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Show Standard Rate U.S. Postage Paid Milford, UT. 84751 Permit No. 15 Bu ses P.O. Box 224 Milford, UT 84751 NOVEMBER 1, 1996 VOL. VI NO. 43 61 New Housing Starts Historical Tidbits Class of “34" The Centennial year is making history with a record number of new housing starts in Beaver County. So far this year, permits have been issued for 61 new single family homes: 17 in Beaver City and 11 in Milford. Minersville and the unincorporated areas of the county reported a combined total of 33. And....demand is expected to increase as Circle 4 Farms recruits employees from outside the area. Ideally, By Norman Baxter: In our last year of High School, a new class this draw will be young families, just out of college.......first-time home buyers. Developers are gearing up for the influx. J. R. Boone’s 40-lot subdivision, next to the LDS stake center in Beaver, is expected to attract up-scale construction with homes ranging between $120,000 and $200,000. A few blocks away, Paul Porter has an additional 26 lots ready to go in the first of four phases. Moderately priced 3-bedroom, 1,100 to 1,200 sq. ft. homes are a possibility in his project. In Milford, another new home is under construction adjacent to the golf course. The City is expected to accept an annexation petition at their next meeting for the proposed 110 acre Shauntie Hills Addition. The developer, Advanced Development, LLC will then donate approximately 24.6 acres to the City for construction of four golf holes in retum for certain considerations from the City. Granite View Estates - Neil Bradshaw and Sam Florence - has 28 lots in the first phase. Bradshaw says they will offer a variety of style and pri ith some h 5 was started. It was a Home Ec. class for the Junior and Senior boys, only. Taught by Jean - Woodside; that class served us well through life. We learned how to make potato soup! How to darn our socks...you placed a light bulb in _-the sock and wove the yarn back and forth until the hole was _ patched. That way you beat the _ System by wearing your socks a _ few more times. We learned how to treat a girl on a date. To help her get seated at the dinner table. To gently hold her arm to assist her up on the curb and always to walk on the outside when going down the sidewalk. (sort of as a protector) Do that now and you would be accused of being It’s time for some Spooky Fun! The Milford Tigerettes hosted a a Spooky Alley as a fund raiser. Heather Willis was presented as a goulish Chauvinist! Have you ever been to a formal dinner and been dismayed by the row of silverware on the treat for Candace McDermott in a monster mask. There were a lot of scary surprises in store for their guests at this haunted house. ‘left of the plate? Well, we learned the use of each item and what the The 60-unit mobile home park in Milford is not attracting the desired number of tenants to relieve the housing crunch. Although the park has been open for several months, landscaping and recreation areas remain incomplete. Mobile homes are classified as personal property instead of real property, making interest rate and ownership more expensive. Young home buyers may find it easier to qualify for a higher dollar stick built home than a mobile h due to th iation/d atio 1c many glasses were for. Especially we were taught to recognize the finger bowl. Later, this served us well. Before graduation we found that we had a little money in the class treasury. We invited the Junior Class to a formal banquet. The Junior and Senior boys did ; ‘Well. None drank from the’ finger bowl and we knew what all of that silver was for. We also learned to iron our shirts and press our pants. That helped me for when in the Navy, my suits had the sharpest , knife blade pleats aboard ship. 1934 was one of the worst years of the Depression. Oh! Money was no problem... there just wasn’t any. Margaret Grimshaw reminded me of the many times we had to wash our clothes after school, so we would have something to wear the next day. I rememberas a Senior, I had saved ____sisi_idiétetée _.... Jim Raines and. Kendrick Rogers met with Beaver County Pl possible zone change for 115 acres located 1 % miles West of Milford. The Red Mountain subdivision, (pictured above) located in Ivins, is one of their projects. Three-bedroom homes, with double garages, in a planned development with parks and all of the amenities at a price and terms to attract first-time home buyers; Rogers says they can produce the same type of community right here. They have the financial backing and would like the go-ahead from P & Z to build 14 model homes. Rob Adams, Circle 4 Farms General Manager, added his endorsement. The local labor force has Just about been exhausted, and future employees will be recruited from other areas. The quality of housing in the area is a definite factor in determining the quality of employees that the company will be able to attract. Affordable housing in the Milford area would also bring demand for additional services to fill up the vacant store fronts on Main Street. David Rogers, Assistant Vice President and Manager of the area First Security Mortgage Division, says the homes... priced under $79,000...qualify for the Utah Housing CHAMP program. First-time home buyers can become home owners with almost nothing down and a payment which, in most cases, is lower than rent. The project, however, may be on a dead end street. Milford City has written a letter to P & Z, voicing their opinion thatt septic tanks or a sewer treatment system at the chosen location would contaminate their water supply. The County Master Plan prefers that subdivisions be constructed inside the incorporated cities. A new County Subdivision Ordinance is in the public hearing process. Elise Howard has her future told by Spook Alley fortune teller Gloria McDermott. 2 2 ® ° Jail Site Still in Limbo my money and had 30 cents...enough for a date. I asked ; Mayor James Robinson added his assurance to that of a girl to go to the drug store, and Commissioner Sullivan (see page 4) regarding the availability of| thoughI can’t remember her name |?“0P¢rty in the Beaver City Industrial park as a location for the now, [have never forgotten those proposedpublic safety building. large Pineapple, nut Sundays with the syrup dripping down the side. : How times have changed! A few days ago my grandson said he was going down town for a Pepsi. thinking a dollar might help, I asked if he had enough He said his council has discussed the location with county officials. The city cannot donate the site to the county. When the time comes to select a site, the property will be appraised and transferred to the county at a fair market value. That fair market value doesn 't necessarily need to be cash. The city and county have the option of negotiating payment in kind, more specifically....the county could provide infrastructure as payment. Another option would be for the city to accept county owned by the county in trade. money. He showed me a twenty, Dear World!! When did I get off??? Before graduating the class decided to forego the custom of having the girls march with a bouquet of flowers, because many could not afford them and would be embarrassed. Graduation was drawing near and I had nothing to wear. (then you did not graduate in biboveralls) My mother was getting worried but my sister saved the day. She gave me my graduation present early. A pair of white, wool, flannel trousers. Mom provided the shirt and tie and | polished my shoes. Then I was teady to graduate and take on the world. It was May 16, 1934. Monitor Photo/Deanne Harris Beaver Valley Hospital Junior Volunteers (standing left to right) Leona Condie, Shaunna Smith, Kris Anne Brown and Angela Barton joined Breanne Harris, recreation therapist, and adult volunteers to spend a few enjoyable hours last week painting Halloween pumpkins with nursing home patienis. Vote November 5th Happy 103ra! Hazel Eyre celebrated her 103rd birthday on October 16th. Mrs. Eyre received birthday wishes from President and Mrs. ‘Clinton, in addition to her many friends and relatives closer to home. |