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Show For Alpha Beta Skaggs City approves sale of bonds local media and the July 1 cutoff date is over 50 days past. Granting the break to him would open the doors for other requests, they explained. Councilman Jack Carter felt the contractor's request should be granted and accused fellow councilmen of not giving the matter proper consideration. The others disagreed, saying it was thoroughly considered but the request was not justified. , Calling for a public hearing concerning con-cerning the refuse ordinance for September Sep-tember 3 and a public hearing for a zone change in the 900 West area north of the LDS Church for September 17. Authorizing the selling of a surplus of old police cars. Recommending a zoning variance be granted to the Court Club, pending approval from the Board of Adjustments. The Cedar City Council authorized the sale of $3 million in industrial development revenue bonds by the City to provide funding for a new Skaggs-Alpha Skaggs-Alpha Beta complex at their regular meeting last Thursday. The bonds will actually be sold to an insurance company by Skaggs Companies, Com-panies, Inc., in the name of the City, to raise the neccessary money to build the incoming Skaggs-Alpha Beta facility on south Main Street. By going the industrial bonding route, the Mutual Insurance Company of Columbus, Ohio, can acquire the bonds and not have to pay taxes on the interest in-terest they receive on them. Thus, they can charge - lower interest rates to Skaggs Companies, Inc., making it feasible for them to construct their new store in this area. The new building will not be tax free. There are expected to be about eight or ten other shops located in the Skaggs-Alpha Beta center, providing all-totaled around 200 jobs. In other City business, the Council approved a maintenance and operating agreement with the Iron County School District. The agreement deals with development and maintenance of ballpark and recreation facilities near Cedar High School, (see Record Sports for details) "I think we ought to commend the school district for their willingness to work with us on this," said Councilman Harold Hiskey. City athletic programs should benefit significantly from the development. Other Council action included Denying a hardship appeal from contractor Joe Burgess, working on the Fiddler's Canyon Elementary School. The contractor claimed he wasn't aware of a move by the City to change the hookup cost for a four-inch water line from $2,500 to $10,000, effective this past July 1. The contractor will have to pay the $7,500 difference and argued that he could have payed the $2,500 had he known about it. Council members felt the change was well publicized in the |