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Show Enoch growth good and bad MIMMllMinillM 1 - k 1 n, J A VI By BRUCE LEE Record Asst. Editor Enoch, the once tiny community in Cedar Valley, is growing, and not slowly. According to the preliminary figures released form the 1980 census, it is one of the fastest growing towns in Utah. From 1970 through 1980, Enoch grew a phenomenal 465 percent. And the growth hasn't stopped. Enoch recently began procedures to annex three large subdivisions in the valley, adding 1000 more citizens and bringing the total population to approximately ap-proximately 1800, and making the town the second largest in the county. As with any growing town, Enoch is experiencing growing pains. "We're taking care of the services that need to be taken care of right now," said Enoch Mayor Justin Gray. Concerning the future, he added simply, "We're hoping." Enoch is no longer the simple farming far-ming community it was once. Although still primarily residential, the community com-munity residents are looking forward to a time when more of the advantages of city businesses will be available, in the town; and they are insisting on more and more services. Fire protection, police protection, water sewage and adequate planning are some of the concerns of the Enoch Town Board, but foremost in the minds of board members is planning. During the past month the board has appointed a five-member planning commission to take care of subdivision ordinances and general future planning for the town. N Ron Cartright was appointed chairman of the commission, and he is excited about the town. One of the first things the commission wants to do, according to Cartright, is establish a commercial area in the town. "What we're planning on right now is we will have a designated area for commercial," he said. In addition, he said, the town is going to encourage that commercial buildings be built around a rustic theme, thus not destroying the country atmosphere of the area. " We also want to go ahead as soon as possible and build a city building and shed," said Cartright. And the town is currently advertising for a city building inspector. In addition, city fathers are looking at establishing a volunteer fire department. depart-ment. The town and Cedar City and Iron County have already begun See ENOCH on page 2 I Record photo by Bruce Lee I Enoch continued from page 1 preliminary talks towards building a fire station near the north interchange oTI-15. " Cartright also noted that the city is looking ahead as far as funds go. He stated that one recommendation of the commission to the town board would be that the mill levy for Enoch not be raised for at least five years, keeping taxes low for residents. "We're just trying to pull ourselves out of the old times and into the time of modern cities," Cartright concluded. |