Show Main Mah Street Sheet Park Still I Several new paragraphs have been written in the story of the proposed park development of Bountiful's Main Street MAYOR MATT 1 A A. A Galt Gait was authorized authorised last week to name a committee which will continue conI continue con con- I study and help with plans for the work A number of local architects ts along with other in interested interested interested in- in persons and property owners and merchants from the downtown area will be asked to serve Several property own e r s asked the city council to proceed proceed pro pro- with the special improvement improvement improve improve- improvement ment district during the councils council's councils council's councils council's coun coun- cil's last Jast meeting JAMES HUNTER speaking for the group asked that the area from North to So Sobe Sobe Sobi be bi included in the district Full treatment would be given given en the area from 2nd North to 2nd South Blocks on either cither side would receive s some o 0 m e change but less than the full Cull treatment Full treatment consists of a variety of large and small planters special a D n crossing areas etc used for downtown park developments WE FEEL the effect of having having having hav hav- ing the planting in four blocks then going suddenly to nothing is not good Dell R. R Holbrook told the council If the change could be less Jess abrupt it would be more effective Outside of the four block central central central cen cen- cen- cen area proposals range from just widening the street so 50 angle angle angle an an- gle parking could be used to widening plus some planting COST Not known because no plans have yet been drawn But we I have been using 10 40 a front foot for the complete program with about 15 a front foot COr they the Ule y I other areas Mr Holbrook said The latter figure probably could be reduced further UNDER THE TIIE proposal the city would set up a special improvement improvement improvement im im- provement district much as it does for curb gutter and side side- walk The cost is paid by abutting property owners over a ten year period The city serves as agent doing the paper work charged as a cost of the district district district dis dis- dis- dis and coordinating affairs The city does not pay for the district however IF COMPLETED though the area would become a public park to be handled handle by the city as it does other park areas Planting care of flowers and shrubs would become the city's responsibility Mayor Matt Galt Gait told the group he would like Jike to see the program go ahead But there is opposition to it by some properly property prop prop- erty erly owners in the area outside of the center Service stations especially see no value for them evening in widening the street he be said BESIDES we do not want to get the district too large This makes it difficult to complete the work during one summer the mayor noted Also there are several areas that have asked for sidewalks These could be included in this dis dis- While there is some opposition to the development in areas from 2nd South to South and from 2nd North to Uh North many do favor it Mr Holbrook said FOR EXAMPLE b bet between e t wee w e c n 2nd and North 42 2 per cent signed in favor Some 29 per See MAIN ET on p page 3 r j r I 1 Main Mth I Street Continued from Page ruge One cent did not sign but does docs not l oppose Of the remaining 29 4 H. H 1 per cent about one half probably probably 1 ably opposes it he said A buyer for the district bonds 1 apparently has been obtained t City Atty Rendell N N. Mabey said the buyer of other district bonds would buy these I T 1 41 WE ARE AHE blazing a new trail in Utah but bUl it appears to be 1 legally alright Such a program i fi 1 t j may cost the bond buyers more because there arc are still unknowns un un- he said 1 One question the prospective bond buyers would want to know is about how many would pay payoff off the amount in cash i t There must be enough who take the thc 1 year ten financing to tomake tomake make it worthwhile he said I ITHE THE COMMITTEE COl will b be ue C c to formulate expected plans r rand I and determine estimated costs 1 l J J a r r |