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Show C 51 -- 1 23 31 -- CL R NARRICTT 12- -r 1 LIBRARY UNIVERSITY OF UTAH salt lake city i;t. 391C2 Would save $2.4 million to deaf State to: developers gives BALLETWEST UTAHSYM..., plan for depot renovation 9 KENNEccrrc NAACFK SALVATION A AH MINING ASS I INDIAN CokmtL by James M. Schutz Enterprise Staff Writer wj $$TER YMCa BOYS The Historical Society, officials at the State Building Board and the Governors office are ignoring a plan which could save Utah taxpayers $2.45 million. SOCIATION UTAH MANUFACTUi UNITEOOWi iU)N UTAH FOUi YMTN STATES FEDERATION OF RO SCHOLA UTAH TECHNI FUND FOR ECONOMl IPS COLLEGE EVELOPMENT Thats what developers Mike Proctor and Dave Kimball are charging. Last week the pair told the Enterprise that they have been trying to communicate a proposal for developing the Rio Grande Depot to the Governor and the State Building Board for a month, and have not received the time of day. Proctor and Kimball attempted to convince the state legislature last January not to fund the Rio Grande Depot, Takeover could mean thousands lost in Kennecott contributions by James M. Schutz Enterprise Staff Writer of The proposed take-ove- r Kennecott Copper by Curtiss-Wrighas been examined on many angles, but at least one side of the issue remains ignored: Kennecotts service and contribution to the Salt Lake community. ht Surprisingly, Kennecott will not disclose the amount of money it pumps into the local community, despite the public relations mileage the firm could run up. Nevertheless, spokesman Ken did break down the companys contribution and trade association budget for the Enterprise to get some idea of where the money goes. Ke-fauv- er Kefauvcr said the contribution and trade association budget is broken into four section: educational aid, community and welfare assistance, medical and hospital contributions, and trade and economic associations. Educational aid cats up 20 percent of the special budget, while community and welfare dominate with 63 percent. Hospital contributions take up 10 percent, trade associa VOLUME 7 NUMBER 42 tions share only two percent,' and the balance goes into a contingency fund. Nevertheless, if anyone thinks he can measure Kennecotts economic stake in the Salt Lake area through payroll alone, he should take another look. The cumulative effect of all the contributions in the community probably provides for a fair number of employees. The ironic thing about this contribution is no one really wants to discuss the details. Chamber of Commerce executive director Fred Ball said he couldnt reveal how much (See TAKEOVER, page 3) but to no avail. The state wound up appropriating $2.45 million for the depots renovation. The developers havent relinquished the gavel, yet. Everybody happy? . Cost of renovation We still feel very strongly about this. Our plan will give the state what it wants, and at the same time, provide many advantages which the state plan cant, argued Proctor. The new plan, which Prdc-to- r claims state officials are ignoring, offers the Historical Society, the space they say they need for office and exhibitions, indefinitely. That space would pay for the lease, which Proctor and Kimball would take from the The state would still own the building and the land, we would lease it from them, giving them space for the Historical Society as a lease payment, and we would renovate the rest. Originally, the states objection to Proctor and Kimball renovating and buying the depot was the fact the Historical Society would have to pay rent after five years occupancy. Our solution solves that problem, said Proctor. shortly receive a letter from Washington, D.C. saying the National Park Service intends to review the Halls Crossing the situation and need for a concession at the site, an NPS official told the Enterprise. Theres the possibility, though I think it doubtful, theyll determine there is not a need for a concession, said Jim Iscnoglc, assistant to the regional director, officed in Salt Lake. I personally think the conclusion will be there is a need. But to the Lake Powell concessionaire, whose majority interest is owned by the spoken San Juan County outcom-mision- er governments stranglehold Halls Crossing concessionaire Calvin Black has locked horns with the U.S. Park Service . MONDAY, APRIL 17, 1978 (See DEPOT, page 4) Arms maker considering Utah piant Fillmore, Utah, could become the latest boom town on the western fronteir this year as a Chicago based conglomerate called Korhumcl Industries contemplates building a munitions plant there. Kory International Calvin Black, another study represents yet more evidence of the federal re-evalu- ate cost of renovation remains the biggest issue. If they accepted our plan, we would incur the development costs and the state would be a direct beneficiary because its Korhumels subsidiary Feds motives under fire Governor Matheson will But Proctor still thinks the state. Halls Crossing mess by Alene E. Bentley Editor The other prominent state argument back in January inin the volved equity build-u- p facility. Since they would still own it under our new proposal, weve met that objection as well, said Proctor. over private enterprise. The park service junked the study they did in 1968 and told us in 1972 theyd have another one completed in six months. Well, it took six years before it was approved, Black complained. Here, he said, shaking two paperis the deback volumes, velopment concept plan they came up with. Indeed, the plan, written in October 1976 but only recently approved, states on page 1 in order to accommodate existing (See CROSSING, page 11) has sent emissaries to Fillmore to investigate a plant site and the possibilities of getting Fillmore to approve an industrial revenue bond. The plant is expected to employ 400 and increase the citys power consumption from 4.2 to 7.5 megawatts. The plant has the potential of more than doubling Fillmores population of 2,000, a city spokesman told the Enterprise. Korhumcl Industries is a private company, owned solely by a Chicago gentleman, according to a Kory official. It has subsidiaries in the fields of clectrouics, farm equipment manufacturing, business consulting and munitions. 50 CENTS |