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Show mairfma happy for Redwood that they got their center. I wish them good luck. know Ted is working so hard and he is interested in our center. (Ted Remington, Model so letters Editor: have been in this program for almost three years now. am discouraged and hurt to see the way things are with our task force I only broken promises. We gave money to Tony Mitchell for planning and he knows we need this center. was so pleased to hear Mr. Carmen defend our Center in a meeting and now he is in the Westside Council and he is against the center. Why? We have helped all the other agencies and they won't help us get this center. They would be working in the building. They are afraid if we built this center, there would not be enough agencies to fill it. Alberta and the Education task force are with us and they are wonderful. hope they can help us. hear all about citizen participation and how they can't get money from HUD if there isn't citizen participation. We participate, but they don't know they are taking all our rights away from us. Guadalupe Center is a place that does not belong to HUD or other agencies, it belongs to the Catholic Church and serves many thousands of people. We work together and we are poor people but we are rich because we work hard together and we work with Father Merrill. You can see how agencies work together in the Guadalupe Center and I say to Cities planner) project, especially the most' important project which is the multi-purposcenter for the target area (Westside). The Westside neighborhood is too e bad. The staff let the commissioners and somebody else say or think for us. We don't need this. They know very well we residents need so much this center and other good things in this area. We don't have anything but railroad tracks, no clinics, no good places to have recreation or other activities with good facilities. What we have on the Westside is not permanent, only things to keep the residents quiet. We need this Westside Center. They ignore our priorities and programs. They know they can and they have the money because HUD gave it to the target area to use on the Westside not in other areas. In one way blame our task force. When we started work on this a different agency was at every meeting to ask for help. We gave what we could to help and when we ask for our center, there was no money. am not opposed to helping others, but we are now short of money for our center. Everyone ignored me, they didn't like my opinions. was a faithful member and still am if can get a ride. don't drive. It makes me sad to leave my children and my home for many hours and they say no to our Westside center. don't want to hurt anyone's feelings. This center is very important to me. We have had I I I I I I hope he keeps and hope we get Northwest I working for our center this year, not three or us I four years away. I I I I Center Observes Thank you so much, Leonela Salazar, Social Services task force Westside resident Second Birthday I I Model Cities, why can't we work together to build a Westside Center. Why? If could say this in I Spanish, could express myself better. In English, I'm afraid. But it is true, Tony Mitchell and Mr. Grundfossen are directors from Model Cities and they can do much for us if they want to work with the Commissioners to help us that way. People vote for the commissioners to help us to be a better community and we want Tony to get this money to work for our project, not others. am I I model neighborhood news The Model Neighborhood News is a publication of the Salt Lake Model Cities Agency under the supervision of the Joint Board News is made possible through a grant from the Department of Housing and Neighborhood Urban Development. of City and County with editorial offices located at 383 East 1700 South, Salt Lake City, Utah Commissioners 84115. Publication of the Model is Publication of the newspaper weekly with a distribution of 20,000 copies. For further or to register a request or complaint on delivery of the newspaper, call 467-801information Produced by the Communications Service Center, Inc. Marlene Marie Young, Editor and Community Information Specialist Distribution by Reliable Courier Barbara Smith, Staff Reporter Laura Briggs, Staff Reporter Joint Board of Commissioners Ralph Y. McClure, Chairman Phillip R. Blomquist Stephen Harmsen Harrison Jennings Phillips William E. Dunn CoTirad An advisory board of 15 neighborhood residents works closely with the director to insure resident input into the operation of the Center. In addition, over 60 residents are presently serving on various committees such as finance, personnel, policy, youth, senior citizens, day care program and public relations. Center staff feel that resident participation is absolutely essential in order that the programs, activities and policies of the Center represent the desires and needs of the people within the community. terms of personnel, maintenance "total" The total cost of the community center with construction, land acquisition, site work and landscaping was $650,000. The Department of p.m. on Sundays. Stop by the Center during The Model Neighborhood News congratulates the staff of the Northwest Multi-purpos- e Center for two successful years of operation. The Center opened on December 5, 1 970 and has been a place of community spirit and center of activity. The primary purpose of the Center is to provide a coordinated delivery system of services from public agencies and private institutions concerned with the problems of people to those people in the community. It is a programs, activities and services to meet the needs of people of all ages. It is operated by the Social Services Department of Salt Lake County. Jim Holston is the acting director and he works with a Resident Advisory Board and an Council. Inter-Agenc- y Housing and Urban Development s of the cost paid $433,000 and Salt Lake County paid the remaining $217,000. two-third- -- While Salt Lake County provides significant financial support in and upkeep, the major responsibility for furnishing the Center and for special programs within the Center is that of the residents of the Northwest community with assistance from businesses, foundations and other private sources. The Northwest Center is available to all groups and individuals from Northwest Salt Lake and is open from 8:00 a.m. to 1 0:00 p.m. on weekdays, from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Saturdays and from noon to 9:00 December to help them celebrate their second anniversary. If you have never visited the Center before, the staff will be happy to take you on a tour of the facility. For further information on programs, activities or Center operations, call 322-- 281 . 1 |