| Show Governor's message brings statements bp Gordon Harms I Cliff N. As we review the Biennial Budget message of Governor George D. Clyde delivered to a Joint convention of the Senate and we don't want to appear too There were parts of his message we can applaud and agree but by the same token there were phases of his message we arc of the opinion he fell short as he set up direction for the 1963 Legislature to As Senator Bruce Jenkins said- appreciate his We applaud his We disagree with his These are times which call for Our statements CLIFF Clyde went a little farther for education than was generally I wonder if he went far enough to take care of the needs of general education on the local district level as it pertains to the the teacher and the building Also I question he went as far as needed relating to Higher Education on the post-high school argument against a proposed state-wide bonding proposal for needed buildings was rather weak This issue has the blessings of the Salt Lake Chamber of who most certainly can't be classified as exponents of free Sooner or later we must face up to this I If bonding Is bad for Utah why has it been the program for decades in school to get water school when a idea the Governor suggests was not possible and most unrealistic HIS OPENING State of State message Clyde suggested an idea to reimburse counties and the state for the tactics of the Fish and Game Commission He proposed a as nothing was said in his budget message a- bout this one And I don't propose to let this one ride with the giving the impression he was against an increase in property the Governor in his message Wednesday advocates a 2 9 mill levy increase against I'm sure this will not be popular with AM AT A LOSS to see how our chief executive can justify a 10 to 20 tax on soft drinks His lc per bottle tax will create a tremendous hardship on bottlers of soft drinks such as the firm that operates in our This is most unpopular among both Democrats and all of the governor's proposals were objectionable to I was glad to see he recognized a need for at least in the Utah Water and Power Board This will help areas like Duchesne County further enhance their water storage I CAN GO ALONG with the proposal to ask out-of-state students in our institutions of higher learning to pay a higher tuition fee for the advantages they along with our own kids in I endorse the hike in the cigarette tax to 60 per pack and the extension of corporation franchise tax to business GORDON HARMSTON has done a good job in analyzing the Governors message and I certainly endorse his The at least on the Democratic was rather incensed over the proposed increase of mills in the uniform school Wc recognize that the property tax is the chief revenue producer for our local Governmental needs and any further encroachment by the State in this area is a real hardship ALSO FELT the Nuisance Tax on pop was high ly discriminatory and should not be enacted into FELT THE SCHOOL problem as far as M. O. funds was given more help than I had real hardships still exist in our building needs in particular areas and in our post high school's particularly the University of |
