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Show 31 cic.-i'n-,r:- -'U serin s u or SALT t L cprt:n ; 1 rrr r. i.ipury a;-- r f.TTYi L'T. 77?e .t.j j SPECIAL COLLECTIONS i r i i I t i worm hath turned Utahns rejoice at tax revolt movement gathering force by Colby Smith Enterprise Staff Writer An elderly woman whose assessed valuation went up 300 percent; an investor who wishes he could get the $12,000 valuation price for property he recently bought for $895; and the landlord whose rental house has a useful life of 18 months and a newly quadrupled tax evaluation: all are mad as hell about their new tax bills, and some say they are going to do something about The revolt is on! it! There is a revolution brewing in communities the country and many local groups are determined to see it reach Utah. Jack Olsen, head of the Utah Taxpayers Association and a member of the Board of Directors of the Utah Tax Limitation Committee, was exuberant over the victory. "The worm has finally turned," he said, "this thing is going to take off like a rocket. He noted a combination of national publicity generated by the California drive and the in recent tax Warshaw nd Utah wooing Datsun, business leaders split over states effort Schutz by James Enterprise Staff Writer M. "Some committee members expressed deep concern over The state of Utah will be making a presentation to Nissan Motors, the Japanese manufacturer of Datsun cars, in hopes that Nissan will locate an assembly plant in But some influential members of the business community have their doubts. According to Dale Carpenter, director of the Industrial Development Division, "We have been in contact with Nissan, Subaru, and Toyota for two and one-hal- f years." said state the began Carpenter the with its correspondence large foreign auto makers when Pennsylvania landed the Volkswagen auto assembly plant. But recent events have moved the states action beyond the "fishing" stage into the bidding phase. National business press have reported that Nissan Motors is in the market for an American assembly plant site. And many in Utah want it. U-ta- the type of growth an auto assembly plant would bring to Utah," he said. "And Im ambivalent about it myself. But I dont think we have enough facts to take a hard stand." h. Not enough facts But Manny Floor, chair- man of the Chamber of Commerces Economic Development Committee, expressed the other side of the coin. VOLUME 7 NUMBER 50 Nevertheless, the state is continuing its effort. Ann Marie Boyden, partner of et al, Inc., a Salt Lake advertising firm, admitted the agency is doing some work on the (See DATSUN, page 7) Determined to take action From Tennessee to Colorado and Massachussetts to Oregon, citizen groups are determined to take action against increasing tax bills at all levels of government. The "tax re- volt came to a head last week in California, where voters registered overwhelming approval of the Jarvis-Gan- n Initiativ- 13 e-Proposition de- signed to roll back property taxes which have skyrocketed for all Californians in recent years. Battle lines over the pro- posed Utah Tax Limitation Act were easy to spot when local leaders were asked for their reaction to the California vote. eyes county In a joint venture with John Price Associates, Keith Warshaw and Company expects to construct a new department store at 900 E. 7200 So. KWC manager Kerry Rogers said the project, under consideration for more than a year, will be built across from The Family Center next year. Though plans arc somewhat sketchy, sources say the store will be similar to the KWC downtown location and will be the anchor of a strip shopping center along with other small retail shops. Rogers said plans for the shopping center should be solidified by August. Incumbent labors choice for fop job Controversial incumbent Jack Anderson heads the list of nominees for chairman of the state electrical board, with his assistant at IBEW local 354 and the locals president as back-u- p candidates. The Utah chapter of the National Electrical Contractors Association submitted the nominations. The only other group invited to submit nominations to the state, the Intermountain Association of Independent Electrical Contractors, had until Saturday to do so. The names were not available at press time. Besides Anderson, NECA nominated Lynn R. Bird and Joseph Lamoreavx. Governor Matheson will appoint the electrical board chairman, whose position falls under the state department of business registra term expires in tion. Andersons three-yeJuly. While the IAIEC was successful in having its nominee, Robert Fulton, appointed to the board in 197,6, the association is fearful Anderson will he reappointed, director Al Biorge said. The association has been fighting what it calls union domination of the board since the beginning of the year, and met with the governor to discuss Andersons and Carroll Maughans dismissals from the board last month. The IAIEC contends the board has been illegally composed since its members do not comply with state laws. The statute calls for two electrical contractors, two master electricians and one member of the public at large. (See LABOR, page 11) MONDAY, JUNE 12, 1978 ar Salt Lake County have combined to add impetus to the drive. Lazy electorate Salt Lake County Treasurer Art Monson, on the other hand, felt the California vote is a "move by a lazy electorate striking out," trying to compensate for its lack of involvement in the budgetary process at the local level of government. He too called the Jarvis-Gan- n victory in California a good one, but he was happy to see repercussions of trying to implement the initiative bill caused "other proposals to fail." He feels such an initiative would be unnecessary if citizens involved themselves more in the community, rather than taking the easy route of just marking a ballot. (See TAX REVOLT, page 8) Clark gives up the reins Only 65, Boyce R. Clark claims it was Father Time who forced his hand in striking a deal to sell the 4 1 -- year old Clark Tank Lines Co. to former IML president Anthony T. Bozich and House Speaker Glade M. Sowards. And while hes had only since June 1 to adjust to the new arrangement, Clark says, "It feels damn good!" A bulk commodity shipper, Clark got his start in 37, hauling crude out of the Rang-leColo., oil fields into Salt Lake. At the time he had 10 y, units. Over the years he built the company to a payroll of 65 and a fleet of 220, including tractors and trailers. The company today has five terminals and operating authority in 1 1 western states. It hauls everything from animal feed and cement, to oil and fertilizer. His sons not interested in taking over the family business, Clark was forced to look elsewhere for buyers if he wanted the tradition to live on. (See CLARK, page 12) 50 CENTS |