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Show Community Center Downtown By GARY R. BLODGETT BOUNTIFUL Bounti-ful's Bounti-ful's Citizens Input Committee for Redevelopment has come up with a new and refreshing re-freshing approach to proposed prop-osed downtown development of the city. BY UNANIMOUS vote of the committee last Thursday night, the group will present to the Bountiful Redevelopment director and Agency Board of Directors a recommendation that a community theatre and arts center be located in the downtown area. "It may not produce the "I'M ESPECIALLY pleased with the recommendation recommenda-tion because I think such a facility is badly needed in Bountiful. We have the performing per-forming arts groups already established but no place, except ex-cept the high schools, to perform." per-form." Other members of the committee com-mittee responded favorably to the recommendation by Mr. Hill. "IT'S REFRESHING to have a suggestion such as this instead of a recommendation that is going to create opposition opposi-tion and hard feelings," said area w hich could enhance local loc-al merchants who remained open for before and after performance per-formance shopping. IN OTHER action, the committee com-mittee favored block-by-block development of the downtown area, rather than an immediate shopping mall. They also suggested sug-gested more emphasis be put on office space and the attrac-tion attrac-tion of new individual businesses. Another family-style restaurant, res-taurant, in addition to the opening of Marie Calender's, a downtown grocery store, and future development of a hotel- civic center complex were also recommended by the committee. com-mittee. RICHARD Peterson, committee com-mittee member, suggested that a master plan be drawn for redevelopment re-development of a few blocks surrounding the LDS Tabernacle Taberna-cle at Center Street and Main. "This should be the focal point of any downtown development," develop-ment," he said. Committee members questioned ques-tioned a proposed low to medium-priced apartment or condominium complex adjacent adja-cent (south) to the Tabernacle as being "ill advised." They agreed that there could be better bet-ter utilization of the property surrounding Stoker Elementary Elemen-tary School. THEY SAID there is an acute need for an inexpensive starter housing complex, but that any such proposal because be-cause of the nature of the development de-velopment should be kept medium density with adequate landscapping and open space. "We don't want to create a blighted area," they said, "and that's exactly what could happen if such a housing complex com-plex does not have strict stipulations. sales tax revenue that a retail outlet would generate, but it certainly would be an attraction attrac-tion to the city and a drawing card to downtown merchants." mer-chants." commented Committee Commit-tee Co-chairman Mclvin Hill. one committee member. "I feci that the cultural center, if . approved, would be a great asset to downtown Bountiful and the local merchants." It was noted that the center would draw the public into the |