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Show Volume Eighty Eureka, Utah 84628 - June in City Council f Budget Meeting to be June 27 ' A tentative budget was set up at the June meeting of Eureka City Council. A public budget hearing was scheduled on June 27th, at 7 p.m.,at the City Hall. Vernon Jones met with the Council to inquire about water rates. He dans to hook his laundromat up to city water. Coundlmen said they would take the matter under consideration and after a study, will inform him. In other business, the auditors reports was accepted. Water rates were discussed. The Council has to determine a rate that will .cover power and other water costs. , The next meeting of Eureka City Council will be Tuesday, July 10, at. 7:00 p.m. at the City Hall. Juab demos attend state confab Business volume, as measured by local sales tax receipts, declined by 4.1 percent in Juab County last year, according to a study just completed by Utah Foundation, the private tax research organization. The report ' emphasizes, however, that this change does not make allowance for inflation, which amounted to 3.2 percent in 1983. Gross sales volume in Juab County durring 1983 totaled $25,863,000. $26,958,000 1980, This compares with in 1982, and $28,226,000 in $13,957,000 in in 1975, and The study cautions sales that and use taxes however, collected on equipment and material purchases for one or two large construction projects in some of the smaller jurisdictions can sometimes distort sales volume information for the unit. For the state as a whole, sales volume rose by 6.7 percent last zear. After adjusting for inflation, the effective gain was 3.3 percent. This compares with declines of 4.3 percent in 1982, 5.9 percent in 1980, and 0.5 percent in 1979. The only other gain registered during the past four years was in 1981 when adjusted sales volume rose by 3.0 percent. $8,826,000 The 1970. better-than-expect- ed tur- naround in Utah business activity last year has boosted state tax revenues above earlier projections. As a result, it is now expected that Juab County enjoyed a 100 percent the state will conclude the present representation of delegates at the (1983-84-) fiscal year with a surplus Democratic State Convention held in excess of $25 million, according to Friday and Saturday at the. Salt a recent estimate of the state budget Palace. offices. The ten delegates allotted to Juab Foundation analysts point out that County were: County Chairman, - the strength of the business recovery Robert Painter; County was gaining throughout 1983. Gross Grace Bernini; Elgin sales volume during the first quarter Gardner; Max Williams; Anna of 1983 was up only 1.4 percent over Gillespie; Agnes Peterson; Helen the corresponding period of 1962. Ferris; Kerma Jensen; Clark The year-to-yegains rose by 5.5 second Newell; and Donald Eyre, Jr. quarter, by 6.3 percentinthe Accompanying the West Juab percent in the third quarter, and by delegation were Commissioner Joe 12.7 percent in the fourth quarter. Bernini and George Gillespie. This strong growth trend carried Vice-Chairm- an ar 21; 1984 ..Mb Coiwfly over into the early months of 1964. County, on the other hand exGross sales in the first quarter of perienced an 89.0 percent increase in 1984 were approximately 8 business activity last year. This in than the first reflected the activity surrounding percent higher the construction of the Inquarter of 1963. Although a strong turnaround in termountain Power Project (IPP) business activity developed in Utah facility nea'r .Delta in Millard last year, the report emphasizes that County. some areas of the state experienced Total sales volume in Utah during business declines in 1983. For the the 1983 calendar year, as measured most part, these were counties by sales and use tax receipts, where there was a slowdown or amounted to $10.7 billion. This was cutback in energy development The equal to 73.1 percent of personal largest percentage declines took income for the year and was up place in Emery County-46.-7 percent, slightly ' from the 72.7 percent 0 Piute County-33.percent, and recorded during the preceding year. Carbon County-26.- 8 percent. Millard In other words, these percentages 17-1- U iglMres Despite a petition sent to the governor, Utah Department of Transportation officials will still use Mona to detour traffic from to of six while mile section a. Nephi comis freeway bypassing Nephi pleted this summer and UDOT will not make major changes in design of an exit Mona residents learned recently. Monas protest was led by Gaye Kaye, immediated past president of the Mona PTA. In order to gain 1--15 recognition at the state level, Monas outraged citizens circulated petitions. On April 15, the petition to the govewas At rnors office. Governor Mathesons request, Gene hand-deliver- ed Stur-zenegg- er, assistant director of UDOT, and Joel Hall, preconstruction engineer, met with representatives of the community and with county officials 600-reside- nt on April 24. On June 7th, Kaye and County Commission Chairman Joseph 'Bernini, received letters from Governor Scott M. Matheson informing them of the decision of UDOT. Number 25 20 indicate that Utahns were beginning to spend a larger portion of available income on taxable items in 1983 than was the case during 1982. The Foundation report stresses, however, that the business activity figures shown in its analysis are not confined merely to retail sales. In fact, only about 52.8 percent of the reported sales volume during 1963 was for sales made through regular retail channels. Other important-contributionto sales and use tax revenues were made by wholesale, s manufacturing, utility, mining, construction, and service pestles petfoien One concern expressed to both the governor and UDOT was the traffic detouring of southbound new Mona while section the through of is. being connected with the existing section. Mona residents detour and the UDOT is still planwrote Governor ning on this, Matheson. The second great concern of Mona residents didnt fare much better and UDOT determined not to make fear additional traffic will be major changes in the design of a dangerous to children of the com- north Nephi interchange which munity. Two small children were would be used daily by many Mona killed along the highway in two residents. separate incidents several years ago Mona citizens think the 90 degree when the main street of the small connection of the county road from town was the main highway. However, UDOT will still use Mona will be unsafe and unMona main street for a detour necessary. because they consider it the least Matheson says review of the Nephi expensive and quickest method. If traffic cannot use the Mona Interchange still shows traffic detour, it must travel to the South volumes will be double the traffic roadway. Nephi Interchange and then double using the Mona .U-9- 1 bade to Nephi and State Road 132. However, the design of the proposed The UDOT has agreed to encourage connection from Mona will be done the contractor to expedite his con- in such a way, explained the struction of the connection so the governor, that potential traffic detour time is reduced. It is hoped conflicts will be minimized. that this time period would be no Planned channelization will more than two weeks. Contact by he Juab County provide a safe intersection, members of the is channelization The wrote. 1984 hoped Commission (afterfint April 24, meeting) have indicated that the to prevent conflicts when Mona county road could be used for this residents must cut across traffic on the interchange in order to get from Nephi to Mona. 1-- 15 1--15 fees If you did not get your dogs rabies shot or tags - come to the new fire station - Saturday, June 23rd, at 1:00 p.m. Sprayed or Neutered Dogs . . .$1.75' Females Males .5.00 2.50 This is for one-ha- lf year. A budget meeting will be held Wednesday, June 27, 1984, 7:00 p.m., Homansville Mts. in the background. The men are identified as Jackson or at Eureda City Hall. These pictures were donated to the Tintic Historical Society by John The public is invited.-- . Schmitt. The surveyors are probably surveying the Godiva' property. John II. McChrystal and George Byrnes. Photo were taken around 1898. ' |