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Show 33 , i Feelings are running high among residents of the westside regarding th e increase of traffic accidents occurring during recent months. With many small school children in the area, residents of the Capitol Hill and North First West are deeply concerned about the number of autos and trucks in their neighborhood. Most of the accidents have involved speeding vehicles fast-movin- ' ' 4MW Property damage has been increasing at an alarming rate along the North First West "speedway. g hitting parked cars and trucks. Some residents have experienced repeated losses. There appears to be a need for more four-wastop signs to better control the speed and flow of traffic. If you are concerned about transportation problems, call Bea Valdez, Transportation Task Force, and get involved in planning projects to eliminate these problems. 4C7-941- 6 free not for sale i volume one february 24, 1972 number twenty-seve- n Commissioner Ralph Y. McClure inspects damaged beam in Model Neighborhood home. ? s by Roy H. 3 -, - ; U iCt- r- - t tmm t Ajw.ifgtgv. , Lauritzen . . iStTtl Emergency home repairs became rather heated issue as members of the Housing Task Force on ly hosted a stand gathering at Horace Mann Jr. High, Tuesday evening, February 15. City and County officials, as well as represenatives of numerous other agencies throughout the valley, out numbered the residents of the area by a substantial margin. Several suggestions were presented, in what appeared to be a effort to side track the emergency home repair issue. It was pointed out, however, that emergency home repairs were urgently needed by many families in the area and there was no point in further delaying the matter. a -- ing-roo- left-hande- A Utah d Technical College representative stated, "We have the manpower available who will donate their time on any such projects, just for the experience. But we have no provisions for purchasing the materials for the job." Commissioner Stephen M. Harmsen reiterated his position, taken at a previous meeting. He suggested the Task Force look into funding the purchase of an apartment house, to be owned and operated by the Task Force. "I would like to see the Housing Task Force get into the apartment house business," he stated. "You would be able to keep a few of the units open to take care of some of these emergency housing needs." Much of the $21,000 in available funds has already been earmarked for specific projects, with about half of this allocated to the area of emergency home repairs. the possibility of Commissioner Jennings Phillips Task Force meeting. Revising priorities, programming and planning for the current funding period have already been in progress for over a year and these allocations cannot be changed without taking the proposal back to the residents. On Wednesday, February 16, Francis Rivera of Argyle Court invited Commissioner Ralph Y. McClure and members of the Housing Task Force to inspect a damaged central beam in her home. Mrs. Rivera said she was very over the delay in upset processing Emergency Home Repair grants and indicated the danger present in her own home was in need of immediate action. is |