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Show Page A3 Thursday, December 9, 1999 tElje nrq City proposes trade of Spanish Valley acreage for old Middle School facility by Franklin Seal staff writer A basic rule in solving puzzles is, if one piece doesnt fit, try another. Following a Tuesday morning strategy session, it ap- peared the public partnership working to piece together a deal on the Old Middle School property was preparing to do just that. During the meeting at City Hall, the countycitylibrary group was set to completely revamp their offer on the 30,000 abandoned school square-foo- t e building and property on Center Street. The group wants to remodel the building using a combination of grants and loans, converting part into an 11,000 square foot public library, part into a new city hall and county offices. Council Members Kyle Bailey movie info. 24-h- r. Find oufShovffJimeS ori the Web hollywood.com five-acr- Showtimes for 12.1099 shows before 6 p.m. $4 Sat. E "0T Sat Nightly 7:00 Only Sun. Matinees 1:00 Only & WORLD and William McDougald, City Manager Donna Metzler and Community Development Coordinator David Olsen (who also sits on the school board) represented the city. They said they agreed with the general idea of offering isqq7 ENOUGH mm & Nightly 7:00 & 9:00 Sun. Matinees 1 :00 & 3:00 the district a parcel of land on Murphy Road in Spanish Valley. County and library board representatives seemed well disposed to the idea, too, and the group agreed to test the new procity-owne- TOM HANKS Nightly 7:00 & 9:00 Matinees 1:00 Sat 4 Sun. & 22-ac- re d, posal with school board representatives by telephone prior to a formal negotiation session set for the following day. As the new proposal was taking shape, it appeared the parcel would likely be offered by itself. The tract sits due east of Old City Park, slightly uphill from it and on the opposite side of Murphy Lane. 3:00 Gift Certificates Available! 22-ac- re Kane Creek Blvd. Turn at McDonalds! 580 La Sal Homes 47 E. Center St. .Moab, Ut 84532 A ; VILLAGER. 435 HOMESC-888 3 Product of CaVCo Industries 259-229- 9 322-520- 8 Look forward to the preview of our placed home at Hunt Creek Subdivision 34 Tours the land would have to be meaning the city surplused, council would have to vote to for municideem it non-essenti- al pal purposes and disposable. Previously, the only purpose the city has discussed for the land was to use it as open space. The second aspect would involve a recent decision by the city council, which put the parcel into e a special protection several other with zone, along parcels in the area. There are a number of Moab city wells in the vicinity and the city created the water-sourc- protection zoning to keep the land from being developed, increasing the risk of contaminating the valuable wells. But according to Olsen and Metzler, the citys primary concern about water source protection actually involves only a portion of the property a seven-acr- e piece at the south end of the triangular shaped tract. 22-ac- re The group discussed two options to deal with the problem. One in- volved separating the seven acres from the rest, offering only the northeml5 acres to the district. The other option was to place a deed restriction on the seven acres, ensuring it would remain as an open space green belt, protected from possible sources of contamination even though the rest was developed. It would be included in the trade for the old middle school and ad some value to the deal. In the event the school district ever sold the property, the developer might be able to increase development on the 15 acres in exchange for the winning support from a supermajority of the school board. They said it had all the I Refreshments V Fun would have to happen before the city could sell or trade it. First, seven acres of open space. Given the close proximity of the parcel to the Cedar Hills and Highland Drive neighborhoods and the possibility of access to it from several directions, members of the group said they felt the parcel stood a good chance of qr'l f Metzler said two things makings of an attractive future school site and, if the district decided to sell it, it would be well suited as a residential development. Metzler said the city had revaluacently done an on based tion of the property se comparable sales in the area. Using that appraisal, the land was probably worth $35,000 to $40,000 per acre. But all members agreed an independent appraisal would need to be done. At those rates, the value of the property would be $525,000 to $600,000 if only the 15 acres were included in the deal. Adding the seven acres of open space could possibly increase that amount, but no members estimated its potential value. In the first two offers tendered to the district, the group said the pack- Open Mon.-S- at 00 UNSHINE GARDENS Nursery & Gifts - LIVE CHRISTMAS TREES, morning, members seemed prepared to offer the district the parcel by itself, with none of the other deal sweeteners previously mentioned in the negotiations. Those have included the development of a sports field north of Helen M. Knight Intermediate School and a new high school football bleacher project. EVERGREEN TREES AND SHRUBS, GIFTS OF WROUGHT IRON, GIFT CERTIFICATES, POINSETTIAS . or by appointment t Arsco- Price! (SPECIAL PRICE $4& $9) NEW WINTER HOURS WEEKDAYS - 11AM-3P- 12-- 275 The partners were set to meet with school district representatives Wednesday morning at 10 a.m. The two sides have until Dec. 20 to come to an agreement on the trade. If no agreement is reached by that time, local developers J. J. Wang, Paul Morris and Joe Kingsley are SATURDAY 10AM-4P- SUNDAY 3 Williams Way W 259-257- 0 TT 9 poised to consummate a previ- ously signed deal on the old school property worth $742,000 cash. Post Office to expand hours holiday during The Moab Post Office will be extending its hours on Saturday, Dec. 11 and 18 from 9 a.m. until Funeral services for Stephen Lee Steamer" Lynch will be held at Spanish Valley Memorial Chapel Friday, Dec. 10, 1999 at 11 a.m. Viewing the previous day, on Dec. 9, 1999, will also be at Spanish Valley Memorial Chapel. Internment will be at Sunset Memorial following the funeral service. 25 Years Experience American & Foreign Auto & Truck Repair ARCHES ASE CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN All types of work--Majo- and r Minor repair We Repair Center 352 12 N. Main (Bekid EUectk:) service & . 259-495- 9 Subaru Maakv Honda. Nissan. Toyota. BMU' Saab Mtk Jcrp CLiermkt. Font Laws. Acura. Oirysir Gaddi it Computer Systems DiagnosTune-Up- s Brake Service tic Electrical-Borten- es. Alternators Starters. Carburation. Fuel hyeetton u - ANY 2 Pictured are Verlyn Westwood, quilter, presenting the raffled quilt PIZZAS rANY2 PICCADILLY OFF ANY 13" MEDIUM PIZZA OR PICCADILLY 13" MEDIUM PIZZAS FOR ONLY $3.00 $12.99 OFF ANY 15" LARGE PIZZA LARGE PIZZAS FOR ONLY l L iEMizh) HUMANE SOCIETY of M0AD VALLEY Is Seeking Hemes "Gumdrop" Female 15 silver fu Pets of the Week M ch.co-'&aF& Female5 brown tabby. Young, chocolate soft and cuddly. Spay I a b with shots. Would love rotweiller to be the only cat mix. Very in your life. mellow and White feet, sweet, but a chest and e a tip of tail. watchdog. Needs . someone to love! r Approx. 5 f. -- f-g i -- L ' ' really beau- - J " tiful. Needs love. Spay with shots. She'll take care of you! L 5-f t: R COPY . Sharon Brussel & Gary Salamacha Dedicated to a safe & healthy environment for the cats & dogs of Moab Valley. "Peace." I I i 1 The Senior Quilting ladies raised $140, selling raffle tickets E IB BWtB at the Senior Center craft fair held in November. The prize was a baby quilt. The ladies are members of the Grand County Retired Senior Volunteer Program and will use the money to purchase batting and supplies needed for making Love Bags, which they will then donate to the Christmas Box House. Love Bags are cloth bags filled with a handmade child sized quilt, a stuffed animal and toiletries, which are given by social workers to children being , l.i' years old. if Sponsored by: $15.99 to Marlene Bailey. Quilting group raises $140 to make Love Bags ANY 2 $2.00 I ISM hloab mas mailing. fofcjUKQ I Christmas respective participation in the deal had yet to be worked out. At the meeting Tuesday 3 p.m. to accommodate Christ- YOU BETGHA? 2 Pimte 0vit& 44t$lc 1 Dee and Helen Tranter have recently returned from serving an 1 Saints mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Da- y at the Mormon Handcart Visitor Center at Martins Cove in Wyo1 ming. They will give their report on Sunday, Dec. 2th at 9 a.m. at the LDS Stake Center on Locust Lane. The public is invited. ages were worth $700,000. The details of how the three partners would balance out their Services planned 8:30-5:- Back from mission removed from their homes during times of family stress. The bags become the childs treasured personal belonging, bringing them comfort during a very unpleasant time in their life. The quilting seniors are also assembling lap quilts to be given to homebound persons through the Meals on Wheels program. Anyone wishing to help with these projects is invited to join these ladies at the Senior Civic Center, 450 E. 100 N., Wednesday mornings at 10 a.m. or call Kate at 2591302. VTTtuifS Music presented by community singers and orchestrafrom Grand and San Juan Counties . |