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Show Escalante hotel property bid date nears Cedar City Council will hold a bid opening for the sale of the Escalante Hotel property on Thursday, Jan. 29, residents were reminded this week. Limited interest in the sale of the property, which has been an issue of contro- versy for the past several years, has been shown, according ac-cording to Mayor Loren Whetten. Whet-ten. The city council asked for an indication from citizens at the general election held in November and following that balloting a public hearing on the issue was held to further determine the wants of the people, the Mayor said. Following these actions the council determined that the property, acquired from Union Pacific Railroad, would be sold by bid and the bid opening open-ing date set. The Mayor indicated, indi-cated, however, that the council would reserve the right to reject any or all bids and that proposed use would be a determining factor in the sale. |