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Show WiB I 1 UVIDA assesses Springville and Mapleton more cars, have sent 450 more children to local schools, have established 450 more houesholds and have filled 400 more jobs in non-manufacturing classifications. classifi-cations. Mr. Swenson said that one of the big; reasons for the success in Utah Valley was that differences dif-ferences between the various cities in the county have been settled and that all were working work-ing for a common cause. return to their councils and present the budget to them for approval. UVIDA was established in 1966 in order to improve the image of the county and develop devel-op industrial sites which would attract industry into the area. Ron Swenson, acting director direc-tor for the Utah Industrial Promotion Pro-motion Board, said that he felt the whole state was a sleeping giant and that UVIDA was the state's most efficient and effective ef-fective organization for bringing bring-ing in new industry. "It's essential for the county to have someone available to answer questions," Mr. Swenson Swen-son said. This was coorborated by Bill Gilchrist, manager for the Signetics operation located in Orcm. He said that during the Springville City has been assessed as-sessed $1,428 a sits part of the UVIDA budget following a meeting of the association held Thursday night. Mapleton was asked to pay $186. The Utah Valley Industrial Development Association set its 1970 budget at $21,500 for the cities, $21,500, county; U. S. Steel, $2,500; BYU, $503 and other sources, $800 for a total of $46,800.00. The increase over previous budgets of $30,000 is mainly from the need for relocation of the office from the City and County Building and increased costs. The need has come from the county's requirement to use the space for other departments and from the growth of UVIDA, UVI-DA, according to Mr. Winters Wayne Winters, president of UVIDA, said that he was appreciative ap-preciative of the cooperation of the county commission. "They have certainly stood up to be counted," Mr. Winters said of the commission. There was no opposition to the principle of the cities being be-ing responsible for the assessments. assess-ments. Heretofore, the chambers cham-bers of Commerce and the cities cit-ies were responsible for their own assessments. "Under the new arrangement, the cities will act as coordinators coordina-tors and will seek the support of their chambers according to the best and most efficient way," Mr. Winters said. There was no opposition voiced against the budget and the various representatives present pre-sent at the meeting agreed to process of deciding on the Pro-vo Pro-vo area, the leaders of his company com-pany relied heavily on information informa-tion and personal contact with industrial and political leaders in the area. UVIDA has been responsible since its inception in 1966 in bringing some 20 new industries indus-tries to the Utah Valley, according ac-cording to the Utah State Department De-partment of Employment Security, Se-curity, during that same period, There has been similar increase in business across the board. Fifteen new retail establishments establish-ments have been opened, with some 2,211,000 more retail sales. There are 1,600 more people now than in 1966, who have earned $4,740,000 more personal income per year, have deposited $1,529,700 in local banks, have registered 450 |
