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Engineers for the Utah Department of Transportation are exploring ways to eliminate waste of old existing asphalt pavement through a new recycling process. And they seem to be having some success, rasising hopes for savings of taxpayers’ money as well as road materials in years to come. CENTER LINE, UDOT’s monthly publication, notes that since… Continue reading Asphalt Road Recycling

The long-debated Kaiparowits power project faces another time of decision with Interior Secretary Thomas Kleppe reported due for a pronouncement some time this mdnth. Kleppe yielded Thursday to a request by Gov. Calvin L. Hampton, members of Utah’s congressional delegation and others to come west to inspect the Kaiparowits site before deciding. He is expected… Continue reading Time of Decision

There might be some comfort to salvage in the FBI’s crime report for the first half of 1976 in that there were 12 per cent fewer murders. 10 per cent fewer robberies, and assault and rape cases took a 1 per cent downtrend. But an ll per cent increase in the “larceny-theft” category tended to… Continue reading Evaluating New Crime Report

It’s all yours, Mr. and Mrs. Utah Voter. The long campaign is about over. Tomorrow it will be your move – at the ballot box. Polls will be open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. We hope balloting will be heavy. Those who say ”there’s no choice” or find some otl1er alibi for not voting are… Continue reading Voters: It’s Up to You Now

Utah County property valuation notices will start going out from the treasurer’s office this week – and it appears owners generally had better brace themselves for sizable assessed valuation increases. Increased assessments will translate themselves into higher taxes, the extent depending to some extent upon how well taxing units control tax levies, set annually about… Continue reading Property Valuation Hikes

Proposition No. 1 entitled “Elections and Suffrage Article Revision” obviously is the least controversial of the special propositions to be decided by Utah voters in the Nov. 2 election. Its principal effect would be to amend now-obsolete sections of the Utah Constitution to bring them into conformity with current federal constitutional requirements regarding age minimums,… Continue reading Updating Obsolete Sections

The interstate highways systems marks its 20th anniversary this month. In those two decades, the system has been a good public servant. We’ve enjoyed its benefits here in Utah…as have citizens across the country. A total of 42,500 miles of interstate roads has been projected. But only 37,597 miles of routes are open to traffic.… Continue reading 20-Year Anniversary

The three counties (Utah. Wasatch and Summit) encompassed in the Mountainland Association of Governments face a tremendous challenge in preparing for unprecedented growth in the years ahead. This becomes especially evident in reading the “Planning for the future in Mountainland” supplement distributed as part of last Tuesday’s Herald, . Figures presented by Mountainland showed that… Continue reading Population Upsurge Ahead

An informed public, we’ve always felt, is the best insurance for a good and representative decision at the polls. Provo’si public faces a responsibility right now in becoming informed on the issues for the school leeway tax election scheduled April B. One challenge is the short time remaining before the vote. School officials gave the… Continue reading Time to ‘Crum’ for Vote

There’s an important special election in the Nebo School District Tuesday, with citizens of the area voting on a proposed $6 million bond issue for a building program designed to accommodate expected enrollment increases in the years ahead. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the various voting places detailed elsewhere… Continue reading Nebo School Bond Vote