Show s. s d. d Considers Selling Pioneer Park Tract Salt Lake City is considering the sale of Pioneer park for the development of a tax revenue pro multimillion dollar industrial industrial industrial indus indus- trial center on the acre 10 tract at 2nd West Vest between 3rd and South city officials disclosed Wednesday Mayor Earl J. J Glade said commission commission commission com com- mission members already have re refused refused refused re- re fused offers as high as for or the historical park property Sale of the park parl park one one one of the first camping grounds used by Mormon pioneers pioneers pioneers-is is expected Inthe in inthe inthe the near future The city commission commission commission com com- mission probably will call for bids on the property Mayor Glade said Parks Commissioner L L. L C. C Rom Rom- Romney Romney ney noted the purchaser would be required to use the property for industrial development w which h hie i c h would be a source of ot yearly tax revenue for the city Adjacent to Tracks The park Is surrounded by in industrial industrial industrial in- in zones and is adjacent to railroad tracks and two state high high- ways Surveys have shown only limited use of the park for recreational purposes in recent years s- s Romney said He added that the growing industries surrounding surrounding surrounding sur sur- rounding Pioneer park have re reduced reduced reduced re- re its value as a childrens children's playground Another stipulation in the contemplated contemplated contemplated con con- sale contract would be bethe bethe bethe the erection of a suitable monument monument ment or marl marker er designating theland the theland theland land as a camping site of early pioneer wagon trains according to Commissioner Romney Mayor Glade commented that prospective buyers have indicated a industrial center could be built in the park area Would Aid City The money rece received ed by the city for the sale of Pioneer park and the annual tax revenue would aid Salt Lake City to gain needed capital capital capital cap cap- ital improvements Mayor Glade pointed out Major portion of funds received would be earmarked for sanitary sewerage improvements and fire department expansion Public Safety Commissioner Ben BenE E E. E said that sewage disposal improvements should take priority He wants speedy action on sewerage improvements so that fire department expansion can begin Our fire protection proposal will be essential to civil defense Commissioner said Mr Romney mentioned the possibility possibility possibility pos pos- of using revenue from the park sale to build an additional I nine holes on the owned city-owned Bonneville golf course He speculated speculated spec spec- I some of the money could be used on s street t r e e t improvements storm sewers and recreational fa fa- fa Maintenance costs of or the park would also be saved in event of ot its sale the commissioners said I |