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Show &'t r' Sl . V Ti' jiWMP v C JKaH - ,lib - ' n -- ,1 v, v' , 6Sun.News. Wed.. Sept, .21. 1988 save money; will affect Utah's budget Tax initiatives will Many Ulahns signed a petition to place on the ballot three initiative proposals this fall: A. The People's Spending and Limitation Amendment would cap property taxes at .75 percent of fair market value on residential property and 1 percent on all other property. It will limit state and local government growth. B. The Peoples Tax Reduction Act would roll back sales, cigarette, gasoline and income taxes to In effect that their 1986 levels. would do away with the $ 165 million tax increase imposed in 1987. C. The Family Choice in Education Act gives a state income tax credit to parents whose children attend private schools. If these Initiatives are passed the by people in the upcoming November Election, the Initiatives' opponents say that drastic cuts will have to be made in Social Services, police departments, school districts, and other areas. They say that Section A. which would cap residential property taxes at 34 of 1 percent of fair market value, and 1 percent of other property, would mean an $185 million loss in the first year alone (according to the State Tax Commission). Section B. would repeal the income, gas, sales and cigarette tax increases passed last year by the Utah Legislature. This translates into a first year loss of $141 million in revenues. Section C. The Family Choice in Education Act would give a tax credit to families with children enrolled in private or home schools, a potential loss of $3.7 million in State revenue. Total first year loss to the state would be $330 million. Some say that Utah can absorb the $330 million loss without harming vital services. They say that Utahs government and education systems are full of employees who are underworked and over paid. Those against the Initiatives Utahns continue to have that say large families. More children per family than any other state in the Utah also has a record Union. number of Senior Citizens who need the Social Services programs which now serve them, and which would have to be drastically cut if the Initiatives pass. Opponents of the Initiatives that Utahs biggestresource is its say children. They need a good education to provide the state with a large, educated labor force for the future. The first class of the 2000 century is now in school. There are 20,000 registered high school Seniors in -- Ringling Bros. Barnum & vehicles Bailey Circus Off-highw- ay must be registered will SAYS UTAH DIVISION OF PARKS The Utah Division of Parks and Recreation encourages all owners of off highway vehicles (OHVs to register their machines. In addition to assisting the public with rescues, information and education, state park rangers have been enforcing the OHV registration law and other law pertaining to the use of OHVs. Division of Parks and Recreation Director, Jerry Miller says We are not here just to enforce the law but also to give search and rescue assistance and inform and education the public. The Division will step up effort to assist OHV riders and enforce these laws. Road blocks will be set up in conjunction with Wildlife Resources for the hunting season, as Utah, and 36,000 first graders nearly twice as many - who will be looking for jobs when the new century arrives. Those in favor of the passage, say that between $80 and $185 million in property taxes would be cut statewide They say that budget cuts in the various organizations are being exaggerated. The Utah Taxpayers Association says that the people are getting the mistaken notion that budgets will be cut by 13 or more, said Jack A. Olsen, UTA spokesman. When UTA requested the Tax Commission to compare tax cuts with total spending. Tax Commission officials told us they dealt only with tax issues, not budget issues, Olsen claimed. If the Tax Commission deals only with tax issues, Olson asked, why then have they issued figures claiming that 10,000or lOpercentof the state and local governments 100,000 employees would be out of work if the initiatives are approved by voters? Olson said it is ridiculous to assume that 10 percent of the workers would be fired when budgets are being cut an average of only 3.8 percent if all the initiatives pass. well as on trails and in OHV riding areas throughout the state. Besides having OHVs currently registered with the State, care should be taken that OHVs are in good working order and have proper Off highway safety equipment. vehicle registration can be obtained through he Motor Vehicle Division in your county. Registration fee is $12. Two dollars of the registration fee is used to fund the OHV Education program, and $10 funds the developmentof aciliSties, trails, and administering the OHV program. They suggest that before entering an area, recreationists check with administering agencies to ensure the area is open to OHV use. perform The ever present element of danger adds an extra burst of excitement to many of the acts in the 1 1 8 th Edition of Ringling Bros, and Barnum & Bailey Circus which opens Wednesday, September 21, at the Salt Palace Arena for 1 1 dazzling performances, through Monday Sept 26. Tickets may be purchased at the box office or any Smith Tix location. Group discounts are also available. We just you have questions about snowmobiles or ATVs, call: If The Utah Division of Parks and Recreation Off Highway Vehicle Advisory Council was created by the Utah Legislature in 1971 as part of the Recreation Vehicle Act Joined the best in 57 1 -- 122 1 ; BLM, Reed Stalder, 524-313All Terrain Vehicle Users, Off Linda VanWyck, Joe users, highway motorcycle Linza, Randy Carrico, off highway vehicle dealers, 566-328Mark Lott, Off highway veU.S. Forest hicle safety, Service, Cliff Blake, Member at large, Ted Thornton, 7; 262-616- 572-351- 3; 5; 5; The OHV council has members representing the Bureau of Land Management; the U.S. Forest Service; snowmobile, motorcycle, ATV and four wheel drive vehicle usage; off highway vehicle dealers; off highway vehicle safety; and members at large. If you have questions or comments contact any of the following: Snowmobile - Craig Cazier, 964-220- 0; 625-517- 0; 530-711- 0. If you are interested in donatlabor or equipment or working ing with public agencies to improve or establish OHV riding areas, please contact the appropriate land managing agency. TWO COURSES SET IN THIS AREA Training courses for OHV users are set The Utah Division of Parks and Recreation is offering the Off Highway Vehicle Education course off highway motorcycles and for vehicle (ATV) operators. Classes will be offered the first of October. The 1987 Utah Legislature passed a law requiring all off highway motorcycles on public lands or roads in Utah. At this time 102 students have been certified through the Know Before you Go! course. There are now 32 instructors statewide. An additional 83 people have applied to become volunteer instructors. The ATV education course is taught in two modules. THe first is preride classroom module. It covers environmental awareness, preride and prcstart checks. Utah off highway vehicle laws and rules, proper safety equipment etc. The second module consists of hands on skills training for three and four wheel ATVs. Each module lasts about 5 hours. Certification fe is $10. Payment of the fee also entitles students to attend classes to be certified on in snow- mobiles. In the Central Utah area, contact Larry Mullins, OHV Training Specialist, 373-221- 6; Southern Utah, Neal Lein, OHV Training Specialist, 527-471All students must be at least 8 years old and meet the following requirements: A parent or legal guardian must attend the first hour of the Preridc Module and all of the skill module. 5. Students must bring the machine to the range. It size proper is proper size if the student can straddle the machine with a slight bend to the knees while feet are on the footrests. 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