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Show I Sewing plant start delayed by zoning ! I jurt of construction on a now sow Mli jt on liill'"" h,,s l,0,, d'l.ved ' ' ilh tx1""" of a zoning -snni;, and ! 11,1 n(v ofl'icisls took action Monday to I jmo l'1 lMVP,'rt-v illu' 'l''r the ' ; I ftitsi of I'tah, doins businoss here as V ' Uiub Sportswear, liu-., contracted with ' Aillip Construction to build a 23.1)00 I souir foot plant, and it was later St I isv,reii th:lt the l,ri,P,,r.v embraced I both ajjricultural zone and highway ! 0 1 sflimew'! tone. ' lt hough such a structure is legal in ' the highway commercial zone, it is not in he agricultural zone, and a portion of U f th building would sit there. In order to i I juke construction possible, the county mission has proposed to change the f 1 jntir P"' t0 mKhw.v commercial :, ' ion. A public hearing on this zone change has been set for September 26 at U) a.m. No construction can take place I until the zone change is approved. ' Moab Sportswear has been operating J in the American legion building with 55 employees. The new plant will allow projected employment of 100 people. At I the present facility, average annual I payroll and operating expenses run ' about $135,000. The total in the new J plant is estimated at $ti50.000, which represents substantial economic impact on Grand County. A local official stated, "Grand County I and the community of Moab have the 1 responsibility to aid our continued econ- ! omic growth by supporting the expan- sion of our local industry in order to provide additional employment for the I unemployed in our area and to increase I our area's overall economic conditions." 1 |