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Show About Town Theres simply no sense in interest to be noticed. anyone doing anything during Such is the case in Salt Lake an election year... except per- at present. Then if it is newrs of haps performing nude on political flavor that spices our stage in Salt Lake City or soup, then it shall be politics picketing local porno houses.' wre mull and muse. Nothing else will draw enough Everyone knows Gunn McKay wants the governorship so bad his teeth ache. Based on results of a Utah poll published not long ago in Salt Lake's morning daily, Gunn nearly jumped on a plane from Washington to fly home and Parking Problems Trouble Merchants, Planners, and Public Downtown merchants standing behind quiet cash registers start getting high mentions parking. blood pressure when someone Yet, say parking lot owners, there is more than adequate parking space available down- - will-whet- twn In January, 1971, the central business district pro- vided about 10,000 parking At that time, says Tosh Kano of the State Dep- artment of Transportation, shoppers were driving around the block looking for a parking place an average of four times each. There was not enough off street parking then, Kano explains. By December, 1975, the of parking spaces had jumped to over 16,000 spaces, and Main Street beautification was finished. By April, 1976, another 1,000 spaces will be provided by the new Regent Street parking garage. There is plenty of parking downtown, says Marilee of Latta, secretary-manage- r the Retail Merchants Associa- tion, but people dont know it. They also dont know they can park for free. she adds, Regent Street Parking terrace will add another 1,000 parking spaces to downtown Salt lake City . ut work-numb- er ar . Who determines how many her s. How Many Spaces? The announce his candidacy. Better sense got the best of him at the last moment, it But if Rampton does parking spaces are needed? seems. and of course, Every developer building decide to run, Lucy Beth downtown must provide park- he likes it or not, there may be ing spaces according to code, betwixt Gunn says Dean Barney, assistant harsh feelings and the Gov. planning director for Salt Lake City. The number of spaces The American Party is required by the code is deter-spaceeffort to list mined by the amount of making an all-oon every conceivsquare footage in the building candidates and the type of building. A able ballot in the state. Repubrestaurant must provide a licans are becoming intensely concerned-sin- ce the Amerispace for every 200 square can party usually siphons off feet t uses; a hotel must from their camp-th- at provide a space for every two voics doors will soon open to guests it can house. Democratic victories. They Parking is a science, says have only to look to the Utah Taylor Dark, currently House of Representatives to ing as consultant to the city confirm their worst suspisions. Redevelopment Agency. He classifies it in three different Pete Katulas will run again ways: 1. parking needed by for the County Commission-b- ut employees working at the plans only a two-ye2. parking establishment, needed by patrons visiting the stint. He has his eye peeled Sheriff 3. all for the office of County establishment, and bid for other pairking needs, including and in two years will scat. space for servicers, sales that people, utility people, Ted Wilson continues to Controversy about parking for a Mayor surrounds the concept of prepare proposals Council city government. trips, Dark says. When a Sources say the mayor is vehicle leaves home, it is disenchanted with his new immediately involved in twro job. After taking office he trips; one going to a place, learned he was really only continued on page 7b one of the guys (the Commissioners). Thats bad administration, he says, and he intends to change ic with continued on page 12b Construction Rebounds After Slump With a healthy gain of 13.3 percent over 1974, total construction activity in Utah is giving way to the 1973-7- 4 building industry slump. Statistics released this week by the Bureau of Economic and Business Research show that 1975 has proved to be the recovery year as the value of total permit-authorize- d struction took jump. con- substantial 1975 total reached $525.3 million, 13.3 percent above 1974 and almost two and a half times the value recorded in 1970. Bureau figures also reveal The residential construction is units struction costs, this increase accounted for a 10.3 percent of 27.8 percent over last year increase over the same 1974 also indicates an upswing in permit-authorize- d figure. The total valuation for new residential construction hit a new high of $304.1 million. Considering inflationary con- - and has steadily gained momentum. The 12,684 Favors Single-Famil- y Units Recovery leans heavily in dwelfavor of single-famil- y A total of lings, however. continued on page 4b Although the 1976 Utah Legislature concluded its budget session with widespread disagreement as to whether the state budget for the coming year will be in balance, the fiscal outlook beyond 1977 is even more uncertain. This is the main message contained in the fiscal summary of the 1976 Budget Session prepared by Utah Foundation, the priv- ting to Utahs fiscal problem, long-rang- e according to the Foundation, are the following: 1. An imbalance between income and outgo in the Uranium Land Grab Booming Yes, another uranium boom has struck Utah, ack- nowledged Ernest Muth, President of the Intermountain Stock Exchange. But, he added, the boom is in the area of land acquisition, not stock trading. According to the Utah Minhighway fund has been only will also rise as the school Association Management program is increased to meet ing temporarily resolved by transfers from general fund surplus rising costs, higher salary and Digest, the counties of Juab, e benefit demands, improved Wayne, Emery, San Juan and Eventually the Grand have reported inhighway problem in Utah will services, etc. 3. Because renewal of the creased filing of uranium have to be faced--eithclaims. Paul Rattle, manager prothrough a drastic curtailment Federal revenue-sharin- g of highway activity in the state gram is uncertain at this time, of the Association, reported or by an increase in the motor it is difficult to make any that major firms are quietly accurate forecast of revenues gaining control of thousands fuel tax. 2. Enrollment projections beyond 1976. Presently, state of acres of claims. Rising uranium prices trigindicate that there will be a and local units in Utah receive gered a boom in trading stocks rapid growth in the Utah more than $36 million a year in of uranium companies in the schools during the decade Federal revenue-sharin- g 1950s. According to the ahead. Substantial sums will funds. Digest , uranium oxide prices 4. Existing legislation conbe needed for operations and are again rising rapidly this capital outlay to provide for tains provisions which auto' this anticipated increase in the matically will raise program year. Yellowcake sold for number of students even at costs and expenditures in the approximately $9.00 per in 1974 and has represent guaranteed levels of period ahead. Financing of pound state support. In addition, employee retirement costs and cently hovered near $20.00 per pound. school expenditures in Utah continued on page 12b Long Range Problems Loom for State making a strong recovery with building in the nonresidential sector slowing down. This reverses the previous trend when residential construction took a downturn in 1973 after ate research organization specializing in studies of state twro strong years, and nonresidential building picked up and local government in Utah. Among the items contribuand experienced large gains in valuation. The number of new dwelling units in 1975 took a welcome upturn at midyear the housing industry. Residential additions and alterations lent additional support as the category reached an 18.1 percent increase over last year. long-rang- er |