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Show City's recreation department put to effective use for youth Also, work is progressing well on the entranceway and on streets within the park-. In fact, said Linford, the main streets in the first phase of the development should be completed by the end of this week. City Manager Joe Melling also brought up another point that he hoped would be emphasized em-phasized to city residents. He said that anyone desiring to do their own work on the special improvement district in the city must have it completed by Oct. 15. CEDAR CITY - The recreational department and the new industrial park were the major topics of concern Monday in the monthly mayor's press conference. "We feel like we have one of the strongest recreation programs in the state," Mayor Robert Linford told the press. He also said that he feels the money for such programs is well spent, acting as a positive deterrent against juvenile delinquency. "We believe that every dollar we spend is well worth it," he said. ' The budget for the department is $93,000 this year, said Recreation Director Steve Hodson. Of that, $29,000 is replaced from fees of participants. This doesn't include money for upkeep of the parks and recreation facilities which are routed through another department. Hodson said that the city provides 37 programs for area residents, thus making year-round recreation available. These include junior varsity and varsity Little League football, soccer and gymnastics which are taking place now. It also includes two volleyball leagues which will be starting up soon, and basketball leagues of 26-28 teams that will start up around the first of December. In addition, there are Little League baseball, softball and other baseball leagues in the summer, and a host of other programs throughout the year. According to Hodson, the biggest problem facing the recreation department is the lack of facilities it is going to need in the future. For instance, said Hodson, next summer there will be about 1,100 baseballers taking part on 72 teams in various leagues in Cedar City. All this action must take place on only nine ball diamonds. "There's going to be a need for some new facilities," he emphasized. em-phasized. Mayor Linford and Hodson also noted that the newly-established user fees seem to be working out quite well. The new system requires anyone outside Cedar City but within another incorporated area to pay a fee for participation. "The people that want to participate are still going to, and they're paying their fair share," said Hodson. The mayor also commented on the progress at the city's new industrial park near the airport. "There are a lot of things in the mill," he said, including the possibility that a diesel sales and service company com-pany may locate there. Cedar City Diesel,, a banch of Detroit Diesel is currently operating from a temporary location in Enoch, but the mayor said they, plan on relocating, possibly in the industrial park. In addition, work has commenced on the new Utah Power & Light Company service center, the first business to locate in the park. |