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Show 1 DA LJC7 II ISUi 1 i lArirnn i6cilllC3 Fayiorsvilie THE GREEN SHEET Thursday, March 31, 1988 Magna West Valley City Transportation Woes 4, How to move an populace to the iob areas is a problem state, local and federal officials are delving into in depth ever-increasi- ? ir- 30 MORE YEARS.. . Officials at BP Minerals are looking toward a mine lilfe of at least 30 years. They also indicated new equipment should be gooii for that long. The reopening of Kennecott has had a positive Im Kennecott Plans To Reach Peak Efficiency By Summer With Work Force Of 1800 new name and a new image have paid dividends for Salt Lake Community Ciollege Where record enrollments have been recorded A i ' pact on the communities in the Green Sheet area as well as on the states economy as a whole. Right now there are 2300 employees, but that is expected to level off to 1800 when the operation reaches peak efficiency. by LaRee Pehrson Frank Fisher, Looking Into The Future Gre en Sheet Staff Writer Kennecott MAGNA. When closed in 1 985 because the price of copper had fallen below the cost of production , the shutdown created shock waves that affected not only Magna, but the entire Salt Lake Valley. There wore people who not only lost their j obs, some also lost their homes, as well as their wives and which families. But the start-up- , began right after the new contract agreement was signed in 1986, breathed new life into this community as well as the entire Of BP Minerals, Says Theyre Looking Toward A Mine Life Of At Least 30 Years states economy. Part of the contract agreement was to begin operations with the existing facilities as soon as possible, rather than waiting for to be modernization the completed. By September 1986, the company was gradually opening the various plants as quickly as it could, with the last one to be reactivated being the refinery which began operations in July of 1987. According to Frank Fisher, director of external affairs, peak employment at that time was roughly 2,300 employees. However, as they near completion of the modernization and some of the old facilities are phased out, the company will gradually trim back in a couple of areas by late summer 1988 to 1,800 personnel. Unincorporated Communities Are Facing An Uncertain Future Hercules Expanding ' - TAYLORSVILLE. On March 16 just eight the second incorporation vote in six days an years heire was defeated by only 478 votes event occurred which may have an impact on the eventual incorporation of the Taylorsville-Bennio- n Hercules, now a part of West Valley and Magna, is entering a period of expansion that will provide more jobs and more taxable income aftr - area. That w,as the day on which incorporation papers and were filed for the new "Taylorsville-BennioKearns Area Unified Chambers of Commerce." s of that new organization Part of the state that: "A special committee for city incorporation will be organized by the Board and disbandei i after the areas served by the Chamber have been incorporated ... The scope of this committee is to assist in the incorporation of the area serviced." While the impact of any business organization on civic affairs can be directly correlated to the commitme nt of the business community to support if, only time will tell whether the new chamber will achieve its aims. The fact remains, however, that the idea of creating a new municipality here is far from dead. Other factors, however, have also come into play since March 8 which may be significant for the future of the unincorporated portions of the county. Annexation of portions of the area into existing municipalities is also still a possibility. The Murray City Council put off discussion March 22! concerning an annexation petition for and property located from 5400 South to from Redwood Road to approximately 1300 West until the Mayors Office has had time to conduct several studies. The M urray Council wants Mayor Lavar McMillan to examine the cost of providing n by-law- Valley Fair Mall f ' , , 5? j v v states economy struggled, Valley Fair Mail, newly remodeled, enjoyed a banner year and looks forward to an even better one While the I ; ? boundary to help determine future annexation policy for that area. While the mayor conducts the studies, the Council intends to send letters to the property owners who signed the annexation petition last year and offer them a chance to remove their names if they choose to do so. Depending on the outcome of the mayors study, the immediate annexation of that chunk of Taylorsville into Murray has been put on the back burner. But that does not mean it could not happen. Redwood Road may not be the logical boundary for Murray after all it could be placed at or beyond ... "Part of the problem (with the failed incorporation move) was that a number people said they would like to become part of Murray," noted Bob Taylor, one of the organizers of the incorporation drive. "Murray has a thriving tax base and other desirable features," he pointed out, 'but the problem with people voting against incorporation for that reason is that the council has never indicated one way or ahother that this would be a desirable thing for them to do." As if to underscore Taylors analysis, Murray Councilwoman Julie Davis told those in attendance at last weeks council meeting when the annexation proposal was postponed that "I would emphasize tbs study would be only for informational purposes only. The Council has - ill-fat- made no decision about annexation." Murray, however, is not the only municipality which could annex portions of the area. Both West Jordan and West Valley could absorb parts of the Continued on page ''ii- 1L "The cutback will be determined by certain functions," Fisher said. "The railroad will be phased out because of the transfer over to a that will system conveyor transport the ore. "Eventually we will shut down the old concentrators at Arthur and Magna," he continued, "but it has not yet been decided when Bonneville will be shut down." Fisher noted that the power house will remain where it is, but a new lime plant will be the constructed near new services to the area and the revenue annexation would generate. The Council also asked the mayor to do a broader study of Murrays entire western by Ralph H. Goff Green Sheet Staff Writer Fisher went on to say that some of the positive things that have happened is that people who were rehired were given a sign-u- p bonus of $1,Q00, and the same also received general group another $1,000 bonus in February because they were doing a fine job and the company had excellent production. 2 concentrators Following the in Bingham. testing of the conveyor system the railroad, that has tieen so much a part of the history of this community, will cease to exist. We have to be sure all of the new tbngs are working properly before we shut down that operation," he added. In sharp contrast to the policy that was followed when the operation was shut down in 1985, Fisher said that present employees have "a pretty good indication as to what their status is likely to be. "We simply wont need as many folks to operate the new facilities," he said. Looking into the future of BP Minerals, Fisher said that they are looking toward a mine life of at least 30 years, with the type of operations and the volume they are now using, and hopefully they would be good for at least that long with the new equipment. "The start-u- p fed back into the local economy between 40 to 50 million dollars a yea through the annual payroll alone," he said, "but it is a little more difficult to determine just how much money was generated by the satellite companies that supply us with goods, which also provide a large number of additional jobs and money that is pumped back into the local economy." 1 |