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Show Lakeside Review, Wednesday, January 20, 1988 i y J Aiif A ROBIN TIBBETS Oil Exchange expansion that includes three new wash bays. tive and efficient and makes the Lakeside Review correspondent best use of its funds. However, 36 percent agreed. A survey mailed to ROY registered voters of Senate District 20, which includes most of western Weber County, including all of Roy, resulted in answers which its sponsors. Sen. Glade and Rep. Nolan Nielsen, said were someKarras, what surprising. The number of people replying to the survey to date also appeared to be high, the legislators similar question citing the productive and efficient operation of state government elicited a 60 percent disagreement, with 34 percent state agreeing government is efficient. 54 percent More than half of the responses indicated the public is willing to accept cuts in services, including education and other state programs, rather than maintain the present tax strucA y, y, said. Karras said the message from the public is clear: People want more value for their dollar. More than 56 percent of the people responding are 51 years old, or older, and 41 percent are retired. Of the 14,000 surveys mailed to voters, over 1,400 have responded to date. Questions on the survey focused primarily on tax rates and efficiency in government in Utah, with 59 percent of those replying disagreeing to a statement that Utahs school system is produc ture. Only 37 percent said they wouldnt go along with that statement. The response to this survey was unusually high when compared to national standards, Nielsen said. He said both men are extremely pleased that so many people took the time to reply to and return the questionnaire. On the spending side, 63 percent dont favor spending more money on education in Utah. Karras said he was surprised at those results, because most people have been saying dont raise taxes but spend more on education. Now theyre saying taxes are too high without spending any more money on education. Instead of the schools, respondents said additional spending should be focused on handicapped programs, highways, eco- nomic development and programs for the elderly. Economic development got a 77 to 82 percent lot of support favor it. The message is clear that the public understands we must build our economic base, Nielsen said. About 80 percent of those who responded disagree with the use of state funds to pay Thrift depositors but 25 percent agreed that all retires should get a retirement exemption on the state income tax return. Nielsen said support was strong for the legislature to continue forcing cuts in administrative schools, costs, closing under-useand encouraging school Schuppel, and a levee was installed between the two properties, Berry said. Now, the water runs across the front sidewalk, creating a problem with ice in the winter and moss in the summer, he said. Berry, who came to work for Roy City on Dec. 10, said he got involved in the problem on Christmas Day. Subsequently, the Roy City Council met with Mrs. Blakeslee to see what could be Lakeside Review correspondent A drainage problem ROY between 5286 South and 5274 South on 3100 West, which Roy City officials say creates a dangerous situation for sidewalk pedestrians and is also unsanitary, may be solved by installation of a drain line. Scott Berry, city public works director, said the problem arose several years ago after an addition was built onto the back of the home now owned by Mrs. Frances Blakeslee, at 5286 South. A sump pump was installed in the basement, and drainage discharged into the front yard. The drainage water caused a real problem in the yard next door, at the home of Joseph A. nances, Berry said the city volunteered to work in Mrs. Blakeslees behalf, but shell have to pick up the tab, as far as the sidewalk is concerned. line The city can run a across 3100 West to drain the water into a storm water sewer, providing there is one. In the we absence of a storm sewer dont have a record well empty it into a ditch, providing the ditch company will approve, the public works chief said. done. I was directed by the council Berry said a line beneath the to go find out what the water road would have to be buried problem was on 3100 West. I de- about 3.5 feet, which would put it termined it wasnt widespread well below the frost line. Mrs. Blakeslee is concerned enough for an improvement dissomeone could get hurt on the ice trict, Berry said. Since surface discharge of a on that sidewalk, and were going sump pump violates city ordi to try to fix it, he said. 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