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Show IV hot 9 I 1lte. GUaml&i Ofj Gcutun&ice. "T. PAUL C. MINER, "i i Before the number of building' priorities allocated to Utah county were made a careful survey was worked out taking into account the increase of population that naturally would result from the building and operation of the big steel plant at Geneva. After a careful study it was decided that a quota of 2,117 new units would be necessary to properly house the workers of the Geneva and Iron-ton Iron-ton plants. These units to be built under the supervision of the Federal Fed-eral Housing Agency. On May 5th of this year the following fol-lowing report appeared in the Springville, Provo, and Salt Lake City papers: "A report by the Housing Committee of Utah county coun-ty shows that a total of 2,017 houses allotted the county, priorities priori-ties have been granted for 1,649 leaving 368 unallocated. Applications Applica-tions for additional priorities number num-ber 870." Of the total projects granted only two were in Springville, 36 were in Lehi, 177 were in Ameri can Fork, 60 were in Pleasant Grove, 305 were in Orem, 1,008 were in Provo, 43 were in Spanish Fork, and 18 were in Payson. The Board of Directors of the Chamber felt that Springville should have a share of these priorities pri-orities but also felt that unless we could get houses of the upper bracket we would be doing an injustice in-justice to our community; for to obtain priorities and add a subdivision sub-division to our city of a cheap type of homes would be out of harmony har-mony with the ideals and progressive progres-sive attitude of our community. After a number of conferences and the expenditure of unlimited effort, through the cooperation of the city officials and the Chamber of Commerce the Nordin Construction Construc-tion Company agreed to transfer their priorities for 163 homes of the highest brackets to Springville providing a suitable building site could be found. Several sites were studied from many angles, ie: electric elec-tric power, water supply, sewage disposal, schools and church facili ties, public utilities, etc Fin options were obtained on the Tl sion farm and this sitTlfTl satisfactory to both the constn? tion company and the v!C" Housing Agency. Federal The tract was surveyed and it was found that with the prop landscaping 163 lots could be T tained with the necessary 0Z streets, paved sidewalks and liters. li-ters. These homes are all to be ll and three-bedroom homes wUh full basements at present. Part of them will be rented, and part of them sold; eventually all of them are to be sold. em Besides increasing our valuation and making it possible to improve our general utilities the addition of 163 families of the type that is expected to occupy these homes a payroll of approximately $50 000 will be added to our community each month. Business will be stimulated stim-ulated and our possibilities of in" teresting other industries to our city will be increased. |