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Show Page twenty-eig- The National Enterprise, May 25, 1977 ht Heber Continued from page one includes a proposed Swiss Village at the Tramway base near Wasatch Mountain State Park, enlisting the flavor of Midway's Swiss heritage and popular Swiss Days Festival. Conducting preliminary negotiations with two resort firms that might want to develop the Swiss Village (or a similar) concept. One firm, the Del Webb Corp., owns the Flamingo Hotel and Casino on the strip in Las Vegas, as well as other major resort hotels around the world. The other, California-base- Hotel d 200-roo- m Since 1972, your average acre of residential land has gone from about $2,000 to he says, around $9,000, and by the time youve got utilities installed, ready to build, youre into an acre at Baum says a least $12,000. Giles reports a Job Service travel study in 1975 showed 32 percent of valley workers commuted to either Provo or Salt Lake City daily. He says a surprising number of workers from Park Citys mines and resorts live in Heber, also. 12-sto- ry hotel development for the city of Provo, just down the river. Business from abroad Negotiating with the Trade Commission of Austria and a group of Minnesota investors who want to locate an Austria-base- d candy manufacturer at the Heber Valley industrial park. zoning ordinance passed a few years ago required more expensive utility installations, and the local market price for housing has just recently reached a level justifying the investment. valley Land values benefit Dev- elopment Consultants, Inc., is presently wrapping up a $20 million percent in February, 12.1 percent in March, and 10.5 percent in April.... roughly double the average state figure). If Heber Valley sounds like a good spot to invest in real estate, rest assured quite a few people have had the same thought. Land prices have been soaring almost as fast as the gliders dotting the valleys summer skies, according to veteran Heber realtor Thomas Baum. Baum reports prices for summer home lots in the Straw-berr- y valley and points south have more than doubled, from about $2,500 to $7,000, during the past few years. Summer home construction has not gained as sharply, he points out, being slowed by the popularity of campers and trailers. New facilities essential Perhaps the major hurdle facing both recreational and residential expansion in the next few years will be the need for improved sewage treatment facilities. With that in mind, county residents recently approved a measure raising the countys upper limit on revenue bond interest rates to 9 percent. In spite of their ambitious plans for Heber Valley, community leaders don't want their efforts interpreted as a headlong rush into the problems that growth can bring. Typically, Giles reports a gut feeling the people in Heber Valley would like to improve their tax base and be a playground for the Wasatch Front, but only if they can maintain the quality of life theyre used to. ed Home sales rise, but average price dips While more homes were sold last week than the previous three weeks, the average price fell slightly to $41,191 from the previous weeks figure, $41,677. According to figures compiled by the Salt Lake Board of Realtors, 195 homes were sold last week for a total of $8.03 million. Thirteen multiple family dwellings were sold for $501,400, and eight business properties were sold for $456,100. Realtors accounted for a total of $9.2 million in sales last week, up 13 percent from the previous week. Negotiating with Manufacturing, a Minnesota firm that wants to move its operation to Utah to take advantage of recreational opportunities and a rural lifestyle. Cry-Ste- el And as if that weren't enough. Bona also administers a short- term campaign to lure Wasatch Front residents to Heber Valley for weekend vacations." Exploiting resources that already exist, the campaign boasts opportunities to fish, boat, soar and Our prospective customers ask a lot of questions. And we give a lot of answers. One of the most frequent questions is, what does FMA lease? Weil, theres no way we can list everything, but an abbreviated list is part of our answer. golf. scanners, brain scanners, cars, cement pumps, chairs, china, combines, Notice those are all summer sports? Valley officials have, and say complementary winter sports opportunities are essential to the success of their growth plans. They say 700,000 tourists visited the Wasatch Mountain State Park in summer of 1976, but in winter the visitor figure for the valley usually falls to practically nothing. Agricultural sprinkler pipe, airplanes, automotive testing equipment, body commercial ranges, computerized machine tools, computers, cranes, dairy barns, dairy cows, dentist chairs, desks, dictating equipment, diesel engines, drill presses, electronic welders, flatbed trailers, food mixers, fork lifts, furniture, hay bailers, hospital beds, ice machines, lathes, microwave ovens, milking machines, milling machines, plows, printing presses, restaurant tableware, steam tables, stock trailers, tables, telephone systems, tractors, tractortrailers, therapy treatment devices, machines. trucks, typewriters and x-r- you get the idea. We can handle almost anything. And over the years we have developed a number of practical leasing programs you Well, anyway, can live with. If The key to the winter side of things, says Bona, is the If the tramway proposal. feasibility study looks good. Im sure the other elements of the program will fall into place right behind it, he opines. Snowmobiling has been mentioned as a natural winter sport for the pastoral valley. Bona adds, but it doesn't have the revenue potential of skiing. The tramway study is expected to be complete in September. ay you are thinking about buying anything, let us tell you about leasing first. Without any obligation, well give you answers, including different leasing options and how much it will cost. And if it isnt feasible for you to lease, well tell you that, too. Simply complete the coupon and mail it to us. Without obligation, please send me information about the following: NameTitle Company Address Cut unemployment Community leaders hope to limit visitors to the temporThe service-oriente- d ary variety. jobs the recreation industry generates will do nicely, they point out, to cut down the valleys chronically high unemployment rate (12.1 2060 East 2100 South Salt Lake City, Utah ' |