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Show Lakeside Review, Wednesday, April 6, 1988 2A Tax rollback harmful, says Roy manager . ROBIN TIBBETS . Inside Roy Lakeside Review correspondent ROY If they are approved, a tax limitation measure and a roll back initiative will materially affect how local government functions, levies taxes and pro-- . Kirkwood said in his annual re- port to the City Council and the public that the elected leadership vides services. must educate the public and defend the services and their costs Richard Roy City Manager - Kirkwood said the rollback initiato the public. tive will affect tax increases the If we fail to educate the public, will be continued mistrust in state there 1987, . legislature passed Limitawhich while will perpetuate apathy. Tax the ; Peoples tion Act" will place a cap on Success can be achieved through - ' public involvement," he said. Roy city has survived the 1980s with a philosophy and recognized the impact of new growth," participating with developers in the oversize requirements of water, sewer and storm sewer lines, he said. In some cases, particularly in economic and industrial development, the city has extended water and sewer services on a basis of anticipated development, negotiating participation in installation costs. Typically, development occurs where city services water, seware easily accessible for deer property taxes, limiting them to 75 percent of fair market value on private property and 1 percent on all other properties, including commercial. This means the current collec-tive 1.6444 percent tax assess- -' ment, including Roy and other taxing entities, will be reduced to ,75 percent, he said. If the tax limitation passes, the city would have a minimum reduction of 55 percent. In fiscal 1988, Roy City will receive $984,766, but if the act passes, the city will get 45 percent or ; $443,144, losing $541,621 in ; property tax revenue. When we consider the total ; general fund is $4,432,705, less I restricted revenue of $780,873, the operating revenue is . " , $3,651,832. u Therefore, veloper connections. Where connections arent readily accessible, the city has granted holding strips to allow developers to recover a portion of costs when utilities are extended past vacant property. When that vacant property is developed, the person who installed the utilities recovers his the I; $541,621 property tax reduction - will require operating revenue to decrease 14.8 percent, city wide, he said. The real cuts will be in city ema cost ployee jobs, as the property tax This concept is currently parreduction represents 19.75 percent of the total salary budget, tially applied in the West Roy arwhich he said equates to a loss of ea west of the North Davis Sewer e 22 line where 800 acres was undevel- employees. e Roy City has only 80 opable without sewer lift employees and a loss of 22 would stations, Kirkwood said. Rather than installing many lift mean that police, fire and street departments would experience stations to service marginal propmajor reductions, probably in ser- erty, the city installed a single vices to the public as well as in major pressurized lift station, the number of personnel in each. maintaining lines and assessing a The impact will be that the 22 development fee or a monthly employees who have to be laid impact user fee, or a combination of the two. off, as with all other consumers, will no longer pay taxes or buy Recognizing that the cost of de- services. and velopment includes on- - and offgoods There will be $541,621 less site infrastructure improvements, dollar turnover in the economy the costs were passed on to the and the real impact will be much developer and the home buyer, more than service reduction, the who also paid a $500 sewer impact fee per connection and a manager said. He said the public must be edu$1,000 per acre annexation imcated as to the impact on local pact fee, along with a $2.65 per governments if they lose revenues month user fee to cover operating from tax limitation acts. expenses. I believe it is absolutely essenMoney collected from these fees tial that we continue to look deep was used to pay off a $902,000 within our organization and ser- loan and a portion of the citys vice levels and ensure that we are operating expense, Kirkwood, providing those services that the said. The average residential hookup public is willing to pay for, he for sewer in this area was $750. said. pro-rat- full-tim- il full-tim- concerned about the message this is sending to the employees that are below average and the message to the public about those six positions that will be above average, Saxton declared. Raises From 1A Glenna and Rex Rasmussen substitute a common Interest in photography for their once common addiction to alcohol. Avoiding alcohol daily task workload on BRYON SAXTON 'God has a job for me and I have no idea what it is. But I do know that I have got to be sober when he Lakeside Review staff The ol drinking hasnt been used for some time, the husband LAYTON mug in the cupboard boasts. And he should boast, because its a good indication of his suc- , cess. asks The same man also admits an unhealthy sugar habit He craves six Snickers a day, a substitute for the alcohol he once abused. And his wifes problems were once the same. Rex and Glenna Rasmussen of Layton are taking life one day at a time. They have to. They are both recovering alcoholics. Not recovered alcoholics," they both quickly emphasize, but ' On the average I would drink a day...not including a the hard stuff we drank for special occasions, Rex said. Special occasions included things like it was raining, or that the sun was shining, added Glenna, who was Rasmussens drinking partner for 1 5 of the 20 years he indulged. I was a veteran drinker, he said, an extracurricular activity that nearly cost him his job several times. Rasmussen said his 1 8 years as loader for Chevron a freight-ca- r Oil in North Salt Lake allowed him to get others to carry his 12-pa- One never does recover from Glenna said.' Drinking is a compulsion, an being an alcoholic, ginnings of the problem during their high school days seemed in--' nocent enough. ' n angerter won' A South DaBOUNTIFUL vis state senator, who strongly opposed a record tax hike in 1987, has decided to call it quits after a political career. Sen. Jack Bangerter, announced Monday he will to a fourth not seek term because he believes legislators should not be up on the hill their whole lives. Bangerter, who last session made contoversial statements about AIDS victims and initiated the $200,000 diking proposal to turn the east portion of the Great 12-ye- ar above the average Salt Lake into a fresh water lake, said he will now spend time with his family and business. I hesitate to climb down because of my seniority, he said referring to his membership on the Senate Transportation Committee. However, the Bountiful senator said he will continue to support the lake project outside the legislature and will push for it like gangbusters." Bangerter, who owns a Layton transportation firm, said he 89 stop-and-g- Changes et of my drinking money. And when the cash flow would dry up, Rasmussen said he could always turn to plastic. I think they made credit cards for the drinking man, he said. .But the threat to his second marriage, combined with a series of blackouts, frightened Rasmussen, who then turned himself (way into Davis County Mental Health. Reaching a counselor, Rasmussen said the first question he was asked was do you believe there is a God?. I believe there is a God, I told the man, but why cant I have one or two drinks and stop maintains the lake can be transformed into a fresh water resort, which in turn could assist Utahs struggling economy by bringing recreational dollars into the state. But no matter how bad the states economy is, Bangerter said, the biggest mistake the legislature could have made was to raise taxes in 1987. I have battled taxes on the hill, but I have been in the minority, he said. I believe in education, and the state needs the dollars, but the taxing method of the legislature is the safety of the road and take friction off of the road from the side streets. However, the biggest problem with the interchanges is being able to afford them. The third alternative is leaving the road as is. The public must decide whether they want a local flavor road or a major carrier of goods and services, he said. , Marsden, who is in favor of the recent community interest and St., Marilyn Karras April Adams Gary Hatch Bryon Saxton Managing Editor. Assistant Managing Editor. ..... Sports Editor.... Reporter Photographers VWWLAYTqh Office Manager... Receptionists ' overstock, samples, and one of a kind merchandise must go! Unique Items the Easter Bunny forgot and left behind. All OPEN ' Utahs only SPECIALTY MINI MALL arts & Mon.-Fr- i. 10-- crafts showcase, open 8 Saturday year-round- 9-- 7 " Located at 300 East Gentile, Layton Just North of Fort Lana Shopping Center ) H PHONE f 776-495- 1 or 298-891- to run. Bangerter said he will miss the political service and the experience gained in the legislature, adding, but I have been paid in full. study going into the road, said the road is designed for safe travel at 55 mph and a increased presence of patrolmen would help, but it wont cause a change in motorist behavior. And Sgt. Dave Lesley of the Utah Highway Patrol couldnt agree more. It is not a freeway. It is a four-lan- e highway and people must be made aware of that, he said. CLEARFIELD 544-203- 6 825-690- 4. CALLAHAN 451-50- 544-44- 23 544-99- 58 479-411- 9 547-06- 34 825-45- 31 825-252- 5 KAYSVILLE, FRUIT HEIGHTS RUTHMALAN SOUTH WEBER JUDY BLACKNER ADVERTISING DEADLINES: Display advertisements Thursday at 2 noon. Classified liner, ads Monday at 6 p.m. OFFICE HOURS thru p.m. Friday 8:00 a.m.-6:0- 0 Monday " i ROY KIMBER JOHNSTON . SYRACUSEWEST POINT ARLENE HAMBLIN SUNSETCLINTON p.m. 00 Bangerter said these include and Rep. Jack Redd, Brig. Gen. Otis Winn, whom he said he will support if Winn opts LYNDIA GRAHAM p.m. Thursday for publication the following Wednesday. Classified Hours Monday thru Friday 8:00 a.m.-6:- Bangerter said. Bangerter said he will now back one of the candidates who has mentioned an interest in running for his office. LAYTON All -- a disgrace, ..FARMINGTON NEWS DEADLINES: news and photos should be submitted no later than 3:30 RABBIT DROPPINGS SALE it And now that his crutch is gone, both Rasmussen and Glenna believe God has stepped in. God protects fools, drunks and children, Glenna said, and we figure were pretty safe because we still qualify under two. God has a job for me...and I have no idea what it is, he said. But I do know that I have got to be sober when he asks. You just pray and ask God to help keep yourself sober, every day," he said. CORRESPONDENT JO-AN- N Utahs First realize MARGE SILVESTER...... ROBIN TIBBETS The Lakeside Review is published weekly and distributed FREE by carrier Wednesday afternoon from Roy through Farmington. The Lakeside Review is a subsidiary of the Standard Corp. presents Rasmussen said the alcohol worked so well that once he had four abscessed teeth and didnt CALL YOUR Robert F. Regan Bruce Bennett Janet Larsen Donna Merry Kristen Adams Darlene Mix Marilyn Child Advertising Representatives But the counselor informed me prevention didnt work that way and that he could help me stop, but he couldnt help me cut back. Rasmussens first goal was to go 30 days without a drink, a goal the father of seven said wasnt easy to reach. The problem is, alcohol works. It handles the problems. Got a headache, take a drink. Got a toothache, take a drink, he said. Do you have a NEWS TIP? Review Lakeside AREA Review 2146 there. erm signals in, but it will increase the accident rate, he said. Probably The city manager said the goal doubling it. But the accidents paid in Utah. would not be quite as severe. Im concerned that others are was for fairness and honesty in Marsden said if lights were ingoing to get less than average. Im pay. From 1A stalled at several of the intersections it would create a bers can just fluctuate. the accident would have been o effect reducing the However, Gunrud and Marsden' invehicle prevented by a traffic signal. speed, but increasing the agree, whether the numbers accidents. crease or decline, improvements chances of back-en- d The traffic signal may not have to be made on the highway. The second alternative for highhave made a difference, he said Marsden said he believes there way improvement is building inFrom 1A referring to the Winget accident, are three things the state can do. terchanges. Crowther said she is making the which took place when the vehiInterchanges would increase They can decide to put traffic effort after Pat Brunson, a Fruit cle the boy was riding in attemptHeights woman, was killed in Oc- ed to turn left onto a side road. tober and Joey Win-gIn following the warrants we was critically injured in take advantage of the years and February. But Richardson maintains peoyears of study done by traffic enNorth Main Layton, Utah themselves whether ask must gineers," he said. ple 13 percent mise. I make a good wage and because I made a good wage, I didnt allow bills to get in the recovering. obession. . But the couple, reflecting back on their addiction, agreed the be- Rex Rasmussen hangover days." He said the shift prevented blemishes on his employment record. But looking back, the onetime drinker wondered if his coworkers were doing him any favors in helping him with his job. 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