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Show UTAH PRESS ASSN 467 E 300 S SALT LAKE CITY Volume Eureka, Utah 84628 Eighty-thre- e Federal expenditures in Juab payments, and $474,000 for defense contracts. County declined by $30,038,000, or -- percent, during 1986. This was reported by Utah Foundation, the private tax research organization, in their regular annual analysis of federal spending in Utah counties. According to the Foundation study, federal outlays in Juab County last year totaled $11,105,000. This compares with federal spending of $41,143,000 during fiscal 1985. The 1986 federal expenditures in Juab County were equal to $1,988 per capita, or 26.4 percent of the personal income of the county. The 1986 federal spending included $350,000 by the Defeense Department, $961,000 for grant awards, $6,176,000 73.0 for retirement and disability power plant near Delta, Utah, was dedicated June 84111 19, 1987 institutions, (2) federal salary and wage payments, (3) disbursements Foundation analysts point out that for social security, federal employee federal spending is having a varied retirement and disability programs, economic impact on Utahs 29 (4) other payments and benefits to counties. Federal outlays last year individuals, (5) procurement conranged from less than $3.4 million in tracts, and (6) miscellaneous Piute and Rich Counties to nearly federal outlays. Not included in this $1.9 billion in Salt Lake County. Per summary are federal expenditures capita federal expenditures ranged that for one reason or another could from $1,058 per person in Emery not be allocated to a particular state County to a high of $21,257 in Box and-o- r county. Elder County. When related to The study shows that Defense total federal personal income, Department expenditures in Utah 10.7 to was of last year totaled nearly $1.7 billion. spending percent equal in income Summit County More than 95 percent of this defense personal and 177 percent in Box Elder County. spending was concentrated in the Federal expenditures include (1) following five counties: Davis grant awards to state and local County - $717 million, Salt Lake governments, individuals and other County - $539 million, Tooele County The Intermountain Power Project, a 1600 megawatt coal-fire- d non- June UT Number 25 30 - $186 million, Weber County million, and Box Elder County million. While federal programs, and industry. When an employer (such as the federal government) pays no taxes, its employees can become a net financial liability to the state and the community, because the cost of governmental services provided for education, highways, health, etc. to the employee and his family may be considerably greater that the direct taxes paid. Thus, the excess cost of such services must be borne by other taxpayers through higher taxes. In some instances, however, the federal government does make payments in lieu of taxes to help offset part of this cost. - $103 - $74 ac- tivities, and spending can have a stimulating effect on payrolls and local economies, they also can create some financing problems for state and local governments. Previous Foundation studies have shown that only about one-hal- f of the cost of state and local services provided for the typical family in Utah is covered by the direct state and local taxes paid by that family. The other half of the cost is borne by taxes which are paid by business IPP dedication successful Ten thousand people turned out Choir. The Construction Worker Housing Saturday, June 13, at the Project site to celebrate the dedication of the Complex was the location for the to Intermountain Power Project Dedication. Work began mid-Ma- y of some build a and California and Utah stage (IPP). landscape and the leaders celebration. the ballfield the for dignitaries, Project Mormon Tabernacle Choir parFollowing the ceremony were of the Project, a barbecue in tours the program. ticipated This day is not only to mark the luncheon, and performances by completion of IPP, but to also say several entertainment groups. The thank you to the many talented afternoons festivities also included individuals.. who ..worked on the clowns, magicians, dedication gifts, according to W. Boyd and balloons. Project, IPA Board Chairman Reece Christensen, General Manager of Intermountain Power Agency Nielsen said that the success of IPP can be attributed to the work (IPA). The Dedication ceremony produced by the skillful managers, featured Utah Governor Norman H. competent engineers, and hardBangerter, Senator Orrin G. Hatch, working employees. Combine all and Millard County Commissioner these efforts with the wonderful Michael Styler. Boyd Christensen cooperation we received from the and Reece D. Nielsen represented people in Delta and Millard County, the Intermountain Power Agency. and its easy to see why IPP is Speakers from California included considered one of the most sucPaul H. Lane, General Manager of cessful construction projects of the Los Angeles Department of Water decade. IPP employed over 10,000 conand Power (LADWP), and James H. Anthony, IPP Project Director, struction craftsmen and was LADWP. The dedicatory prayer was completed ahead of schedule and given by President Thomas S. under budget. The Project will serve Monson. The ceremony also over five million people in Utah and featured the Mormon Tabernacle California. 13, 1987. Joe Bernini retires after 37 years and a half After thirty-seve- n of Police, Chief years as Eurekas to chosen Joseph A. Bernini has retire at the end of this month. Joe as he is fondly called, was appointed as Eureka City Marshal in February, 1950, by Mayor Maynard Since that time he has served in that position for seven mayors: Maynard Cronin, Charles Ferris, Curtis Butler, Wayne Cook, Cronin. lone Ryan, Fred Garbett and present Mayor Theodore C. Haynes. During his years with Eureka City, he has not only served as chief of Police but in many other capacities... as street supervisor; with the sanitation and water departments; and in various other city related areas. For his many years of dedicated service to Eureka City, Joe will be honored at an open house, hosted by Mayor Haynes and Councilmen: Tim Hannifin, Evans Long, Jay Evans, June McNulty and Ron Bray, on Saturday, June 27th, from 7 4-- The Intermountain Power Project uses ap- proximately 4.4 million tones of coal annually. The p.m., at the Memorial Building in Eureka. All friends and relatives are attend. Project, located near Delta, Utah, serves over five cordially invited tonot be sent. will Invitations million people in Utah and California. Joe Bernini |