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Show UINTAH BASIN STANDARD. November 8. Back tax appaala continue to drain Duchaano County oafhre. Concern over appeals filed recently by a handftil of oil companieo on property taxea aaaeaaed in 1992 and 1993 prompted county commissioner! to hold a phone conference with Utah Aeaodation of Countiea attorney, Bill Petere. County conuniaaianar Lany Roee told Petere the commieaion had the understanding that the county would automatically file an objection with the State Tax Commission requesting an order to show cause on all tax rebates sought by oil companies after the 1992 enactment of the Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) method of assessing propert- . continue to refund tax money collected and spent years aget "At this time unless we have something solid to challenge the Discounted Cash Flow we Ye pretty well stuck with the 1992 and 1993 evaluations coming out now." The firm of Pritchard and Abbott hired by Duchesne and several other oil producing counties studied the DCF method and concluded there was "no basil for mounting a challenge that can be defended," aid Paters. He said the 1992 and 1993 tax appeals should have been included in earlier repayment mandates ent to the county, but weren't for y- The DCF method significantly lowered the amount of property taxee owed on state aaaeaaed prop-erty held by ofl companies. The new method was adopted after studies dwwed afi companies had been unfairly taxed under the state's previous taxing method. That finding opened the door for oil companies, utilities and airlines to seek the return of a portion of their back property taxes already paid ROOSiVELT. UMI . Commissioners requested that Petere keep a does eye on all new appeals being submitted to the By H. Wayne Ouerson, W.S.U. county. "Its difficult for ue since they continually keep coming in. Many Utah residents living in Thens 18,000 here.-n- o one of urban and suburban environments all them is a knockout, theyYe just ' in some ways can be envious of a conetant drain on our tax value. their counterparts in rural parte of Keep checking them and flag ue if the atate. Duchesne look out of order," any Does anyone living away from County Attorney Herb Gillespie the Wasatch Front loee deep over told Petere. drive-b- y ahootings? It is true that Commissioners have criticised crimes in most rural areas of major for the Tax Commieaian in the past the state occur leee frequently. But tax forward to the appeals failing not by a great deal-m- ay be one-thion to the county in a timely man on leee, average. ner. But urbaneuburban reaidenta need not be real envious because for every murder in Utah there are five to six traffic deaths every year, And, some rural countiea have rear east paseengire will eliminate . moat of the problem of serious injury. 1 was apprehended a ehort time later after police received complaints that the man waa creating disturbances at the Sony Nag and Zion's Bank. According to Roosevelt City Polios Cpl. Steve Hooley, Rodney Uncaaam, 46, Ft Duchesne, waa taken to the UBMC by the Bureau of Indian Affairs police far detoxification treatments when ha apparently Such a belt uee law, aa haa been enacted in at least ten other etatee and many other countries, would have the potential to nearly double safety belt uee in Utah. This law, juet like any other, has the ability to remind, teach and instruct all of us to changt our habits for tha better. Safoty belt usa would become the social even a moral imperative-ju- st ae hae happened in rite case of cigarette smoke. It provide a good mtdi or backup for those parents who might acquieece to whining children about norm-perh- aps nd-han- d Jdaleo f1 urban-suburb- walked out Hooley said it appears Uncaaam obtained a bottle of Lyaol after leaving the hospital, became intoxicated and caused problems at the restaurant and the bank. Uncaaam waa cited for being drunk and disorderly and public intoxication and then released to the custody of the BIA police. seriously injured). In 1993, 803 people died in motor vehicle crashes in Utah. According to police crash reports about 96 percent of tha deaths of 233 vehicle occupanta ware related to a single factor. Safety officials estimate that ae many as 114 of those deaths could have been tha "drunk driver," the reckless and tha spesder before bothering the nice, average, good driver who imply forgets or chooses not to buckle up? According to figuree released by the Utah Highway Safety office, of the 269 traffic deaths in 1992, exceeeive epeed contributed to about 83 percent, alcohol contributed to approximately 25 percent, while failure to use a safety belt was evident in 198 (again, 96 percent) of the 206 deathe where a safety belt waa available. A mandatory, primary offense, safety belt law and an aggressive, enforcement program are needed now. Comments or questions are invited and may be addressed to: H. Wayne Overaon, Department of Criminal Justice, Weber State University, 3750 Harrieon Blvd., Ogden, UT 84408. Duchesne Glass V J f i i ,0l' 'I -- M b) !V;I Get Storm Doors , 71 v 7 I -- Hb North Highway 87 & Ducheene 738-59- 56 Windows Early prevented if ell of them had been budded in a safety bait of child restraint device. Coneidaring those deaths elone, at an average cost to eodety of about $720,000 ouch, the 114 unnecessary fatalities cost ue over $82 million. Of course, universal safety belt uas could also save hugs amounts of insurance premiums and taxes by preventing mnjar injuries and eomatimM lifetime Or HJintaii Basin . Sftsmcffl&nrdl disabilities. THERES NO SUCH You'll be thankful for Chester Fried Chicken . . . This is no turkey of a deal. Chester Fried Bam Box is just the d MstwfeallvuuliwMi.tantiwUdth tats in fatal and serious injury traffic craihee par thousand resi- bait use. You may be thinking that these dents. The highest ranking five coun- priorities are backward. Shouldn't ties in fatal and earioue injury the law and tha police be going after traffic crashes in 1992 were Millard, Grand, Juab, Rich and Daggett The four counties of the Wasatch Front collectively rank about in the middle. Statiaticslly, when calculated on the beeie of miles travelled, highway users in Utah countiea without freeways era killed at about 1.67 times tiie rate of highway mere in counties. In rural countiea of Utah having freeways, a highway user ie about 2.01 times as likety to be killed (or very A patient at the Uintah Basin Medical Center (UBMC) made a quick getaway last Wednesday, but ICsThnolslsGdihiif Chats Fried CMdm belt-cauee- Do we need a mandatory, primary offense safoty belt law? Yea, we do. rd . 8iL 71171 Page 9 seat belt law? Rural areas could benefit Police catch escapee1 under protest. Peters told commissioners that in hie professional Judgement the county had no recourse but to LCLA one reason. 1994-- In spite of tha fact that Utah haa had a mandatory safety belt use law on the books for several years, treat you'll come back for again and again during the LUCK. GOOD OF Utah dtiuni lag behind meet of hectic Holiday season that begins this rponthl the UJ3. in usage rotes at about BO Know the werrung sipns. Early " percent Ueage rates in rural areas 1 of tbs state are well below that Nationwide, an average, 66 percent 380 S. 200 EL, 722-44of vehicle occupants an budded. American Heart The Best Chlckea VUaa Leading states have belt use Association You'll Ever Com Beck Fori percentages approaching 85 and 90 ' V INK, NlWm FINN MNsHmI percent. The Utah legislature hae eeen to it that Utah motorists have little to fear in the way of enforcement with regard to not budding up. Tha 1 lilt 1l IHIMI K IttBMBMiilHa police are banned from stopping and dting drivers for this oflfonee alone, toy stop must be made for ' earns other violation before a bait dtation can be issued, except in the case of email children, of course. The other reason for little enforcement ii that tha fins, by law cannot exceed $10. By pladng these impedimenta in the law tha legislature has done all it can to stop enforcement. 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