Show Construction Begins Year With Record New Starts The first quarter of oC 1971 is seeing a surge in new residential commercial commercial commer cial and Industrial construction in iu the Vernal area reports building inspector and zoning administrator Lewis beg beg- glen BUILDING PERMITS for Cor the first three thrle months for residential construction tion was industrial building commercial buildings mobile homes and remodeling permits have totaled Mr 11 Abegglen reported that the first three months' months building permits were nearly double those of last year Also many of oC the new buildings arc are just applying applying applying ap ap- ap- ap plying for their permits and will be counted in the second quarter report figures New expansion is in the oil service and supply industrial area cast east of oC Vernal on Highway U U. S S. S 40 Because of the many new oil oriented companies compan compan- ies coming Into the Vernal area more rental space is needed Western Petroleum Petroleum Pet ret Inc of Vernal and Colorado Well Service of Rangely are presently building build ing buildings to house their own operations operations oper oper- as well as several other oil service service ser ser- vice operators serving the area Among the commercial building going up arc are a storage and three rental units at Ville A Motel and West Skillet owned by George l AN AUTOMATIC car washing machine building has been started west of the existing car wa washing facility at West owned by Jack Lent and the Ivins Brothers of oC American Fork The new car wash will be entirely automatic and will wash brush a car every three minutes min utes reported Mr Lent The new facility facility fa fa- should be in operation in a months month's time lime In the center f downtown Main Street Sam Snyder has purchased and purchased and remodel remodel- cd ed the Thirst Parlor building and has moved Russells Russell's Mens Men's Store to this location location location lo lo- cation with a new name of 11 1 Mr S THE ASHLEY Cooperative Mercantile tile is adding to the rear of Searle Electric and Barnetts Barnett's Variety Var Var- lety Store for additional storage space for these two retail outlets A Scars Sears and Roebuck catalog store is opening at West Main May C G Inthe in inthe inthe the Reed Heed Ross floss building Terry Ross is the new manager of the new business A MEDICAL clinic is being constructed construct construct- ed cd at South and 3rd West by Dr B R. R Bruce Druce Christian that will cost over Dr Christian will move from his present location on Main Street in mid July In Gusner a building permit was is issued issued Is is- sued for a cafe caCe at the top of the hill MANY NEW residential homes are being started throughout the valley due to the upswing in the economy and the easing off on high interest rates The increased building trend will add to the economy of the area by provid providing providing ing more jobs for contractors and carpenters carpenters car car- penters and increase the building supply supply sup sup- ply busin business ss for materials |