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Show I 7 expires 0132137 '. HOflG & SONS BOOKBINDERY, INC. R 127 RAILROAD STREET ' SPRINGPORT MI 498' Vol. 8, No. 39 Wednesday, October 1, 1986 50 cents a single copy ' Voters say 4No' to leeway ) North county voters outweigh Orem to defeat tax I School "The people initiated the election and the voters have spoken. We will abide by their decision. The needs (of the district) were real. They were not fabricated and they still exist." Although the trend was set early in the evening, officials expressed surprise and pleasure at the number of voters who turned out at the polls. Twice as many residents voted this time than did when the district asked for a 3 mill leeway increase in May of 1985. Then only 13 percent of the voters ,ers in the Alpine nslrict gave a resounding "no" to "Woners asking for a property tax : lo increase funds for the school Let last week. , N'early 28 percent of district ;dents went to the polls in the 24 election. The unofficial tabulation of votes jioiied 7,461 "no" votes and 5,675 ves"cast. ; '"We have just seen democracy in An," Dr. Richard R. Sudweeks, eari) chairman, said as he watched Ihe vote totals posted. cast their ballot. The leeway was defeated then too. Citizens began working to obtain necessary names for the vote petition immediately after. Tuesday, 27.52 percent of the 47,735 registered voters voiced their opinion on the issue, which would have given members of the district board of education the power to raise taxes by up to four mills for a period and would have made the district eligible for state equalization funds -- - funds they don't now receive. m r :m I H i I li jl , ' Str mm ! It - : " i ; ' 'V If approved, the funds were specifically d for text-books, equipment, building main-tenance and teacher aides. District officials noted the voted leeway passed by a narrow margin in the Orem area --- about 400 votes -- but it wasn't enough to make up for the negative lead in the northern county. Dr. Sudweeks said it was gratifying to see "that there was a much higher voter turn out this year than last, but still there are three people who stayed home for every one that voted." He said the district will "make do with what we have. We already spend less per child than any district in the state but will try to do what we can with the resources available. "The opponents of this election have assured us that the governor and state legislature will raise taxes. We will be interested to see if they can deliver on that promise. "I think as a result of the democratic process that the citizens of the district are better informed of the needs of the schools, and that is a positive result. "Our kids are getting a good education - but not as good as it ought to be if we were really com-mitted," Dr. Sudweeks said. "Apparently people feel their taxes are too high," said Dr. Clark L. Cox, district superintendent. "We'll just have to continue to tighten our belts and operate with the funds we have." Looking at the percentages of the vote, he said he didn't feel the senior citizen vote -- - blamed for the defeat of the 1985 leeway vote - played a big part in the outcome of this election, but rather that citizens were saying property taxes are too high. He also felt the depressed v economy in- - the area because of the presenl situation at USX's Geneva Works and feeder industries af-fected affected by the work stoppage played a big part in the vote result. "With our depressed economy in Utah County, people are very concerned about the tenuousness of the employment situation, par-ticularly Geneva Steel and its long-rang- e effects," he said. Alpine District Clerk-Treasur- er Charles Lloyd accepts ballot count from election judge Tuesday night as Leeway votes are tallied. - y District by District Election Results Alpine School District Leeway Vote 100 Pleasant Grove and Lindon so Voter Turnout 29.3 80 Against 75n ? 70 Against Against Against 60 H i rf W M 50 I J j t For For I 43 For E j 40 39 35 II m m :v::: I m xS 30 M I j For m I W ii '25 :& . ill $ 20 . m m ) m I Lindon PI. Grove PI. Grove , PI. Grove f (1,2,3,4) (2,3,7,9,11,13) (1,12,14) (4,5,6,8,10) Lindon Elem. Grovecrest Manila Elem. Valley View "People just don't know what to expect." Officials said although they were disappointed in the vote, they were pleased with the high-rat- e of voter turnout. "Interest generated by the media and by the various Public In-volvement Councils, PTA's, and other groups showed up at the polls," Dr.Gox said: He said he felt there was a lot more conlroversary in the 1985 leeway election. "This year's campaign hasn't been a negative one. Lots more people have known about it (than the last election). The leeway is believed the first time in the district - if not the state -- when parents themselves initiated a vote to raise property taxes for district schools. Members of the district's Public Involvement Council started a petition shortly after the last leeway failed and collected enough signatures to have the issue put on the ballot. The petition stipulated how ihe money raised would be used and f :r . how long it could. lie assessed. C. Ray Graham, chairman of the PIC and leader of the leeway campaign, said if he had it to do over again, he would do it. "There is a certain amount of satisfaction in knowing I did what I could do. I thought there would be enough people who were concerned about their children that they would vote for it," he said. Police investigate cross burned in seminary lawn Pleasant Grove Police are in- - vestigating the burning of a cross in lawn of the Seminary Building at !E.200SouthonSept. 19. Officer Cody Cullimore said that a woden cross had been wrapped in a "Mimable fabric, set on fire and wd on the lawn. The case is still "" investigation. Willis Frederick, 1097 E. wvecreek, reported that someone punched holes in the side of his 6"age and kicked holes in the door the garage. The damage was set 0O. There are suspects in the r case. Det. Sgt. Steve Frampton is looking for a suspect who shoplifted sandwiches valued at $4.80 from Mr. G's on Sept. 19. The male adult got away on a motorcycle before store employees could stop him. A witness reported the theft to store em-ployees. A woman was arrested Monday on a felony warrant for welfare fraud. She was located at her mother's home in Pleasant Grove. She will be extradited to California. The arrest was made by Officer Cody Cullimore and Sgt. Mike Blackhurst. A Salt Lake couple was arrested Friday night after an alarm went off inside Mikes Fuel Stop in Lindon. The couple is suspected of taking coins from a coin air machine. According to Det. Steve Frampton, the couple are suspected of being involved in other coin machine thefts. A male was arrested Saturday for Public Intoxication. He was arrested at 200 E. State Rd. by Officer Jay Thornton. d--y. T I I - C' s 1 Two were killed when Alpine School District bus slammed into this passenger car at 1600 North in Orem. The driver of the car apparently disregarded a red light and drove into the path of the bus. Couple dies in auto, bus collision An Orem couple died Friday at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center in Provo after their auto was involved in a collision with a school bus Thursday morning. A third vehicle was also involved in the collision, according to Gerald Nielsen, Orem police spokesman. Nielsen identified the victims as David O. Jenkins, 82, and his wife, Adra, 81, both of 55 East 1600 North, Orem. The accident occurred at 8:57 Sept. 25 at the intersection of 1600 North and State street. Nielsen said an empty Alpine School District bus driven by Blake Penrod, 35, Pleasant Grove, was northbound on State Street when the westbound vehicle, driven by Jenkins apparently disregarded the red light at 1600 North, and was struck broadside by the bus. The bus was knocked sideways into a northbound vehicle driven Doug Forsyth, 42, Orem. He and his nine-yea- r old son escaped injury. Mr. Penrod was also uninjured. Investigation of the accident is under the direction of Orem Police Sgt. Fran Fillmore. Pleasant Grove Police officers and ambulance were cifiied to the scene to assist and as back-up- . Moss named state Supt. of instruction - t!rntJameS R- Moss member of f in id HUse of Representatives easant Grve Lindon area and Associate Professor of Church Jory and Doctrine at BYU, has "appointed by the Utah State s ra of Education as State stru tnn ndent of Public In duti !v Dr- Moss w'n beSin his November 1, 1986. BernarrS. , present State Superin- - reiir' has announced his , JJ"" December 31, 1986. Comm e Superintendent Search ' Wsa Was comPrised of DarLp t R- Nelson, Chairman; funk a Hutcnison; Ruth Hardy ntemh! Dr' M- Richard Maxfield, fts the State Board. ScienCp0,ss received his Bachelor of from ree in Political Science th His University of Utah in 1966. degree c oral of Jurisprudence the ias received in 1969 fnm I I'niversity Sch01 at stanford f 0rem- - Dr- Moss and seven elle Ridd Moss- - nave "dren. Dr. Moss has been Dr. James R. Moss member of several an active education-relate- d commissions and committees, both as a legislator and See Moss page 3 Lindon landfill to change zones The Lindon City Council will meet in regular session at 7 p.m. Wed-nesday, Oct. 1, in the Council Room at the Lindon City Hall, 383 W. 300 North. The first item on the agenda will be the adoption of Ordinance 145 which is the zone change for the landfill. Alan Reed will discuss the billboard ordinance next and Charmaine Childs will report on the Earthquake Conference at 8 p.m. The City Administrator will give his report, followed by the Mayor's report and the individual coun-cilme- n reports. Action on narrowing Main Street will also be taken during the meeting. An open session is allowed at the conclusion of the meeting for public input. The public is invited to attend the meeting. PG sets public hearings Pleasant Grove City Council will meet in regular session on Tuesday, Oct. 7, at 7 p.m. in the Council Chambers at 70 S. 100 East. The public is invited to attend. At 7:15 the council will hold a public hearing on the proposed change in the State Retirement Fund. The city employees are especially invited to be in at-tendance. A public hearing for amending Il-ia of the Land Development Code will be held at 8 p.m. Other matters from Planning and Zoning will be the Circle K business and beer license and conditional use requests. - The Ardie Adams roadway will be discussed at 8:30 p.m. and the preliminary design for the library will be shown at 9:30 p.m. |
