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Show The Enterprise Review, December 15, 1976 Page 13b Directory Assistance Charges Have Discouraged Callers Engineering Arm of Lat-LoHomes Formally Incorporated w Homes has incorporated the engineering and development arm of its company, making Sherman D. Harmer and Weston L. Harris directors of the new subsidiary called Lat-Lo- w Lat-Lo- Engineering & w Develop- ment, Inc. According to Harmer, the incorporation took place because the firm hired a full-tim- e professional en Mountain Bell has reported customers are maintaining a reduced level of calls for directory assistance since the utility began charging for the information. Mountain Bell experienced a sudden, drastic 48 percent reduction in assistance calls between June and July, when the new policy went into effect. The July 1976 total number of assistance requests was 65.4 percent lower than the total for July 1975. Mountain Bell filed its request to charge for information assistance calls in The permission was September. 1975. granted in February, 1976, and the utility began charging for the calls in July of this gineer, John Renchler. The engineering firm is presently developing a subdivision in the 40-ac- re Wasatch foothills about 10100 South, called Majestic Canyon Estates. He said the development will contain 88 lots worth about $2 million. The project is being financed Prudential Federal by Savings. year. Regulations Limit Market Continued from page lib smaller homes and eliminating frills as best they can. Others are going farther south and farther west to avoid local regulations. "Beyond that," he said, "there is little that can be done except to pass the costs along to the buyer." Costs Mount Construction changes and new code requirements include additional insulation ($150), flood control provisions ($350), cost of extra time in getting subdivision approval ($500), additional cabinet space ($50), carpet requirements ($75), high-bac- k curb and gutter ($300), moisture protective foundation ($150), water sewage tapping ($500-- $ 1,1 00) and underground power ($60). These requirements, and many others like them, are required for all FHA approved homes built in 1976, Paulson said. Many OSHA on and off site safety requirements add tremendously to the cost of a new home, Paulson said, although there is no w'ay to determine that cost. A projection by the Utah Home Builders Association indicates another two percent increase in housing starts for 1977. That is a Total Recreation for $50 Per Month? Yes, for less than the yearly interest on one small boat, you can have access to 13 planes, four boats, Our snowmobiles, a motorhome, and more. multi-us- e recreational program offers all this for a membership fee of $250.00 and a minimum equipment rental fee of $50.00 per month. Special company rates are also available. e staff schedules And we handle it all. Our the use of and maintains all of our equipment. full-tim- Call or write us for more information. RECRE-AIR-IN- C 220 N. 2200 West 801 532-194- 0 conservative estimate for an area growing as fast as Utah, the association presidient said, and the 1976 projection proved to be a great underestimate in new home starts. There is only a slight new home inventory for 1976, he said, although that figure has not been exacted, and new homes are selling almost as fast as builders can erect them. One result of surging home prices will be more apartment building in the area, Paulson predicts. But in order to build additional apartments, rents will have to be gradually increased until apartment investment becomes more profitable for builders. |