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Show Lakeside Lakesiae Review Bountiful studies Tuesday, January 27, 1998 9 Retiring mayor honored growth issues can expand, but we do have buildings sitting vacant which could be generating revenue. By CATHY MCK1TRICK r Standard-Examine- correspondent BOUNTIFUL - Tom Hardy; Bountiful city manager, presented an economic analysis to ' city council members Wednesday evening for review and recommendations. - 5 J According to Hardy, 70 percent of Bountifuls population works elsewhere. Weve become a commuter city, Hardy said. If more of our population worked in Bountiful, some of the problems would be al- .The study focused on Boun- tifuls sources of tax revenues, and what can be done to attract retail businesses to the city. leviated. Bountiful could use more upscale restaurants, Hardy said. We have all the fast food known to man, but have to go elsewhere for choices in fine Our largest source of reve- comes from sales tax, Hardy said. Our expenses continue to rise, but as businesses move out of Bountiful, our revenues drop. Were not getting the growth we need to sustain ourselves. r nue dining. Large stores offering one-sto- p shopping attract a lot of retail dollars, Hardy said. Were also looking into other options, like specialty retail, computer hardware and software, and clothing stores. Two other sources of revenue for the city come from fran- chise and property taxes, Hardy said. We dont want to raise property taxes and franchise taxes remain the same, so we're seeking ways to attract new retail businesses that will help our sales tax revenues. The council members agreed to review the report, and revisit the issue in a few weeks. We plan to give this a great deal of thought, Mayor John Cushing said. We need to develop strategy and vision for the future, to develop our community in a positive way. . Weve had several large businesses leave the area in the last 10 years, Hardy said. We dont have much land where we Davis County PARC clients meet with state legislators CLEARFIELD - Two pro. duction employee clients of the Pioneer Adult Rehabilitation Center met with their state legislators last week. Reese Marston and Robin Ballentyne were chosen to represent PARC during A Day at the Legislature for People with Disabilities Friday. Marston, who has Down syndrome and a hearing disability, and Ballentyne, who has a speech impairment, are Davis County resi- dents. The two PARC employees and 'Several PARC staff mem-- . bers invited senators David Steele :, Point, and Craig Taylor, sentatives and repre- AMY Mayor Howard Stoddard and his wife Jennie greet guests during an open house in West Point last week. The Stoddards welcome LeGrand Bitter, director of the Davis County bum plant. Bitter has worked with Stoddard in the past and says, He is a good man. Marda Dillree, Blake Chard, and Don Bush, to have lunch with them in the Capitol Rotunda. Each year PARC clients schedule lunch and meetings with their senators and representatives from their districts to educate and bring awareness of the needs of people with disabilities to lawmakers and the public. PARC employs more than 100 people with disabilities to work in the production facility in Clearfield and at Hill Air Force Base. to begin for Davis County Ski School Registration - FARMINGTON Registration for the second session of the Davis County Ski School at Snowbasin and Nordic Valley will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday at Smiths Food and Drug Centers in Bountiful, Farmington and Layton. The second session runsi for six consecutive Saturdays beginning Feb. 7. Ail levels of ski and snowboard lessons are available. Ski and snowboard equipment rental is available for the k packages. Rental equipment is kept for the full six weeks, no weekly return necessary. six-wee- The cost of slci 4 Discounted package prices do not include lift pass at either location. Nordic Valley: Six lessons and transportation package, $95; six lessons package, $40. Discounted all day pass is $13 with Davis County Ski School ticket. . Snowbasin: Six lessons and transportation package, $110; six lessons only package, $50; six transportation only package, $90. Snowbasin discounted lift pass prices with free season discount card are: day pass, all lifts, $25; ages H and under, $17; little cat day pass. 0 1040 M. IY1AIN CUliS-- . II 1 557-907- 2 & o Mens Western Boots Stone washed je sms & iOj Styles 5684 8920 30879 Reg. If' w $50.00 Stonewashed Overdyed Black Bleached Dark Stonewashed 31524 Centerville Junior High, School District Offices in Farmington, Kaysville Junior High, Layton High, Clearfield High. All Nordic Valley students from the Bountiful area will depart from Bountiful Junior High only. 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