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Show r Anchortenant Board officially supports UP&L f 111 Y""w" tsiy . , ., V J T""""" "" ' " " " m"f"''ZL&ZZ business The Board decided to begin immediately im-mediately use some of its advertising budgeted monies to place advertising in Salt Lake City" area business ' publications, and then eventually advertise ad-vertise in other publications. Board member Garth Jones recommended that the Board use its money in selective advertising. Publications discussed by the Board included the Enterprise, Wall Street Journal, Barrons, Asian Wall Street Journal, and even Playboy magazine. The Board also discussed the possibility of a natural gas pipeline being brought thourgh Iron County and voted to be in support of having the natural gas line run through Iron County as close to Cedar City as possible so that more industry will be encouraged to locate in Cedar City. Board member James L. Clark reported that the Iron County Commissioners Com-missioners had been contacted about having a natural gas line routed through the County from Wyoming to California, and suggested that the Board contact the natural gas company and encourage the project construction. CEDAR CITY Dewey Cammack is now the owner of Del Rich Real Estate Company. He purchased the operation from former owner Del Rich about the middle of March. Cammack is from Idaho, but he, his wife Leanna, and his four children have been living in Cedar City since 1973. Cammack, a former Del Rich employee, says the company will probably stay much the same. CEDAR CITY - The Industrial Development Board has officially gone on record for the support of having Utah Power & Light construct its service center in the Cedar City Industrial In-dustrial Park. During its April 1, meeting the Board voted with a unanimous "aye" to recommend that the City Council permit UP&L to construct its service center in the industrial park, and become the anchor tenant in the park. (See related story on pajje Al) Board chairman Weldon Bittick reviewed the events concerning dif-ficulities dif-ficulities UP&L has had with some "special intrest groups" opposing its construction of a service center in the park due to the unresolved question of whether Cedar City should elect to purchase its power system and become municipal. Bittick informed the group that UP&L has been more than willing to allow all the time necessary for the Southwest Utah Power Federation to come up with the figures it deems necessary on deciding whether of not it is feasable to buy the power system from UP&L. He also reminded the Board that its position, as far as the question of municipal power or not, was neutral and unbiased. "Regardless of whether we go municipal, we stand to gain a lot from locating that first tenant in the park. We've got an industry that is willing to construct out there, and we want to get that park underway," stated Bittick. Several members voiced their opinions before the supportive decision was made by the Development Board, which is composed of men and women throughout Iron County. "I don't know why we're pussy footing around," injected Board member Eldon Schmutz. "I don't know why we let ourselves get intimidated by this municipal power bunch, especially since Cedar City would have to buy the service center regardless of where it's built." "I don't think it's that fragile of an issue. The building isn't that much more to bond for," added Schmutz. Board member Guil Funston said that its not right for certain people to block the industrial growth of Cedar City, and slander everyone invloved in the process. "They don't even live in our community and they are blocking the industrial growth," he added. Bittick pointed out some possible consequences if UP&L doesn't build in the park. He posed the question, "at what point will Price Industries say hey Cedar City, we don't need these problems. "It's just not good to undermine the anchor customer of our private developer," he added. Possible alternatives were disscussed by the Board if the city did permit UP&L to build its service center in the park and have to buy it back. "We would be getting a very nice building, and the city could turn around and sell it. We have had several companies com-panies say that they would settle here if a building were available. If the city has to buy the equipment to maintain its municipal system, then they would need to have a place to store it just the same as UP&L does now," explained Bittick. Schmutz summorized the Board's feelings as he explained that all the merits . and all the logic would support having UP&L become the first tenant of the city's industrial park. In other Development Board |