation are almost sure to retaxing districts, if the county sult. County and other local decides to charge them for the officials have a duty to let taxservice. payers know exactly how their Tax increases levied by tax money is being spent. Trythose districts to help pay the ing to hold on to tax revecosts should not be higher nues, for whatever reason, than actually required to cover without letting taxpayers the costs, after taking the know how they are being earned interest into spent amounts to irresponsible government. - Letter Policy Set for Paper The Lakeside Review encourages readers to submit letters to the editor. Content of letters should address issues of interest to our readership throughout north Davis County and in Roy. Letters should be typed, double-spaceand must include the name and telephone number of the writer. Shorter letters are more likely to be published. Long letters will be subject to editing at the discretion of Lakeside Review editorial staff. 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