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Show Davis Meets Air Points On Transit Tax "A small minority may decide the outcome of Davis County's transit proposal on the ballot this fall unless people are encouraged to vote," says County Commissioner Commis-sioner C.E. Moss. "TRANSPORTATION may not be too difficult this year but as fuel goes up we well regret it if the proposal is voted down," said Commissioner Stanley Smoot. A fact sheet printed with county funds and distributed at hearings to the populace who wish to become informed concerning the proposal for bus service through the Utah Transit Authority is unbiased and tells the cons as well as the pros. "But it" is difficult to be unbiased," said Commissioner Com-missioner Stanley Smoot. MORE THAN 200 bus companies have gone out of business this year throughout the nation, including Lakeshore Lines. The liquor funds that are now supporting sup-porting the UTA buses in Davis County will not last beyond the end of the year, according to commissioners. Statistics show that a person with a gross income of $15,000 per year, supporting a family of four, would spend $15 more per year with the proposed percent sales tax hike. "HALF OF this amount is already being spent in neighboring counties as Davis residents do half of their buying out of the county," Commissioner Smoot pointed out. Both Weber and Salt Lake County voters accepted the 14 percent sales tax increase to support transit on last year's ballots, la |