OCR Text |
Show For racetrack Cost for grandstand arrived at that they would like to sell McMurphey eight feet of property. However, before closing the deal, they would also like to sell property to Ward in the area, thus avoiding having the city property sandwiched between two private properties. The city would only own property outside of the two owners. During another portion of the meeting the council discussed preschool license requirement zones. The council decided that instead of taking action on the subject it would be referred to the planning commission to make a recommendation to the City Council at a later time. Individuals with preschool pre-school licenses will be allowed to operate on present requirements for 90 days while this issue is being studied. CEDAR CITY -Recently arrived at information in-formation concerning the city's grandstand at the local racetrack was presented to the City Council during their regular work meeting Wednesday by Darwin Lamb. According to Lamb, a new grandstand will cost the city somewhere in the neighborhood of $7,500. However, the council and Lamb are presently ' looking for ways to reduce the cost of the grandstand. For instance, in-stance, the council is considering replacing 8 by 8 uprights with power poles, which in the council's opinion would do the same job only at a cheaper cost to the city. "We are hoping that maybe some power poles are being pulled up in the area and we'll be able to make use of them, said City Manager Joe Melling. It was also announced during the meeting that the National League of Cities will be meeting from Nov. 27 to Dec. 1. The National League of Cities is an organization of elected officials from the cities thoughout the nation which conducts a yearly convention usually in the eastern half of the nation. However, this year the convention will be held in Los Angeles. It was not decided during the course of the meeting if any elected officials from the Cedar area will attend. The Council also discussed a land exchange ex-change deal with Paul Ward, a property owner in the city. According to Melling, the city owns a piece of property between Paul Ward and D. J. McMurphey. Prior to the meeting, McMurphey contacted the city expressing ex-pressing a desire to purchase a portion of the city's property. City officials stated |