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Show Page Foor THE SALT LAKE TIMES FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 1976 We Recognize, No Nation A Fading American Dream Program Grant Can Be Self Sufficient Dance Touring New houses sold for a median price of $43,200 in May of this year, nearly twice the 1970 median. Construction overhead costs are attaining a level of such absurdity that the boom growth of single family dwellings being experienced in South Salt Lake County may soon come to a near standstill. This encroaching reality and other information pertaining to Salt Lake Countys anticipated economic and population growth was released in a report this week prepared by participants in the Salt Lake County Water Quality (208) Study. Funded by a $1 million grant from the United States Environmental Protection Agency and being conducted under the authorization of the Salt Lake County Council of Governments, the study is to determine what the quality of surface waters should be. in Salt Lake County and how those can be Announced The report states that for the past five years building trends in Salt Lake County have been exThe Western States Arts Fountreme. The largest net increase in dation has received $239,348 from development occurred the National Endowment for the in 1972, with a jump of almost 1200 Arts to be used as 13 funding for percent over activity in 1970. Since this years Dance Touring Program y then the trend toward in the Foundations ten state single-famil- y single-famil- housing has leveled off. The majority of the building activity has taken place in the southeast and southwest portions of Salt Lake Valley, primarily the Sandy area. West Jordan and close follow Taylorsville-Bennio- n behind. The report concluded that this rapid growth has been due in part to the following factors: relatively low land values low construction overhead costs large, consolidated land parcels service of existing utilities up to capacity Jensen points out that this growth pattern is not unusual. It had occurred up until the last five attained. Slated for completion in June, to ten years in Granger, Hunter, 1977, the Salt Lake County Water Murray, Holladay and Cottonwood Quality Study is also expected to Heights, when the same factors develop a new land use plan for applied there. He said that as subdividing takes Salt Lake County, a water resource cona place, the speculative value of land general development plan, around it increases markedly. "The of control and water cept pollution and for overall an the political price of land in Riverton, for plan of the study's example, has risen from $2,000 to legal implementation recommendations. $5,000 and $10,000 in the span of Steven F. Jensen, 208 project about five years as subdivision planner, said, It is the intent of activity has increased in the area. "As land parcels are reduced in the 208 Project to come to terms with the local municipalities and size, the more the overall costs to the county, concerning what is the buyer increase and the more believed to be realistic and reason- difficult it becomes to assemble, able levels of growth in certain design and market a viable proportions of the county, so that Land duct, the report states, adding, Use Management aspects of the "As growth expands, so does the project can confidently result in need for new water, sewer and recommended programs, for imple- servicing facilities. This cost is also mentation, based on mutually passed on to the buyer. Research for the 208 Study reagreed upon assumptions. He said the recently released vealed that although the local economic, population and land use condominium inventory- is high, d future report is consistent with the thee is a shortage of more affordable shelter 208 study goal of identifying county primary growth problems and proposing the units for the local market. The best management alternatives. It $60,000 and over "reaction compoints out that if current market munities are simply out of reach. conditions persist, the home buyer projects have prowill soon be looking' to a more duced a surplus inventory because economic shelter. It forecasts that of their inability to move on the the development of multiple hous- market. The report concludes, "Thereing projects may occur in the southern Salt Lake County earlier fore, there is actually a shortage of e than they did in the Holladay area. ($35,000 -The report continues, If the $50,000) family condominium houssingle family market decreases to a ing in Salt Lake County. much slower rate, the speculative value of what parcels remain (in Salt Lake County) will leave only one development alternative condominium or rental shelter. In many cases, the speculative land will simply make subdivision lots uneconomical as an investment. Bob Springmeyer, Democratic shelled home candidate for the Salt Lake County buyers Nationally, out more than 29 percent of their Commission, said this week that take-hom- e pay to own or run a new "The County Commission should home last year, up from 23 percent put a stop immediately to the in 1965, according to the National personal use of county cars by Association of Home Builders. One county employees including the the Commissioners themselves. proportion may expert predicts approach 35 percent by 1985. Springmeyer said, "The taxpayThe Wall Street Journal reported ers pay for those cars and they in its August 2 issue that, "pent-u- p should be used only on official demand, the energy crisis and business. County cars should not be higher costs of materials, land and driven home at night or to work in labor have all helped push housing the morning. They should not be expenses up faster than increases used to attend parties on weekends in paychecks. Mortgage payments or for personal errands. on a typical new home have tripled According to Springmeyer, some in the past decade, so that now county employees apparently have obtaining a mortgage on a new come to consider personal use of home is considered out of reach by the motor fleet as a gratuity in three-fourth- s of all American famworking for county government. ilies. he "One hers the argument, The Utah Department of Em- said, "that by providing cars for ployment Security reports that the employees, the county can justify latest median Utah family income lower pay scales. This argument is statistics in 1974 show a household hardly one calculated to inspire income of $12,150, $690 lower than trust in local government. the national figure. The median "It is poor management and poor family income in Salt Lake County cost accounting to pay an employee is higher than other Utah counties, less than what he or she is worth but not enough to provide the relief and then expect him to make up the needed for average monthly house difference in emoluments that may cost the taxpayers an even greater mortgage payments.' amount of money, he said. - mid-price- well-design- ed mid-rang- Put A Stop To Personal Use Of County Cars region. The 1976-7-7 Dance Touring Program will involve over 50 communities and 31 professional dance companies in a total of 61Vt weeks of performances and residencies in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. The total value of this year's Program amounts to at least $717,-72- 5 in direct fees paid to participating dance companies by community sponsors. The 50 communities participating in this years Program has inThirty-on- e creased from 32 in 1975-7are engaged for companies residencies in the 1976-7- 7 season, 30 to last season, and 15 compared of those companies are based in the ten states and California compared to last seasons ten. An important development has also occurred in sponsorship of the Dance Touring Program over the past three years. While colleges and universities continue to sponsor dance, the sponsorship has broadened its base to include a majority representing community organizations other than institutions of higher learning. The Dance Touring Program was 's by the begun in the National Endowment for the Arts as a way to link professional dance companies and communities nationdance experiences. wide in Almost 140 companies are participating in this years national program. The Western States Arts Foundation has coordinated and supplied technical assistance to community sponsors as well as the Dance Touring Program in the west for three years. 6. mid-1960- in-dep- th Central Utah Uintah Unit Project Approved Senator Frank E. Moss, announced this week that the Senate Interior Committee has reported to the Senate his bill to authorize appropriations for the construction of the Uintah Unit of the Central Utah Project. Moss said the bill, which was by Senator Jake authorize the sum of Garn, D-Uta- h, $90,-247,00- n. ments from abroad has traditionally been an open-doo- r stance, added Berger. The policy prevailed until three years ago, when concern about concentration of foreign investment due to dollar devaluations and depressed values of stocks in U.S. companies brought the first suggestions to further restrict foreign investment, Berger said. . Berger said, since October 1974, when Congress passed and the President signed the Foreign Investment Study Act, the Commerce and Treasury Departments have found: Foreign direct investment in U.S. companies presently is more than $30 billion. The United Kingdom, Canada and the Netherlands h account for approximately of the total. "Statistically, Japans interest is small because of the one-fift- very substantial loans the subsidiaries here make to their parent companies. But Japanese subsidiarof their ies account for one-fift- h assets, percent of their exports, a third of their imports and a quarter of their total sales, two-fift- hs Berger said. The overall significance of foreign investment in the U.S. economy, while important, is still largely a minor factor in most segments. "Foreign-owne- d manufacturing facilities account for less than six percent of our output in each of the board industry categories. CARE Philippine Disaster Aid To aid the victims of the earthquake and tidal waves which struck the Philippines earlier this week, CARE provided immediate emergency assistance to the peoples in the devastated areas. Currently operating numerous programs in that country, CARE was ale to use food stored for just such a purpose. In addition, CAREs personnel in the Philippines including Country Director, Robert Linder, a 20 year CARE veteran, were able to assist in making an effective and immediate response. As soon as the extent of the damages can be ascertained, Linder will furnish a first-han- d account. on-goi- ng 0. "We have committed ourselves to build this unit, but it has required a separate law to authorize the spending of the money, Moss said. "I introduced this bill in May of this year, so the committee has acted quickly and that is certainly good news for Utah. I am hopeful we can get the matter through the Senate without delay. Moss described the Uintah Unit as vital to the agricultural needs of the residents of Duchesne and Uintah Counties. He said it will regulate the flows of the Uintah and Whiterocks Rivers and will furnish irrigation, municipal and industrial water. MEDICAL LAB TECHNICIAN No experience necessary. We train. Excellent pay and benefits. Ages 17-3Call for appointment to see if you qualify. Call your local Army Representive. Call Out of town, call collect. Utah businessmen and employment officials were told this week, to discourage foreign investment ip the United States would be detrimental to the American economy and harmful to relationships with other countries. Milton A. Berger, Director, Office of Foreign Investment in the United States, U. S. Department of Commerce, said "Our policy recognizes that no nation can be self sufficient, that we live in an interdependent fcnnnmically made the stateworld. Berger, ment as he addressed the 27th annual State Economic Development Conference at the Hotel Utah. Berger added that it is important for Utahs industrial development program to consider the benefits of foreign investments. "The state and federal partnership offers a wide range of services to facilitate such investment. These joint efforts are paying off, he said. Governor Calvin L. Hampton in a message read by Milton L. Weilen-manDirector of Developmental Services, reiterated his statement - of last year that Utah needs to concentrate on developing its energy resources. "With energy so important in the industrial development picture today, it is of vital importance that we determine how Utah is going to take advantage of its opportunities, he said. But, the governor added, "while it is my belief that energy and natural resource development will become increasingly more important in our states economy, we must not reduce our efforts to attract new industry which will support this effort and econtinue to broaden our economy. Berger said, "Trade and investment barriers can deny us jobs, income, goods and technology. We export we percent of our farm output and 8 percent of our manufactured goods. We import far more raw materials than we ex' port. Our enterprises abroad account for a substantial part of our exports, provide us access to import raw materials and are a critical factor to world economic endevelopment. Foreign-owne- d here terprises provide employment, increased income, new products and new technology, Berger said. 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