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Show Cedar City to get computer UP&L until they could find another source. The PSC would also mediate between UP&L and municipalities for power wheeling rights. line by a about Nov. 15. In other Council business, the body heard a report on the industrial development progress of the City, Chamber of Commerce and Iron County. A new industrial development board has recently been formed, consisting of representatives from Cedar City, Iron County, the Chamber of Commerce and other facets including businesses, utilities and Southern Utah State College. The group will be uniting efforts to promote industrial development and growth in Cedar City and all of Iron County. "I'm just really happy with the way things are going," expressed Mayor Jack Sawyers. "I appreciate very much the Chamber of Commerce taking a lead." The Industrial Development Board will be under the direction of the Chamber of Commerce. "It's going to be much easier to draw industry to our community," said a pleased Councilman Jack Carter. The Council also heard reports from Councilwoman Barbara Starr, concerning con-cerning the recent Southwest Utah Cooperative Co-operative Power Federation meeting, : and Rod Decker, representing the City Building Committee. Starr told fellow council members that Cedar City could be negotiating with Utah Power & Light Company for -its own power system within a matter of weeks. "The Federation has, all along, believed transmission lines were absolutely ab-solutely essential to getting a system," said Starr. "We don't now." Starr told the Council that a recent Utah Public Service Commission order will give the Federation 80 percent of what they originally asked for. The PSC has said municipalities such as Cedar City could get power from By MIKE CANNON Record Reporter The Cedar City Council last week approved the purchase of a $68,440 computer system by the City. Data General will be the company furnishing the computer and related materials and service to Cedar City. "The sooner we can get it here and get it going, the better it will be for the City," said Councilman Lee Fife. "It looks like a good system.". Fife and several other Cedar City representatives examined computers from several companies before electing to go with a Data General system. Cedar City, like many other government govern-ment entities, is finding a need for a computer to keep up with the complexities com-plexities of day-to-day operations. According to Cedar City Manager Joe Melling, funds for the purchase of such a system were allocated in this fiscal year's budget from revenue sharing. ' The computer is expected to be on |