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Show Badge € SERVING MILFORD AND p Aes 50 rents Business and Bureaucracy VOL. IV ' JUNE 24, 1994 Pure White Pumice, Inc. shop land of would like to set up on a five-acre parcel of in the southeast section Milford. Their operation, which consists of | washing, screening, sizing and bagging pumice for world-wide shipping, is already providing employment for local residents during the construction and set-up phase. Brian Mundell, Company President, expects approximately $2 million per year. “We are just in the testing phase now. The operation will require 6 to 8 employees in addition to construction contractors for the first few months while the product is being introduced in the market place," he said. If the Utah pumice is well-received in the Stonewashing Industry, the operation could increase significantly. Inc., the operation to stimulate Milford's economy by ~ Pure White Pumice, is a Division of Premium Pumice (UK) Limited, Inc. of England. 1991 SINCE COUNTY BEAVER WESTERN NO. 25 The company, which has been in business for over 10 years, services 28 countries with pumice from ' Greece, and the U. product would be by rail or by truck U.S. locations Turkey, S. Local shipped to other or to Canada, Mexico and the Far East for use in the garment industry. Construction is underway at the production site. Screening and bagging equipment is being readied. for operation. company, expense, at The their ee own’ the | + AuIriC ie Craig Davie (in the background) is making necessary adjustments to get the Pure White Pumice bagger ready for action services of contractor into the _ another a private to cut a road location, and local resident is moving gravel from a local gravel pit to the site. Jim Oakley, General Manager, - Back row left to right: Nicole Mayer, Deana Ortez, Jerilyn Mayer (teen leader), Haylee Willden, Sarah Mayer. Front row left to right:. Macey Willden, Lynette Barnes, Lonnie Mayer, Jackie Mayer. The Gabby Gardeners, a 4-H Group under the direction of Shauna Mayer, have chosen the Caboose Park as their project for the year. They will plant and care for flowers and shrubs throughout the summer. Posters showing the results of their labors will be displayed at the County Fair. Club members Ashlie Holm, Lisa Jensen, Annie Singleton, and Tara Thompson are not pictured. said immediate plans include laying a 60' apron of pumice around the site to eliminate dust and protect the product from foreign matter. However, there is a fly in the ointment. The property where the company _ is trying to locate may not be zoned for the operation. In fact, Craig Davis, County Building and Zoning Inspector, was unable to tell whether the property was zoned at all. "The map is vague," he said. Zoning was not addressed when the property was annexed into the city. Through a series of misunderstandings company ‘the has invested a considerable to set up in they may not a stamp of sum of money an area where be able to get approval for (Continued on page 8) |
