Show Group Protests Industrial Zone Matter Postponed for r Study A turnout of nearly 35 interested inter inte ested persons at the city zoning hearing held Tuesday evening at the county courthouse resulted result result- ed in the tabling of a propos proposal l to create an industrial zone Inthe in inthe inthe the west part of the city and held up for an indefinite per pei- led iod of time passing of the new zoning ordinance which was tabled for further tion A large group of at persons ownIng ownIng ownIng own- own Ing real estate in the area concerned concerned concerned con con- with the Industrial zone took issue with proposed amendments amendments amend amend- m ments to th the ordinance that would have prohibited residential residential residential building of any kind in an anarea anarea anarea area designated industrial The area in question was some 70 acres situated on both sides of Mill creek towards tho the Colorado river from Mountainview Mountainview Mountainview Mountain- Mountain view subdivision The proposed industrial zone was designated as such on the city map by Holder Engineering Service after having received Instructions from the Moab Planning Commission to a site suitable for industrial purposes purposes purposes pur pur- poses within the limits of Moab Moth City The proposed ordinance and city map had been recommended recommended recommended mended to the city council by bythe bythe bythe the planning commission for adoption but law called for a n public hearing on the matter prior to passage Former Mayor J J. J W. W Corbin present chairman of the planning planning planning plan plan- ning commission indicated that thata a change on the map had been made since the commission had approved the new city master plan and indicated that the commission would probably ask that they receive the matter back for further discussion The chan change occurred it was pointed out when it was discovered that portions of the area involved in the proposed industrial zone did not lie Ue within the boundaries of Moab City I Protests from persons attendIng attending attending attend attend- ing the meeting largely followed follow follow- ed the line Une of thought that tho the area concerned would better be suited to residential building than Industrial Members of the council pointed point point- ed ad out the need for an Industrial zone within the city and the prohibitive cost of running water water water wa wa- wa- wa ter and sewer lines to areas no not within the city that might be annexed for Industrial purposes The matter however was tabled for fOl further consideration Following the public hearing members embers of the city council retired retired re re- tired to the city offices for the regular city council meeting Bids Bids- were opened on the sale ale of in bonds covering work done don in Special Improvement Improvement Improve Improve- ment District No 2 and the bonds were awarded to the Edward Edward Ed Ed- ward L. L Burton Durton Co for a 5 per percent percent percent cent figure There was only one other bid on the bonds The city accepted the resignation resignation resignation nation ot of Troy Black as director tol of ot public works effective May 4 Mr Black has held the position position tion with the city tor for several everal years Applications are now being be ing accepted for tor a replacement it was announced |