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Show Counter Price $2600 Subscription Price.. M200 .$1400 Savings.. in Participate and make this the best clean-u- p ever! r r is Magnas planned for April 21, 28 clean-u- p KIM FOLSOM Magna Times Assistant Editor The Magna Merchants Historical Redevelopment Association will be having its annual clean-u- p on Saturday, April 21 and then again on Saturday, chairman Bonnie April 28. Clean-u- p ir Stahle and Tom Dyches will head the effort. Bonnie Stahle sees the 2 st as the kick-of- f day with the cleanand up parade very special guest grand marshall. Last year, the community made an excellent try in a one-da- y cleanup but many dedicated workers had to follow up on the next week to insure that everything that was gathered was finally taken to the Salt Lake County Landfill. co-cha- 1 av'.' o This field full of weeds in east Magna is another example to show we need to clean up all over to really be successful. This could be a prize winner with a little work and imagination on the project. This year, the target area is west of 8400 West, but residents east of 8400 West will be cleaning up their yards in hopes of receiving the beautification awards. At this point it is hard to say whether there will be a designated dump site east of 8400 West but the committee would like to see more areas available to help with that part of the cleanup operation. There are plenty of front yards and fields that are filled with unsightly junk and old rusting cars all over Magna so no area is without problems. We are trying to reach out to all our Magna neighbors and that is why the awards are going to be given to houses and businesses east of 8400 West this year. Many residents in that area helped with last years clean-u- p and this is a chance for the people on the west side of Magna to show how much we appreciated their help last year. Join us in a pride day and make this Aprils clean-u- p a real community effort. We will accept any worker, even those who dont live in Magna. This year, besides helping Magna pride you can also win some recognition for your effort or even an award. Last year we gave out two trophies to businesses and two plaques to residences. Many others recieved certificates. able-bodi- ed Magna unites at Spring Home & Garden Show Members of both councils, the senior West to the exhibit. Kennecott had citizens, the merchants, MTED, and replica of their operations including the the Chamber all helped man the Magna Bingham Copper Pit. Aposhian booth at the Spring Home and Garden Gardens supplied plants around a Festival at the Salt Palace this last gazebo built by Main Street Magnas weekend. Cimmaron Custom Works. Salt Lake County Redevelopment supplied Miss Magna, JeriLyn Brown, of the changes on Main Street posters dedicated a whole day to the booth to Magna. help bolster Magna pride. She has The booth was considered by many made this an emphasis in her reign as to be one of the highlights of the garden Miss Magna. She visited every comshow. West Valley also had a booth at munity group and even the county com- the garden show. The Magna Times mission with her message. thanks all those who participated with Hercules brought a model of Bacchus time and contributions to the both. Cimmarons yard while they help at garden show hit-and-r- un j 4" ' i- Miss Magna brought Magna pride to the Spring Home and Garden Festival. A large group of volunteers manned the booth to give out some good public relations for the communityTo those outside the area. A vehicle hit and ran into the fence to the west of Cimmaron Custom Works early Sunday morning. The owners of the business were helping at the garden show, only to find the fence knocked down when they returned to their business on Monday. No report of the accident had been made at this point. Editorial Are we just looking at another dry well? KIM FOLSOM Magna Times Assistant Editor Community Development grants are dwindling with federal budget cuts. The people of Magna really should be looking at the Community Development proposals sent into the county that will affect the future of our community. Projects should not only be considered on whether they are worthy but also on their overall effect on the community. The redevelopment of Main Street Magna has a proven track record of success in helping Magna. Because of that program, we have attracted at minimum eleven new businesses into the Magna area. On the whole, these businesses have been doing well and some have even expanded. The businesses have created new employment and new services in the area. The redevelopment of Main Street has helped our economy but it also has given us new pride. This pride has been shown during the annual clean-u- p and in Copper Days. Even buildings not in the redevelopment area have been refurbished at the owners expense to keep in pace with the a result pride of the redevelopment. Magna has been getting some good press outside of the area as of the redevelopment as well. The sidewalk on 9200 West has been listed as a priority above the redevelopment and other area projects. We should all be concerned about the safety of school children traveling down that street, but is the answer a sidewalk that will cost at least $196,000? This will take most all of the available CD funds that are not already earmarked. According to Salt Lake Countys Community Development Manager Lynn Feveryear, there are 43 CD proposals that total $5,236,162. Funds for this year are estimated to be approximately $2.6 million, or about 50 of what is needed to complete all the projects. Unincorporated Salt Lake County will have only $1.3 million of that to work with after the cities have taken their share. Out of the $1.3 million, $600,000 is earmarked for low income housing, anywhere from $300,000 to $500,000 could go to the Kearns Fire Station project, another $200,000 could possibly go to the economic development area which includes the revolving loan fund. If the Salt Lake County Commission supports the $196,000 for the 9200 West sidewalk, Magnas redevelopment project 1 will stop and buildings like the historic Empress Theater will continue to lose their fight against the elements and may never be restored. Just as the redevelopment has spurred life and growth in the Main Street area, the inactivity will spur decay and loss of pride. When we talk about the 9200 sidewalk project funding proposal of $196,000, this does not include, according to Dave Lovel of the county Public Works Department, the $23,000 already allocated consultants study nor does it include the 4 construction manageand spent on the ment cost. The county doesnt even have the final cost estimate in yet so the cost could be even higher. Currently, some of the children are being bused by Granite School District, which has been very cooperative with the community and the problem. Principal Cindy Cannell and the Webster PTA have tried the busing so as not to possibly damage our economic upswing as long as the childrens safety was protected. With all of the present cooperation on the safety problem and the mutual quest for its resolution, do we need to tie up $196,000 on the project? The county also has a Safer Sidewalk Program which had approximately $200,000 in its budget last year. Since it covers the whole county, it might take a few years of allotments from that program but it is also a possibility that would not affect other needy programs in the Magna area. Ken Griener of Granite School District stated that between 28 and 34 students are involved in the safety problem on 9200 West. He noted that the younger children will be taking a bus to Webster as a courtesy from the district to help get them safely to school. Older children in fourth, fifth and and sixth grade have been encouraged to walk along 9150 West for safety. Twenty-fou- r students should still be riding the bus out of the total number in the problem area. Mr. Griener also said, as long as there is a safety problem the children will be bused. Recently, $80,000 in CD funds were allocated to dig a water well in Pleasant Green Park; after $50,000 of coming up with nothing but dirt, the project was abandoned. The 9200 West sidewalk proposal will be another dry well, generating little tor the community. With all the alternatives to the project and not all of the facts in yet, the editorial staff of this paper feels that it would be a misuse of precious CD funds, at least at this critical time, for all of Magna. We urge you to contact the County Commission or make your feelings known on the editorial page of this paper. We are all looking to improve our community with the best course of action. 6 7; t: -- 3 cz --3 JE C rr'' CO : ah ;o T r cr O cr O V & |