| Show ?wv The Salt Lake Tribune Friday July 1 1988 eserra IVitt Lights of nottywoott Concerns Range From Streets to Earthquakes WN Citizens Special to The Tribune ! WEST VALLEY CITY — City :streets — traffic congestion on them and the businesses around them — re the main concern of residents West Valley master plan hear- : s this year : The hearings are an annual event 1 Plan:ning compared to a blueprint : Continuing 1300 West so it con nects with 2320 South was the point of interest for District 1 and 2 residents District boundaries are Inter:stto the Jordan River and ate-215 2100 to 4100 South I First the city wants to connect 1300 West up to 3100 South said John Janson West Valley City suplanning pervisor of long-rang- e From there they want to build the :street parallel to the Jordan River !until it meets Chesterfield Street (1160 West) i But there is one problem Mr Janson said That road would bisect Salt :Lake County's Jordan River Park-:wa- y 'However the county is considering selling some of the parkway 'property which may make extension of 1300 West feasible" Mr Janson district "Even with the heavy traffic out there there are lots of people walk-log- " one resident said "I understand everyone that lives within 2 miles of the high school will be walking That's going to be murder I think something needs to be talked about damn quick before that school opens up" At each district meeting there were presentations on economic development the Hercules annexation and the recently-complete- d seismic study Kathy Kaumans West Valley economic development specialist said signs are being designed for major entrances into the city Freeway signs directing people to West Valley are also being considered Concerning construction of the new city hall Ms Kaumans said foot - ‘ :: ' Highway Mr Janson said lack of funding has put the highway in limbo 1 "We are of the opinion that if the West Valley Highway is not put in ther transportation facilities like 4ight rail and improvements on In' terstate 151 won't work because people from the west side won't be iMe to get to them" be said "I think You'll be seeing a lot more discussion about this in the next few years:: In Districts 5 and 6 5600 West was the main topic of discussion The disWets go from 4809 to 7200 West and Z100 to about 4700 South District 6 d Hercuitkludes the les property 'Mr Janson said there is talk about widening 5600 West to 3 lanes in elch direction That will include sValley t newly-annexe- CMc Beautification lt Awards :' 7: Entry Clank t Fill In the indicated informa lion and mail before July 20 'to: Civic Beautification Program The Salt Lake Tribune PO Box 867 Salt 'Lake City Utah 84110 Name of Entry !N IMOMMEMPiNIMN61 Where Located Type of Project Enter - in Class k Project Entered by By Jess Gomez Tribune Staff Writer MURRAY — Downtown Murray has seen better days If a few downtown business own ers have their way more may be on the way Once the retail hub of the city the area no longer enjoys the success it did 30 years ago With suburban malls and shopping centers springing up left and right downtown merchants concede the area may never be the retail attraction it was But it still has potential they say The merchants believe with imsome renproved parking clean-u- p ovation and proper enforcement of zoning and parking laws by the city downtown Murray could once again be a prosperous area With that goal in mind several downtown business owners have formed the Downtown Merchant's Association They concede the group is far from being the unifed voice of downtown business owners but they say its a step toward improvement Downtown Murray is the area from 4700 South to 5000 South along State Street Bill Wright owner of several downtown businesses and president of the association says the group doesn't have 100 percent of the business owners' involvment yet but will need it if the group's proposals are to be acted upon "Our problem is we haven't banded together" he said "We need to be grouped like the malls We need to work together and compliment each other The downtown area has lacked that" In fact some business owners have been fighting among each other over parking building conditions and renting policies Blaine Gehring director of the redevelopment agency says his office has been waiting for the merchants to come together "because without all of their involvement much can't be done" he says A few of the owners however have decided to go it alone "We feel if we go ahead and start fixing our places those business owners who haven't been involved will start doing the same thing" said Arlette Day of Day Murray Music in business since 1946 ()1 behalf of the Merchant's Association the Murray Chamber of Commerce recently submitted a "downtown action list" to the redevelopment agency The list cites parking as the major problem plaguing the area The Chamber of Commerce says parkirg on the west side of State Street is or inaccesseither ible" The list suggests options for adequate parking must be explored through redevlopment as well as the er MOMMMiMiiE Address I Phone Signature of owner manager or head official is required before projects on private property will be judged "non-existe- ' Is this a continuous ': ment project? ' Year nt private sector The chamber also recommet 'Attention 1 improve- Goa g'''' EV Crtirl Crirtrnrrnesp-- E m' ta is lagging Each district also heard about a United States Geological Survey earthquake study just completed The study revealed there are three earthquake hazards in West Valley: two faults called Taylorsville and Granger ground shaking and liquefaction If the Wasatch Front fault slips ground shaking and liquefaction are the main concerns of valley residents he said Ground shaking in West Valley could be 10 times worse than what occurs at the Wasatch fault Mr Janson said And if the valley soils are saturated liquefaction may happen Liquefaction is when ground loses its bearing capacity he said The city has written a natural hazards ordinance which would prevent new buildings and subdivisions from being built along the Taylorsville and Granger faults That ordinance would also require an engineering study for any apartments multi-stor- y buildings or commercial construction in the northern half of West Valley because of lique that Murray its zoning laws and place a limit on pawn shops and bars "within a certain mile radi- us" General improvements recommended by the chamber include regularly sweeping streets cleaning gutters repairing sidewalks painting lamp poles replacing lights in repairing chuck holes in alleys and other parking areas Other improvements suggested are replacement of garbage cans along State Street and the repainting of curbs with proper parking designations Merchants also say parking along State Street is not adequately enforced This presents a significant problem to businesses who depend cuson that parking for short-sta- y tomers the chamber contends "The majority of items cited as priorities by downtown business people can be handled by a simple change of attitude" Angie Gregg executive director of the chamber wrote "It's one that reflects the responsibility of Murray City to pro vide attention that this area de serves" The group rejected an offer by the city to use consultants from Main Street USA a downtown renovation consulting firm "Downtown needs immediate action and the business people can think of a variety of ways in which $2500 the firms fee could be used to directly benefit the area" the chamber's list says Mrs Day says the city has already By Jess Gomez Tribune Staff Writer MURRAY — City and business leaders recently rolled out the red carpet for 13 visiting dignitaries from Chia Yi City of the Republic of Taiwan Murray s sister city The Taiwanese guests included Mayor Po Ya Chang currently the only female mayor in the republic "We appreciate the free exchange between the two countries" Murray Mayor Lavar C McMillan told delegations from both cities "Hopefully meetings of this kind will extend our friendship and improve both of our communities" After a welcome at City Hall city officials from both communities exchanged gifts "as a sign of mutual friendship and respect" Mayor McMillan and Mayor Chang then signed further declarations cestatus be menting the sister-cit- y tween the two communities "The purpose of our coming here is to establish a permanent friendship" Mayor Chang said "After our visit were eagerly awaiting your visit to our country After the festivities at City Hall th delegations were off for a tour Jf the city Their first stop was Murray Park Murray officials explained about the parks facilities before touring the swimming pool and o °Convenient payment plans 0 claim service Call us today or stop by our local office: 1 1 24-ho- 355-014- 0- (il Z E 9 or 773-059- II r 5 - ri I) L:2- 0 The majority of the nation's house cats pre- fer to spend their mornings and afternoons ---- - reeStyle half-Siame- a 1 :- half-myste- d d cat-foo- a y 8 p Will fame go to her head if she wins the entire -- kitten kaboodle" and has enough money stashed away to eat chopped liver the rest of her life? Chocolate Milk perhaps answered this question best herself She finally crawled out from beneath the bed gave me the evil eye and leaped through an open window Fame can't turn her head because like every other cat ifs already been turned Hollywood contract or not she is no ' doubt hogging the silk sheets tonight :I their traditional view of the roles of men and women The parties then toured the L Clark Cushing Heritage Center a recreational facility for senior citizens After a brief tour of the center the group was off to Snowbird for a box lunch and tram ride The group returned to Murray lat er in the day for a reception at the AT&T service center 5215 Wiley Post Way After a brief tour of the facility the group stopped at the Murray Parkway Golf Course Lynn Pelt former parks and recreation director and Gary Healy Parkway golf profession- al gave the Taiwanese dignitaries a tour of the golf course The group ended the day with a western style barbecue at the home of Murray Council woman Mary Jane Ashton -It was a fantastic day" said Marie Vanderheyden executive secre- -tary to Mayor McMillan By the end of the night we were arm in arm square dancing A lot of seeds of good will have been planted" Murray officials indicated an interest in visiting Chia Yi City and said they would explore that vigsen peers on a voluntary basis for one class period a week "It taught me a lot about myself hat I really have- - said Granite Park student Sheila Dennery Students initially were drawn from Granite Parks student leaders They joined with Hartvigsen students in recreational activities and formed a buddy program But it went beyond that Mr Ja cobs said as some of the students be came teacher's aides to their peers One student gave swimming lessons Others learned signing so they could work with hearingimpaired and deaf students One group of Granite Park students visited Hartvigsen trying to entice students into giving them money or candy in a program actually designed to train the 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bathing in sunlight occasionally taking time to stretch and stroll into the kitchen to see if anything besides the usual dry crunchy liver i47' and chicken bits has magically appeared in their dishes After a day of lounging and 1 t41 snacking the evening as any cat person knows is spent tearing through the house -from the kitchen table to the bookcase to the bed where the cat usually de4mands an extra pillow and steals the majority of the covers Most cats could care less about working 9- to-- 5 and bringing home a paycheck to help pay for their exotic tastes in cat food so it is surprising indeed that a cat from Midvale has and head to decided to leap from its Hollywood to find fame and fortune By Cathy Free Gayle aid Jeff Godfrey who are owned by a cream and fudge-colorefeline named Chocolate Milk never dreamed that their cat would go to such extremes to make a big name for herself But now that she has they're grinning all the way to the bank Chocolate Milk couldn't open a checking account for herself after winning $5000 as a finalist in the Friskiest Cat in America contest so she was forced to turn over the cash to cleaners her cooks chauffeurs and litter-bo- x However a mere $5000'apparently wasn't enough to satisfy Chocolate Milk's "Joan Collins-like- " appetite for caviar silk sheets and expensive g sessions at the grooming salon A few days ago she boarded a United Airlines jet and flew first-clas- s with the Godfreys to Hollywood to cats for $10000 and a starring compete against 11 other career-minded role in it Friskies commercial At press time it wasn't yet known whether Chocolate Milk had clawed her way to the top and won the title of Friskiest (and richest) Cat Ii America but if her initial newspaper interview is any indication of her potential stardom she has a pretty good chance When I arrived to interview Chocolate Milk at her home'on Casa Negra Circle in Midvale she poked her nose in the air pivoted on her back feet and slinked away to hide under the bed Now as anybody who follows the personal lives of Hollywood's elite knows movie stars are always poking their noses in the air and trying to hide from the press Perhaps taking a lesson from Sean Penn Chocolate Milk simply trusted her instincts She left it to her agent to do most of the talking "For- the past couple of days she's been a little skittish around the press- explained Gayle Godfrey settling into Chocolate Milk's favorite recliner "A television crew came out last week and it took us over an hour to coax her out of the raspberry bushes for a brief appearance I think she must be psyching herself up for the big competition She should do quite well Ever since she was a kitten she has been very talented She enjoys listening to classical music has made several attempts to get at our canary and flatly refuses to drink water out of the toilet' Gayle said that she has always recognized Chocolate Milk's star appeal but never thought of entering her in a contest until she noticed an advertisement for the Friskiest Cat in America on the back of a bag of Friskies' which happens to be Chocolate Milk's favorite dry food Contest rule's-specified that an essay entitled Why My Cat is the Friskiest in America" should be written in 50 words or less and sent to contest headquarters' along with the cat's photograph Chocolate Milk jumped in Gayle's lap and together they came up with the following essay: "I Chocolate Milk am a frisky cat I keep busy year-roun- d Digging in the garden is spring fun I chase birds butterflies and balls all summer: long Chasing leaves is fall sport but Christmas is my friskiest season I bat shiny ornaments and climb the Christmas tree- Gayle knew the essay would never win any literary awards or critical' acclaim but she sent it off anyway along with a perfectly-poise- d photo of Chocolate Milk and didn't give the contest a second thought until lastI month when an overnight letter was delivered to her door Out of 30500 entries from across the country Chocolate Milk had been selected as one of 12 finalists In addition to the $5000 and the free three-datrip to Hollywood she won a photo session with one the nation's top cat in the Friskies 1989 calen- photographers and will appear as a pin-u- SPECIALS Front Wheel Disc OUR - 2 water slide at the park Members of the delegation were impressed with the number of recreational facilities throughout the park and the city The delegations then headed to Cottonwood Hospital for a tour of the Women's Center and the children's ward At the hospital Mayor Chang presented hospital administrators with Chinese paintings for the corridors While the women in the Taiwanese delegation seemed to enjoy the hospital tour the men were "somewhat uncomfortable" in the Women's Center This according to an official reflects the Chinese cultural and a 0 g g Sister-Cit- sofa turn off the television set and go out to beat the living-roo- streets for a job liyiriVr SERVICE i ' 1981 north Min Layton Utah 84041 - of its co fowl Asj7!tT: ilfilittl U : acted on some of the chamber's requests She said the city has cleaned up some areas and has painted light poles "I feel better because we are communicating" she said "I'm enthusiastic with the city's cooperation" Mr Gehring whose agency operated with a $13 million budget last year said coopertation is the key if the area is to be revitalized "There needs to be a concerted effort between owners tenants and the city to get the proper business mix" he said referring to the four pawn shops in the area He is optomistic with the direction of downtown Murray pointing to both the initial financial and aesthetic success of the State and Vine retail and food complex which was recently completed He beliefs a mix of the old and new is good for the area Both Mr Wright and Mr Gehring agree though downtown Murray will never be the retail attraction it was in the 1950s -- It will never be what it was before" Mr Wright asserts -- But there are a lot of possibilWes" ''You don't have a downtown like Sugarhouse -- anymore" Mr Gehring explained The Granite Furniture& the Grand Centrals the JCPenneys are all gone But then again you didn't have 40000 cars going up and down State Street like you do know" Mrs Day stood in front of her shop -surveying State Street You --know" she said squinting her eyes Downtown Murray is going to make it It is just going to take a little time" red-carp- SUMMER III CO has been saving good drivers good money n Since i936 on their car insurance Find out how much you may save Call CO offers you ii us today a- Custom coverage ' 0 Hearings - As most cat people are aware (and I do mean cat people because as I've stressed before in this column the word owner rarely applies when somebody lives with a cat) it is not very often that a cat will leave the comfort faction potential he said This ordinance has not received City Council approval The Hercules overpressure zone annexation — about 800 acres — was also addressed at district meetings Larry Catten West Valley redevelopment agency director said all property annexed will be used for industry or recreation The city annexed the property to prevent Hercules from moving its plant because of residential encroachment problems Mr Catten said three things are occurring simultaneously First the city is organizing a master plan team — composed of consultants and citizens — to determine where roads should be built and how the area should be designed It should take 4 to 6 months to complete that master plan analysis" Mr Catten said The city is also conducting a blight study on the annexed property to determine whether a redevelopment project area can be formed he said And the city is applying for Community Development Block Grants which would be used to reclaim old gravel pits Murray Embraces 13 0 0 1 U g a Drivers VOU C2v Coy° 1)150 I (360 I 070 C u D: ings are being set now But redevelopment of property north of city hall Big Bucks Spoil Utah Cat? Murray's Merchant Association Seeks Face Lift for Downtwn Businesses 1 s Several residents complained labout city plans to stop citizens from using 2700 West entrances to their 'homes because of traffic congestion Citizens from these districts also asked about progress on the West Master-Pla- n overpasses on major intersections "But there is discussion that 6 lanes is not wide enough based on traffic projections in the future" he said "We believe that road carries 50000 car trips a day" Many residents were concerned about the impact Hunter High School would have on streets in their said In Districts 3 and 4 — from 2100 to 4700 South and 4800 West to Inter tate 215 — several residents complained about 2700 West being built kso high with asphalt that it floods :their backyards If you raise that road by putting J more asphalt on top) it will flood all 'our homes" one citizen said "When lwe first moved in we had no prob 4 olems with flood But since that road e been built up our backyards are '-' flooded" onstantly s old Tr Ite a 1) Slii: q-11- i0 40'4 0 ic10 t)4i110 411 ! 3'4 ilkitt-e- ? 4 1 4 |
