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Show The Summit County Bee Coalville, UT 84017 Friday, April 24, 1987 5A Personal Property Taxes Jump as Tax Commission Employs New Depreciation Schedule The Utah State Tax Commission has produced a new 1987 personal property depredation schedule which county assessors are now using for the valuation and taxation of such items as heavy construction equipment, . 62. taxes the same boat at Heavy trucks and commercial trailers, even if 40 years old. would be carried on the assessor's books at 19 of purchase price and taxed accord- claim is inaccurate data used by the State Tax Commission to motor homes, trucks and other develop the new schedule. types of recreation vehicles. People arc also upset with the Taxpayers across the state are large property tax increases; up in arms because of what they brought about by the plan. One Association member told us that his boat is being assessed at SI 0.000 above the boat's original purchase price. One year property tax in' to 70 creases of from 25 not resulting from the change-aruncommon. Purchase For example, the old plan a travel trailer down to 30 of its purchase price after years. The new timetable stretches the depredation period out to 20 years but ups the residual for a trailer value to 45 purchased back in 1967. After 1967 the trailer would never be assessed at less than S250. Any boat purchased in 1967 would be assessed for tax purof its purchase poses at 52 price. Source: Utah State Tax Commission. The 1986 schedule taxed a boat of its in 1977 at 35 purchased taxes are on based In Lake tax Salt rates Property City new The plan purchase price. district A3. motorcycles, campers, boats, 1987 Property Tax. Impacts Resulting from Tax Commission Depreciation Schedule ingly. Taxpayers arc also upset because thdr personal property notices carry no information on how to appeal higher assessments. Utah law says taxpayers have the same appeal rights for personal property assessments as they do for residential or commercial real property. A State Tax Commission official says, "A disgruntled taxpayer should first try to work out his differences with the county assessor and if this is not possible he should file an appeal with the county auditor, who by law, is the clerk of the county board of equalization.' The accompanying table illustrates how the 1987 tax commission depreciation schedule impacts owners of various types of vehicles for 1986 and 1987. e den-redat- ed 1 1 taxing Three Reservoir Modification Projects Included in Water Board Funding Ash Creek Reservoir Company was authorized $204,000 from the board's Revolving Construction Fund to help pay for modifying the spillway and outlet works of Ash Creek Dam in Washington County. The project will make it possible to increase water storage for more dependable releases to water users. Total estimated project cost is $272,000. Ash Creek Irrigation Company will purchase the Summit County, was authorized $113,000 from the boards Revolving Construction Fund to help pay for repairs at Notch Lake and Fish Lake in the high Uintas. Notch Lake has a minor breach in its dike. An embankment around the outlet works at Fish Lake is leaking. The lakes contain approximately 68 percent of the reservoir companys water supply for 2,700 acres of farmland near Oakley and Peoa. Total estimated cost of the project from the board with project is $150,000. The reservoir annual payments of $15,000 over approximately 14 years. Fish Lake Reservoir Company, interest-fre- e company will purchase the projects from the .board with interest-fre- e payments of $5,600 over approximately 20 years. Other projects authorized funding are sponsored by Cedar Fort Irrigation Company, Utah County; Larson Irrigation Company, Sanpete County; and Horseshoe Irrigation Company, also in Sanpete County. Cedar Fort Irrigation Company was authorized $22,000 from the boards Revolving Construction Fund to help pay for constructing a regulating pond at the head of an irrigation system and modifying a diversion structure. Other funding for the $60,000 project will come from the Soil Conservation Service and the irrigation company. The company will repay board funds by purchasing the project from the board over a period with interest-fre- e annual payments of $2,200. Larson Irrigation Company was authorized $327,000 from the boards Revolving Construction Fund to help pay for a gravity pressurized sprinkle irrigation : 10-ye- ar system. The system includes by George ty. Morley, M.D. Such mottos as "ignorance breest, dimpling, puckering, or a discharge from your nipple. is bliss" and "what you don't know won't hurt you" may sometimes be true, but not with your health. Then, ignor ance is dangerous, not bliss Mammography is a simple, fast procedure. After you dis robe to the waist, each breast is gently pressed between two icces of plastic and an am sent through onto a specially-treate- d plate. Don't rub cream, powder, or deodor ant on the breast area beforehand, since it could obscure the mammogram. ful. Take breast cancer, for instance. Today, the technique called mammo- X-r- ay X-r- ay graphy can detect most breast tumors before they can be felt. Some women fear a mam mogram because of possible findings. But, the earlier a breast cancer is caught, the the chance for cure, doctors. can remove small tumors while leaving the breast intact; The American College of Obstetricians and.' Oynecolo gists recommends that all women, even those without symptoms of breast disease, have a baseline mammogram taken between the ages or 35 and 50. This provides a stan dard.of Comparison for future mammograms. After age 50, you should have periodic mammograms at an interval set by your doctor. If you have a personal or family Some women worry about exposure. While overexposure can increase the radiation Cter history . of breast risk developing breast the board with interest-fre- e annual payments of $18,000 over an period. Horseshoe Canal Company was authorized $368,000 from 18-ye- ar Honor It's alarming to know ihat one in 11 women, and someone dies from it every 13 minutes. But, you have several ways to protect yourself: visit your doctor for an annual checkup, have a mammogram as rccom mended and examine your breasts each month. Most women find their own tumors. ..The odds are in your favor, but if you devcloop. breast cancer, don't let ignorance prevent early detection and breast cancer strikes . care. Students Announced SPRING CLEAN UP- 14-2- 0 - The Junior Prom, held at South Summit High School, Friday evening April 17, was a wonderful success. The decorations and promenade were beautiful, the music excellent. But as always, it was the students and guests that made the dance an event to remember. The girls' dresses were magnificent and the men were wrestled in the 98 pound class this past season where he placed 4th in the State finals. Lynn has wrestled for South Summit for four years and has been a State qualifier three of those four years. This past year Lvnn placed 3rd in State. Congratulations to these two young men and their parents Gary and Vickie Thorntrn of Woodland. The following evening, Saturday, April 18. the younger students, 7th and 8th graders, took advantage of the decorations at the high school and held their own prom. The dress was less formal, but the girls were no less lovely, or the boys less dashing than the older group the night before. Punch and donuts topped off a perfect evening. Teacher to Parent Helping your child succeed Water Conservancy District. Among other actions, the board committed $1,100,000 from its Revolving Construction Fund to a South Creek Water Company project in Washington County and authorized staff investigations by the Utah Division of Water Resources of three new projects. The South Creek Water Company project includes a dam on South Creek. The water company will purchase the project from the board with annual payments over a period, including three percent interest. Ukon Water Company, Box Elder, County, has requested financial assistance to construct a culinary water system to serve residents in East Garland and Fielding. Estimated project cost is $170,000. Fruitland Improvement District, Duchesne County, has requested financial assistance from the board to develop a spring and culinary water distri- button system for the Fruitland area. Estimated project cost is $500,000. Cluff Ward Pipeline Company, Summit County, has improve a culinary water system near Coalville, including a new water storage tank and over a mile of new pipeline. Estimated project cost is $100,000. I7IUK7 "P by Betty Condie President, Utah Education Association Has "being a good speller" become a dying art7 Tele phones have all but rendered letter writing obsolete. What writing is still done is in on creasingly accomplished personal computers equipped with handy spellcheck" pro grams to ferret out and correct misspellings. Still, one measure of an ed ucated person is knowing the difference their, between and they're. there, Spelling instruction has gone through some subtle variations in the last few years. Games and exercises can make spelling instruction fun and effective. Exercises con range from a closed-ey- e centration on the word to continual repetition aloud. An effective word search game is made by filling out sheets of paper with letters spelling words vertically, horizontally, and diagonally forwards or backward. Let your young spellers write their words on black board slates or "magic slates." Children who may be defi cicnt in the visual memory that good spellers rely on can learn by arranging cutout o C1W1771 - in place no later dumpster locstions. Please have everything to be collected than 8:00 a.m. on Monday, May 4th. Once a truck goes through a subdivision or area it wilt not return. Collection may take several days, depending on the amount of p&icipantsJgshwjllbej?jcked-ugaMh- g grade at South Summit and Junior Prom at South Summit High School d: To assist Summit County property owners with Spring dean up and trash removal, the Summit County Road Crew win .cdlect trash and debris not suitable for regular garbage trucks. Old vehides will NOT be hauled away in this dean up. Cdlection will begin May 4, 1987, at 8:00 a.m. All trash to be collected should be placed off the edge roadway where weekly trash is placed for pickup. Those who use dumpsters on a weekly basis may deposit debris at . 1 1 and the Washington County requested financial help to Students on Logan, Utah the winter quarter honor' roll at Utah State University have been announced by Dr. Val R. Christensen, vice president for student services. A studeht must carry 15 or more credit hours and earn a 3.5 or better Grade Point Average to achieve honor roll. Honor students include: Summit County areas Kamas, Michael R. Louder: education; Park City Royce Walker Backman, Wendy Sue Hosen-felHumanities, arts and social sciences. Lynn and Layne Thornton of Woodland have each earned a spot on the 1987 Utah National Wrestling Team. The team was selected from a big group of wrestlers that met April at Sky View High School in Smithfield. The top three wrestlers from each weight group will make up the Utah team going to wrestle in Iowa. July Both Lynn and Layne have been very active in wrestling for many years. Layne is in the 9th 19-ye- 20-ye- ar - cancer, chances are your doctor will recommend .regular mamma grams after age 35 Your ..doctor will also schedule you for a mammo gram if you have any suspt cious symptoms, such as a lump or thick spot on your of cancer, today's equipment delivers such a low dose that the danger' is practically non- existent. Just be sure that the equipment used is modern and gives a total dose for each breast of lets than one rad. about eight miles of pipeline, two regulating ponds and two diversion structures to serve approximately 800 acres of land. Total estimated project cost is $436, 000. Larson Irrigation Company will provide $109,000 toward construction costs. The irrigation company will repay board funds by purchasing the project from the board's Revolving Construction Fund to help pay for installing a gravity pressurized sprinkle irrigation system. Total estimated project cost is $490, 000. The canal company will provide $122,000 to construct the project. The project, expected to increase the canal company's irrigation efficiency and reduce erosion, will include 35,500 feet of pipeline, a regulating pond, and replacement of a section of a canal. The company will repay board funds by purchasing the project from the board over a period with annual interest-free payments of $19,000. To construct and manage the project. the canal company must obtain agreements from the Bureau of Land Management Thorntons Gain Spot on National Team DEARDENrAlDTO cardboard letters or plastic letters to spell words. This boosts their memory through sight and touch. Emblazoning words letter by letter in the mind's eye is an approach many teachers recommend for learning to spell. Many elementary teachers notice that spelling improves significantly when students do their writing on micro computers rather than in longhand. If you don't have a computer, look for other ways to get around the predictable sameness of spelling lists and drills. Focus on repetition because it's clear that the more you bombard kids with the while using-gamsame words to avoid monotony the more effective the memory process becomes. BASEBALL TEAMS Uniforms, Jerseys, Caps. T's LOW PRICES THE SPORTIQUE 829-675- 3 es |