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Show ee resi ; | : anit ! Serving Beaver County Since 1991 _Formely the Dodge City News VOL. V MARCH 31, 1995 ates Son withdraw After two years of greatest impact. We need to talking about benefits of — start gathering some public ‘increased tax Four base from input Farms _ on diversion an _ equitable of these tax investments, Milford City is. . revenues,” he said. facing the interim dilemma During negotiations for the city industrial park option, Councilman. Larry of surviving until those revenues ate forthcoming. Taxes are assessed and paid in arrears. The Sower and Warren (1) State Board of Education, (1) Ex-officio (non-voting). Sower, who took exception to — having dependence on this type of funding called speculative, is in Washington, D.C. on business, and not available for comment. Smithfield of — Utah, discussed the concept of Circle Four Farms Comptroller, says Milford end of 1995 ‘service projectéd taxable assets in the county recapture - districts revenues should total somewhere in tax paid the neighborhood of $30 the — Playout. “Withtheneedfor of 1996 a successful example. Peterson 57 cited the redevelopment Tax from an office building and County. Ifthe proposed $8 parking million feed mill is annexed commandeered to build a terrace + was by Milford City, county tax downtown public park and on the remaining $22 million _ assessment would be revitalize the area. There are currently $256,344. the needs of the existing service districts. Elementary school housing and eter with mobile home park, soon to be constructed in Milford area, indications are that ~ 60% I suppose the town will have to borrow or bond to of the children in an average family of four living —_ in a mobile are elementary school age. That computes 72 additional elementary school children. If the provide the services,” he _ survey iseven 50% correct, said. Although the tax dollars are not adequate for immediate believes needs, the _—outlook is good. an additional 36 children at _ —_ rearrangement. Superintendent Carl Mayor Mary Wiseman does not foresee a 53 city RDAs and3 county _‘ problem staying ahead of © March 29. This includes deputies and equipment. It- does _not include animal control in any aspect other than issuing. citations for violations. When previously the . city contracted . coverage. Current — _police department budget is $50, 010. for one officer. That figure includes $5,000. ‘for county dispatch. package. Police _to present to the council at the Tuesday meeting. Yardley previously Holm said school district studies indicate greater met with Beaver City Council to discuss the merits and that is where expansion According to City Recorder — impact in the upper grades, of the metro water. They will be billed as efforts have pom directed. soon as they are hooked up, currently He added that it would not police officers, $124,748. providing _ $1.7 Billion in tax diversion. additional $31,568. in city tax 1996. dollars $7.2 Million impact in tax andthat generates revenue,” by November revenues to the Unquestionably, _$7.6 Million impact to local impact related to this new about $14.8 Million loss for demands on the west side of Public Education. the county than on the east _ predictably, | Mark Whitney,a Milford businessman and ayo residents are in the area of Mayor a Entities Gesiring to form an RDA portable units additional ~— —_ into the community. When Commissioner Gary Sullivan submitted his fopisdal Farland PFOPo ede oad pant enforcement a ee Sic both —Milford Minersville, social : growth, Sone up as follows: (2) City, (2) site suggested for the feed on the horizon. sale . to allow access for Lessing, Cost benefits ob oe $45,000. aed it and service with it’s that city employees 3.5 plus part- including equipment, county between Lope system. time animal control officer. 4 upgrades, Circe Four tothe property i] a: as classrooms, a new jail, law MUSE OW face a “Taxing 6! used elementary —_—“lassrooms in at least tWo programs; 5 : ‘be unreasonable to expect says it has not company is bringing money sae Hal schools. Wiseman educators aw” was revised. =f i. development, been discussed because the Community Redevelopment assessment of the overall, 1 fee levy on Circle Four Quite reacted. In 1993 the “Utah developer, would like an tzable values, “Milford she said. Regarding impact _ school districts translates to industry will create greater "side. Basic Program and approximately Chief Donald Hagberg is working that comes to a total of have been affected by the Animal -control is also part of the the financial crunch. the city rate of .015598 and © Twenty-two school districts _-will be serving people with for metro service the cost was — $72,000. for 16-hour Multiply that $8 million by | RDAs throughout the state. “We figure Milford Elementary next fall _ on a cost-effective proposal Potter — would require some creative long-term Sheriff Kenneth Yardley quoted Milford City _a yearly rate of $90,000. for 20 hours per day coverage school _ ina special council meeting district, the county and the building and $0. coming in, —_ to 60% of 120 children or ~ $349,560. due in November __ project in Salt Lake City as to growing by Block reduced some keep million. Using last year’s tax rate that translates to assessment remains in the. expect to the impact. if the entire can pains as the market forces _ compan in the y city to offset — package. He is standing firm by that statement. As a Milford resident, he says hes looking not only at the impact on the city, but also census survey to the 60-unit assessment for real property or if an expenses are also surfacing. What now? Dwight Potter, RDAs F Metro offer impact could be dramatic. Relating figures from a 1990 Peterson, Attorney for then ~ Utah was $3,706.33. By the the In the short ‘ie 1994 belonging to Smithfield of NO. 13 mill, he said that he would Growing ? ains Circle BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE “PAID MILFORD UT 84751 and dispatch ranges $41,000. Yardl secre wages, ae City $143.000 7 a toueenae! SE rage, COMSiderable fas and ohices: wien qu o of. ce hour Fep savings eae over the present system. Beaver Promises AND demands, is City recently received 4 e ° * (continued on page 8) |