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Show Thursday, November 27, 1980 Uintah Basin Standard 3 Utah 1980 property taxes Roosevelt Utah taxpayers will dole out an estimated $372,224,000 in total property taxes this year, claims the Utah Taxpayers Association, a statewide tax watchdog organization. "This is a nine percent, or $303 million, increase over the $341.4 million billed at this time last year, said UTA. Property taxes are now the second largest money producer in the state, only state and local sales taxes bring in more. Total sale tax collections were $398 million last year," said Jack of the Olson, Executive tax association. Vice-preside- Most treasurers county have already mailed tax notices for 1980, and according to state law, these taxes must be paid on or before November 80." UTA this analysts computed years total property tax burden by using mill levy rates that were set last August and assessed valuations as they are reported by the State Tax . Commission. The 1980 average overall levy is 6780 mills, or $6780 in property taxes for each $1,000 of assessed valuation. On a $60,000 home assessed at 20 use of a variety of drug paraphernalia. Olsen said that investigations have involved children as young as fourth grade. looks on as Olsen explains the origin and DUCHESNE SCHOOL DISTRICT At the Duchesne County Commission meeting of Nov. 18, the following was transacted: Dry Gulch Pipe Lynn Winterton, Dry Gulch Irrigation Company, requested and received for that company to put a foot pipe for a feeder canal to the Brown's Draw Reservoir, under the county road in the northwest quarter of Sec. 6, T. 1 S., R. 2 W., USM. A $200 utility bond is to be posted and the irrigation company will be responsible for restoration of the road and all maintenance for a period of one year. The work is to be under the supervision of the county engineer. Lynn also repented that one corner of a wodden bridge over the canal near the Altamont rodeo grounds is low and needs to be raised to enable water to flow through readily. This will be reported to the road supervisor. Forest Service and County ' Sign Agreement G. William Sims, Forest Ranger of Roosevelt, presented copies of Public and a cooperative agreeLaw ment between the Forest Service and 92-3- 2 for the county which provides payment to personnel designated by the sheriff to perform specified supervisory work for the forest. He explained that this arrangement has. been working with satisfactorily services being rendered by the Search and Rescue group, and payment for time and mileage being made to the Duchesne and Roosevelt units. The question of responsibility in the event of accident or suit was raised. Sims stated he felt these individuals would come under Forest Service torte liability, but he will do some investigations and report back. The contract and agreement were approved and signed. Suadanee West Discussed Ernie Haupt Uintah Basin Health District, Jerry Allred, Colin Neal and Ezio Valentini discussed amendment No. 2 to Sundance West, Unit C, in parts of Sec. 15, 21, 22, 27 and 88, T.2S., RAW, and in particular, the requirements being asked by Haupt for thirty perculation holes on the one thousand acre subdivision, which he felt was not unreasonable. Allred presented a report of percolation testing done by Ralph Ohm, independent engineer. Discussion followed and it was the feeling that Haupt should to the make his recommendation county commissioners who would then make the decision as to whether or not a subdivision should be approved. The matter was taken under advisement with the developers requesting an early decision so they will know how to proceed. Collection Road Tax Discussed as Weil as Mytoa Fire Department Gerry I vie, Myton Mayor, requested that the county turn to the city the collector road tax on that portion of Hwy. 40 which formerly went through Myton and is now designated as a collector road. This will be discussed and Ivie notified of the decision. Ivie asked if there is any money available to help Myton fire department to enable their engine to draw water from a ditch. He stated there is a pump on the engine but no one knows how to operate. It was recommended that he find out how to operate the pump on the unit and determine whether a draught pump is needed. Rock Removal Gerald and Christy Leavitt and Barbara Kendall discussed a road going into Roosevelt Heights subdivision northwest of the Roosevelt airport, and asked that the county annex the road into its system and give the group permission to remove a huge rock which is jutting out into the roadway. The rock causes a narrowing of the road, making a blind turn, and the school bus will not go to the subdivision to pick up students until the rock is removed. Christy will check in the recorder's office to if this is a county determine right-of-wa-y and if it is not, permission to remove it must be obtained from the property owner. Mrs. Kendall reported some work was done on the Pole Line Road, but.jmorp .should: be done, including cutting borrow ditches along the sides of the road to permit drainage from the roadway. Sundance West Problem Resolved Uintah Basin Health Department Budget Discussed Ernie Haupt reported he had just consulted with Gerald Leavitt, building inspector, and he had agreed to require water and drainfield approval from the health department before he issues a building permit. This should resolve the problem with Sundance West Subdivision. The 1981 budget submitted for the Uintah Basin Health District was discussed and Haupt explained his justification for the increases contained therein, stating the salaries were based on the State Merit System rates. He has not submitted his revenue budget, but promised to send it to the clerk immediately. He stated there will be additional grant funds available and he has projected a 12s percent increase in the participation of the counties. He was asked to get approval from the other county health district board and check back to the commission. Dispute Solved County Attorney Dennis L. Draney recommended the county settle the claim with Adrian Wright, rather than proceeding with a court case. After discussion, Wright's offer to settle the dispute on the pit from which the county has been producing gravel by ceasing its crushing operation there, graveling the road to Wrights place, and smoothing up the pit area, was approved. We thought you should know... dM.SMSSi kNpl put hy pri Double-Edge- S1S,S7S wfcta m jwv repair toep wMt dot Mwifay to to JmhmI eC AntricM r Whtf's tht point? The pohu is, this b jut ok of tha may circumstances htlpmi to push tha coil of imiraac bejmnd the teach of many. You cm help by calkins o your ncihbon and IHcndi, writing your in (ovemment and contacting your (nmraacc commJuioncr. Or, by talkins to us. irpmnlitivn Than maybe you wont just blama your intunnee company and your agent. Tha more people who understand the problem, the better prepared we'll iQ be to work out the solutions. Central Utah Insurance Agency Next To 722-507- 1st Security 2 representing . d Tax Cut The U.S. Chamber of Commerce believes it is possible now to give individual taxpayers and business tax reductions of $25 to $35 billion without refueling inflation. It depends on how the tax cuts are plowed back into the economy. Says Edwin S. Cohen, chairman of the Chamber taxation committee: structures tax reduction need not be inflationary if it encourages savings and investment, which in turn, lead to higher productive capacity and increase the supply of goods and services. When such tax reductions cause the supProperly supply-oriente- d ply of goods and services THE TRAVELERS to grow more rapidly than the money supply,' the change is actually deflationary." $32. school million, districts will or almost 60 charge $217 percent of the total $372 million of taxes. Last year they charged $200 million. School property taxes have increased from $98 million in the r period since 1970, or 121 percent. Cities and towns will collect and spend 11.6 percent of total property taxes charged, or $43,193,000. Municipal property taxes have gone up 112 percent since 1970, said UTA. County government is responsible for $77,237,000 or 20 percent of all property tax collections this year. County property tax collections hive increased 165 percent in the short period since 1970. "1980 special district property taxes are the fastest growing, said Olson. districts will "Special charge $34840,000 this year. In 1970 they charged $6,747840. The ten-yeincrease amounts to 412 percent Special districts include sewer, water, library, special service areas and county cemetery districts. ten-yea- The Utah Department of Transportation has dosed three more roads to popular summer recreation areas for the winter season. Signs advising motorists of the closures have been posted at the following locations: SR-3- 9 Monte Cristo Road, from above the Big Horn Ranch (MP 38) to near the access to Bird: Creek Reservoir (MP 61). SR-3- 5 Wolf Creek Pass, from end of pavement at Woodland to the North Fork of the Duchesne River. SR-9- 2 Alpine Loop, in American Fork Canyon, from Mutual Dell to Aspen Grove. Roads already closed for the winter season are: 0 Mirror Lake Road, from the snowmobile parking lot six miles above Kama to the Bear River Service Station near the Wyoming state line. SR-6East Canyon Road, from Salt n County line (MP 7) northerly to the junction with SR-6-6 An afternoon "joy ride" on Nov. 18, resulted in the arrest of three juvenile males. According to Roosevelt Police Detective Kim Olsen, the arrests were made when the three were brought in by relatives of the stolen car's owner, Alice Giles, Roosevelt The relatives had followed the vehicle until it came to a dead end near Neola. Police were tipped off by the victim's sister who apparently gave police poor directions. Two RPD units and two from the Ute Tribal Police had sealed off an area near Randlett when in reality the stolen vehicle was heading toward the Uintahs. The car, a 1974 Olds, was recovered at about 4:45 p.m. Damage to the vehicle included extensive damage to the undercarriage, including four broken shock absorbers and bent and broken cooling system parts. Vehicle contents, including some Christmas packages, were also lost A preliminary estimate of damage and property loss was set at $350. All three juveniles were charged with' auto theft. The incident waa investigated by Detective Olsen and . SR-15- 5 Lake-Morga- (MP 18). Brighton to junction with SR-22-4 at Bonanza Fiat. 3 Beaver Canyon, from ML Holly Junction (17 miles east of Beaver) to west city limits of Junction SR-15- on US-8- 9. UDOT routinely doses these roads each winter soon after the deer hunt when dedining traffic volumes do not warrant snow removal. All maintenance work is discontinued until spring. Burglary solved by RPD Five juvenile males have been arrested in connection with the Nov. 17 burglary of Superior Tire, Roosevelt Four of the five were charged with burglary. The fifth juvenile was charged with auto theft. The arrests SR66 From junction with SR-6the East Canyon Road, westerly to East Canyon culminated an investigation by RPD juncion with SR-80State Park Road. Detective Sgt Wayne Embleton. 0 From its junction with Taken in the burglary were some 3 in Midway via Cascade Springs $1,400 in cash and checks and a and Snake Creek to the Wasatch company truck. Of the $799 in cash Mountain State Park. taken, only $208 was recovered. 4 From Wasatch Mountain According to Sgt Embleton, three State Park via Pine Creek to junction of the five arrested were released to at their parents custody. Two of the with Guardsmans Pass (SR-152-) Bonanza Flat, 'and on to1 Park City! t:i juveniles were turned over1 to the1 SR-15Guardsmans Piss, from juvenile facility at Springville. 5, 6, SR-22- SR-11- Officer Tom Reynolds. A loose connection was blamed for last Saturday's power outage to the Roosevelt business district According Moon Lake Electric Assistant Line Superintendent Gene Gurr, the looee connection shorted and burned down a main feeder line located north in the gulch near Third North and Main Street Power to most of the city along Main to about Third East was out for approximately one hour. The outage was reported at about 2:80 p.m. Workman spliced the conductor and returned the line to the pole, repairing the loose connection. Inconvenience was the major result to the city's business district Many stores were forced to use battery-powere- d calculators or even hand figuring to check out customers during to the black-o- ut Raving's Continued from page 1 which may fall within the limit Protect them from what? Perhaps the rule protects them from being bombarded with microwaves. At any rate, we were afraid that this area would not receive the broadcast roads for winter season arrested i to Utah's forty UDOT closes additional Joy-ride- rs Cancer Answerline amounts blacked-ou- t ar percent, this year's tax would amount to $814. The 1979 average tax rate IT'S A WHAT? "It's a bong," says Detective Kim Olsen. , Detective Jeff Stagg the same avenge home. Therefore, this year's total average property tax increase was 65.14 mills, or $782 on Steve informed me that he had had a conversation with the Carbon County (Price) Attorney. Upon finding that the NCAA carries no force of law, the Carbon County Attorney told Mr. Brown that his county translator was not going to turn off the broadcast Steve told the man that since the translator waa not owned by KTVX, it waa out of Channel 4'a jurisdiction. What's good for them must be good for us, we thought so we set about finding out what was going to happen here. County Commissioner Rulon Anderton indicated that he had every intention of viewing the game, but that we should contact Joe LeBeau, who transoperates the County-owne- d lator on Tabby Mtn. By the time we were able to reach his home, his wife informed us that he was at Blue Mountain to turn off the signal which is sent to Vernal and environs. Mrs. LeBeau indicated that Tabby Mtn. is within the 120 mile radius, but that Blue Mtn. was not She said that the Uintah County Attorney had advised that Blue Mtn. should not transmit the game since the NCAA had set the limit Sorry about that VernaL Really, those who missed seeing the game live on TV didn't miss much. Unless, of course, you happen to be a BYU fan and also watching enjoy humiliating massacres. SR-22- t.4 The American Society is supporting its use in clinical trials against four types of cancer. Question: Ive been smoking two packs of cigarettes a day for the past 20 years. Now, I'd really like to give them up. If I do kick the habit, will I lessen my chances of getting lung cancer? Anaweriine: Yes, if the smoking stop you damage to your lungs will begin to repair almost immediately, provided you have no disease present. Mortality rates from lung cancer decrease in a ratio roughly proportionate to the number of years since an individual stops smoking. In fact, after 10 years of not smoking, your lungs should be completely . "f 2 Cancer back to normal Another incentive for you to kick the habit is that when you do atop smoking, you'll probably feel much better in general. Any symptoms you may have such as chronic cough, sinus congestion, fatigue, or shortness of breath, will disappear. Giving up cigarettes is one of the best things you can do for yourself, but for many people it isnt easy. If you do find yourself having difficulties trying to quit, contact your American Cancer Society. 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