Show Residents Object To Sale Of Park Land Following the North Salt Lake Lake- city fathers father's decision Mar 4 to offer the southwest ball baU diamond for lor sale to the South Davis Stake considerable considerable consider consider- able furor h has s culminated from some ome citizens The council council council coun coun- cil in iii vcr ans answer to an inquiry from the South Davis Stake Slake as to whether to-whether the Ule city would consider such a sale voted in split decision t to offer ofer the field to the stake at a fully improved improved improved im im- im- im proved lan land cost and with the understanding that the field o would would receive e lighting landscaping landscaping land land- gt etc SOME members of the North Salt Sail Lake council expressed expressed expressed ex ex- pressed the opinion that this tillS would greatly enhance the city par park as a whole In the Ule past two years reported Mr 1 Wilson the tho southwest field has r received little or no play activity because of oC its size and the grounds The northwest north northwest west diamond was reported to tobe tobe tobe be used almost daily by the little leaguers In the council meeting Monday Monday Mon Mon- day evening March 18 13 citizens cit citi zens attended to express their objections to the acre park sale ALDON TALBOT stated that Continued on page Two Tuo NS fall Boll Park Sale Brings Citizens Furor Continued from Crom front page he represented the people in his neighborhood They are arc very cry much against selling any my North Salt Lake park properly proper- proper and ty-and ly tj and opposed the action taked taked tak tak- ed cd by bj the council Ben Anderson Anderson Ander Ander- son related tie the various vanous moneys mono mon mon- o eys cys spent on the Ute park and the different improvements made He stated that as a member of the Lions Lion's club he vigorous vigorously vigorously vigor vigor- ous opposed its being sold I Reed Betts BeUs concurred with I these same opinions and suggested suggested sug sug- further that the stake be offered a terms short non non- purchase use agreement Bishop ishop Theron Borup said he would prefer retaining all aU interest in the park under the city control and the development develop ment of oC the park for the use of oC the town 1 MAYOR A YO R Allred AUred advised th the people that the council had advised advised advised ad ad- the stake by letter of oC its original ordinal inal decision and that no reply had been made The matter was held in abeyance until the next meeting with tie the opinion that the Ute matter matterI I would no doubt resolve itself Councilman Wilson stated that the stake has s since nce said it does docs not wish to purchase th the property under the prevailing pre pre- circumstances THE NORTH Salt SaIt Council voted Monday evening e to employ cm- cm ploy an architect t to o set out a formal plan TJ This s new plan would include the newly nC purchased purchased purchased pur- pur chased UTI property and would be used to further improve improve im prove the park The council accepted a bid of from Crom the Third Quorum Quorum Quorum Quor Quor- um of Elders of oC the South Davis Stake to clean up the Ole burned debris on the newly acquired UTI property properly The council stated staled that all the wood part of the burned building building building build build- ing will be dismantled The building will ill remain remain re re- main and be used for recreation recreation tion quarters for the cJ children however Au 1 Wilson agreed that some construction will be necessary on the build building n before before before be be- fore it is usable Mr 11 Wilson reported that the Ute playground equipment of oC the he park will be serviced iced and read ready for use by the Ute summer pa playtime time rw |