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Show Sun Advocate Price. Utah Tuesday December 17, 2002 7A MCI GOUPt Leavitt explains recommendations tom page 1A) the maintenance projects and of course, roads that were already contracted out But he would de-fprojects that affect many in the state, inducting wok cm thie Price to Interstate 70 projects that have not been started or completed. However, the projects over Ftioe and Spanish Rxk Canyon would not be affected by his proposal. Others affected m the area lr would be SR 191, Qesoent Junc'V I V tion toMoabtandonthesame high' I way, Handing to Moab. IWo ofthe projects he is deferii ring are already at astandstHl be'4 r cause ofcourt oderalMndudes not craly the much publicized Legacy Highway but also the 11400 South interchange and road S' work near Inteistate 15. While many people think that are almost My paid for by roads & gasafine taxes and federal fencfe, the governor says few undeistand the dramatic change that has taken place in the last five yean when it comes to building new roads. Stare 1997, the statehas taken 5 Slbcllian from the general taxfund to build new roads, explained Leavitt This was an unprecedented move that we made to improve die highways. But rawwe need to go back towhere we were, not using diat money for roads, but for other services where it came from. Our roads are dramatically better today than lOyearaegobe-caus- e of aggressive investment by the state. Wfe mustcontinue tobuild die roads currently under cosh stiuction and makttata the rest. But we need to take a pause on new construction untflwe can afferd it Butnot all ofthe money needed can come from die road UsL The other major change he wants to make is to eliminate the l16cent governor was not going after the property tax supports, buthe also said he knewthe opposition to that would be very glut Those revenues would be hard to take away at this juncture, largely because so manywateroompanies and districts u that money asthe bass far their credit fix bonding for bigprojects. It is a strife source of money which diey would otherwise not have and credit would be impas-sU- e to obtain without diem or some other type of steady revenue support But Leavitt did lay out what he thinks should be done in the long run, including eliminating the sales taxfixwater development, to issue transitionbonchtotake care ofcritics projects, to be more selective on which types and kinds of companies and districts money is loaned to for projects, and imple-menew efficiencies and a conservation based funding mechanism fixwater. Utah has the second highest percapkauseofwater and the third lowest price for it, said the governor. I realize the use isafimction ofliving in the second driest desert, but I believe water ought to be treated asamarketoomniocfity.Ws certainly cant defend a lot of the water loans we have given out over dieyeara We need tobe more selective as to why and who we loan money to for projects. peaking to die commodity angle, he pointed out one instance that he sees as an example of the problem. . In 1980 the state lent a Grantsville water company $8.1 million tAnnprcweawater system. At that time, the water was selling for $280 per share. The loan was for around two percent annual ta (Continued er I v s o . , 30-da- year. The original felony level criminal complaint filed against Peterson contained one third degree unlawful posse ssionuse of a controlled substance offense and the class B misdemeanor category drug paraphernalia count. . Wesley Verl Thomgren - the defendant waived the right to trial and entered a guilty plea in an amended criminal case containing a single class A misdemeanor driving under the influence of an intoxicant (DUI) charge. After accepting the guilty plea on the lesser included class A misdemeanor DUI offense, the court sentenced Thomgren to 30 days in jail and ordered the defendant to report to the sheriffs office after serving the incarceration period imposed in connec tion with an unrelated criminal matter in Emery County. The original felony level criminal information filed against Thomgren contained two separate third degree counts, DUI and failure to respond to a law enforcement officers command to stop (evasion), along with two additional class B misdemeanor category charges, interference in an arrest by a law enforcement officer and unlawfully operating a motor vehicle on a denied drivers license. Julie Ann Lee - the defendant appeared at continued proceedings in a felony level criminal complaint containing one first degree kidnapping offense. Pursuant to a negotiated resolution arrangement, Lee waived the right to trial in the felony level case and the defendant entered injo a plea in abeyance on the first degree kidnapping count As conditions for authorizing the plea in abeyance agreement , the district judge directed Lee to cover all court costs stemming from the felony level criminal case, pay an additional $800 fee plus applicable interest and violate no laws throughout the designated term of the agreement Robert Chris Hoggatt - the defendant waived the right to trial and submitted a plea in abeyance agreement in an amended criminal information containing a single class A misdemeanor category attempted workers compensation insurance fraud the sharesfewe increased in value to $2800 per share. I jirtdont think die state should be competing with the amuallyfiorodierstateoqpedituies. fehairetohaveeqpandedre-sourre- s banks fix loans on these projects, he stated The bottom line in the news conference was that Leavitt intended to hold both public and higher education harmless. However he did point out that about $8 million of the money to plug the hole the state has will come fioma contingency fund die school districts have that they use to refund monies that they have to pay out due to property tax challenges around the state eachyear.ThatwiO be about $8 million inthat fend to handle the situations. for water in the state,he said We haw enough developed to meet our needs fra the next 15 jeare and that needs cxigotng finding. The fact is that most people realty dont know how much they pay fra water. I would venture to guess that no one in this room realty has an idea of what they pay. You may see your wat&rbgl, but that isnt the actual oostT , The governor pointbd out that much of the cost of w&r cranes feom unseen places. He said that 14peirert of funding comesfrom property taxes; 23percent from federal taxes, and 59 percent is all that is actually paidbywater rates. The sales taxgenerates onty4per-ceofthe money. This money goes intoarewh-tagfandtiiis used to fond water projects, stated Phil Palmer, Rice River Whter Improvement Districts manager. The salestax between 18 and 20 miffion per year. It is with that and other money that small rural districts are able to fend water projects. Hie governor actually took 10 million the court granted a motion and dismissed the remaining class A misdemeanor category unlawful posse ssionuse of drag paraphernalia charge contained in the felony level criminal complaint fifed against Sandoval. Actions taken In misdemeanor criminal matters In 7th District Court for Carbon County on Dec. 9 before Judge Halliday: Christopher Levi Johnson - the defendant failed to appear for pronouncement of judgment and sentence in two separate misdemeanor category criminal cases. The first misdemeanor criminal information filed against Johnson contained a single class A stalking offense. The second misdemeanor categoiy complaint filed against the defendant contained two additional class A counts, one stalking charge and one protective order violation. Upon Johnsons failure to appear at the previously scheduled sentencing phases in the two misdemeanor category criminal cases, the district judge authorized the issuance of a warrant for the defendants arrest and fixed bail on the warrant at $5, 000. Actions taken in felony criminal matters in 7th District Court for Carbon County on Dec. 12 before Judge Halliday: Dan R Wooden - the defendant appeared at a preliminary hearing in a felony level criminal information containing ope second degree unlawful possessionuse of a controlled substance offense plus four additional misdemeanor category counts. The misdemeanor charges filed against Wooden included one class A unlawful possessionuse of a controlled substance offense, one class A unlawful possessionuse of drug paraphernalia, one clan B unlawfully operating a motor vehicle on a denied drivers license and one class C giving false personal information to a law enforcement officer count. The court granted a motion to strike the enhancements on three of the charges and ruled the evidence presented at the preliminary hearing sufficient to show probable cause the defendant committed all five crimes contained in the lesser included complaint. In conclusion, the district judge held Wooden to answer the following five offences at felony arraignment in the criminal case on the same date, one third degree and one class B misdemeanor categoiy unlawful possessionuse of a controlled substance count, one class B unlawful possessionuse of drug paraphernalia, one class B denied drivers license and one class C false information to a law enforcement officer charge. WANT . As a condition for approving the plea in abeyance agreement on the lesser included class A misdemeanor offense, the court Instructed die defendant to violate no laws during the designated term of the agreement The original felony level criminal complaint filed against Hoggatt contained one' third degree workers compensation insurance fraud offense. Kelly Rae Sandoval - the defendant appeared at continued proceedings in a felony level criminal case containing one second degree unlawful posse ssionuse of a controlled substance count as well as an additional class A misdemeanor category unlawful posse ssionuse of drug paraphernalia charge. Pursuant to a negotiated settlement arrangement in the felony criminal information, Sandoval waived the right to trial and the defendant executed a plea in abeyance agreement on the second degree unlawful possessionuse of a controlled substance offense. As conditions for accepting the plea in abeyance document, the district judge ordered Sandovid to cover all court costs associated with the fekHtylevel complaint, satisfy an additional $750 fee plus applicable interest and violate no laws throughout the .designated term of the agreement. In exchange for the defendants execution of the plea in abeyance agreement on the second degree controlled substance count. JO KEnYOURj PMMRETJTiyEiEDGEf); charge. been making its payments, still owes the original $8.1 million, but in the state and use die money to supplement the tax shortage. This would bring in another 20 million ' Don't let injury stand in your way. When a sports or accident injury tries to keep you out ofyour game, see Lee Nielsen, physical therapist, at Mountain Land Rehabilitation. Lee is the local rehab expert you can trust to provide curing, treatment that will help you recover from any type of injury and get you back to playing and living your best! high-quali- ty LteNialswirPT 140 North CMfarHBsDrim in Met Cal 637-685- Fitness 2 Mountain Land. for an appotatmant Pool Passes available. PHYSICAL THERAPY a KEHAtlLITATION Most insurances accepted lAsk yourdoctorJo refer a Mountain Land therapist! The governor intended to present the same package to legislator on Monday evening. Istnct 69 representative Brad King had not had a chance to see any ofdie details when the Sun Advocate contacted him ori Monday afternoon. Twasjust going to walkout the doortogo to Salt lidoefixthe meeting at 4 pjn. he said on his cell phone. I can better make up my mindwhenlsee in detail what he proposing. ' ' The real fight fcrwhat will nt at gm-erat- Pronouncing judgment in the class A and class B misdemeanor category criminal convictions, the court sentenced Peterson to .30 days in the county jail and fined the defendant $750 plus applicable interest The district judge suspended the imposition of the entire y jaQ term, on condition Peterson satisfies the designated monetary assessment plus applicable interest in full as directed, and placed the defendant on informal probation to the court for one m I s (Continued from page 2A) es L i and he said he wouldnt touch it the state house and senthisyear.But it looks like he wants andtittiristimearound. ate begin their special budget ses- Palmer was pleased that the : v life e Camo - Blaze to the oio, Wilson Competition Entire Stock Table Tennis Table Hunting Clothes At S I mm) 12 Reg. mj Cougar 15 pack 4 Regulation $149.99 Wilson Collegiate Golf Balls HMJSOfl FAMILY DENJM fullest Basketball Family Dentistry& Orthodontics OriMarik- s- bom of New AJtemaffvM M Smt - WZfdbrn Teeth Rtmovaf Canale DaMtty-Gow- A Bridget ns muismc Exam, X-Ra- jBcr g ' ys, Am and Cleaning "Fish Bonz" Columbia Bugaboo (od & Reel Combo Winter Boot 13103' TEETKtSTRAIGHTENING Orthodontic ,hJ;' tmoo Purvey mMt riMK I Im Mai 1 ptwtofiaptii, bain. 1SIN : 25, Mens & Womens. 6'6 Rod & Med. 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