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Show I POuita FuettiflEr Girtiwfllfo J.'GARY R. BLODGETT yUNTlFUL Bids are :ted to be let about Sept. 1 Construction started in "f October on a 48-unit 1 ng project for the elderly , nh Bountiful. c ISEMARY Davis. Davis Mtv Housing Authority 1 W. said the architect has ' in Denver the past few .s working with Housing pUrban Development (HUD) officials to get final ; approval of the housing com- : plex plans. After housing plans are completed and approved, bids can be let on the project. Construction Con-struction could begin a month or so later. .MEANWHILE, Bountiful city street crews are completing complet-ing the access road into the site between 1400 and 1500 North and 325 East, according to a spokesperson from the Housing Hous-ing Authority. The Department of Housing and Urban Development has committed about $2.2 million to housing in Davis County, most of it to be used for the 48-unit complex in Bountiful. THE TENTATIVE plans for the complex calls for two-story structures to be built on three w ings. Ten other single dwellings dwell-ings for low-income families are planned in the complex, it was explained. "Everything seems to be running smoothly now," said Jane Wilson, assistant director for the housing authority. "It's just a matter of getting the plans approved and start construction." con-struction." EARMEK, Mrs. Davis indicated indi-cated that the local housing authority au-thority was in "danger of losing los-ing the project" if construction was not started soon. A lot of red tape had to be cut which took a lot of time and effort, she explained. The Housing Authority has spent several months attempting attemp-ting to obtain and rezone the two-acre site to be used for the complex, even after consider able time was spent locating a suitable site. THE AUTHORITY first made option on a site in the same vicinity but this location was met with bitter opposition from neighbors and the city council voted to table rezoning the three-acre site which was necessary to develop the housing hous-ing complex. Then w hen the present site was chosen, the five-acre parcel par-cel three additional acres will be used for commercial development de-velopment had to be annexed because the land was located in the unincorporated area of Davis County. THE ALTERNATE site chosen for the complex was considerably higher priced than the original (J.C. Banger-ter Banger-ter site), but city officials felt the location was better suited for the complex being in a more secluded area between major thoroughfares. Davis County Housing Authority Au-thority will be the agency supervising su-pervising the development of the project, including the landscaping land-scaping and recreational facilities facili-ties that will be included in the overall development. THE 48 units will have one bedroom each and will be used exclusively for the elderly for at least 40 years. Mrs. Davis said there is a waiting list for the units and there is not expected ex-pected to be much turnover for the first few years. Marvin Blosch, who has purchased the property from the William Tingey family, said a family-style restaurant is being considered for the parcel of land facing onto 400 East. Approximately 2.5 acres will be used for the elderly housing complex and the remaining three acres will be developed commercially, Mr. Blosch explained. |