Show Zoning change approved for Safeway Store site A change in the Vernal City zoning ordinance was approved by the Vernal City Council at its regular meeting Wednesday of last week to permit a new Safeway store to be built on a lot at Sixth West from Main Street to First South REPRESENTING Safeway Stores Inc at the zoning change hearing was John M M. Tudor property manager who explained that the present Safeway store was inadequate to handle the sales volume inthe Inthe in inthe the Vernal area Plans for a anew anew anew new square foot store were shown and location pointed out The zoning request unanimously approved by the thell ll is to change residential R R 3 3 at the rear haltof halt half of the Safeway property to Commercial CC CC 1 1 as it is zoned in the front half of the block The new building to be started as soon as weather permits will be set back into the c block facing Main Street with parking in front stated Mr Tudor A f TRAFFIC flow problem at atthe atthe atthe the new Safeway store site was brought up at the council meeting and it was recommended the that t left turns from the parking lot lof on onto Main Street not pot be allowed A request for annexing into Vernal City the true Lewis Is Abegglen Estates states was approved and an ordinance will be prepared for Continued on on Page 8 Zoning change it Continued from Page 1 publication The land is located at the rear and north of property already in Vernal City owned by Mr Abegglen on on North Vernal Avenue nue CITY COUNCILMEN COUNCILMAN discussed ed the need for lor taking advantage of or a new low income housing bill offered by the State tate To be eligible for lor funds lunch the city must organize a local housing authority and apply for lor available funds lunds It was explained by City Manager Buell BennettA Bennett A Chamber of 01 Commerce committee has been appointed to study the low income housing n need In t the a area ea The city's portion of or the allotment Is so small it would not do much good unless It was combined with the county councilmen not noted d. d TIlE THE COUNCIL approved a request made by by Lyman Merkley to buy salt all spreader to tofit tofit fit on a pickup truck to 10 be used in salting city street Intersections Swearing in ceremonies for lor forthe forthe the three e new city elty officials willbe will willbe willbe be held Monday January 7 at noon |