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Show r . ' I r lb """" """" : i i ' ' ' f j i - L - , i M , -?c""' - ' " . ! sss. - --'it-ist ' '? ; ,- - . ' " -"".Sf - " ' - ! I , NEW BUILDING By TOM BUSSELBERG LAYTON - The lines should be shorter or nonexistent nonexis-tent for customers of the Federal Employees Credit Union in Layton. SINCE MAY 22, services have been transferred from the old 264 East Gentile location loca-tion to a new building at 172 North Fort Lane. And according ac-cording to Manager Joyce Sparrow, space shouldn't be a problem as plans were laid to allow that building to serve needs "for ever." The facility covers 4,000 square feet, more than six times the size of the East Gentile location where the space was often filled with people waiting for service, she said. And half that was utilized for storage. NOW, SIX teller windows will be available to serve customers along with four driveup window stations, something completely new. Add to that expanded hours and customers should find it easier than ever to do business. While the inside office is still closed on Mondays, the driveup window will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. throughout the week and 8: 30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Saturdays. Satur-days. Inside hours will include Tuesday-Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Saturdays 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. SAFETY DEPOSIT boxes are being offered for the first time, with various sizes available from $5-$30 a month. Other services include money orders, night deposit, Customers of the Federal Employees Credit Union in Layton are finding more spacious, pleasant surroundings in new facilities just opened. notary public, travelers' cheques, loan payment transfer and loan service. Home, auto and other types of non-business loans can be arranged. A quick draw program provides interest-paid interest-paid for sharedraft privileges. The $300,000 facility was designed by Clark Learning of Salt Lake City with Bud Bailey Construction of Salt Lake City as the general contractor. con-tractor. "It was a turn key operation where they started from the ground, planned and designed the building, located sub-contractors and they even ' furnished it and then gave us the keys," Mrs. Sparrow said. CONSTRUCTION WAS delayed from the planned February opening to the grand opening on June 2. The building build-ing was started early last fall. The Layton office is connected con-nected to a central credit union computer system with three terminals operating from that office instead of two that served the old facility, she said. THE FEDERAL Employees Credit Union system includes nine branches, with the other Davis County facility in Bountiful, and totals more than 87,500 customers and $135 million in assets. Anyone related to a credit union member can join, Mrs. Sparrow said. It is celebrating celebrat-ing 40 years of service with plans for a Salt Lake Branch set for 1980. Speaking of the new facility she said. "People feel good because the credit union is owned by its members and it's important to have a place where they feel they can be served graciously." AND A customer said as she was leaving, 'This is so much better than the old place." |
