Show Shall The County Count Seat Be Moved v Would Mean l Greater Financial Savings And More fore Convenience To The People Generally General General- County ly ly Iy County Government Affairs Could be Conducted More Economically Cost of New Co County nty Building Would Be In addition to the great advantage advantage tage to Iron county as a whole of moving the County Seat Scat to Cedar Cedar Ce Ce- dar City from Parowan so as to place the seat of the county government government government govern govern- ment In the center of the county an anthe and d the center of population and business business business busi busi- ness thus creating a greater cont convenience con con- t and financial saving toa to toa toa a large majority of the people of the county It Is pointed out that i there are other Important reasons why the voters should vote Yes on this question on November The ever mooted question of whether or not the County needa needs need s a new county administration building building building build build- ing or not brings forth arguments argument s in favor of the removal of th the e county seat scat rather than against it Although the court house at Parowan Par Par- owin owan may not be in such a condition condition condition condi condi- tion as to require immediate re repair repair repair re- re pair or replacement the fact re remains remains remains re- re mains that it is an old building that it Is rather inconvenient an and d docs does not fill fl the needs need s of this county There are very ver very y few people In the County who will not admit that it will not be many years ears before a new building is absolutely absolutely absolutely ab ab- ab- ab necessary When that time comes whether r it is next year ear or ten years from m now it Is apparent to everyone e that it would be inadvisable t to o build such a building a away way from m the center of population of th the e county away from the geographic c center of the county and away from m that part of the county where 8 80 0 percent of the county business s originates A new county administration n building is rapidly becoming a necessity necessity ne ne- and it seems foolish to t o I postpone the question of Its Us location location location loca loca- tion until the time comes to erect the building This question of where e the County seat is eventually goIng going goIng go- go Ing to be located Is one that has been in the minds of the people for many years and the uncertainty uncertain uncertain- t ty of it has made it impossible fo for r county officers to lay any plans plan s for the future To economically administer administer administer ad ad- minister the affairs of any county y it is necessary to build for the future future fu future fu- fu ture and to outline a long time tune program The situation in Bon on county has made this kind of program program pro pro- program gram and county commissioners commissioners com coin missioners have been forced to ac acon act acton acton t 11 on a year to year basis a pia plan n anyone will admit is costly i and inefficient Since the people of the county woud not want to build a new administration administration administration ad ad- ministration building in Parowan n away from the major part of th the e county's business and thus eliminate eliminate eliminate ate any chance hance of ever bringing the county seat to the biggest percent t 11 of the people but make them go t to o the county seat and since the officers officers officers of of- of- of I cannot proceed with an fut future future fu- fu t ture plans under this set up i it t 11 seems that the logical thing to d do doy o y t is to vote Yes on this question n i t and definitely settle the problem for all aU time i II a The fact that a a. new building i inot is s not need now is 18 not a logical 1 reason wh who wh the county seat d I not be moved now To have th the e question definitely settled would woul d J I mean much toward making definitely definitely lely plans for the future But t to o move it does not necessarily mean mea n that a new building would be necessary necessary sary There are more county offices offices offices of of- of- of 1 maintained in Cedar city a athe atthe at atthe t the present time than there ar arin are e in Parowan The other offices could also be easily maintained here under under un un- der the same set up Thus the argument argument argument ar ar- ar- ar that to move the county seat would mean the immediate construction of a new building is h not based on facts However it is granted that a ne new w building would be the Ideal plan I and it is pointed out that this could be done with very little cos costo costI cost t to the county To have all county I offices located in one b building would I naturally mean greater efficiency It and more economical operation o of f county affairs The saving to th the e I. I county would also be a big item because a a. building housing all th the e I I county offices could be maintained e almost as cheaply as one for th the e few offices now located in Parowan n can be and all the rent paid out for offices In Cedar City could be saved Other savings would be a reduction reduction tion in officers' officers expense traveling g to Parowan from this end of th county because under the present presen t set up two commissioners the th e sheriff the attorney the assessor the W. W P. P A A. A employment ment nt and d welfare officers the tho county agent and all others must travel to Parowan Parowan Parowan Paro Paro- wan to conduct county business where as if the county seat was located in Cedar City the only traveling expense would be for forone forone one county commissioner since the Clerk Treasurer and Recorder would reside in Cedar City There are approximately three Jurors from this end of the county to one from the Parowan end so so that saving in traveling expense for Jurors would be reduced by i two Approximately the same sam e saving IRving on witnesses v and other court business would result The Bank of Southern Utah ts is the county depository thus a saving in the traveling expense for the Treasurer would also result In addition to the saving to the county in the conducting of county county county coun coun- ty business the saving to the individual individual in in- in must be considered A bi big g percent of the population of the county Is located in this end of th the e county and a bigger percent of the business done with the county originates mates in this end and if it the coun- coun seat is moved only a small percent of people will have the burden of f traveling to do county b business siness This would result resu t in a big saving t to th the individual and would be for far the greatest benefit to the greatest t number of people One trip to Parowan on count county y business would cost the average taxpayer from this end of the th e county more than his yearly in increase in- in crease in taxes would be if a ne new w building was erected The bigger the taxpayer the more business h he e I has with the county so the saving g would come to everyone The say sav saying Ing ing to the county would be ous and over a period of pears th the savings to the county and the individual In m in- in would be greater than th the cost of a new building And too ei the cost would last for only to ten n years and the savings would go 0 on n forever If a anew new building is erected i it t will undoubtedly be built as a ta combined City and County building o furnishing administration offices office s for Cedar City as well as Iron Iro n County With the resultant savings saving s of a combined structured such a building would cost t to o making Iron county's share shar e only from to which could make no grea great t Increase in anyone's taxes and with the savings saving s taken into consideration woud be bea bea a sum Indeed The county is in the best financial financial finan finan- cial condition it has been in years year s and its financial standing is among the very best In the state Th The e county's bonded indebtedness is s only and to add say another r to that which Is probably y i more than is s needed does not jus any alarm about the county's county JUS-I JUS s debt and certainly takes away th the e force farce of any argument that to move the county seat would burden th the e people with heavy And now a word to the people o of f Cedar City Cedar City is faced with Uh the ab absolute ab- ab solute necessity of contracting a anew new city building to provide ade quate city offices to provide a Jail to house the fire fighting equipment equip equip- ment and the water works equip equip- ment To combine the city and county building would be a very e economical procedure and would result in much raving caving to the tax tax- payers It would also make a the building one that the city and county could well be proud The following figures have been compiled to show what the actual cost to the taxpayer would be If i Interest and other costs amounted to as much as the original bond or if was paid for interest and cost the cost to the taxpayer to to cover both bath the of the bond and all interest and costs on ona ona a ten year bond would be as follows follows fol fol- lows Iowa On an assessed valuation of the tax per year would on an assessed of the tax would be per year on 1000 per year on 2000 per year and on per year If It the cost to the county was an approximate figure forthe forthe for forthe the county's of the building or what the total cost would be if the job was done as a P P. W W. A A. A project and doubling the amount for Interest and costs etc etc the taxpayers taxpayers taxpayer's tax tax- pa payers payer's bill b would be as follows On assessed valuation 6 Vic per year on per year ear on 1000 CC c per year one 2000 11 per year and on en per year rear |