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Show Volume Eighty-Fiv- Number Thirty Seven Cost Twenty Cents Tooele, Utah, Thursday, February Id, 1980 e For Golf Course , Business Park 'Massive Land Trade Considered By Council By Bridget Wells Tooele city council tonight will con- sider a two-pa- rt land trade that would leave Tooele with a new golf course and a private industrial park. The proposal, which would involve the exchange of property between Tooele City and EMKO, Inc., would also enable the city to retain the present golf course property without the recreational use rest ricrion now on it and would give the city property in the southeast comer of Tooele for a park. RON SWENSON, a consultant to EMKO, will present details of the proposal at tonight's city council meeting. The first step of the trade would exmunichange 90 acres of the 104.38-acr-e cipal golf course for 250 undeveloped areas owned by EMKO west of the viaduct plus six to seven acres of property in the southeast comer of the city near the 7th street water tank. In the second step of the t rade, the city would exchange the Tooele City Airport property for the return of the existing golf course. PART of the trade agreement, EMKO will build the majority of a nine-hol- e golf course on the property west of the viaduct. The present golf course would remain open until the new one is AS ready for use. similar proposal has been pursued by the city and EMKO over the past two and a half years. Previously, an exchange of the airport property for EMKO's property west of the Tooele viaduct with a nine-hol- e golf course had been discussed. Because the city would not have been A able to afford to maintain two golf courses, the city would then have sold the present municipal golf course but a grant restriction prohibited this. Mayor Doug Sagers explained Wednesday. IF THE current proposal involving the exchange receives the cit- ytwo-pa- rt councils favor, the city administration will then work out the details of the exchange and the specifications for the new golf course. The mayor said Wednesday that he would like to see an agreement signed by Will. the city and EMKO by mid-Apri- liam Kibbie, chief executive officer of EMKO, would like to begin construction of the new golf course by the end of that month, he said. The mayor emphasized that approval for the trade would require a process that would include citizen comment. Every step will involve the public and we will be Marriott Slates Tooele Meeting Congressman Dan Marriott, will hold a town meeting in Tooele Friday everting to discuss major topics of public interest. The meeting will be held in the Tooele Jr. High School auditorium at 8 p.m. Rep. Marriott said he will follow his usual town meeting format consisting of 10 to 15 minute report of his congressional activities followed by a 45 minute question and answer session from the audience. ' The subjects are left up to the audience, but special emphasis in this meeting will be given to current issues of greatest interest, including energy, foreign policy, draft registration, MX missiles, etc. Marriott said. soliciting public input, he said. HE SAID that zoning laws will control how the indust rial park EM KO wants to build on the airport property will develop and that a citizens committee will be appointed to work with EMKO in planning it. A nunilier of olistacles will have to be overcome liefore the trade can be realized. Because of a federal grant used to develop the present golf course, a restrictive clause limits its use to outdoor recreational purposes. An act of Congress could remove the restriction, Inst the city can also t raasfer it to a new facility of equal value and equivalent usefulness and location. THE RESTRICTION would betrans-ferre- d to the new golf course property and to the proposed park in Tooele's southeast quadrant. The mayor said Wednesday that the Department of the Interior has given tentative approval to the transfer of the rest rid ion but that it could not give its final approval until it has received the detailed proposal. Weve had correspondence that is indicative of their approval Sagers said. To meet the condition of equal value, the city would exchange the present golf course for EMKOs property west of the viaduct and property near the 7th Street water tank. TWO INDEPENDENT appraisals have been made of the citys golf course and EMKO's land near the viaduct and one will be made this week of the property near the water tank, the mayor said. In the appraisal by Dale Jackman, the . golf course was valued at $7,000 per acre and the EMKO property at $2,250 per acre. Larry A. Rigby, however, appraised the golf course at $6,500 per acre and the EMKO land at $2,100 per acre. The average of these appraisals would give a total value of $607,500 for the 90 acres of the golf course and $543,750 for the 250 acres of EMKOs property. To make the trade equal, EMKO will also provide six to seven acres of land near the citys southeast water' tank for a park. The exact acreage will depend on the appraised value. THE EQUIVALENT usefulness condition is to be met by EMKOs building a nine-hol- e golf course on the land near the viaduct. Dave Bingaman, a golf course architect hired by the city, explained that 200 acres of the land will be used and that eventually the course can be developed into an facility. The present golf course of nine holes exists on 60 of the 104 acres, leaving only 44 acres for an additional nine holes. Bingaman explained that much of the rough grading and finishing of all 18 holes would be completed as the first nine holes of the new course are built. He said that if le it is begun this summer, the course could lie playable by late 1981 or early 1982. It'll !e a championship golf course. I'd say, by the end of the third year, Bingaman said. t viaduct THE REMAINING 50 acres of the property near the viaduct would be restricted to recreational uses and could possibly be developed into tennis courts, football and soccer fields, baseball diamonds and similar recreational facilities. The city must also consider annexing the EMKO property. In preparing the citys master plan, an area north of the city limits. Including the EMKO land, is already being considered for annexation. The airport property also has a use restriction from the deeding of it by James A. and Mary C. Hogle. Cordon Bader of Hogle Investment Co., which has now contacted the heirs of the Hogles, said, Theres no objection to the program. HE ADDED that while not all the heirs have yet replied, The indications are favorable. The city is also now contacting Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Mayo and the heirs of O. T. Cot" Barms who donated seven acres of the present golf course where the club- V" proposed city limits t sewage treatment c of E 1st north ft ., TOOELE CITY on Jan. 7, 1981. Additionally, the airport would have to be rezoned to allow light industry. The airport is now in a residential zone and public hearings would be required to rezone it. The airport, however, will eventually, have to be closed because of Federal Avia- - ' i 1 municipal Zt golf course ' airport) 'j iiil 4 Lrftt M- proposed o park J rs proposed Industrial 31 i north T' I t. O U N tion Administration restrictions. The county airport and the city one currently use overlapping flight paths. RON SWENSON said Wednesday that plans for the industrial park have not been worked out since the trade is still only a proposal but, he added, It would look good. Some of the property would possibly transibe used for housing and a park-lik- e tion area would screen the industrial buildings. We would take into account the neighbors so they would not be looking at ugly buildings, Swenson said. He said the park would have light manufacturing, business offices and warehouses. We have some potential ten- - (Continued on page eight) . Under the first step of EMKOs proposal, Tooele City would exchange the municipal golf course (1) for EMKOs progolf course and park west of the viaduct (2) and a park in the southeast quadrant of Tooele (3). In the second posed nine-hol- e of the trade, Tooele would exchange the airport (4) for the original municipal golf course property (I). step Tooele School Board Chooses Middle School In Grantsville A middle school in Grantsville will be the school districts next construction deproject after a four to one vote at their meeting Wednesday. With only board member Joe Busico casting a dissenting vote, the school board cided that a middle school was needed in .Grantsville to reduce crowded conditions. EXACTLY WHICH grades will be included in the school was not discussed at the meeting but in past meetings both the fifth through eighth grades and the sixth through eighth have been considered options. Four architectural firms were interviewed at this meeting and Mountain West School Architects of Salt Lake City was chosen for the project. The firm specializes in the design of schools and Keith Stepan of the company said their design philosophy includes scaling to children, warm colors, a residential look, energy efficiency, and low maintenance. 14-1- rs g The Grantsville Utah Stake Presidency prepare their conference schedule. Above are President Gilbert Davies and counselors Richard Thornton and Edward Dalton. ELKS - EAGLES - MOOSE STATE PRESIDENTS North Sth Mini - to plant Grantsville Conference Schedule Corrected )DCj i park Deputy city attorney Brent Rose said that the Mayos are in favor of the trade and Mrs. Wallace Johnson, a daughter of Mr. Barrus, said, I see no reason why we shouldn't go with the exchange. CURRENTLY, the airport is being leased by E. LaVar Tate, VV. B. Inglesby and J. Herbert Millbum and a release from them would have to be olrtained before an industrial park could be built if this takes place before their lease expires Ten Tooele car owners woke up this Sgt. Sutherland said he did not think slashed. A find the tires their car to slashings were a case of revenge. It morning total of 36 tires were cut and damage is looked like whoever happened to be estimated at over $1600, police say. parked there got their tires cut, he said. The police have contacted apartment Tooele Sgt. Lance Sutherland said residents at both locations but no one saw that sometime between midnight and 3:30 who did the slashings, Sgt. Sutherland last night an unseen vandal or vandals said. He added that whoever did it could slashed the tires of cars parked in the easily have hidden between the cars and parking lot across the street from the 145 not have been seen. The police have no definite suspects in North Broadway apartment building and in the parking lot on the south and west the case but are following several leads. sides of the Kirk Hotel. Another victim Sgt. Sutherland said that the police detechad her car parked by the 48 Lounge. tives are now investigating the slashings. Reservations Only $15.00 couplo Mako nsorvations at iaglts Ladgo Pro-pa- id i house is located. Vandal Slashes Tires Hartmon Rector, Jr., a member of liary organizations of the stake and wards. the First Quorum of Seventy of the LDS A dinner for Elder Rector and all those Church, will preside at the Grantsville attending the 4 p.m. meeting will be held Stake conference Saturday and Sunday. at 5:45 p.m. All meetings will be held in the The Saturday evening leadership sesGrantsville Utah West Stake building, 115 sion will be held at 7 p.m. with stake presiEast Cherry St. The general session of the dency, high council, bishoprics, quorum conference will be held at 10 a.m. Sunday. presidencies, group leadership and secreStake President Gilbert Davies welcomes taries, stake and ward clerks, executive all families living within the stake and secretaries, stake and ward auxiliary ofother residents of the area to attend. ficers and their spouses to be in attendSaturdays conference schedule will ance. begin with a 2 p.m. meeting in the stake A special Sunday morning meeting for presidents office for stake presidency, 8 all the youth ages living in the stake clerks, and executive secretary, folGrantsville Utah Stake, including memlowed by a meeting in the chapel for high will begin at 8 a.m. bers and council and bishoprics at 3 p.m. Elder Rector has been a general The priesthood leadership meeting will be held at 4 p.m. Those to attend are authority of the LDS Church since 1968 when he was called as a member of the stake presidency, high council, stake First Council of the Seventy. He has clerks, executive secretary, bishoprics, since served as a mission president to the ward clerks and executive secretaries, all Mission and also to the Melchizedek and Aaronic priesthood , Alabama-Florid- a California San Diego Mission. quorum leaders, all presidencies of auxi 1 IB The companys fee will be a fixed one rather than six percent of the cost of the new school, as the other firms interviewed charge. A SITE for the new school has not yet been chosen since the school district is still negotiating for land. Under consideration is property in Grantsville owned by the First Ward LDS Church, land donated to the district by Richard Anderton, a site owned by Keith Brown. Busicos concern in voting against the motion made by board member Janet Cook was that more time should be taken to reach a decision in light of growth in Tooele as well as Grantsville. He asked what effect the cost of a middle school built now would have on the districts bonding capacity. SCHOOL DISTRICT clerk Roy Stout explained that if the school were built now, it would possibly be four to five years before the districts assessed valuation increased enough to support the sale of bonds for a second school. Board member Dan Hill, however, estimated that it would be ten years if the board did not ask voters to approve more bonds or raise the mill levy. (Continued on page eleven) TAD Events Will Cap Afro-AmericAfro-Americ- Week an History Week is be- ing conducted this week at Tooele Army Depot and the theme for the observance will be Heritage for America. This years celebration is sponsored by the Quality Assurance Directorate and depot employees will be able to attend a variety of activities on Friday the 15th, including guest speakers, a special luncheon, and an evening of entertainment. DEPOT Commander Col. Jerry K. Patterson will open the program, with welcoming remarks at 8 a.m. in the depot theater, building 1005. Other speakers for the morning program include Russin Bridgeforth, Jr., president of the LDS Genesis Group; the Rev. Theodore Fields, pastor of Salt Lake Citys New Pilgrim Baptist Church; Alberta Henry, education coordinator for the Salt Lake City school district; and Dr. Michael Clark of the University of Utahs Black Studies Institute. A spelcial modem dance program will follow. A soul food luncheon will begin at noon in the Community club. The menu features barbecued ribs, greens, potato salad, blackeye peas, corn bread and sweet potato pie. The cost is $3 per person and tickets are available from branch offices. GUEST SPEAKER at the luncheon will be the Rev. France A. Davis, pastor of the Calvary Baptist Church in Salt Lake City, who will offer a tribute to the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. A musical presentation is also planned. The theater will be the site of the af- ternoon program, which will include speakers Ira Horton of Hill Air Force Base; the Rev. Jim Sloan, pastor of Tooeles United Methodist Church; and John R. Thompson of the depots Qi ality Assurance Directorate, who will ffer closing remarks. The evening program begins with happy hour at the Community Dlub from 4 to 6 p.m., followed by a d nner and fashion show at 6, a Hail and Farewell at 7:30, and the evening w 11 be topped off with a disco dance presented by the depots own Dr. Dime and Dr. Rock, Rudy Burke and Robert Merker-so- n. is Chairman for this year's celebration Harlo Cisco, assisted by Robb Benns. I - FEB. 16 WEsrasAKnr akios Dinner: 6 p.m.-- 8 p.m. Danct: 9 p.m.-- l a.m. $3.00 couplo Semi formal Members and guests |
