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Show 5 , I.,. ir I q- It i f i i- -r HARRIOT LIPPAP.Y ser: vc croir civ THE Kfc- - VV! & ' 4& 'oa(3;a Another hurdle, to construction SFr,, Crossroads parking ramp an eyesore, protests group 'vwwKse' by Sheri Poe Enterprise Staff Writer The new Hilton Inn in Pocatello should be ready for occupancy by June. The 55 million resort hotel is owned by Salt Lake businessmen Wally Wright, Leon Riley, Coy and Willard Wood. Little America manager and partners undertake hotel project of their own A partnership of four Salt Lake businessmen is vesting more than $5 million in construction of a Hilton Inn in Pocatello the first hotel of in its kind the small Idaho city. Partner and hotel general manager Leon Riley, who left his position as manager of Salt Lake's Little America March 1 to oversee the Pocatello project, said other members of the partnership are Wally Wright, Coy Wood and Willard Wood. in- RK & A Jones Con- struction is building the first phase, which includes 152 brick rooms in a two-stor-y complex surrounding an enclosed courtyard. An banquet room, dining room, coffee shop, lounge and 800-capaci- li plans to begin renting rooms in June, with restaurant facilities open by late July. tower will be A five-stoadded to the project next year, Riley said, and the entire hotel complex, including a pool, sauna and atrium in the central courtyard, should be finished by spring of 1980. The tower will add another 150 rooms to the complex, expected to total 220,000 square feet. Riley said the partnership expects to create its own market in Pocatello. continued on page 2 ley ry ja-cuz- zi, 16-fo- ot Crossroads architect Gerrit Timmerman swears the ramp idea didn't origniate in Crossroads offices, but came instead as a mandate from the city traffic engineer. But when the Bicen- tennial Arts Committee learn Crossroads Associates had submitted a proposal to build a high ramp from the second parking level of the $65 million mall, which the commission initially favored. But the Bicentennial Arts Committee brought to our attention that the ramp could obstruct the view of the new arts center, and now were 16-fo- ot w construction volume The Intermountain Association of Independent Electrical Contractors is investigating allegations from its members that Utah Power and Light is banning independent electricians from some of its construction bidding. IAIEC director A1 Biorge said he and association attorney CecilHedgerwill meet with UP&L vice president Frank Davis Tuesday to discuss the alleged ban and methods for obtaining equality in the utility's bidding practices. laVearv$li3!i 5,000 4,000 ThefenunJst mdwentsfl be& blamei for lot lof ( v. dit ' is the housing boom thRjaura 3,000 2,000 1,000 bountiy in 1 vt tional ;nibrtgagei lcnclet . had it noLbeerij for the Equal Credit ;Act:d of 1975, the VrcsiirgenceA' in homebuying , thaf bei f belicvcs , 1st Quarter Statistics gan in thetBicentennialrf -- : yearrmitheverhave A healthy housing market boosted first quarter construction volume 5 percent in the first quarter of 1978. VOLUME 7 NUMBER 45 Contractors whom I spoke to said there was no problem with UP&L on smaller jobs," Biorge explained, but added they were eliminated from bidding on major jobs. We dont expect to take any legal action unless Davis is uncooperative in solving the problem.1 IBEW pressure Davis previously explained inside pressure from employees who are members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and non-unio- n tects. NobowreckcSbe: : Committee member Ruth Draper said the proposed ramp would be an eyesore and ruin the intent of the $16 million arts center. Who wants to look out the windows there and see a car ramp?" She said an underground ramp, similar to the underground parking access at the ZCMI mall and unlike the would best Penney parking continued on page 12 subcontractors and union contractors at job sites have forced the utility to ban independent electricians from a $360,000 Layton project to Lawrence Construction this month. He said the practice is uncommon; that independents are allowed to bid on the majority of UP&L pro- .pemtlfromSthelsame quarter pro- posal." clashes between tblthafbeM dential buiklint Yell :30.V an alternative exec to hash out bid ban with independents dutv fc;i97&Iias; lhiresadenttalM seeking UP&L 6,000 5 1 percent &ae3orf presented architectural parking plans to the city traffic engineer. But neither was the Bicentennial Arts Committee exramp depecting a scending from second story parking on West Temple. Its a fact that developers must provide some kind of southbound exit on West Temple," said Jerry Blair, city traffic engineer. We expect them to either construct an overpass or underpass at West Temple to allow direct access to southbound lanes." Blair wasn't satisfied with the developers original plans, which made no provision for southbound traffic egress on West Temple. Looking for alternative an alternative proposal. Traffic commissioner Jess Agraz told the Enterprise New Dwelling Units In Utah 3 : V' ty gift shop are included in first phase plans. It is expected to be completed next spring. Ri- $225,000 in unexpected construction costs weren't exactly what Crossroads developers Sid Foulger and Jack Okland had in mind when they ed of the plan, they demanded MONDAY, MAY 8, 1978 UP&L tries to exclude the independents when it can," countered DM Electric owner Dave McEwen. But sometimes a small job slips through." So it was when DM Electric was awarded a $1,000 job in American Fork by UP&L last month, McEwen added. They didnt advertise for the job," McEwen explained. And it was almost a service call, not real construction. If it had been for a substantial dollar amount, they wouldnt have let me do it." continued on page 12 50 CENTS |