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Show . C,e " ,, Tax iocreases likely - J - - Two cities in Davis County Clinton will raise taxes in and Fruit Heights order to continue to provide current levels of service to their residents and pay for some capital improvements. ' The lack of a commercial tax base and inadequate distribution of state funds have prompted Fruit Heights city officials to propose a tax increase. The proposed increase in property tax would generate approximately $23,000 in revenue, which will be earmarked for road construction and maintenance. City officials will hold a public hearing Aug. 5 at 7 p.m. at the Fruit Heights city building in order to get input from the public, said Belva Provost, city re corder for Fruit Heights. Clinton residents will face a property tax increase if, the City Council approves a proposal at an Aug. 5 public hearing. The proposed increase, which would raise the current tax rate from 14.78 to 19.09, will be the equivalent of an additional $60 a year on a home valued at $60,000. The increasing property tax rate will be dedicated to road improvements, ' Provost said. The proposed increase of 2.07 mills would take the current property tax rate to 11.27 mills, which is estimated to generate approximately $23,000 from the 900 households within the city. Volume B. for-tw- Davis cities o Provost said she anticipates little to the increase, because resi- dents are aware of the on citys deteriorating road conditions. In March, more than 60 percent of the people polled in a city survey said they would approve a tax rate increase if the funds were dedicated to road improvements, Provost said. Out of those surveyed (a majority of the Fruit Height residents), 63 percent said they would approve of the taxes if used for road construction and repair, Provost said. Provost said the property tax increase is necessary due to the low commercial base in Fruit Heights. Fruit Heights Mayor Dean Brand also expects little opposition to the increase. The roads in general are deteriorating, and were not keeping up with maintenance, Brand said. The state funds the city is given are not adequate to cover road maintenance, he said. The only remedy is for legislation to disperse road funds adequately, he said. Brand said in the past five years, city taxes in Fruit Heights have been constant within a mill. Nobody likes to raise taxes, Brand said. ; of services. On June 24, the City Council adopted a $2.4 million tentative budget. Included; in the budget was a proposal to increase; property taxes. ; The hearing will begin.Tuesday, Aug." 5 at 7 p.m. in the city building. - Slashes in the federal revenue sharing program and planned capital improve view Serving; Roy and northern Davis County Number 31 ments made the increase necessary in, Clinton, said Debbie Loertscher, Clinton City executive secretary. The city is out $70,000 this year due. to cuts in the federal revenue sharing' program, she said. The increase will help pay for road, work on 3000 West, a $25,000 addition ; to the fire station and a large lawn mow- er to mow the citys three parks. The city will be maintaining its level Wednesday, July 30, 1986 News briefs Voter registration set Aug. 12, 13, 14 FARMINGTON voters in Davis County will have one last opportunity to reg-- ; ister before primary county elec-- ; tions are held. Non-regis-ter- ed Residents of Davis County-whn missed previous voter regis-tratio- Attracted by garbage, sea gulls congregate at Davis north landfill near Start photos by Rodney Wright Hill Air Force Base elec--tio- Gulls targeted; 4-- 8. pose 'hazard' BRYON SAXTON Review start HILL AFB Davis County health officials have obtained a permit to shoot sea gulls before the birds cause any further damage to Hill Air Force Base aircraft. Base officals have estimated the birds, protected because of their status as Utahs state bird, have caused several million dollars worth of property damage to the planes. ' Approximately 25,000 birds, a large majority being California sea gulls, congregate at the North Area Refuse District landfill, interfering with air traffic going to and from the base. The disposal area is approximately a mile and a half east of the Hill Air Force Base runway. The sea gulls migrate to the landfill from the Great Salt Lake and cross the flight path of the planes, said Len Barry, spokesman for Hill Air Force Layton to regulate brought down if a bird is ingested into the engine, Barry hot tubs, spas, pools said. Other concerns include the bird or birds causing harm to the pilot if they go through the plane windshield. Barry said Air Force officials have asked Davis County to minimize the attraction of the landfill for the birds." The Davis County Environmental Health Division, if need be, will be able to kill sea gulls, said Richard Harvey, director of Davis County Environmental Health. In the past the county has scared the birds away with a noise gun, powered by propane which sounds similar to a cannon explosion every other minute. However, a concern is the birds' might get used to the noise.' Experience has shown the noise gun works for a while, beBase. fore birds lose respect for it, A bird can bring down an air- ' Harvey said. craft, Barry said. Its been a ' The permit to shoot the birds is not a crusade to kill sea continuing concern. " A single engine 6 can be gulls but to discourage them F-1- Noise gun aimed over landfill frightens gulls, but its use may be limited. from feeding at the landfill, he said. The permit allows environmental health officals to shoot five sea gulls a day to deter other birds from feeding. The county is making a good faith effort for the Air Force, Harvey said. Harvey said the county has tried to deter the birds by other means, including covering the landfill at night. This caused the birds to feed directly off the dumping trucks. Harvey said he feels the problems with the birds will end after this year, when the Davis County burn plant becomes Barry said the bird air strike hazard has been present since the beginning of mans flight. Its a hazard in varying degrees, Barry said. Depending on the plane and size of bird involved. Barry said no pilots from the base have lost their lives in a bird air strike. Mayor gathering support for Hill museum Syracuse official asking for area cities to approve resolution on military park for Utah BRYON SAXTON Review 'The salaries that come out of Hill Air Force Base benefit the state. The tourism created by the facility would also benefit the entire state start SYRACUSE The mayor of Syracuse is looking for a few good cities, at least 20, to support a resolution which could bring about a military museum and park for the state. Mayor DeLore Thurgood has introduced a resolution, which needs signatures of 20 other mayors, to resurrect a proposal addressing the Hill Air Force Base Museum and Aerospace Park. A motion concerning the park was tabled last spring by the Utah League of Cities and Towns. If approved, the resolution would go to the State Legislature in hopes of receiving matching DeLore Thurgood, mayor of Syracuse funds for construction of the facility, Thurgood said. The estimated $3 million to $4 million museum and park would site be constructed on a on the northwest corner of Hill Air Force Base, near the Roy City 36-ac- re west gate. The base fences would be moved back in the area to allow the general public access to the museum and park at no charge. , dates will be able to regis-- 1 ter on Aug. 12, 13, and 14 in', their own election districts, at the home of the district registration agent, said officials from the county clerks office. The list of registration agents and their addresses will be published one week prior to the registration days. Each person who is currently registered to vote will receive in the mail a voter registration card. The card will tell the voter which voting district he is in as well as which Representative and Senatorial District. The card will also provide n valuable information to officials. Cards will be mailed during the week of August Those who do not receive a card during that period are not registered voters according to the records of the County Clerks office, and must register on Aug. 12, 13, and 14 to vote in the primary elections. he said. The museum would include an exhibit theater and art gallery. The park would display aircraft, missiles and inert air munitions that have been a part of Hill's to America's contributions airpower. The purpose of the resolution is to get enough support from 20 other mayors where we can untable the motion at the Utah 4 League of Cities and Towns meeting to be held in the fall, Thurgood said. visitors at its last open house. Other attractions in the valley have many more tourists dont Thurgood estimated constructhan that. , tion of the park and museum could be funded with private doThe aerospace industry attracts nations, anticipating matching young people and children, which funds to come from the state leg- in turn could produce motels for islature. the area, he said. Once constructed, the park and Thurgood said, depending on fimuseum would be maintained by nancing, the project could be the Air Force, he said. complete by 1990. The salaries that come out of The cities of Kaysville, SyraHill Air Force Base benefit the cuse, Layton, and Roy approved said. state, Thurgood The tourism created by the fa- the resolution during council cility would also benefit the en- meetings held last week. tire state. Thurgood said he expects to Thurgood said, Hill Air Force hear from more area cities within Base had an estimated 205,000 the next few weeks. ) y LAYTON Hot tub and spa owners may find themselves in more than hot water if they dont properly install their hot tub, spa or swimming pools. The Layton City Council passed a new ordinance last week which will tighten up regulations and standards for the installation of such amenities. According to Steve Hamblin, a building department official, in the past the standard for such installations has been the Uniform Plumbing Code. He said the regulations for these installations were quite vague and suggested the city adopt the requirements of the Uniform, Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code. That code specifically ad-- , dresses areas such as heater and, vent installation, fuel gas piping, quality and weight of materials, and other items. The city adopted the code and raised the fees for inspection for a hot tub, spa, or swimming pool to $40 for public use. On ; the agenda The Davis School Board will make its final decision concernfiscal year budget ing the 1986-8- 7 at a public hearing Tuesday, Aug. 5, 5:30 p.m. at the School District offices in Farmington. Parents and students are encouraged to ; attend. Best quote 'We had horses and we needed to do something with them so they wouldn't just sit around Heather Grover, explaining horse why she rides in the 4-- H club. ; ; ; ; : |