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Show I pTA meeting was not place for leeway propoganda most absurdly fallacious I nave ever heard. reasonings Finally, it was inferreed that I was not a "concerned parent" because I wasn't following the pattern that was obviously the in- tent of the debacle. Prior to this occasion I was undecided on the leeway issue, but since have asked questions, read, and have come to several conclusions, (none of which do I believe, qualify me to become an "unconcerned parent".) It all boils down to this in my mind. Before any change (such as passage of this leeway) there must be an irrefutable need established for that change, and then it should be shown that the suggested change is the best possible solution to the problem. These are the burdens that must be shouldered by the proponents of the leeway. The need stated by Mr. Graham, the purported iniator of the leeway petition, is that our children are going without text-books and supplies, and that teachers are forced by cir-cumstances to buy supplies out of their own pockets. If true, this is an apalling situation since these expenditures represent those items that are at the very core of our children's educational processes. I would suggest- that if this is the situation, then the administrators of Alpine School District have very poor judgement in prioritizing the spending of our money we have already given them stewardship over. If we still are fielding football. teams, but can't afford pencils, then we don't need a leeway, we need to fire some people. Of course, maybe the stated n eed is an outright falsehood. If that's the case then I feel we need to call for a criminal investigation into those perpetrating such a fraud against the people of this area. Before an evaluation as to whether this leeway would be the best possible solution, there has to be a proven problem. To date this has not been done. Certainly, Mr. Graham's insulting "suggestions" that if this leeway isn't passed our children very well may wind up in prison, ,the economy will take a downturn, unemployment will skyrocket,, and foodstamps use will bulge "just doesns't hack it! !" If there is irrefutable evidence of a need then show it to us while there is time to evaluate the second question. . . Is this leeway the best possible solution? Until then, I'm keeping my wallet closed. We'd be foolish not to.. L. Clark Lehi, Utah J EdilQr night I attended "Back V hS Night" at my children's to VrV school. I went to meet ' lem teachers, to learn what I Kdo to assist them, and to see if 00 were any new programs at the therei fhis year. ever, ins'ead of the expected a we were shown a photo Mentation Prepared by a Mr. Ray on the upcoming leeway After the presentation the ,ole nts to Pusn tne "Pcommg ' Z continued. Finally, after 'fl.,30 minutes I pointed out that had come for a different purpose ed would appreciate getting on Ifelt used by being trapped in a tive audience situation by our Z being used by y Les without any warning. We Irt futhermore subjected, by Mr. Yarn's "arguments", to the Review - Wednesday, September 17, 1986 - Page 3 Homes built for polygamy torn down By EFFIE ADAMS Last week bull dozers and cranes demolished the William Wadley homes in Manila. The homes had brought many memories to those 1,500 William Wadley descendants. The homes at 2300 North on 1st East (Canyon Road) were built by William Wadley for his two polygamous wives, Isabella McKay and Mary Byard, in the early 1880's. They were built with the soft rock from William's quarry in the hills east of his home. The durable, comfortable soft rock is in the structure of many other old homes in Pleasant Grove and Manila. William came to Pleasant Grove in 1872 after being released from a very difficult ten-ye- mission in the St. George area. He had come from England in 1853 as an expert orchardman and an experienced coal miner. He was raised on his father's farm in Newent, England, but because of hard times there had spent seven years in Merthry Tydfil, Wales, mining coal. On arrival in Utah he had built a home and planted an orchard in Salt Lake, then moved to Ogden where he again built a home, planted orchards, and cultivated a farm. He was called from there to the Cotton Mission in Dixie in 1862. In this mission he helped in the settlement of Washington, Dameron Valley, Beaver Dams, and Pine VAlley. He experienced great difficulties there, along with other settlers, of floods, drouts and malaria. When William came to Pleasant Grove he knew this was going to be his final move - that this would be his home for his remaining years. The first years were spent in make-shift dwellings, first in a dug-ou- t, then in a wagon box, then in tents, then in a small home with a lean-to- . His final homes, built when he had reached a degree of affluency that enabled him to build substantial fine homes for his wives and two families, wer the homes that were demolished last week.; They represented the success of his backbreaking plantings of the acres of orchards and vineyards; of his prospecting the entire area of Mahogany mountain and surrounding hills in his search for coal, and his discovery of the black clay with which the furnaces of many smelters were lined. They represented the profit from his 300 hives of bees which produced honey sold all over the state . They represented the profit from his cement business which turned out caps for Pleasant Grove's cemetery graves and pipe, and m any other building p roducts. They also represented the harmony of polygamous living which many early families experienced - two families living without contention or discord. There are mulberry trees in the area - the reminder of an early use of the attic of the larger home which was the home of Isabella. She was called to raise silk worms. Under the auspices of the General Board of the Relief Society, and developing the idea of Brigham Young, the sisters in various wards were asked to raise silk worms in order to help Zion become self sufficient in all th ings, including the making of silk. The most desirable food for silk worms was the leaves of mulberry trees, and Brigham imported starts which grew prodigiously and were distributed in the various places where the worm project was ac-cepted. William planted trees for his wife's venture. The silk business lasted only a few years, but the mulberry trees continue to grow. There is still one tree which Alex Wadley claims is on the original root planted by William. Others are seedlings and shoots which grow irritatingly profuse. In later years, the homes have had different owners and occupants. At one time, when they were standing vacant although rented, the large home was used as a source of bootleg brew during prohibition times. After authorities made a raid and the barrels of makings were emptied from the upstairs windows, the entire neighborhood smelted like a See Wadley Homes page 12 ; District needs funds to provide proper education is an attitude about .overnment that has become I Liar in the last five years that to be getting out of hand. jjjj, is the "tighten your belt" at- - '"Jj.js great for a time to trim diet, get our government ,1(igUre" back into shape. However His dieting can go too far, weakening our government, our schools, and even the economy. This attitude can even become akin to mnnrexia. The situation of Alpine School District is a good example of this. Five years ago the district had a fairly trim budget by comparison with others. Then the fat cutting started. At first this streamlined the program and caused some needed changes. But, as Alpine now has become the least funded district in the leat funded state in the nation, it seems hard to believe that crying "tighten your belt" is going to solve any problems. I think the dieting fad has gone too far - here anyway. (The federal government still has a lot to cut out.) The voted leeway election that is coming up would be one way patrons could give some much needed financial nutrients to a district that has already gone beyond the point of lean and trim. We need to think about our state too. We already have one of the most efficient state governments in the nation. Let's be careful about pushing the diet fad too far. Just because Washington needs to cut spending doesn't necessarily mean this would be wise for us, here in Utah, now. Let's make sure we give our government entities a balanced diet, of course avoiding fats, and vote this fall for legislators who aren't anorexic. And, since a well supported and respected school district helps to improve property values, let's vote yes in that Leeway election. - David N. Cox Poor leadership the problem. Vote against leeway Editor: Vote against the Sept. 23 school district leeway tax. The state will have a tax increase next spring then they go back into session and il the Sept. 23 tax increase on our property tax is voted in, property tan will double. 4 7 fliis last year a number of families almost lost their homes because they were unable to pay K their property tax. There are better lf rays of raising money. People who rent will have their rent increased as property tax goes up. Senior citizens on fixed incomes have to struggle to make ends meet. I know a lady who has to borrow the money each year to pay her property tax and then pay the loan back during the year with interest? Is that fair? They keep coming back and back for money on property tax. It's because they take the easy way. Each time it must be voted down. There is a waste in the school system. Have them get it under control. It's like Pres. Reagan said, they have plenty of money, let's look to better control. Teachers make a good salary when you figure they only work ninth months in a year. What other occupation works nine months in a year. It is said the Utah school teachers are underpaid compared to the rest of the nation. Since Utah ranks 48th in annual income in the 50 states, os is every other occupation in Utah compared to other states. The people in Utah rank 12th in being taxed and 48th in income. Somewhere there has been poor leadership. Everyone needs to get our and vote no on Sept. 23. Raby Ficklin Lehi Children greatest resource. Support leeway vote Our children are our greatest resource. We cannot wait until the test scores fall and we lose the quality we now have. Our entire community benefits from youth. Please vote yes on Sept. 23. --Forbes Elementary PTA Board Editor: m Are you an advocate for the children of our community? If so, M you will want to mark Tuesday, Sept. 23, on your calendar. That is 1Hf the date for the Alpine School "f; District voted leeway election. A tr-- vital decision will be made con- -' teming our children. Please consider these facts: 1, Alpine District spends the least per pupil each year in the nation. (Alpine spends;$1887 per child, the lowest in Utah. Utah's average of f k 8182 is the lowest of the 50 states. ) 2. Alpine District has the largest , average class size in Utah. lanfi 3. Shortages of basic essentials such as textbooks, paper, lab equipment and other supplies are commonplace in the district. Despite these alarming con-ditions, Alpine's test scores are consistently above average. Why? Consider these positive factors: 1. We have a good community with strong family values. ' 2. We have good teachers.: , 3. We have good schools that are producing high test scores ef-ficiently with low funding. But we have to face a dilemma. We are poor in tax resources yet rich in children. After careful study of this voted leeway, we urge you to vote YES because: 1. The money will be spent only on textbooks, supplies, equipment, maintenance of existing buildings and teachers aids for exceptionally large classes. These are our most critical needs. 2. It will enable us to get more money from the state. ($727,000,. more each year.). . . .. ' ; 3. It will require only a small tax ,1 increase. (The average homeowner will pay less than $3.25 per month in property taxes! Does your family spend more than that on videos or icecream?) " : 2 ii ii & liii & ii it a n a o a"j TAXPAYERS IN ALPINE SCHOOL DISTRICT! HIGHER PROPERTY TAXES TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 Property taxes are already too high. Alpine The tax is not limited to homes. This tax f School district property taxes are already . boost will also apply to cars, trucks, boats, among the highest in the state. Only ten of the airplanes, recreational vehicles, farm ' n forty school districts in Utah have a higher equipment, business machinery, factories property tax rate. Statewide, the average and commercial buildings, school tax on an $80,000 home is $383. The - Cf Alpine School district tax on the same home There ls no grantee that the will is $405. if the voted leeway is approved the money Alpine tax will jump to $443, or 16 more than be Used for the Specified purposes. There the state average. is nothing in the law to prevent all of these ' new funds from going for salary increases. The Governor, Legislature, and both major 10 O political parties have already promised a 23 of Utah's 40 School districts provide massive tax increase for schools next year. excellent educational programs without this Why should we give Alpine Schools two tax voted leeway property tax. Alpine Schools O increases? should follow their example. c Current economic conditions do not favor O . . . . Our kids will get a good education without nigner taxes. Many people are unemployed. .. ... Small business is tne tax nike- - The state basic scho1 suffering. Property tax Program m r. delinquencies are up. U.S. Steel is closed and guarantees every school district the same " may not reopen. Alpine District should be number of dollars per Weighted Pupil Unit cutting taxes, not increasing them. regardless of student growth or size of the tax base. In addition, Alpine District gets a M The leeway tax increase is not Offset by disproportionately large share of other state and federal money. This guarantees that v reductions in Other areas. When Provo and Aipine school District will never be Ogden School Districts recently passed voted substandard in the money it needs to educate leeway elections, they agreed to lower other our s levies by economizing in areas u of their budgets. Because there was no net tax increase, voters approved the leeway tax. Taxpayers are asked to Sacrifice while school J f Alpine School District has not agreed to administrators continue to receive huge reduce its other levies. Passage of the leeway salary increases by changing their titles and would result in a large net tax increase. claiming special allowances. When are they "v ' going to sacrifice? The tax increase could become permanent. The increase is not a short-ter- tax to meet V. O temporary needs. It is not a bond election to Passage Of the leeway tax Would be pay for school buildings. After the ten years, counterproductive. Much-neede- d changes in the school district will ask voters to our school system will be delayed if we '' O the tax. Once approved, there continue to pump additional money into a will likely be no end to the tax increase. system that refuses to correct itself. y Leeway supporters are counting on a low voter turnout to enable a few special c, interests to force this tax increase on all of us. They have refused to place the issue on the regular November ballot and are spending thousands of dollars 0 of school funds for a special election. YOUR ABSENCE AT THE POLLS IS A VOTE FOR HIGHER TAXES! Paid by Utah County Members of the Utah Taxpayers Association 1 J", - ', J'. J , , ,t w ... I.- - ', .IM. ?A t 1... . .1. .1. ?A 2 ...1 fori lgLjJM ' 3oz.lnsulated fftffe j i 'fflTrf ' Coveralls TMKW ,1. K , 1 Jj)J) 4ljfS ! yfk i 4 oz. 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