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Show 4 Thursday March 30, 2000 Stall e di top i a I Reviewing school bond plan facts, figures By KEVIN ASHBY right or wrong answer to any of them, it looks to me Eke Sun Advocate publisher the current proposal makes sense. Adding updated, modern classrooms to current facifi-t'- es win cost a lot less than building a new elementary hope Carbon County residents take the time to read the news article on the upcoming school bond election published in the Thursday edition of the Sun AAocafe. There are a lot of facts and figures that need to be reviewed and understood by the general public. As I have talked with interested citizens, teachers and administrators, I feel they agree that our buildings are old and antiquated and ill prepared for the incteas- -. ing technology demands of today. Electrical systems in all of our schools need to be upgraded as more and more computers are added to I school plus it helps I'priafr old buildings. 1. L. .a!li I nifiK tn6 space can oe utilized anciently at nestnoge I L TOfme Doaro unices, alternative scnooi onenngs anaJ i training and repairata savings to the district when compared to building new facilities somewhere else. Is ita perfect plan? Probably not But for the money, I think the proposal covers the basic needs in the county. There are a few things I don't understand ike why outdoor facilities are planned ahead of the remodeling of Helper Junior High - but this does not change my mind that we have the need for both. I think the proposal is good in that we use current payment plans that do not impact what we are already paying for education in Carbon County. Educating our kids takes new money each year and the plan wit be a pod way to improve our facilities without an increase in payment Don't hesitate to contact me if you have questions. The article in today's newspaper will not be the last story we wiO do on the bond election and I feel that if you have a question, then someone else will probably have the same one. So caR and let me know WeB get you your answers. tacn-nolo- gy the classrooms and labs. The same people also admit that they never did like the middle school concept from the beginning and agree that what is proposed is a good way to get the sixth graders back into the elementary schools and the . . . seventh graders off to junior I realize that there are people out there who like the middle school offerings. But so far, I haven't talked to any of you to hear your concerns. Alternative school needs are also not being met in Carbon County. Most residents agree we should have a facility to get problem students out of the classrooms, where the DRUGS Guest editorial Information gathered ai a result of the TIPS form remains strictly confidential. Carbon Metro Drug Task Force acts on all submittals. Study favors privatizing U.S. public lands By DEBORAH MOELLER Sutherland Institute The federal government has owned and managed land in the United States almost since its inception. The Louisiana Purchase and conquest of the West put hup tracts into its hand! Numerous tracts have been added or granted to states and individual! but many - approximately one- - third of the land area of the United States - still belong to the federal government The land includes natural wonders like Arches National Park as well as vast desolate region! Does it make sense for the federal government to be the largest single landowner in the United States? A study by the Cato Institute, Howand Whyto Pma-ti- u Federal Lands, argues that it does not Authors Terry Anderson, Vernon Smith and Emily Simmons make the case that turning public land over to private hands will not only save money, but protect critical area! ' The study's authors lay out a creative plan for how privatization can be accomplished. .Advocates for limited government and privatization have long argued for divestiture of federal land, while environmenfelists have decried any such idea. Federal land ownership b often defended with the argu- -. ment that the government is the best steward and, if the lands were controlled privately, they would be ex-- 1 plotted and ravaged. It is no surprise that Anderson and company find that the National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service and U.SL Bureau of Land Management the three agencies that manage most federally owned land, all run ... . dollar deficits every year. . The National Park Service led the group of federal multi-milli- agencies, running deficits of more than $1 billion each year from 1994 to 1996. All three groups receive income through a few mining righto, logging rights and other source! but none of the revenues cover even 20 percent of expenditure! For the BLM and the National Park Service, the revenues cover barehr more than 5 oercent of the aeencies' annual expense! The economic loss is worth it claim many conservationist! because the agencies are making sure public lands are protected and preserved for futore generation! Alas, the authors of the Cato study reveal thatthe bdief ' is a myth. Among the findings of the research study, the au- -. thors report that Sixty percent of the BLMs grazing allotments were overgrazed in 1998 and the agency was doing nothing to correct the problem. An overpopulation of elk and bison in Mowstone National Park is causing a decline in tall willows and problems with beaver habiaspen! leading to tat and water system! long-ter- A Name successful in conserving land! They also cite the success of owner! Private ownership allows owners to have permanent and comprehensive control over the lands and resources in their care. The idea of tumiigaff public lands overt) private hands is alarmingto many conservationist! so the authors sug--. gest provisions could be built into the sales of lands that an considered national treasure! The provisions would ensure that the lands were preserved for scenic heautyrw wild character. V? - The authors indicate it would be best for conservation" of suspected ding dealer Nickname: fit minded groups to build in the provisions after buying the land on the open market Private restrictive covenants can be legally binding for all owners in perpetuity. That should comfort conservationist but market advocates note that such restrictions could have potentially negative future effects an property 'value and use. There are many more questions answered in the study, but one that is not answered is why now is the right time Rocky Mountain National Park has a problem with to begin privatizing public land. elk overpopulation, exacerbated by suppression policies There are two compelling answers to the question: free-that have not allowed fires to play an ecological role. com ana ecological nearai The problems threaten thediveisity of wildlife in the park. Any citizen residing in southern Utah can ten you why The negative impacts are often the result of compel- - the first answer is important Many rural residents of the 1 ILa West have had freedoms and livelihoods curtailed bemg interests sucn as tne tension Between preservation in and tourism national parks and the conflict between cause of arbitrary changes to the status of public lands conservation and logging. they have used for generation! Public land is invariably pultod in many directions As for the second answer: There is ample evidence art no victory is everfinal: When the political winds shifty Americans care about the wild and scenic regions of the the battle will be fought, again. country.'But there isHttle evidence that government stew- I Private ownership is the key, the authors argue, to arasnip nas IKept lands in good condition. .. financial solvency and ecological health for the land! American leaders and citizens should move the lands They point to the Nature Conservancy and Audubon So--. into private, responsible hands now rather than waiting ciety as examples of private organizations that have been for them to be damaged further. TURN IN A PUSHER Ht Wt Description: Age Address: .Hair. Sex .Eyes. SS . ' Home: Business Motor Vehicle: Make f" r-- Veer Color License Associates of Dealer I I of dealing: Location of dealing. 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