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Show (ify Gains Title to Hivay Frontage To be Used for Visitor Center Sir. and Mrs. Jim Hudson I Moab this week present-': present-': title to the city of Moab :: ffi feet of frontage pro-r-7 on highway 160 just ! of the Utex subdivis-i" subdivis-i" tumoff on the North out- S3 of Moab. property is to be us-1: us-1: 'or the construction of a !,i;llr center and chamber ; commerce office. Hopes' Hope-s' 'he project can be ted under a match-" match-" tads program with the ; Jsing and Urban Develop-1 Develop-1 : --it Agency next spring, wording to Mayor Winford who said applications ; be submitted in the :!t eek or two for this financing. Once the application is submitted, work will begin on the leveling and ground filling by Moab City crews. Mayor Bunce said that the . City portion of the matching funds can take the form of labor and equipment use on the project. Envisioned as opening next spring, the center will consist of a large landscaped landscap-ed park surrounding an attractive at-tractive visitor center. To be incorporated in the landscaping land-scaping will be a number of lar g e ccttonwood trees which have historically welcomed wel-comed visitors from the north into Moab city. The Mayor said the location loca-tion for the center is one of the most scenic and easily accessable areas in Moab Valley and he was grateful for Mr. and Mrs. Hudson's desire to make the land available to the community. Mr. Hudson, who recently acquired the property from the Charles Steen interests stated that Moab had a great future in tourism but needs to do a better job of making information on the area available to the public. This piece of land with the proper structures on it car. do much to promote increased increas-ed tourism in Southeastern Utah, he added. ft ,. 5&i.utu - v JN J -vlcv-. 1 I :V - ): . -ft '?1 U nd Mrs. Jim Hudson present title to ( B.nYth of Moab t0 Mayor Winford l fcurr land is t0 be used for the Cn" 1 "Q of a visitor center and chamber JcoZce office as well as a park. It V hoped that the structures can be competed com-peted for use next spring. |