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Show DO YOU L?KE CLIPPER RP.RIIIMOlfS ST0R9ES? Dial April 8, 1997 Fifty Cents StRviNG Davis Countv 141 for YES" and ext 1 42 for "NO" 295-22517e- xt Voii Mt 106 Nlmbir 18 Whopping tax jump angers mobile home owners Judy Jensen Managing Editor Leona Braithwaite. She said taxes on her about the increase. They're upset and I don't blame them, he said. Johnson said his daughter's tax increased from $37 to $128. They just dumped it on us. 1 thought it was a mistake. How can they do this? he asked. According to Davis County Assessor Willard Gardner "this should hae been done several years ago. "We surveyed the market and found we hadnt kept taxes in pace with value. Gardner explained that mobile homes have increased in value substantially in just the mobile home in Camelot How would you like a tax increase of over 300 percent? Thats what some mobile home owners in Davis County are facing and they are not happy about it. Over 3,000 tax notices were mailed to the county's mobile home owners on Thursday and Friday and the news was not good. 1 think what the tax commission did to mobile home owners was just wrong, said jumped from $65 to $215. They used to be taxed like a car and go down every year. Now they have the bright idea we are homeowners, she said. She added that her granddaughter who is a single mother of two lives in the park also and her taxes w ent from $40 to $150. 1 think it's a bunch of bull, said park manager Ralph Johnson. "I've been collecting rent today and they are all moaning last two years. The county decided to do a mass appraisal and get the taxes up to the level of fair market value. Realimg many of the county's mobile home owners are on fixed incomes made the decision to raise taxes all at once difficult. "The taxes have been low for four or five years and we decided not to cut the dog's tail off an inch at a tune but just do it all at once," Gardner said. "1 know this is a bitter pill to swallow," he said and explained there aie a number of options open to the mobile home owners which may alleviate the problem. The county is willing to accept payments over a reasonable length ot time, and the county is willing to review pioot fiom homeowners that their assessment is too high. Usually the best wav is to bring us proof that similar mobile homes aie selling for less. Gardner said. Fawn Jensen in the Davis County Auditor's office said some owners may quality see TAX" pg. A2 ROBERT S. DAVIS Sheriff to address chamber Sherifl Robert S. Davis will addtess the members of the South Davis Area Chamber of Commerce at their monthly membership luncheon meeting. The meeting will be held at Cafe Alicia on Wednesday. April 16 at 12 noon. The public is invited to attend Cost of the luncheon is $10 per person, and reservations must be made prior to Tuesday, April 15. Please call the Chamber at Sheriff Davis giew lip in Utah, and moved to Fresno. California at the age of 16, and graduated from McLean High School in Fresno. He returned to Utah and graduated from Weber State University with honors, with a degree in BusinessAdmimstration Finance. Davis became a Deputy Davis County Sheriff in 1981. He obtained his paramedic certification in 1983. and was promoted to Sergeant in 1985. He served as Sergeant until he was elected Sheriff in 1994. Sheriff Davis was appointed to the Utah State Emergency Medical Service? Board by Governor Leavitt. He serves on the Board of Directors of the National Sheriffs Association, and is a member of the Slate Domestic Violence Legislative Task Force. He is also a member of the State Control Substance Database Committee. Davis served an LDS mission in Northern England from Davis and his wile Dawn reside in Farmington. and are the parents of five children. 295-694- MAKING ENDS MEET: Leona Braithwaite, Dorothy Payne and Valoy Rock, share their concerns over property taxes skyrocketing some 300 percent this year County officials say hike should have been done years ago to keep up with property values. Photo by Cathy Linford the rate Judge orders mental tests for grave thief Melinda Williams sta ff writer While the thefts themselves fall into the The woman convictFARMINGTON ed of stealing floral arrangements and other memorabilia from graves at the Kaysville City Cemetery was remanded to the Utah y State Prison for a diagnostic evaluation after she told the judge she suffers e disorder. from Julie Johnson, 39, was convicted of a third degree felony, which carries a maximum of from 0 to 5 years in the state prison. 60-da- obsessive-compulsiv- tery thefts who had also written letters to misdemeanor category, the charge was the judge mostly telling of their pain and enhanced in Johnson's case, because she asking that Johnson receive a stiff sentence. has previously Dawson said been convicted while the crime on theft and burf "She isn't sick, she's a mean person." fell within a classification of glary charges. On Pot Crockett Monday, Second District Judge Glen R. Dawson ruled Johnson y should face the mental evaluation after hearing from Johnson, her attorney Emile Bean and from victims of the ceme 60-da- property, the victims outrage and the fact they had sacred feelings taken from them, makes it more of a crime against persons, and, he noted, If we look at it as a personal crime, it falls into the realm of prisons." Johnson herself wept through most ol the proceeding and Bean gently touched her shoulder during the hearing. At one point Johnson said, I want the victims to know how deeply sorry I am for the pain that they've gone through. ..1 know I cant comprehend their loss. I just hope that someday they can find it in their hearts to forgive me." Bean told Dawson that while the victims of the Kaysville thefts have had tragedies in their lives. Johnson has had her share of see THIEF" pg. A3 1975-197- Pianear journal tells of Youngs trek West Editors Note: Levi Jackman traveled to the Great Salt Lake valley with Brigham Young. Jackman kept a written record of the trip in his journal. There he recorded information about the pianear s encounters with American Indians, fur traders and the at times perilous weath- er. The group asser- tained the distance we travil by a west side of the Missouri river on the 31st and after finishing our arraingements we left April 3 and on the 6th v V arrived at the big Elk ham where we fit in with 4 teams that had started a lettle before us. April 7: We crossed the creek on a raft and camped to wate the arrival of I the remainder of the camp. Oure team was an ( yoak of Oxen and one harse. We had about thirteen hundred lbs of fpIV" machine attached to Br. Clatens wagon wheel. When they reached the Salt Lake Valley they had traveled 1040 miles from Winter Quarters. Excerpts from Jackmans journal will be published in the Clipper loading. Saterday 10: The remainder of the camp commenced crossing and on Sunday 1 1th. The creek is about ten y fin-sh- LEVI JACKMAN each week in the coming months to honor the intrepid pioneers of 1 847. I left home in the company with Liman Curtice on the 29th day of March 1847 as pianear to go with the company of pianears to find a location for the saints some where in the west. We arrived at the main camp on the rods wide at the foard, three feet and upwards deep. This place is about 6 miles from the mouth to where it enters in to the Platt river and for some miles up and down is one side open bottom between the two streams. This place is in Lat41..,16 north and 1331 miles from Base Creek valley at the Mouth according to Greene ants oceant. Monday 11. The Bros. Young, Kimbel and some other retoumed to hold a counsil Moonlight Serenade Davis High School's jazz band practices for the music they will be playing at the Moonlight Serenade this month. The event will span over three days and it will be held in Davis High's cafeteria. Thursday April 10 th, Dance only at 7 30 p m.. Friday and Saturday April 12 th and 13 th Dinner at 7 p.m. dance and floor show only at 8 30 p.m.. For more information on prices and tickets call (801) Photo by Cathy Linford 544-031- see JOURNAL" pg. A3 |