Show MOAB'S LAST FOUR YEARS Heres Here's Good News For Taxpayers Present Or Future Peak of Boom Expense Is Over This ml is 15 the third of a series of articles being published by the In lu cooperation cooperation cooperation tion with the Grand County Chamber of Commerce governmental govern govern- mental units unita and others on Moab's Moans Moan's Mo 10 abs an's growth In the last four years Moab as a municipality went Into in into In In- to the uranium boom with a tax levy of 16 10 mills a general fund budget of ot around and a bonded indebtedness of ot This years year's city tax lexy Is 2475 mills general fund spending will total about and bonded Indebtedness Is hut But theres there's good news today for Moab taxpayers and prospective taxpayers The most urgent of the many demands made on city government I as result of ot the uranium boom have been met or will be met through projects now underway City officials believe the municipal municipal mu plant and is in good order for the most part They I forsee no major increase in cost of I police pollee and fire protector or the theother theother theother other services presently provided by the city No Increase In spending spend ing is planned unless It be for new This does not mean that the city officials believe their task Is done The months ahead will see completion of ot many improvements improve ments already In progress or planned plan planned ned These include Acquisition of at a tract for a new I city cemetery The acre 25 site I now under consideration lies south of Pack Creek near the city park turnoff Completion of ot up to 30 blocks of curbs and gutters in Moab's first curb and gutter district Most curb and gutter work so far has been done by property owners with some assistance from the city Assistance to the county In completing the new community I park with Its large and modern modem swimming pool Building of at a gallon galion water storage tank and other improvements Improvements Im to the water system The municipal water supply as part of this extensive project h is isto to be increased to 1500 gallons per minute Present supply Is GOO gallons per minute Extension of ot sewer lines Resurfacing of most city streets Center street from Main Mahn to Second East Cast ast Is being completely resurfaced from curb to curb through a Joint project In which the county and the state highway department are participating Improvements In street lightIng lightIng light light- Ing Including installation of at modern mod modern ern em I lighting along the new high highway way The highway department will share In expense of ot the latter New street signs alread already have been erected by the city House louse numbering will start soon so that to house mail delivery can be started by the postoffice In Inthis Inthis Inthis this connection many property owners plan to lay new sidewalks The city this spring completed annexation of ot two subdivision sites on which more than a hundred hundred hundred hun hun- dred new homes will be built The city has extended to Delhi Delhi- Taylor Oil Corp hard at work on Its nearby potash project an In Invitation Invitation invitation in- in to locate all possible fa facilities facilities facilities fa- fa in Moab That is part of the story of what Moab's city government has accomplished accomplished accomplished ac ac- ac- ac I in meeting its boom problems More than one observer I has remarked Moab has accomplished much more in a shorter time than many another community which started with far greater resources Its accomplishments accomplishments accomplishments ac ac- are a credit to everyone concerned concerned both both city officials and private citizens old and new N Next e ext x t week How Grand County's government met its boom I problems |