Salt Lake Telegram | 1948-09-03 | Page 20 | Kearns Housing Plans Move to Draft Stage

I Kearns Housing Plans Move to Draft Stage With preliminary plans down Ini in i black and white the proposed I Kearns towns te hOU housing Ing d development development develop develop- i ment is rapidly emerging from Crom the dream stage I The first draft of ot basic plans forthe for fori forthe i the project have been completed d it was announced Friday by S S. S D. D Caplan general manager for Kearns Townsite Inc Two faculty members at Utah State Agricultural ural colle college e Dr Dean A. A Peterson and M. M E. E Stock helped formulate the overall plans They recommended two neighborhoods each numbering about residents be developed first firt At a later date they said ald two additional neighborhoods could be developed inthe project to bring the total population to roughly 14 14 The recently-completed recently survey which will be followed closely but not to the letter calls caUs for winding streets in the site Curved streets will relieve the monotony of or straight thoroughfares thoroughfares' Mr Caplan CapIan Caplan Cap- Cap lan Ian explained and they will also tend to slow down traffic in the residential areas The basic plan calls for lot sizes of about 70 by feet Houses HOWles in the p project will be two and three three- e. e i bedroom structures and residents will have an opportunity to build houses on a design of their th own choice as ns long as they meet certain general requirements Mr Caplan said the firm favors letting the Ule construction of the houses house to a general contractor who would do the subcontracting on the project Present plans call caU for Cor the area to be inc incorporated a and d a Huge shopping center to be built to serve the residents The houses will cost from to depending on the cost of materials and the firm hopes to complete 60 to houses this fall faU before freezing weather sets in in Plans call for the completion of homes in the area by next June