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Show Sun Advocate Price. Utah Tuesday August 21 , 2001 8A (Continued from page road because they have other ways of accessing their proper will go up $13,01 for a year arid . 1A) the municipal tax fund will r charge will be$1.43 more for the YY ; Y : .year, ..The municipal tax fund will only be assessed tot hose in the used for this one year and then the rates .would return back.to the old level, said Pcro. A discussion ensued about the situation and each Carbon ,tic&: ' r : out-coun- ty : . ! . Spring Glen resident Lynns ery Counties," Pero told the '' ;. Topolovec. ? ; commission. ... is mil-lio- n involved issue The backa had county to Emety pay road on runs that doltors and Sevier had to pay someproperty back two million, added the ;. Carbon government is least ng to '. ' ; r. Jerry. DolinskL Idon't understand why there ; .Even the local school district had a larger amount of funding is a problem here, commented to return td Canyon Fueli.The - Dolinski.1 They have another road to get to their property, In Carbon County School.Dtstrict ail my years It has never really had to give back $867,211. This is always upsetting," been used as a roadway" The county road in question pointed out Commissioner Tbm Matthcws. The state does these ' has gate bn it. But for the most high assessments, and then when part, the onlypeople who have. the companies come to appeal , accessed the road in the past were they always scetn to cave in real representatives of the canal comhead the which a in has gate pony easy to the requests. The commission decided to nrea. :;. The road can actually access approve a onetime Icvy.instcad of going with the.certified tax rate five different families properties. for both entities. Therfbre, each of the families have a fifth interest in the road. According to Pcro, the .oneHowever, in the past, most of on a time levey means that $100,000 house the county taxes the familes have not used the : . . . (Continued from page .Thebuildungwillbeusedto store construction materials. Approved a conditional use for the ARK Land Com-- ; , permit to pany put in a gas wcU on some . ; ' ThayneThist - According to Don Hamilton' and Mike Stevenson of ARK , . . the projects main purpose is to the coal seam below : : ' . ' de-gasi- fy thewelL .:. v . v -- private land owiwd by the Milton ' .. . y . ; Road. . 1A) higher on the English test, while males scored higher on mathematics and science reasoning. .. Performance in reading was nearly the same for both groups. Other studies conducted by the Utah Office of Education have shown that the enrollment of young women in . .: mathematics and science classes, while lower than that of ; males, is increasing steadily. y. ; is for Y There still clearly room improvement in the num- ber of female students taking higher level mathematics and ; ' science courses, as well as for males to improve in perfor- -' Y mance in English. The difference in favor of female students on the En- . glish test is a continuation of a very long trend and is sup- ported by results from other Utah assessment programs,' ;Y. acrordingtoeduretionoffidals, The English performance differences demand strong efforts to improve the scores of males in English at all grade ; ; But company plans to have and trailers parked behind the, the well produce gas to sell on '.levels.;',. np one could get the open market gate so that ' The Aug. 15 report of the ACT indicates that nearly half new a contract v Approved through. d of college-bounstudents throughout the nation have scores There was a brief dispute be- -. with the state area aging agency tweenTbpolovceand Dolinski at with an increase of $7,493. the meeting as to how many ye- -. ..After the contract was ap- hicles them were. But Dolinski proved, Vilo Bowman, represcores tbm indicate they are not ready for college-levwork, said he has some personal senting the agency, highlighted' Y The average nation ACT corrqxisite kxre showed steady the number of meals the organi- there. . ; gains from 1992 to 1997, when it rose front 20.6 to the. My big problem is that if T za&mixxjyidedforfoeagingand " current level of 21. within ; ; Y..Y ins and leave that open to just anyone shut the county. even 12 has dedinedin not It years, though the number I have water on the area to keep ; We sewed a total of 74,015 . it green,' someone will, drive meals last year," pointed out ' of students taking the admissions and placement and place- -. ment exam has grown by nearly 30 percent during this pethrough arid make ruts in the Bowman to the county commis: v riod, .; ;V ;.;. .; ' school road. That makes U vety hard to sion. Of those, 4162 were take the the When number who seniors of high to the residences of dKse mow and keep the weedsdown, d students exam the .' of .entrance expands, pool said Dolinski. ; people. '. becomes more heterogeneous, said ACT president Rich-- .' In a move the commission But the commissioners were ' ard Ferguson. YY , v;. YY Y:; w ' Y .... very specifidabout what the lease has been exploring for quite a Wc are likely adding students from' across awideraca-- : while, the lawmakers decided to providesfor. ; .... , demic range than in pervious years including some students ; The lease indicates that you have a new 911 system installed who might not have considered going to college in the past. provide aobtsson the leased land at the local diatch center. In this fight, the fact hat the average ACT score has either , -' is saidcomfor these properties, The existing 911 system or stayed steady over the past decade is quite posi-- .. missioner Mike Mikwich. That antiquated and when it breaks ' grown the ACT president. :Y , Y added tive, is a county road and it needs to down is very hard to get parts for ' indicate inflation, " grade averages grade Reported be open to these people. to repair. point d - continued the ACT release, graduate in the The contract to install and I think we should be able to ; GPAs class 2001 over of the past several reported frigher work this out, said commis keep this new equipment tip is is academic achievement in not This trend years. paralleled with be Lets said sioner Krompel. Quest for $145,000, good as reflected by ACT scores, which have remained steady Pero.' to and each other, neighbors y for the last five years, suggesting possible grade inflation, ' The money to Coyer the ex-- ; work this out so that when Jerry ' The average GPA has increased in each of the past five years, we the water on to has this property propenditures related rising from 3,14 (on a scale) in 1996 fo 3.22 curdont drive through it. ' gram will come out of 911 fundi v ' Y.Y, . rently. The commission voted to . The board of cominission-The grade inflation suggested by these figures points amend the lease so that nothing ers reviewed a policy on replac- out theimportance of an objective, standardized measure can block the gate from being ing broken sidewalks, curbs and academic of achievement such as the ACT Assessment .lt accessed by those who want to gutters that the officials had dear that a student who receives an A in algebra may ' . drafted by Dave Lavanger of the use the roadway.. know more or less than another student receiving an A in In other actions, the Carbon building and zoning department, in another school, or. even in another classroom. ..algebra decided ... The lawmakers commissioners: to Colleges need an objective means tp determine how well ? Voted to approve a zoning make a few changes to the reso-- '. course work; ex- -. prepared a student is for college-levchange, for Mike, and Linda 'lutioii and have it redrafted for ."v 1 ; plainedFerguson. Y.Y Y Ballards property in the Circle the next county commission has The evidence of not.; grade inflation, however, K subdivision. meeting,'. changed the fact that students who earn higher grades in. The Ballards wanted to have sThe commission made the. school tend to perform better on academic achievement . ; a piece of property near their decision be begin accepting ar' : ; exams such as the ACT assessment. vy home changed from industrial to chitectural bids for the new road Graduating seniors reporting a grade point average of. residential. shops buildingonAirport Road or higher earned an average composite score of 24.1 on . 33 how will use conditional cost a sec to to much it Approved the construct.' years ACT registering well above the national ' permit for the J.M. Huber Com v y.. '; build The county clerk opened an evaporation pany to The best preparation for college and for taking the ACT scaJes mile a bids bout west a a the for of set sealed of for pond .. continues to be the same.. Thking a challenging series of State Road 191 and Emma Park thelandfilL ' , ; core .: Courses tn high school, and Studying bard, Said Road junction. The bids were for $36,200 Y, Y'.1'. Ferguson. Y Y :.v' The pond will replace the from Waytronics of Sandy, in which more ; is Mathematics most area the notable company's earlier plans to build $40331 fromlniibanksof South ; advance coursework translates into better preparation for a somewhat smallerpond closer; Jordan, $28389 ftom Advanced irollege sind therefore higher ACT scores, said Ferguson. Of. to the road. Salt Weighing Systems Lake, who take more years and higher levels ofmath "Students -. elimiThe commission also $39,480 from DandG Scale of ' nated the old permit that was West Vhlley City and $42,675 : tend to earn significantly higher scores than those who do ' not" ; Y:v-Y .,.Y Y .awarded for the previous plan fromUtah Scale Cciffer. also results The core the traditional that course. , suggest earlier in the summer. The commission decided to of Algebra I, Algebra If and geometry may not be enough have Ray Hanson, coimty roads .for a student Who wishes to have his or her choice of col- - ; supervisor, review the bids be-- .. leges. Students who added trigonometry and at least one fore taking aion. other advanced math course scored significantly above the The county clerk also ; national average, .Y opened bids for the stationary One information of found in the ACT daU is striking piece landfor the countys that the test scores of minority students who take a core fill. curriculum are significantly higher than those of The bids were for $33,650: - other minority students who take less than core. from Rocky Mountain Welding Y :. Therfifferenoes again illustrate the importance of good edu-- . and Fabrication, $106,750 from Vcation planning during the middle school and high school Underground Services and Hycourses. years so that students take appropriate college-pre- p draulics of Price, $33,705 from These differences reflect the realities of our society and . . Recycle Systems, $37,060 from ; did differences in resources, school districts, teachers and cur-- v Seabright West, $45,654.50 ricula, conduced Ferguson. Wh encourage, educators, from Services, Inc. of policymakers and parents to use this infbnnation to bring about Hol-and from $41,664 ; Murray chan andimplanent integrated systems for guiding the eduland Equipment of Salt Lake.' , ... cational development of ourchildren. The commission also decided to have Hanson review the bids. : ; . clerk-audito- . ' This year, we dont need to usCit because we can get to the bottom part ofour property from our other access. But that will change next year when we plant those fields, said Tbpolovec when she addressed the commisv;: J sion. ; Someday, we may want to do something with that property and we just dont warn tp lose that , access, continued the Spring Glen resident. Y Tbpolovec told the commis-- : sioners that Dolinski had cars areas, County lawmaker had comments ' No one residing in any of the about the issue. Even with this extra levy ,the ..'incorporated areas in Carbon County will have to pay the niur tax level is still 26 percent to less than js allowed by nicipal fund assessment, law, calculated Commissioner. Y. During an unrelated discus-- '. sion, the commission dealt with Bill Krompcl. Y issue that was brought up at an is this bn Our burden ... thing much less than Seyier and Em-- , the countys last meeting by 'Approved a conditional use permit for Marc Tbmadakis to construct a steel building at the SITLA Industrial Park off Ridge ' ; . . . :: . el : : . . -- , ed v. ' ACT-teste- . . . : ; UEl'j . ; . . ACT-teste- . . . . V . int ;. ; ;' . - T;-- . : rtVv V : ' - Vv- I J - . st :C . . l . v.'-- j - ;. : . Sv V el t . - . . ; . . . . if i f- ; - f . . . - aver-Y4ge-- ; Wliether you're traveling for businessor pleasure, there's one thing you'll definitely want to pack-- ! VISA Platinum cant, With a wealth of travd emergency services, ft mak any trip more enjoyable . 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