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Show Parowan Council positive about future PAROWAN The city of Parowan, long known for its pleasant surroundings and small town atmosphere seems intent on changing its future. Parowan has recently heard from parties interested and willing to invest large sums of money to create new prosperity for the town. Witness the coming of cable television to the area, the exciting probability of a golf course and the near certainty of a new, pressurized water system. In last week's City Council meeting, still further possibilities were introduce John Rex, representing Empire Realty and an undisclosed client, proposed to the Council that his client has offered to relocate his mobile trailer and chassis manufacturing firm factory from San Diego, Calif., to Parowan. It seems that his client presently owns some property in town 1 and likes the area very much. If he does move to Parowan, the owner will need to obtain for lease or sale a large portion of land, enough to facilitate the 150,000 square foot factory, and plans to employ around 45 local people when operations begin. The council felt very positive about the project, and asked Rex to have his client present to further discuss his - proposal at a Council meeting in the near future. Rex agreed to do so. In other developments, another bid was examined in the pressurized irrigation plan. Ralph Watson of Eckoff, Watson and Praector presented his firm's ideas on the system. Watson's blueprint differed from others mainly in the distribution phase which he proposed to construct along the lines of the already existing ditch system. The advantage there would be that fewer easements would need to be obtained from area residents. In other action the Council heard from a concerned Hal Mitchell, representing the Parowan Reservoir Company. Mitchell petitioned the Council to form a resolution opposing the passage of the Piute Reservation Bill which supposedly would give to the Piute Tribe 70,000 acres of Federal and State land The opposition to the bill in this case stems from the fact that a portion of the land involved is being used by the City as a watershed, and although it is still uncertain to what degree the present system would change, some change would be certain. The Council agreed with Mitchell and formally constructed - a resolution opposing the bill. |