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by WOLF VON IThe center(if the
Lown heart is .he-Tyler.D.4 Toronto, { nIml:tion
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' doing.ihin°s - - -Victorian: -bronze con _ ,if the
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Cities are ate. v v,
[t ev've eo[ aliaii n world. it is not by acc+dc•"•t
i get, - - Eectiort.: -showing a,y u u n It it because Taranto closely U
to perched high on a cot- -; lan-
l.alamazoo. 1t has done wan t �mn, soctnkling water on a ai co �rdinated land use [ a
ser.; Eot that cit al- ui with transportation
grateful :popularc. ;the S W i n g b
.:They've-.put � ^tar%elous t ' lant planners rescued the fi planning. - {.
plaza around.. an "Id founati, .$i spritiding maiden! from a To has rules: One of o
in Cincinnati.- Aral ehings-are +'" - tnob of disreputable theaters s hc.a i; .hat halfor mo
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::ummin¢• and _deteriorated stores the sitz of any hiehrse a
put entie curves into they cleared four acres far= P apartment building trust be `
lo.y P g her' landscaped (and that means
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one of tl-mneapo , r T h e resulting Fountain park: not parking). If the r.
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cent of F.
s;r is. That I'd to a yr i r gquare has marble paving on builder leaves R2 p
ab'•e c plosion of .1. - ec- ; = 6011 parked cars below ;I R his site op_n: he °ts a bonus t
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and -swanky stores offices -} .l and may build high rates a a
r;rc and culture o eay,neth t id hotels all around u. The-ih Thelatest rule
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dividends? Once that lady tc proliferation ' of h+�arise c
And then there is Toronto t lu III, Wings in the
Ortari4'Canada, ,o :cacn us I _:_-, cnuldbroatne.n;cin and the n ,0 est no p
l:cad-;vas rev+vn_d, ne•v life-.- c ne:v buildings over
the new urban math: G"I i " blond flowed into the nriahbor let \IL four Cities have several v
ciencv plus amenity plus in- 1 - hords., f1 tines I� +nonan One is
tenuity esual livability and , '
Rankshtrst F thatlirp;•tdesign adecisive i
�linneaopI'- population hu p�p�er rt in the loos of l
solvency. the city :atsn de +st Ely C
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which is pre ente 1 } ga,;000, ranked first in- a ta�-has} c
All of of civic pride con- - improved the Ives
ad °F'
Writer -photo¢ apher Lowe 1 study. en pnrtumtes of its residents.}
\u,a<t i - �c ducted by the National Is--
, Sch!tvek in • e stitutes of Health One reF- ;p Anw .1 -Is that revitalization cot
of ire - `iicollet >; of the c rite , of heat
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of the Ieural \+c`, son is the serpentine set 4
.imericon ln<tit: to o1 . r... ;.loll.. d sigced by Lawrence Incl i;��s qC1 er citYe 1'`tore a "tin t i
t ris. Haiprin- As in Kalamazoo, keening the as I rt
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given-,� c
the :fall also started m this °� for bile at has
t,ard urban ,,e_ a't Paw divt
1950s, restored to ,he cdy..a I pe
-- ,, res _----- _ .'- sense of heir. aclt it was
las people a crarce.
. nalamazo poh,iriitan 1a i
i did not -ham -
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r�rr
.,.as ch -n a - - c tr - tin the Vila-bsI- It :vas some- , rat
t d devoid of <noppe s n to thing that wasn't -list for: the-
m d -Ir . en tanner \ t u 1:11
epos, P poor fol s or the rich !elks
npFed p tr 1 7t .vas ,omathinu for every
Gruen ro le - -
pive .Ent on Main 5[ eet and _I k hcdy ,\nil it 'made P -op
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peel!striae t ate important than automo-
planted -..- m, i
- 11 lath shade.. tees and - O' biles.
Outdoor sculpture d. I tr The Mall .ow is enhanced-
and-
_ rr -� b' by n co --d p+ za.:-:the -
penestrnn P:c- m which loins
nntoe � . Cra.al Cour:;
zinc!. i t'.vn d riartment stores, a ho-
uthine:y up t to and ;n-OEffce s6-vsc:ap_r f,
- e h;ala- :mil wh re 'Fu can sit eten ,
- P.uineo i oi-, - t ' , - winter.::
in Minresata's icy i
c6n ?la { '1r easel l9 prr i -
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Cit.
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cin e.une ail a „Wier j
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; ,,vrn-inn center; .asltY:im-
p cd bus serVirc -+r'1 ?Ian -
nrl rev Io+sr
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arca - � ;d
The cilias and slags: riding
a r"iscal YO -Ya
State andlocal governments may
pleasant—consequences that have reduced
soon be breaking out of thea fiscal
the control they have over their revenues and
;sl�eeze_ Havi they got into -that bind-
-'-' impeded their ability to plan >ahead. --
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and how they can keep from slipping
Local. governments depend heavily. on prop -
rop-inagain=
in again bear close cAamination. -
-,erty-lax revenues ---a source of taxation that
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is comparatively_ immune to business condi-
tions. Properly values as a whole tend to rise
At a time when a number of, cities and states
through recessions, though at rates lower than
are facing unprecedented -. budget crunches,
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"during-; periods of - favorableeconomic- condi-
It's hard to remember that juste few years ago
-governments
;. tions. Furthermore, revenues from property
some of the same local were in
taxation can be predicted quite for
embarrassing surplus. :Eyebrows were :raised
-accurately
a year ahead because the base -of -:the tax,
as a fiscally strapped federal government was
assessed property valuations, is set ahead of
shelling - out revenue-sharing funds that had
'.. time. -- •- -- -_ _
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- been earmarked for the states and cities in the
_ However, bad times or good, property taxes
belief that these governments could not other-
seldom rise rapidly,- and in recent years focal
wise meet their fiscal needs.
Much of this latter
_governments% have. reduced,: their reliance on
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sentiment grew out, of
the "cities in crisis" years of, the 1960s and
them. Several decades ago, they accounted
;for 60% of local receipts
the surpluses of the .early .'70s were the result.
government general
'andalmost half of. general receipts 15
But because of the ongoing shift in the sources
years
ago. Now they account for aporoxinately one
of state and city revenues and the economic
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third of local government receipts.,Their place
recovery even now in: motion, it's not too hard
. has been -taken by` less predictable and more
to envision a replay of the surplus scenario in
cyclically sensitive' taxes' such as sales and
the future. And the time to plan for it is now.
income taxes and, more importantly, by inter -
Many states and localities are under fiscal
-governmental aid. both:slate and federal.
- -pressure in._1975 and anticipate. fiscal pressure
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for 1976 -because of a combination of eco-
-. State sources
noetic recession and_a slowdown in the rate
The states, for their part, have always placed
of. growth of intergovernmemal`aid. Somealso-much
greater reliance on sales and income
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blame inflation, buttheyneglect to mention
-_taxes. Over thepasCseveral decades, relative
that inflation boosts tax receipts even as it-andstate
reliance on sales incometaxationadds
to expenditure needs. And changes in
has not changed in sum. But state taxation of
methods of taxation now going on are likely
income is becoming more important than sales
to cause municipalities to become more.-vul-
nerable to business
,.taxation. l.The significance-of":-the'state shift
-cycle dislocations. -
-.Over the years, state and local governments
toward income -..taxes is that taxing -personal -
incomes
have searched for ways of increasing revenues
_- at progressively higher rates for
high income brackets assures that changes in
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to meet the higher level of services they must
income have a magnified effect on tax receipts.
provide. This has meant revenue structures
-incomes,
- In contrast, changes in retail sales have only
increasingly.. responsive to 'rising
more
a proportional effect on sales -tax receipts.
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progressive in their relative burdens on
Because of their increased reliance on income
.rich and poor, and more rational in extracting-
" taxes at the expense -of sales taxes, the states
payment from those, most able' to bear the
have become more vulnerable to the vagaries
burden. Municipalities. have found the way,
of the business cycle, even as the cities have
but with consequences that are not always
increased their vulnerability; to,outsideforces
'.. Aahu.11975-:K6stNational City 0ank • 6
by relying less on property taxation. Other
-Sources of revenue -
_ sources. of, -state and local -revenue, such as
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CtJrll:f01 i5
excise taxs and fees,` are. declining in relative
:�fOVI slipping
importance.'
The states and localities also.have success-
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fully expanded their revenues, by claiming in-
scare
creasing proportionsofthe income of higher-
13vels of .government, but also with mixed
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" " results. States and localities have acquired
aooatitz for intergovernmental aid that -they do
not directly-control,.and this has forced them
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to an increasingly dependent position. Whereas
- cxn=rai as as s
state and local general revenue from their own
gross recercrs
sources increased by almost 250-1. between
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-19e0 and 1973, federal aid increased byover
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450% and now accounts for one-fourth of state -
and -focal budgets. Furthermore. state aid to
i^come ia.es
local ,governments .has also increased -dra-
matically-.by 320'„ -in -1960-73.
Different aid programs have different effects
on sate and local government fiscal Positions.
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ftany intergovernmental aid programs are de-
e-signed
signedfor narrowly defined specific expendi-
lure_ purposes, such as school lunches. Others
o l I I I l i l I I III
-- are:. for more.broadly_defined programs, .such
`r
0.1rCUn1 OI sen.v.+ re.+run
as'ivlodel Cities, -and-still others -are-made
ea_—' =
_ ave:able-.with aminimum of `limitations as -to
- Local - - - - -_
use, such as federal: revenue sharing. Some
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programs require financial participation by re-
cipient governments—vrelfare for one. Others,
- such as extended unemployment insurance,
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do not. - -
Aid programs p g providing for rewpublic ser-
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vices and requiring -a matchingr
ot fun_s:by
recipient governments. create. new strains on
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°tri`'"�"'•
municipal governments. For example_, the � led-
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icaid Cprogram, which Is financed partly by
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federal dollara and partly by slate and local'
dollars, sharply raised the outlays of state and
lova! governmens. And its-harderto -raekz
bud at c;tbacks with "m3tchirg .g.
- - �. rgnf-m-aide
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programs' because lower; spending' will result
t
in reduced federal aid. _
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_ The.end _result of increasing dependence
flu s.aceln; 'ircometa•zs' �,..
on
revenues from other levels o government and
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oisaxe- --
s with a that 'ho -states`'
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• and 'localities "are losing control of their own -
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Tte ramaininp sourxa of o n>;,( re
r0r_,..:zs, and are finding -_it increasingly difff--
_ney-
la"'. cha,'. 1'. go, "O.,; serve
curt to match expected -revenues with actual.:-
""3' are ba,wo On fi,cai yea:,.
source: repulr..�nt o1 Commerce. _.
t _;
�e2e,i rat s • nr,i a,aan,r cur ann� • 7
cause_they cannot forecast the -size _01 t
lorward planning would dictate that
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business conditions weaken and when govern -
Federal aid
merit aid slackens off- -
�Jof Control
Limping out:
nt
State and local governments currely are
of thevere -
For` es that want Increase
that
near the tail end of a famine` composed
a • -
nal re
effects on tax receipts of onservat
Zs
vet'Ctederal
cession and. relatively _
G;bMh
policies on aid. Changes in the rate of increase
esbmale
aid fedhave exacerbated the feast
inin. eral -
. fed increase of fed-
Zo
,syndrome. The rate .61.
in the recession period
-era]
aid grew from 14%
higher-level authorities. Conversely, new
of fiscal year 1970 to 20'e during the recovery
improved aid programs sometimes provide
excess funds in
period of -1971-72 and to 269/6 in the boom
lower -level governments with
year of_1973. Perversely, it grew by only 3°.Yv
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will
And the increasing dependence of; states and
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in the recession'of-fiscal-year-1974.----_
a feast -and -'amine
are improving and when gov-
attention to the destabilizing potential
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Prepare now -
the fiscal pres-
few could foresee c
to
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Just as ros- -
-sures_.arising in 1974-75, there is now the pros-
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fiscal pressures will blind
pecl that these same
to the prospects of easing con-
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s
policymakers
dittoes over the coming several years. As the
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economy recovers from the recession of 1974-
75, state and local governments will again
benefit from increased revenues from their own
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— sources over and above those due to inflation.
•5e , "fit _166
Plolthys ere bated onnatlon Yl income mwuma DY hacal y
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Furthermore, se_ effects of govern-'
the- perverse _.
again. Anticipated
S."'m oevarmant of eemmama.
ment old will be operating
to accurately
expansion in aid programs suggests a major
revenues. R is harder for them
aid coming
forecast receipts for upcoming fiscal yearsi-federal
it
even'as economic recovery becom s a reality.'
cause_they cannot forecast the -size _01 t
lorward planning would dictate that
tax bases and the level of government aid.
easier to adjust
Rational
we the federal
the states and c1efor--bette11 rsfiscal
Nor are they finding it any
to their, needs.
government. prepare -days
their overall tax package cover
overalltax Polities
and for the bad times that may reappear
For` es that want Increase
that
ahead
in periods of economic weakness.
spending programs i0%J over those
financed- under existing tax rates and
subsequent
States and municipalitiesmust become more
been in the past that the
can be.
aid programs must raise) their taxes by over
rogra
awar e than they have
from strengthening -:tax bases
- 16%, rograif = o' their budgets arc coveredby
improvements In
revenue gains d
under conditions of economic recovery anto
intergovernmental aid. Quality
initiate -
from major federal initiatives are not likely
-their programs may be more difficult•: to -
es
floodgates
lace
when local governor nts rely on the largesse
or
be maintainedoi°aantls opened dur
of spending programs
higher-level authorities. Conversely, new
fads of fiscal ease and revenues are not put
improved aid programs sometimes provide
excess funds in
t municipal
moment
lower -level governments with
ain rise again
again a[he leastexpect d
invitation
an to waste and inefficiency.
are falling into
will
And the increasing dependence of; states and
Thus, the stases and localities
cycle — 'east When eco-
localities on federal grants callsforgreater
o' poorly
a feast -and -'amine
are improving and when gov-
attention to the destabilizing potential
noetic conditions
rapidly. famine when
timed new'aid incentives.
ernmznt aid is growing
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RECREATION DEPARTMENT
DATE: September 12, 1975
TO: Neal Berlin �=
FROM: -Bob Lee l - -
RE: Dedication of Swimming Score Board.
You and the City Council are invited to attend a,very brief (5-10 minutes)
dedication ceremony at 3:30 p.m'. September IS in the Recreation Center on the
deck of the pool.
A memorial was established in the'name of a local boy, Skip Jensen, son
of PJrs. Paul M. Jensen,;who was killed several years ago. Since he was a
swimmer and a -. member of- the :University ,'of Zowa team and past member of the
=Iowa City Swim Club, it seemed to use`the funds for 'a score -board at
the Center pool. This board was =installed in'August of 1974 and donated to_,
the City., for-use_of competitive events.
Mr. -W. David Cannon who has acted as the chairman of this memorial fund
committee, will be on hand at the dedication to say a'few words and present
the gift to the City. We have asked a member of the Park and Recreation Com-
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: acts -as the recipient in the: nameofthe City._�%Irs. Jensen, members
.missionto
of the memorial committee and members of the Park and Reyeation commission
have also been invited to attend. (l
The dedication ceremony will preceed a triangular swim meet between the
local girls teams from Regina, City and West high schools.
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We would be honored by your presence.
Julie Zelenka is preparing a news release.
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