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Show PRESS ASSOCIATION UTAH 307 W. 200 SO. SALT LAKE CITY UT 84101 JO0 VOLUME 88 NO. 18 THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1996 Albertson's study shows 3500 S. is excellent site' for supermarket an indepenpleted by Ferh-Peerdent planning and consulting firm shows some of the following analysis The traffic at 3500 South 8000 West would be minimal, delaying traffic only 1.2 seconds at the intersection. 3500 South at this point is classified as a Class B road in a designation of A being rural-ligand D and E being heavily traveled arterial streets and ins, by GARY R. BLODGETT EDITOR Albertsons Food and Drug announced that its comprehensive study of 3500 South west of 8000 West is an excellent site for a proposed store. The study showed that the store could ot ade- quately accommodate Magna and the surrounding area. Size of the proposed store is slightly larger than Smiths and more than twice the size of Reams in Magna. There would be approximately for additional 50,000 square-ferestaurant or hardware, fast-fooa variety of other retail shops along the proposed commercial strip. The question we should ask is whether Magna residents would prefer a hodge-podg- e shopping commercial strip, or a development, asked a spokesperson for the development. He noted that the property along 3500 South will be developed commercially sooner or later. Meanwhile, the Salt Lake Planning and Zoning Commission has postponed until April 9th its decision to recommend to the Salt Lake County Commission the following: Rezone commercial a site for the proposed Albertsons store. .. Rezone for residential development south of 3500 South and west et d, well-plann- of 8000 West. Revise the Salt Lake County Master Plan. The comprehensive marketing and demographic study com World politics come to Maana Lady Margaret Thatcher makes special visit ht terstate highways. Traffic to the store would not create a substantial amount of new traffic because most traffic would be going somewhere, not especially to Albertsons. There are already established commercial retailers adjacent to and across (north) of 3500 South. The projected growth of Magna is 14.9 percent by the year 2000, indicating a need for an additional grocery store. The addition of Albertsons would provide competition and would not seriously reduce income of compatible stores in the area. The residential growth of Magna not including the proposed residential subdivision south of the proposed site is bright" for the near future. The study noted that grocery shopping is usually radius of a done within a large grocery store. In summary, the study showed population, projected population growth, income per capita, average size of families, money spent on groceries, traffic, potential effect on other businesses, etc. Lome Cononelos, director of government and public affairs at Kennecott Utah Copper, front left, and KUC President Bob Dimock, right, greet Lady Margaret Thatcher. Photo by Deanna Jones by DEANNA JONES Former British Prime Minister, Lady Margaret Thatcher made a special stop in her busy schedule to visit with Kennecott dignitaries last Thursday, March 7, at the Kennecott Utah Copper Headquarters located in Magnas Arbor Park. The sight of the British and American flags flying together in unity greeted Lady Thatcher as she and her party entered the center. After a warm welcome and a brief visit. Lady Thatcher was treated to a tour of the Bingham Canyon open-p- it copper mine and Kennecott concentrator. After two decades in Parliament, Lady Thatcher served as Britains Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990. Her visit was in conjunction with the UKUtah 1996 Festival. Arriving March 1 and departing March 8, this was the first trip to Utah for Lady Thatcher and her husband, Sir Denis Thatcher. Among a number of activities, the Thatchers attended WVC Events Center to break ground at noon March 22 Ground will be broken at high noon on Friday, March 22, for the n new dollar Events Center in West Valley City. " to receive The Events Center an official name later will be the site of special cultural and arts activities, home of the professional Utah Grizzlies hockey team, and site of hockey and other ice events multi-millio- to be staged by the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. The Grizzlies will open their 1997-9- 8 hockey season in the $50 million ice arena and events center. The arena is designed to seat 10,500 for hockey matches and more than 8,000 for stage productions. Groundbreaking ceremonies will include representatives of the Grizzlies and International Hockey League; and city, county, and state dignitaries ; and representatives of the architectual and construction firms. The mammoth complex will be located in West Valley City near 3200 South Decker Lake Blvd. (2210 West) on the east side of Interstate Highway 215. A symbol of the special alliance between the United Kingdom and the U.S., the two g nations flags fluttered together in the breezes at Kennecott Utah Copper Headquarters in Arbor Park. Lions Club seeks volunteers for Magna community garden early-sprin- The Magna Lions Club is creating a Community Garden on 8950 West off Main Street in Magna. If you would like to adopt and care for a section of the garden, or if your club or organization would like to participate, please call Don and .Maria at A public meeting will be held on Sunday, April 7, at 6 p.m. at the Lions Hall. - Photo by Deanna Jones ...i,. .vs wpgfflg&r Subscription fates forthe . Right V . ran i 250-2553- fVvV of British music performed by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, were guests at a Ballet West performance, visited with the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints, and toured Temple Square and the Church Museum of History and Art. During her visit to Utah, Lady Thatcher also received an honorary degree from Brigham Young University. a concert t , ? Magna Times Increase on AprIM ... |