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Show 100 Unit Motel Facility Planned At Gouldings in Fl iiomeiif Voiky Expansion of the facilities la'J Gouldings Trading Post were announced this week by a spokesman for the Goulding! and Knox Colfege parties who finalized plans for the expansion expan-sion at a meeting held at Gouldings Trading Post on Monday, July 6. The (Monument Vailley Trading Trad-ing Posit) Sits on the only privately owned land itn the Utr.h Reservation and is adjacent ad-jacent to tlila Arizona border. The property 'is owned by Jtnox College in Galcsburg, Illinois, but the trading post .is . owned and operated by Marry Goulding who offers Hour service and manages (he imoflel and restaurant complex for Knox College. Plans .to open bids for the construction are set for an October 1 date and construction construc-tion should begin in 'the area toy December 1. It is hoped to be in oriar'at.ion iin one year after the construction is started. Included 'in the plans Ls a new complex which will include a lOD-urcit motel, restaurant res-taurant and tourist facility. An area for campers will be built and a new -trading post and step will finish eff the complex. The f-ncT.ty will create cre-ate new jobs for 4"-45 Navajo (people ranging all the way from motel and restaurant 'management! to dishwashers and persons to maintain the store.e.he. Construction will be west of the present facility. Two primary reasons were given for construction of the new complex, overlooking the boost in tourist accomodations accomo-dations which will be available. avail-able. Thh facility will create new i'os for the Navajo which will provide stable employment employ-ment duning (the tourist months. Secondly, during the off-season, plans are under-, way 'to provide 'training, at the complex in trie emiploy-im.vnt emiploy-im.vnt sre-s available which Will c "'I'e the Navajo to t'-s'n and then be moved to l.irist facilities in the Lake Powell and San Juan County area. Manpower training can b? utilized to bnv, cf the Navajo VJS led capacity aBdnA Job working ah. that over 5:d "ought Ci Pendeno (hr , 0 gram of c,!is t , coin was in also aSa?'. Donald. BlamtoAS 'nt of finale :6 lege. OIKnos |