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Show Standard Rate U.S, Postage Address Correction Requested P.O. Box 224 Milford, UT 84751 Paid Milford, UT. 84/54 Beaver County Monitor Permit No. 15 OCTOBER 25, 1996 VOL. VI NO. 42 November 5th Is Coming The longest and most expensive presidential campaign in | United States history may also have done the least to fan the fires of patriotism. Voters, who are juggling the responsibility of raising a | family, keeping up with two or three jobs, trying to stay one step | ahead of the rent, and paying Visa with MasterCard, are more | skeptical than awed by a campaign based on fundraising instead o issues. Yet, it’s still the good ol’ US of A, and citizens have choices. Lots of choices; actually, there are twelve candidates for president on the Utah ballot. Go ahead....look....it’s on page 6. And, while you are looking, check the Attorney General race. W. Andrew McCullough is on there twice; once as a Libertarian and once as an Independent. There is even a toll free number if you want to call and ask “why”: 800-280-7900. It’s also a good time to look at those propositions....leaving it until you are in the voting booth clouds reasoning ability to a certain extent. # |. Amending Veteran’s Property Tax: Under current statute, veterans who are killed or disabled during military actives which are not officially § declared wars, don’t qualify for exemption. The proposition would also | require that a qualifying veteran’s disability or death occur in the line of duty. CLE ee se es #2. Resolution Amending the Revenue and Taxation Article: Repeals | presumption that fiscal year begins on January 1. (Utah’s fiscal year has Kurt Ashley downed this 3 point buck in the afternoon, begun on July | since 1925.) Repeals language of Nisha Livingston finished 3rd overall in the girls competition Article XIII, Section opening day of the deer hunt. He found this deer on Cedar 4 governing the assessment of mines. at the Cross Country tournament held in Milford on Friday, October 18. Mountain. This was Kurt’s second year as a deer hunter. He got #3. Jury Trial Resolution: Cases in District Court could be tried by a Her official time was 19:06. Sarah Ellett, from Wayne County led a 3 pointer last year as well. four or six-person jury instead of an eight-person jury. Criminal felonies the girls with a time of 18:24. Historical Tidbits “The Ice Man is Here” In one of the back rooms of the old Jefferson Store, is a water well. The store also had an ice making machine and sold ice to the community. Every weekday the ice man (Mr. Thompson) drove up and down each street and delivered the ice. Each household had a red card, that had a large “25" on one side and “50" on the other side. You placed the card in your window indicating the amount of ice, you wanted. I can still see the ice man with a rubber sheetover his shoulder and ice tongs holding the chunk. He would carry it to the back door and put it in your Ice Box. But Jefferson’s had competition in the ice business. At that time the P.F.E. (Pacific Fruit Express) iced their fruit and vegetable cars at Milford. There was a long, high ramp that made it possible for the men to put ice in the compartments. Many boys would go down there with coaster. wagons and gather ice that had fallen on the ground. (Sometimes, one of the men would shove off a very large cake for us.) Then we would go around town and sell it for pennies. Richard Jefferson tells me that the well permit was for 1.4 acre feet of water and for 2,000 pounds of ice per day. He also said that he too, gathered ice at the P.F.E. and sold it. and civil cases over $20,000 would still require an eight-person jury. Andrew Petersen, also from Wayne, finished Ist overall in boys #4. Resolution on State’s Authority to Guarantee the Debt of School competition with a time of 16:05. Milford’s Nick Seidel finished 4th in Districts: Changes funding for public school buildings and facilities by 17:22. John Bettridge was close behind at 6th place in 17:30. permitting the state to guarantee the general obligation bond debt of local Livingston, Bettridge, and Seidel will represent Milford High school districts and the debt incurred to refinance GO bond debt. In School at the state meet October 30th at Sugarhouse Park. cases of default by the debt-incurring school district, the Legislature may Question: Where’s the remainder of the money coming from? provide that reimbursement to the state shall be obtained from monies Answer: CIB low interest loan/grant, if available.....or, Lease _ which otherwise would be used for the support of that school district’s Revenue Bonds. educational programs. (Presently, school district GO bond indebtedness Question: Is estimated worst case scenario cost to taxpayer ($88.86 in the state’s 40 school districts is in excess of $900 million.) annual increase for primary residence with market value of #5. Resolution on Donations to the State School Fund: Allows $100,000) in the October 18 draft of a letter to Beaver County additional revenue sources to be placed in the permanent State School Residents based on $6.5 million only? Answer: (Dated October 22 -Fund.. The: State School Fund is-a permanent trust fund with principal: - from: Doug Carriger) “The Bond figure we are working with is the preserved so that income from the fund will be perpetually available to issuance of a maximum $6.5 million G. O. Bond.” support public education, Question: Will the State Court Lease pay for the cost of the court complex? #6, Resolution amending Support of Public Education and Higher Answer: Not at the current lease rate. Education Systems: Broadens the allocation of income tax or intangible property tax revenues - currently reserved for public education through 12) - to include higher education. Questions on any of these proposals? They are explained detail in your Utah Voter Information Pamphlet. You burned detail in your Utah Voter Information Pamphlet. You burned Used it for a fly swatter? Not to despair.....copies are available public libraries throughout the county. (K in it? it? in Local proposition: Issuance General Obligation Public Safety Bonds: Question: Does the county have a long term lease for the court facility? Answer: One Legislature can not bind a succeeding Legislature. Court lease, like contract for state prisoners, is subject to yearly appropriations. Is it likely that the state would stop having court in the new courtroom? No. Is it likely that the state will stop holding court in the existing courtroom? No. Question: What happens if the bond issue doesn’t pass? Answer: The County needs a jail. If taxpayers choose to spend less money on the project, it will come around for another vote. Residents of rural Utah may have very little voice on the broad political spectrum. They do, however, control their own Question: Is the jail/court complex expected to cost $6.5 million? Answer: No. Cost estimate - as of September 9, 1996 - was $8,274,414 plus interest for a 120 bed facility. . destiny at the county level:‘Register:...; and vote your choice! . . - Get Acquainted With T ese Guys. h The future of Beaver County will be in the hands of one of them! Crh hee NS te aayibd citer *4 stele Tae ane we Vote Chad Johnson ‘Beaver County Commissioner Vote for Experience! 1) Has served as a Beaver County Commissioner for the past 10 Years. 2) Has served the past 14 years as Chairman of the Southwes Private Industry Beaver County Commiss loner Council. 3) Served the Past 8 Years as a member of the State Job Tnining Coordinating Council. 4) Serves on the State/Local Joint Highway Committee. 5) Served 2 terms on the Governors Advisory Council. 6) Currently serves as Chairman of the Utah Association of Counties Job Training, and Economic Development Committee. 7) Has served on numerous state and focal committees and advisory boards. I would really appreciate your vote on November 5. * New Leadership To A New Era. “New Leadership to new opportunity * New leadership for a better Beaver County |