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Show rsti 1 4' Redevelopment Project Area Is Designated - -- 7 f ,.11' r fV L ALT , I L L A i' j i f 1 j ,jum ; ) 1 Y UT7 A b4 J 1 1 Prelimimiry Plan Is Next Step For Agency WEST VALLEY. This citys fledgling Redevelopment Agency e designated an project area west of Redwood Road Thursday night, but officials will not likely 89.3-acr- know what types of projects will be developed there until at least October. Thats as early as the next step in the redevelopment process, adop tion of a preliminary plan, will be taken according to Joe Moore, the agencys deputy chief executive. He hopes to have a draft copy of the plan ready for the City Planning Commission this morning (Thursday). A preliminary plan describes the developmental objectives of a pro- solicit businesses for the area Tax increment financing works by taking the difference in the value of an area (as a tax base) before and after the construction of a project, and using the extra tax money it generates to pay the cost of that and other projects. Salt lake City, which used redevelopment to revamp its downtown area by enticing such businesses as the Triad Center, now has a tax increment of nearly $7 million which will be used to improve its other blighted areas. ject area. If approved by the commission, the plan will go first to the agency, then to the City Council for final adoption, Moore said. Both the council and the agency will hold public hearings between now and October which must be advertised at least 30 days in advance. Once the plan is adopted, Moore explained, the area will qualify for the tax increment that makes the redevelopment process work. The agency will then begin to actively 32-Un- Brent Birtcher, grants ad- ministrator, who along with long range planner John Janson is working on the preliminary plan, said Tuesday existing zoning and the citys new master plan will probably dictate the type of project ultimately developed in the project area. Jan master plan was left particularly flexible in regard to the project area (in anticipation of redevelopment) but that a mixture son said the of general commercial, manufacturing, professional office and research business park zoning is recommended. Janson is the primary author of the masterplan The irregularly-shapeproject area is bounded roughly by Redwood Road on the east, 2950 South on the south, 1940 West on the West; and on the north by 2650 South A small triangularly-shapeportion of the area juts off of the northwestern corner of the rectangle and is bounded by Parkway Boulevard, the eastern shore of Decker Lake and 1935 West. tract was Moore said the chosen from among the 600 acres in the redevelopment survey area because it has the greatest chance d d e to succeed and to show the council and citizens that this is a viable pro- cess The deputy director said the area is good because it is highly visible from Redwood Road, is attractive to business, will cause the least amount of impact and relocation of property owners, and is in need of a major access route which redevelopment may provide The Redevelopment Agency board is made up of the City Council and four members of the West Valley City staff Mayor Jerry Maloney serves as chairman of the agency, while Councilman Brent Anderson is vice chairman, City Manager John Newman is chief executive; Community Development Director Joe Moore is deputy chief executive; City Recorder Kathleen Kaumans is the secretary and Finance Director Russ Sanderson is treasurer Proposal it Commission To Mull Apartment Plan Three Sections - WEST VALLEY. A request to construct a apartment complex at 4850 W. 4700 South will be heard here this morning (Thursday) by the City Planning Commission The meeting will get under way at 9am in the council chambers at City Hall, 2470 So Redwood Road West Star Development Co. is seeking conditional use permission to build the apartments on 1 6 acres in an area zoned (highest density permitted) Another developer's plan to construct 36 apartments on the same property was vetoed by the commission last March In other matters, the commission is expected to reach decisions affecting property in the following locations, 34 Pages 32-u- J We&t Vami THE VOICE OF WEST VALLEY CITY UTAH USPS With his son asleep on his lap, Salt Lake City Mayor Ted Wilson listens intently to discussion at Thursday's COG meeting. The mayor joked that he brought his son to the council meeting because the boy was "having trouble getting to sleep." LISTENING . . . Community-Base- R-- 656 380 Published weekly at 155 E 4905 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84107 Second class postage paid at Salt Lake City UT 84119 Subscrip tion rate $12 00 per year POSTMASTER Send address changes to West Valley View, Box 7187 Salt Lake City UT 84107 Volume 30, Number 26 Thursday, July All 12, 1984 departments 262 6682 Funding Totals 425,699 d - COG Reviews Use Of "Beer Tax" Revenues SOUTH SALT LAKE. A report on the use of beer tax revenues was presented to the County Council of Governments in a meeting here Thursday. Dr. Lew Hancock of the County Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services Division gave the council a rundown on the use of .revenues generated through S. B. 109, the Substance Abuse EducationPrevention Act. Hancock primarily discussed funding of grams, which totals $425,699 fiscal year 1984. community-base- d Those community pro- for programs receiving the most money include $85,000 for the Cottage Program and for the Community Crisis Center, two private, organizations. County Alcoholism and Drugs, the administrative arm, received $42,448 for the county coordinator, an evaluation specialist and the Cottonwood Heights Community Council. The total school-base, funding, spread among Granite, Murray, Salt Lake City and Jordan school districts, is $160,720. In addition, the county has another $87,079 in federal block grant money left over from last year, bringing the total funding for the county to $637,498. Other items addressed at the COG meeting included a- discussion for $81,361 non-prof- it d the justification of Utah Transit Authority park and ride facilities to serve the winter recreation areas. A park and ride lot has been proposed near the mouth of Big and Little Cottonwood canyons. However, some residents have opposed slapping down asphalt, and are calling for the use of existing facilities - such as church, high school and shopping area lots. State Rep. Sam Taylor of the Granite -- Park area encouraged COG members to support the use of existing facilities. Im asking you to use main corridors and other public facilities, places that ore convenient to the public, Taylor said Kids cant get to a parking lot like that Murray Mayor LaRell Muir brought up the possibility of increased flooding if more ground cover is removed through the installation of blacktop near the canyons. This whole facility is developed to allow people to use the mountains, Alta Mayor Bill Levitt said. He supported building the parking lot, saying that weve tried churches, supermarkets and schools and none have worked out. He also reemphasized residents concerns for levels and proper landscaping so it doesnt become a wild parking area. low-lighti- See Page 7, Col 6 ) Sold On Just One Ad! - Dwelling Group Is Approved 288-Un- if SALT LAKE. The County Plann- ing Commission approved plans for a dwelling group in Taylorsville here Tuesday and denied a zone change request which could have led to development of 388 more. Granada, Inc. received conditional use permission for a planned unit development (PUD) on 17 acres at 1555 W. 4700 South. A representative of the company inwill be built on dicated eight-plexe- s approximately 12 acres, while duplexes will cover the balance. The density of the overall project will be just over 17 units per acre. In approving the application, the commission limited the height of the proposed structures to two stories and stipulated brick must be used in 288-un- it 288-un- it In Kearns - ' of construction of at least one-haeach building. Masato Nambas application for a zone change on 20 acres at 5250 So. 2700 West was denied. Namba was seeking the change from an agricultural (A-2- ) zone to one permitting high density residential use The applicant had planned to construct 24 apartment buildings on the site with 16 one and two bedroom units in each. The proposal was denied by a vote, with commission member Sam Rex opposed to the denial and Tom Bowen abstaining. Board members Chandler St. John, Elwood Neff and Geraldine Huber followed a staff recomniendation to deny the application on grounds the areas master plan calls for a lower density use in the area. As part of the motion for denial of the R-zone, the commission voted to approve a duplex zone for the site, provided Namba amends his application within 10 days. In other matters, the commission reached decisions affecting property in the following locations: - 8500 W. 4750 South, W. H. Burt Explosives, Inc. received conditional use permission for an explosives plant and three storage areas on land zoned M-- 2 (inlf (R-M- ). 3-- 1 (R-2-- Program To Follow Big Parade KEARNS. A program will be held of 4000 W. 5400 South immediately following the Kearns Hometown Days parade on July 21. The 11 a.m. parade will begin at Kearns high and proceed down Cougar Lane and along 5400 South to the corner lot, which displays the Kearns cannon. The program will include awards to winners in various categories of the parade, introduction of Little Miss Kearns and her attendants, presentation of Mr. and Ms. Kearns and Mr. and Mrs. Kearns Booster, plus dedication of the Vietnam War Memorial. Winners in the Kearns Town Councils home beautification contest will also be announced. Congressman Dan Marriott will be grand marshal of the parade, which will include royalty floats from several neighboring communities, local youth groups, church and community and commercial floats, dancing groups, sheriffs posses and will feature the Kearns high band. at the corner dustrial). - 3121 W. 4700 South, Hercules Credit Union received conditional use permission for a bank in an area zoned l. - 5400 So. 5800 West, the commission approved Mervyn Arnolds application for a zone change on 54Vi acres from (sand and gravel pits) to M-- l (industrial). The applicant plans to lease the land out in developer reapply for either an zone. (duplexes) or an - 5700 So. Redwood Road, Hermes Associates received approval on a on a zone change from C- to 30,000 square foot lot; a move which will allow the company to sell beer in an existing bowling alley. - 2713 W. 6200 South, a request by Caribou Four Corners for a zone change on 22,500 square feet from 2 to C- (commercial) was denied. The commission expressed concern the change would encourage strip zoning on 6200 South and said adequate commercial uses already exist in the area. - 4975 So. 1250 West, D. Bailey Bird was granted permission to continue operating a horse boarding business in a residential zone. The on the commission, which split matter, with Bowen and Huber in opposition, limited the number of horses Bird may have to 25. R-l-- 3 -- - 4229 Redwood Road, Bill Martin and Associates received zone change approval on 2 acres from R-to -- So. West Star lf A-- 2 7 It sold on just one ad Thats the reaction John of Canepari, 3592 Drage Cir , describing the results he experienced after placing a classified ad in Utah's most widely circulated weekly The East Millcreek newspapers area resident found that the Green Sheet can bring quick results - at an inexpensive cost -- 4 PING WOODS 9 Ping irons. Usod on seoson perfect In Taylorsville 4800 West, C-- It is the concern of the council that UTA hold public hearings on the ( 4134 So Development Co is seeking conditional use permission for a small shopping center on 12 acres in an area zoned l - 3845 W 4100 South, Bryson Garbett is seeking conditional use permission for two duplexes on one-haacre in an R-- zone - 6100 W 4100 South, a decision is expected on a request by Don Parker and Bartley Curtis to rezone 18 6 acres from (agricultural) to (single family homes on 7,000 square foot lots) - 4380 W 2925 South. Granger West stake is seeking permission for a one-lo- t church and seven-lo- t residential subdivision of 4 79 acres in an area zoned 8 - 3980 So 5600 West, Robert Walker is requesting permission to convert a portion of the Hunter Village duplex subdivision to condominiums - 4020 So Redwood Road, the commission will hear a conditional use request for a retail sales outlet for truck tops and folding trailers The application was denied June 14 when the applicant proposed using an existing home for the shop A new structure has been proposed under the current application, according to staff member Craig Hinckley - 2840 So. Redwood Road, a request by Redwood Road Storage for e a facility on three acres will be heard Whether youre buying, selling, lookrenting, trading, ing for help, finding lost items or conveying personal messages, the place to go is the classified ad section. Your message will reach more homes where than 57,000 more than 216,000 potential readers reside - and itll cost you a surprisingly small amount to do it! to place your ad. Dial mid-valle- y -- 262-668- 2 C-- mini-storag- -l A-- -l 2 From HUD- - West Valley To Receive $797,000 -- C-- small parcels to individual businesses. -- - 2400 W. 5400 South, Wallingford Developments request for a change on Vk acres from zone R-l-- 7 (single family homes on 7,000 square R-was denied. The foot lots) to commission recommended ASSIST-Emergenc- City Park, phase If you fail to receive your Green Sheet on Thursday morning, please call the Circu- lation Department, before 10:30 a.m. the WEST VALLEY. City officials received approval from the Department of Housing and Urban Development last week for $797,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds. The total was $2,000 more than was anticipated, according to Tab Uno of the citys grants division. Uno said the extra money would likely be used for one of 10 projects recommended for funding by the City Council in May. The projects and recommended funding are: Blighted Area Cleanup, y Home $27,000; Repair, $60,000; SOCIO Emergency Food Project, $15,000; West Valley 262 6682, 3, $35,575; Emergency Housing, $4,725; Housing Rehabilitation, $100,000; Street Rehabilitation, 1 ifia $196,000; Storm-wav$200,000; Grants Administra- s, tion, $102,700. The city should receive the first of its CDBG money by the end of this month, Uno said. Crane 'Does Its Thing' At New Water Supply Site TINY TASK . . . Seemingly capable of taking on much heftier tasks, monstrous crane relocates a small engine being used at construction site In west Bennion area. Crew Is In preliminary stages of project that will produce reservoir holding 100 million gallons of water. |