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Show Lakeside Review, Wednesday, December 9, 1987 3A Budget biggest headache for '88 legislature BRYON SAXTON Lakeside Review staff 'We have $200 million to $300 million worth of demands and $20 million in new money. We'll be walking a According to three area legisla- tors, a record tax increase last year will not resolve the major concern now facing the state the budget. Davis County lawmakers, Rep. Scott Holt, Rep. WeHenry Dickamore, ber; and State Sen. Haven J. Bar-loall said they believe the number one concern facing the state is budgetary matters. The three e politicians and their fellow lawmakers will begin to address those concerns on Jan. 11 when the 1988 legislative session convenes at the State Capital Barlow said even with a $20 million to $30 million increase added to the state's 1987 budget, the main concern of the legislature is going to be budgetary matters. tightrope.' Rep. Scott Holt, w, islators will deal with state budget concerns. The Layton senator said the last word he has received is that the state will get approximately $20 to $30 million in new monies. Holt said he, too, feels the budget is going to be a major problem facing the lawmaking body. We have $200 million to $300 part-tim- million worth of demands and $20 million in new money, Holt said. Well be walking a tightrope. Barlow said he, along with oth- The Syracuse representative, er lawmakers, will have to wait who is serving his second term, said he will also be cautious of special interest groups, who wish to spend the taxpayers money for them. until February to find out what type of state revenue is available, adding, but I believe well just have to bite the bullet." Barlow, who has been involved with the legislature since 1959, said this year, more than any other year I can remember, leg- - Holt said, to help alleviate the states revenue problems, he at- tempting to design bills that will push economic development. Im going to keep pushing economic development; that is the latch-keto make everything y work, he said. Im pushing for more tax base, not tax increases. Dickamore, a South Weber educator, is also concerned about the states budget woes. Obviously, the biggest problem facing the state is budgetary matters, Dickamore said. Different departments, such as education, higher education, and state employees, will be demanding increases, but will not be getting them." Dickamore said he would not be made aware of where the state stands on revenue until after the new year, but added, regardless of whether the states budgets are low and the demand for monies is high, a tax increase is unlikely. There will be no tax increases, he said. Im fairly positive of that. And others agreed. There will be no push for new taxes, Barlow said. Well have to live with what we have. Holt said he too is opposed to taxes and believes the demands of the special interest groups cannot be met. Two of three lawmakers, Bar-loand Dickamore, agreed there would be few, if any, controver sial bills, while Holt said he feels the issue of the deadly disease AIDS and what the state can do to help may be discussed by the body. But Dickamore feels it will be a slow January. It will be a pretty mundane session; well be trying just to re- main status quo around the state, he said. And all the Davis County e politicians agreed a liquor law amendment allowing a mixed drink to be directly brought to the table instead of or part-tim- dered at the bar, would create hue controversy. The amendment will include one change in the liquor law, ale to be served lowing a ; at the table, Barlow said. 1 mini-bottl- Holt said the bill is being spon- sored by the State Liquor DONT DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! We tend to talk about back pain for days before we do anything about it. When back problems occur, they need immediate action. Chiropractors can help. 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