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Show v S v A A tarn aueii jest Volume 33, Number 6 Thursday, Feb. Cop 25' A 26, 1987 Better Accessibility Single Green Sheet Publication - Citizens W ant Larger Park by be filled with the cars of people who Paula Huff Ore pn sheet St, iff II riter WEST VALLEY Calling it out of the way and too small, several citizens protested the design for the proposed district 2 park at a public hearing here Thursday night The Hacres of land at 1950 W 3700 South, is designed as a park and a flood control facility, according to Gregg Cudworth, City Parks and Recreation director The proposed design has a picnic pavilion, drinking fountain, restrooms, ballfield, tennis courts and an exercise course The city plans to spend $662,888 for flood control and park improvements Flood control amounts to a detention basin on the side of the park property, which will hold water during peak runoff periods, Cudworth said Timothy Brown, 2098 W said the park site is not accessible to people living m area subdivisions That park would be out of the way for people living in the subdivihe said There are no sions, sidewalks going to the area To get there we would have to walk along a road which has a 35 mph speed limit, attend the swap meet I want to see the park we would love to have there, its just that the location is a primary question Brown also questioned the significance of putting in a five foot thick conci ete parking lot Guy Curtis, 2170 W 3860 South, said "This is a venting of my frustrations over the last several years Several years ago my wife and I moved to West Valley City to ensure we would have a good environment where we could raise our We thought we had children escaped living in the county - only to be raped in our ow n neighborhood Curtis continued, When I look at CITIZEN INPUT . . . community pr the area toe. Paul Riddle suggested the city council form a at comprised of business people ond citizens in ans for district 2. On 4700 South - Hospital Zone Bid Nixed SALT LAKE Saying they wanted to keep the area residential for a while longer and to have less com mercial density, the County Plann- ing commission heie Tuesday turn ed down a request from IHC Hospitals to rezone six acres of land The property at 3845 W 4700 South, is currently zoned R 1 8, IHC sought a change to C 2, zc While making decisions on earlier the commission public hearings also continued a request from Harvey-Jenkin- s Co , Inc to rezone a half acre at 5200 So 2700 West from R 2 8 to R M A dec mom is expected at the next meeting Commissioners also held a public hearing on a zone chance request from Bonanza Construction, Inc which wants to change 1 6 acres at 5059 So 1 130 W est from A 2 to A 1 A decision is expected at the next meeting on that application A stieet in Magna was also ac cepted for dedication to the county The street begins in the area of 8200 W 2800 South Turning to subdivisions, the com mission approved 58 lots in the , subdivision, Crosspomte 5600 So demed a street dedication request for 5Ki)0 South , saying Frontier Road west of Highland did not meet county standards for improvements 1450 West Oquirrh Shadows No 11, four lots at 5100 W 6900 South, was also approved Two single lot subdivisions received the They are alley View Park, 5430 So 5240 West and Pearson, 5645 So Canal Road (2300 West) In other business, the commission Weekly Contest The commission also denied a request for an exception from the curb, gutter and sidewalk requirements requested by David S Inkley 4118 So 1175 West MURRAY The first winner in the As We See It Country Getaway Contest is M Giordono of Sandy Various prizes go to the winner, including a case of Coca Cola pro- ducts, a Vestron Pictures tote bag, a copy of Nightshift by Stephen King, free pizza from Peter Piper, a copy of United HOme Videos Jet two editions of The Post Benny, Movie Trivia Game from Newdex, Inc , a 1986 Academy Awards sweat-shu- t After Lengthy Debate Intl its second week, the contest offers several prizes to a contestant who can correctly answer a movie trivia question This weeks question appears in the Entertainment Section of all Green Sheet editions Application deadline is Monday at 5 p m All entries must be mailed to AsWeSee It,PO Box 7187, Murray, 84107 All applicants will be eligible for the three-datrip to Nashville Now in two-nig- , - Asphalt Plant Gains Okay hv Paula Huff (ti ett shi 1 st ifl mi r WEST VALLEY After much debate, the council allowed for construction of an asphalt plant at 4350 W 2400 South at its regular meeting Central V alley Asphalt w ill build a 5 acre plant at the city s northern gateway Construction of the plant was denied by the citys planning commission in December But company President T J Green appealed the decision to the city council The council reconsideied the proposal in Thursdays meeting Janice Fishei motioned to deny the permit, but a majoi lty of council members voted against the motion This means approval was given and Green must address the planning commission for standards placed on the conditional use permit Weve been taken to task by the planning commission for our willingness to conceive of an asphalt plant at this location, Councilman Leland DeLange said Pve been out there to inspect the property and the closest lesidence is at least of a miles aw ay Our master plan says noith of I 2900 South should be mdustnal think an asphalt plant would be a good use for this land, he said Upon questioning, Green said the plant will be moved back fiom the road for aesthetic purposes This will cost the company $50,000 more to make a road extending to the business Burrns, landsi aping and trees will also be installed around the plant, he said Stockpiles at the plant will be kept n low since the plant covers of property The plant will operate 7 out of 12 months, with hours from 6am to 4 p m Two 75 foot smokestack s will also be built The plant must meet environment impact standards, Green said We really want to be a good Green neighbor and taxpayer, said In other business, the council approved a new commercial zoning ordinance With this new ordinance, the plancommission may limit the ning houis of a businesses operation for a conditional use permit, if there might be a detrimental impact The commission may review previous business permits and impose hours of operation Landscaping will also be required If the standards are not meet, misdemeanor charges can be filed The ordinance stipulates that 20 percent of l property must be landscaped, while 15 percent of and property will be Cis now a neighborhood com mercial zone Businesses located there can not attract large numbers of patrons Convenience stores, dry cleaners, pet and book stores are ex amples of possible trades The ordinance stipulates that only one l zone can be located at an intersection is a general commercial zone Regional attractions, such as a mall, can be located in these zones Light industrial manufacturing is now a C-- 3 zone This zone cannot be located near residential areas and must be on arterial streets The council also approved a zone change for property at 3600 W 3600 South The property is now zoned C C-- 2 C-- 3 -l C-- 2 2 six-tent- Richard Haws, of Haws Ivory of Denver, plans to build on Plant for Central Valley Asphalt plans to build a plant at 4350 W. 2400 South, were approved at the regular council meeting. ASPHALT Green PLANT . . . of citizen input AGAINST PARK . . . Timothy Brown soid the proposed district 2 pork is "out of the woy" for people living in his subdivision I would like to see a commuirty park council formed which would be compnsed of business people and citizens who woik or live in the com mumty he said Business people and residents who are intei in the aiea should be on the council This gioup tan then hash out ideas and piesent Hum to the govern rm nt Pan Page of the Siuth ( ang. i on Page said if a baseball diamond was build the league would fence the area and prov ide mamtenai c City Manager John Vewnun said the city will look into the swap meet parking problem and sidewalk ac cess to the paik The ci'v will also consider making a buM-l,- , ill d miond so the league will provid tuning and maintenance he said Councilman Jamie k ui couraged the council to hum a citizens committee Councilman behind Pc I ange .uk ed the Pai k and Rec re.it ion )c pai t merit to considei adding 'to fed ol property on the ninth end of the pro posed pai k tin a jogg ng ti ail The flood contro' portion of the park is already funded w it h si to ooo Phase two of the proposed pirk which includes iletrmg the line! sewer lines curb and gutter is also funded Money from (ommi.mtv Development bloc t gi nits un.oun ting to $269 417 will p loi tin se ini I i provements But phase thru ot the puk which includes tennis mints a lull da u o mond restrooms inn t mg a picnic pa tines is not tun ne ecu d foi 11 c dm I ' d i Zoning Changes On Docket TAYLORSVILLE Several zoning changes are being requested at the Taylorsville Bennion Communitv Council meeting tonight at 7 p m Th meeting is held in the presi dent s room of the college center at the Utah Technical college A rehearing on a zone change at the Northeast corner of 2200 5400 South is scheduled The piopeitv owner is seeking a zone change to R M and commercial which would allow for construction of a super sonic car wash Harvey Jenkins is also requesting a zone change at 5200 So 2700 West He wants the property zoned R M for professional office or high density residentual use Estes Corp wants to build a com mumty shopping center and profes sion office plaza at 5400 So Redwood Rd The corporation is requesting a commercial zone for the propertv Scott Brubaker is scheduled for a rehearing on rezoning 4200 So Red wood Rd He wants to build a neighborhood shopping center on the property Charles Lathim is requesting a zone change at 1989 W 4100 South so he can locate an insurance business in his home In other business the council will hear Jerry Barnes Salt Lake County planning and zoning present the new master plan for the Taylorsville Bennion area Anyone who wants agenda time should contact Gwen Scholes one week prior to the meeting Her number is 969 5279 The meetings are held on the fourth Thursday of the month C-- C-- T.J. Considenng the piojected growth America Baseball League asked the council to make the ball diamond for baseball rather than softball This would necessitate taismp the mound 18 inches he said We are losing out field at the he said Our Grangei chuich league is growing in mzi and we need anothei field to pi i games V - 'Getaway' Prizes Awarded from Variety Clubs, tickets to Century 5 Theatres Will this park the needs of the neighboihood 'We think not Curtis also said that since half oi the park will he underwater for most of the summer because of the flood conti ol facility the pai k would be a disservice to the community Proposed professional office buildings across the street will also hm t the park aesthetically, he said "I don t think we have thought this I he said thiough adequatelv suggest taking the entire area to make a pat k of the citv Riddle said the paik will be outgrown in a few vears Riddle aNo suggested the city seek people completely disregard Brown also said people attending the swap meet at the Redwood Drive-i- n would park their cars in the 88 stall parking lot planned for the park People living in the area will pro bably go to the park on Saturday or Brown said But they Sunday wont hae anvphcp to park their cat - because hv 10 a i , that lot w ill Out question is. leallv meet The paik covers only part of the undev eloped property in the area The sie of the park and the op poitumty it affords for the future weie maor concerns of Paul Riddle. 4005 Bui ningham Dr Burn-mgha- which the numbei of parks in West Valley Citv and compare the sizes, this one is sigmficuntlv smullei considering that this p irk will serve eight major aparmient complexes within a half mile w I'king distance a the neighborhood shopping center land The strip development will have a gas pump and convenience-delicatesse- n store The council also approved using $47,381 19 Land and Water Conservation fund money granted to the Parks and Recreation department for a cultural area at West Valleys city park, 4500 W 3500 South Park benches, picnic tables and basketball courts will be built with the funds Change Of Name Is Dated TAYLORSVILLE Utah Tech will soon be knowm as Salt Lake Com mumty College Following the signing bv governor Norman H Bangerter of House bills 53, 54, and 55 m (he presence of President O D Carnahan and other officials of Utah Technical College at Salt Lake, the question was asked, When is the official date of the namechange According ot Mark Jones of the governors staff, the official date is Monday, April 27 A complicated formula calls for the date to be 60 days plus one after the 45 day session of the State Legislature concludes In the meantime, the college is gearing up toward that change, with the annual catalog, due out in may, likely to be one of the first pieces of literature reflecting the new name The other legislative pieces authorized the college to award the associate of arts degree and eliminated the requirement that at least 75 percent of the colleges offerings be vocational in nature In The Thick Of It VOLIEYBALLED . . . Poul Marsh (20) and Shone Nordfelt of Granger high battle with Brod Sorensen (50) over possession of a rebound in Friday night oction on the loncer court See related story In Green Sheet Sports o |