Show S Looking For Convenient Offspring By Jeff Gallagher Negotiations have been going on v between Salt Lake City School and about District District- the possibility of acquiring S South uth High School This is the last school year that South High will be used Students graduating in 1988 are the last graduating class Along with the Utah State Board of Regents Heber Hunt business vice president O. O D. D Carnahan president and Max Lowe Vice President for instruction from are all part of a task force put together to study and negotiate the possible purchase of the South High Campus from So far negotiations are at a standstill There have been two meetings between between between bet bet- the two principals and another scheduled in the near future has had an engineering study done to see how much it would cost to bring the property up to college code There is asbestos removal that has to be done and that project alone could cost as much as has had an appraisal done on the property property property pro pro- perty based on its use as an educational educational educational facility also had an appraisal done based on the market value the South High campus on approximately South and State Street would sell for The two appraisals are far apart and that is t 1 r r r r.- r. l 1 vi mi n hn to j 1111 Itu 1 sit t 1 1 Unit t tm rn ti i tat UI t i ot 1 a j rt tnt wt f sit tt tat 1 a 1 r lei ii j F M tit 1 i tin iu u Feu yet wa wt 18 a of i i 1 w f tir tt i M South High School Photo by Teich courtesy of The Private Eye one of the reasons negotiations have stalemated Another important factor that weighs heavy in the decision to tomake tomake tomake make the sale is that there is already approximately 8 2 1 million appropriated by the Utah State Building Board to begin construction construction construction con con- on an addition to the present present present pre pre- sent Business Building It would add square feet of more educational space to the present Redwood campus The South High purchase by comparison would add an additional additional addi addi- square feet of educational space plus a gymnasium gymnasium gymnasium gym gym- for Bruin basketball basketball basketball basket basket- ball team a swimming pool an auditorium and a downtown Salt Lake location It would also add to present campus here at Redwood Road Sandy the Airport Airport Airport Air Air- port and at the Riverside skill center The engineering studies asbestos removal and the selling price of the South High facility must all fit within the 8 2 1 million budgetary appropriations figure If the two sides des cant can't come together within that framework there will be no acquisition |