Show Sugar House C. C of C. C Protests Plan For Liquor Store Official Opposition Cites Problems Of eav Highland Drive rive Traffic lc SUGAR HOUSE Opposition HOUSE Opposition to the establishment of a liquor store just west of Highland Dr on Ashton Ave mounted Monday when the Sugar House Chamber of Commerce officially opposed the he store because of the traffic problem on Highland Dr Paul L L. L Pehrson chamber president in throwing the support of the organization to the tion ion declared Theres no sense hugging lugging passively to fo an illusive 1 phantom of hope when this thing appears to be going through All the people of the area oppose oppose oppose op op- op- op pose it Yet construction continues continues continues con con- day by day brick by brick on the taxpayers' taxpayers money Nearing Completion The Salt Lake City Council of Teacher Parent-Teacher Associations the Highland Park Improvement League the Sugar House Business Business Business Busi Busi- ness and Professional Women's Club the Lions Club the Rotary Club and the Girl Scouts have b been en against the project since the Utah State Liquor Commission Commission Commission Commis Commis- sion announced plans and construction construction construction con con- began The exterior for construction of the story one-story brick building build ng now is nearing completion D D. James Cannon executive secretary of the chamber explained explained explained ex ex- ex- ex that Ashton A Avenue venue is not a through street and all trade at the establishment must come in and out on heavily traveled traveled trav trav- cled Highland Drive the principal principal principal prin prin- cipal business and residential artery artery artery ar ar- ar- ar tery of southeast Salt Lake City A fA Bad Influence Other organizations have been against it because because in in the words of Mrs Helen M. M Oberg president president president dent of the Salt Lake City Council Council Council Coun Coun- cil of Teacher Parent-Teacher Associations Ashton Ashton Avenue is the most desirable childrens children's entrance entrance entrance en en- trance to Fairmont Park Mrs l Oberg said It would be bea a bad influence on the youngsters youngsters youngsters young young- partly because of a type of trade it would attract The president pointed o out that five school areas border border- borderon on Fairmont Fairmont Fair Fair- mont Park yet she said few parents Jot for the he past two tw years years have permitted their boys and girls unescorted to play at the park because of a transient type of men that already frequent the playgrounds Its a known fact act that Fairmont Fairmont Fairmont Fair Fair- mont Park is the scene of more arrests including criminal attacks attacks attacks at at- tacks and molestations than any other park area in the city Terry McGowan 1 state liquor control commissioner said Monday Monday Mon lon day that we e are going right ahead with building Weve We've taken takena a lease on the property for five years He said he believed there was no real basis for complaints except except except ex ex- that they just dont don't want any liquor on the east bench |