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Show m wise saite? , By ALICE WATTS After months of discussion, indecision, planning, and replanning, the Centerville City Council voted Tuesday night to rezone the Cook-Parrish Cook-Parrish property from A-l to C-2 to allow for the construction construc-tion of a shopping area Steve Nielson and Walter Gasser, developers, indicate that a Safeway store, a bank, a savings sav-ings and loan office, and a drug store will be included in the development. THE DECISION for the rezoning came on the motion of Councilman Hirschi and the second of Councilman Smouse. At the various meetings meet-ings and at the public hearing concerning the rezoning, there had been comment against the rezoning and comment concerning the desirability of allowing more industry to come to the city of Centerville. The developers promised to meet all of the standards of the revised C-2 ordinance, when it is officially completed and posted. If these prove to be more stringent than the former C-2 ordinance requirements, they will live up to all of them. Mayor Stan Green signed the contract to accept the $52,204 grant from the BOR (Bureau of Outdoor Recreation) Recrea-tion) for the development of the 7th East Park. The monies must be spent between be-tween September 1977 and Dec. 31, 1979. The council had voted unanimously to proceed with the acceptance on the motion of Councilman DeForrest Smouse and the second of Councilman Randall. Ran-dall. PLANS WILL be presented after conferences and the following will be included: restrooms, fencing, a retaining retain-ing wall in the parking areas and some handball courts. The contracts for excavation excava-tion permits to extend the water line along Main Street to the subdivision south of Albertsons were signed. These had to be secured from the state. This action was done on the motion of Councilman Coun-cilman Arbuckle and the second of Councilman Randall. Ran-dall. CITY Administrator Sid Noble asked for permission to accept sealed bids for the purchase of the garbage trucks. These will be opened at the next council meeting. As the evening continued, the council agreed to enter into negotiations to go into partnership with Sports Courts in a twelve unit racquetball court. This will be . erected on the city's property west of the frontage road, across from the city Softball area. It will be an all weather court. When negotiations are completed, the work on the racquet court will' begin at once. THE RACQUET ball Co., Sports Courts, is being granted grant-ed a park's concession. Copies of the county drainage ordinance were given to each of the council-men council-men to peruse. The ordinance will be discussed at the COG meeting this week. THE installation in Centerville Center-ville will cost a quarter of a million dollars. It is reported that there is more like it west of the Mississippi River. Members of the PTA attended at-tended the meeting to acquaint the council with some of their goals for the season. Mrs. Ruth Handley, Davis South Elementary president, said that the PTA is eager to serve the youth and the community. THEY HAVE been lobbying for pedestrian walks and for crosswalks to insure the safety of the children as they travel back and forth to school. The PTA is working for good home and school relations and welcomes parents' visits to school. Mrs. Handley was accom- panied bv Cozet'e Anderson luTd Donna Ryan, who urged the council to support greater membership in the great organization. or-ganization. The women presented the council with a copy of their yearbook. THE MAYOR and council proclaimed the week of Oct. 24-28 at PTA membership enrollment week in Center ville. This was done , ft ; motion of Council? Smouse and the second J! Councilman Arbuckle The engineer was presem andthepresidentofOnwiS ' Corporation, Pat Cassia? ,5 ' talk of developments dZi I the new Industrial Park Th i' reported that they are reaT ing contracts for roads ami ' other improvements. 'd 'v |