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Show 467AFaq?ESS ASSOCIATION 300 SALT LAKE SOUTH Cl TV BULK U UTAH Thursday, January 3, With First Redevelopment Site RATE PotU-g- paid 84111 Salt Lake City Utah Permit No '373. Ulm Volume 30, Number 51 S Single Copy 25 The Green Sheet 1985 - West Valley Is Poised To Forge Ahead by Lance Gurwell WEST VALLEY. The first redevelopment project ever undertaken in West Valley City will soon section of land in begin in an the northeast portion of this growing city. Called the Redwood Neighborhood Redevelopment Plan, its hoped, said City Manager John Newman, that the project will revitalize the area, encourage industrial development and pay a dividend to the citizens of West Valley City in the form of more jobs and to the city 80-ac- through additional tax revenue as the assessed valuation of the property increases. The project boundaries, roughly: the UP&L right of way north of 3100 South on the south; Redwood Road on the east; Redwood elementary and Parkway Boulevard on the north; the states property where the Youth Detention Center is located on the west. The citys redevelopment ordinance vas adopted by the Council last October and, in an interview last week, Newman said the next step is Second In Row At Cottonwood administrator to oversee the project. That position is expected to be filled next month. That person will then take over all responsibility for the project, said Newman. He will go out and contact developers of commercial and industrial parks to get a feeling of what the market will bear in the next decade. A master plan will then be developed and submitted to the West Valley City Redevelopment Agency ( the city council) for approval. to hire an That done, said Newman, - Bennion Lad 1985's First MURRAY. Andrew Ian Bennion arrived here in the wee hours Tuesday, marking the second straight year the winner of the Green Sheets First Baby Contest has been born at Voluntary Pay Increase Set Effective in January of 1985 the voluntary pay subscription rate for your Green Sheet will be $1 per month. We have operated for over a decade without any increase in the subscription rate. In that time, he cost of news- print, our largest expense item, has increased by 334 percent. In addition, we have experienced other cost increases in every area of operation. Part of this increase will go to your carrier, the rest to the paper. We cant thank you enough for your participation in our voluntary pay program because your support is essential to our carrier system. I speak for everyone at our paper in wishing you a happy and prosperous new year. Peter Bernhard Publisher Cottonwood hospital. Clocking in at 12:35 a.m. on the first day of 1985, the infant boy is the first child of Jan and Dorothy Bennion, who reside in the 4800 block on 1300 East. Weighing in at 7 lbs., 8 oz., he measured 20Vfe inches long. The mother of Ihe years firstborn, a scanning coordinator with Harmon City, Inc., is a graduate of Olympus high and BYU. The father, a graduate of Kearns high and the UofU, is a graphic designer with Bailey, Montague and Associates. Maternal grandparents of the years first baby are Cornelius and Suzanna Dicou, who reside in the Winder area. Karel and Catharina Van Leeuwen of Murray are . On the paternal side, Lowell and Shirley Bennion of Kearns are grandparents, while Mabel and Gerrie Dicou, both of Salt Lake, are and respectively. The Green Sheet area merchants and the prizes they are offering: Shi-L- o Hair Styling Salons in Murray and West Jordan, free haircut for the mother; Valley Fair Mall in Granger, $50 gift certificate; Holiday Tire Center in Granger, Sandy and Holladay, front end alignment and four spin balances; Worth Looking Into, 3519 So. 2985 South, stained glass night light; BBC Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning, a second room cleaned free; Village Television in Taylorsville and Rose Park, a nights use of a video disc player and two movies; Kiddie Kandids at eight locations along the Wasatch Front, Continued on page 4 developers ' and projects will be sought. While the project should ultimately prove beneficial for all concerned, there are a handful of people living in the area who will eventually be forced to relocate. There are about a dozen structures in the area Newman said, although not all are occupied. As the project begins to take shape, the Redevelopment Agency will purchase the properties at fair market value and the residents must find other places to live. Citizens living in the area are concerned, and rightly so, Newman stressed. There have been some cities in this valley that have given redevelopment agencies a bad Zoning Changes Being Presented WEST VALLEY. A public hearing aimed at dealing with suggested zoning changes in the eastern quarter of this-citwill lead off a session of the City Planning Commission next y week. The planning body will meet at 9 a.m. on Jan. 10 at City Hall, 2470 So. Redwood Road. Proposed changes under consideration at the meeting will pertain to property within an area of the and the Jorcity lying between dan River, according to John Jan-sothe citys long range planner. who captured prizos in tho Graan Shoots First Baby Contest. - dont want that Newman said the Redevelopment Agency is doing ail it can to keep the property owners aware of all developments. We have no idea at this point who, if anyone, will be displaced or when, or if any redevelopment will take place, he said. We just want to stay in contact with those residents and try to give them some comfort level. Some of them are very paranoid. Newman said the project will be funded through a state law called tax increment financing, which, he emphasized, does not mean any tax increase to city residents at large. Under the provision, that portion of the levied taxes each year in excess of the amount allocated to the taxing entities (cities, counties, school district, mosquito abatement After the public hearing the grants office will compile a list of needs from the statements submitted, then develop a proposed plan to be submitted to the city manager for review. While all requests will be considered, said Ms. Buckner, not all will be approved. Those which dont meet HUD specifications will be eliminated first and the remaining ones will be prioritized and aired in a final public hearing on March 21. In her first year as grants officer, Ms. Buckner said a new strategy will be followed this year. In the were sometimes piecemeal. I believe a better way to use the funds is to concentrate improvements in neighborhoods so we past projects Her office has identified eight within the city which would qualify for the funds, although other areas will also be considered. Its totally open," sheNosaid in an projects Interview last week. and tonight have been for (Thursday) were asking citizens a brief statement of need so we can be aware of exisiting problems. residents living Additionally, within those eight areas have been mailed information packets with a form to be filled out to identify proposed projects. areas vised Roger Ludwig of Ponderosa Development to present the firms apartment complans for a to plex near Valley Regional park residents of the immediate area. Council members also heard a presentation by Dean Holman .of Humana Womens hospital regarding the firms proposal to construct a facility near Redwood Road and The matter is expected to be before the County Commission next The council Is making plans for a musical tribute to the nation's first president next month. A show featuring various musical and theatrical groups will be hosted by Taylorvilles Hughes Brothers, with proceeds going toward community development projects. can see improvement. She said citizens need not be intimidated by the seemingly complex needs form. All we need is to be apprised of a problem, she said. If it is selected, the city staff will do the necessary paper work and studies. Ms. Buckner also said HUD requires that no more than 20 percent of the grant goes for administrative costs. A full 80 percent has to go for bricks and mortar, she said. Also on tonights agenda: consideration of a subdivision approval in the Deerfield subdivision; a reprioritization of road bond projects and discussion of an agreement for improvements on 3800 West. The council will also act on a short consent calendar dealing entirely with bond acceptances and releases. districts, etc.) in the redevelopment district goes to the agency. What that basically means, said Newman, is that the RDA generates its operating capital not by increasing tax levies on the redevelopment area, but on the increase in the assessed valuation of the property over the period of development. This tax increment provides seed money to help the RDA acquire more property,. said Newman. West Valley City is in a very enviable position right now, he said. Roads are being built and were becoming more accessible and even though we started out with a high tax rate, weve lowered it while most other cities have raised theirs. We have the available services and land so we can look for high class commerce for the area -something like the Metro Park, Newman said. Work On Central Valley Project Setting Fast Pace SOUTH SALT LAKE. Its huge! one of the largest public works projects in Utah and the 10th largest in the nation. Thats the comment of Tom Its n, supervisor of Murrays Water and Sewer Departments. DeSpains responsibility for Murray is vast, but he is also a member of the .Central Valley Water Reclamation Facility technical advisory board, and it was this mame moth facility to which he five special sewer districts cooperated in this regional sewage treatment project e to handle future growth in the y- count- The entities involved are: Murray City, South Salt Lake, Kearns Sanitation District, Taylorsville-Bennio- Handling sewage treatment in the process. valley has been a long-terWe made a decision in 81 for the seven of us to band together to build the Central Valley plant, Muir explained. We were in the process of participating in 208 and 201 studies for several years and looked at a number of feasibilities, including both upgrading all of existing plants and the feasibility of constructing a single plant for the entire county. Given various options, we zeroed in on the concept - the South Valley facility (at 7800 So. 1300 West, 'West Jordan) and Central Valley (at 3300 So. 500 West, South Salt Lake). Salt Lake City has their two-pla- Murray Mayor LaRell Muir also wears two hats concerning this project. He is chairman of the board of the facility, and he too, is impressed. Im quite pleased, he said. Were moving fairly quickly now and everything is going very well. Currently were eight to 10 months ahead of schedule, DeSpain noted, but we dont anticipate going on line before the winter of 87 or the spring of 88. The facility will serve about 200,000 valley residents in a band from 2700 South to 6200 South, from the Wasatch to the Oquirrh ranges. Its about half completed, Muir explained. He said two municipalities and long-rang- the session and identify proposed projects for the funds. Last year the city received nearly $800,000 in CBDG funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. While no confirmation has been received on this years allocation , she said the city has been told to expect something in the neighborhood of what we received last year, Ms. Buckner said those funds are specifically earmarked to benefit low and moderate income families, to aid in the prevention or elimination of slums or blight, or aid in the elimination of exisiting conditions which are detrimental to public health, safety and welfare. Proposed Ordinance Is Ratified By Council TAYLORSVILLE. Members of Communithe Taylorsville-Bennio- n ty Council ratified a proposed ordinance governing councils and approved an appointment to fill a vacancy during its final meeting of the year. The ratification action by the council is similar to that being considered throughout the countys unincorporated area prior to final adoption by the County Commission. Once finalized, the ordinance will govern the operation of community councils and establish common election dates. Bill Bannon, former chairman of Council, the Taylorsville-Bennio- n was named to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Alan Ricks. In other matters, the council ad We referred. Funds, City Hall Site Head Agenda VALLEY. Residents will get a chance to offer input on Jwo important topics during a meeting of the City Council here tonight (Thursday) - where to put a new city hall and how to spend $750,000 in federal funds aimed at improving the living conditions of people in low and moderate income areas. The council will meet at city hall, 2470 So. Redwood Road, in a short work session starting at 8 p.m., with the regular council meeting starting shortly thereafter. During its last meeting, the council discussed three possible sites for a new city hall before tabling the item for additional discussion tonight. The proposed sites are Granger park 3600 W. 3500 South; West Valley park, 4500 West 3500 South; property located at 2700 South and West West). Valley Highway (3800-400- 0 The agenda item possibly more important to some residents than selection of a site for a new city hall will be how to spend an estimated $750,000 in Community Development block grant funds which are aimed at improving living conditions in low to moderate income areas. Cheryl Buckner, city .grants officer, told the Green Sheet that its important for citizens to show up at he said. 168-acr- In 6 O'clock Session Tonight WEST name, to happen here. n ment District, Improve- Granger-Hunte- r Improvement District Metropolitan Salt Lake County Sanitation District Number One, and Cottonwood Sanitation District. own. Using the three plants, all Salt Lake Valley will be served, except for some rural areas not presently connected to any sewage treatment facility. In spite of the Central Valleys location, though, it is hidden from view - if you didnt know it was there, youd go right passed it - and Muir sees this as one of the plants positive sides. Initially, we started out with 5 funding from EPA, with 75 percent of the project paid by the federal Environmental Protection Agency, and local entities picking up the remaining 25 percent. But then Reaganomics came in-to- 75-2- Muir said. along, deteriorated from . Funding down to We expect it to go down 75-2- 5 about even more, with the entities picking up more and the federal government less. He said $103,824,000 was the original estimate for the plant, and in January, 1982 we adopted a financial schedule which put all the entities on a basis. Continued on page 4 50-5- 2-- 4 i ur f 1 v h 1 30-Pl- us Students Are In 1,329 Classes GRANITE PARK. According to a Utah Education Assn. (UEA) survey, Granite School District has 1,329 junior high and high school English, foreign language, math, science and social studies classes with more than 30 students. Many teachers could offer more instructional advantages to their students if classes were smaller, commented UEA president Betty , Condie. She said many classes require students understanding of complicated concepts and this calls for a lot of communication between the teacher and' students. Larger classes permit less communication, sie explained. The districts average size of junior high school classes is 29.5 and the high school students, average is 29.5 students. But Granite is not facing overcrowding problems alone. Neighboring Jordan School District, too, has overloaded classes. According to the survey, the district has 1,244 middle and high school academic classes with more than 30 students, with the districts average size of middle school classes is 31.1 students and the high school average is 27.2 students. Though much smaller than the giant neighbors surrounding it, Mur ray School District, too, has overcrowding problems. The UEA survey indicates the district has 50 junior high and high school academic classes with more than 30 students. The districts average size of junior high school classes is 27,5 students and the high school average is 27.2 students. Mrs. Condie stressed that Utahs class size difficulty isnt demonstrated by averages, though. The problem is the large classes that are above the average figure. She said the UEA is calling on the State Legislature to appropriate $17.7 million this year for class size reduction, plus yearly increases by that amount for the following four years. The UEA president explained that the goal is to reduce the number of students in Utahs classrooms to the national average. Observing that Utah has the nations largest class sizes, Mrs. Condie noted that our students are competing with those of other states for future job opportunities, scholarships and entry into college. We want our students to have equal opportunity with those of other states, but learning opportunities cant be equal when some young peole are in markedly larger classes. "ITS HUGE I . . . on of tho largest public works proocts in Utah and tho 10th largest In tho nation, said Tom DoSpaln, supervisor of Murray's water and sewer departments and a member of the Central Valley Water Reclamation Facility technical advisory board. This e mammoth public works construction proect Is moving fairly quickly now and everything is going very well, commented to of the facility; Murray Mayor LaRell Muir, chairman of the board 168-acr- |