Show Vernal City Cott Buys Moon Lake Electric B o Major Alvin Kay and Harry Fi Fieldsted president of the Moon Lake Electric board jointly announced the purchase of the Moon Lake Ele Electric building on East Highway 40 by Vernal City Wednesday of last week J M ri- ri THE PUR PURCHASE HASE price of the building and property was and is located at East Main on the edge of Vernal City limits The new facility has a foot frontage by feet At a meeting Tuesday with representatives representatives represent represent- Buell Bennett city manager and Merrill Millett general manager of Moon Lake Electric disclosed the reasons for forthe forthe forthe the purchase MANAGER BENNETT stated that for many years Vernal City realized they needed new facilities and felt this purchase purchase pur pur- chase vas was as a a reasonable b buy Vernal City and Uintah County has needed a fire department facility for sometime and Vernal City's office space a at t the present building consisted of only one room room with no safe place to store valuable records and supplies The new facility has a walk-in walk vault to house Vernal Vernal Ver Vcr nal City's rec records and supplies stated Manager Bennett Manager 1 Bennett noted the present Vernal City office was built at the turn of the century and at one time housed the Uintah Railway offices AS FOR Vernal City police department department depart depart- ment which is now in the Uintah County building being moved Manager Bennett explained that the matter matter matter mat mat- ter would be left to the City Council to determine He lie also stated that Vernal city does not anticipate floating a a bond to pay for the new new facility Revenues from the sale of the present building property and the monies available in 74 1973 fiscal budgets will fund the new building MANAGER BENNETT explained the new facility will readily convert to municipal muni muni- cipal use without extensive renovation Mr Millett stated that Moon Lake Electric Elec Elec- trie has a new building under construction construction tion in Roosevelt and they contemplate moving by April 1 1973 He lie expressed satisfaction with Vernal City's purchase of the building and noted that Moon Lake had just installed a new air conditioning system |