| Show S. S Davis To Get KG KOA A Campground A franchise agreement to tode- tode de develop develop de- de a KOA campgrounds fa facility facility facility fa- fa on Valley Music Hall property will be signed Friday said Russ Ballard president of the MR 1 BALLARD approached the city council of North Salt Lake Monday night to request rezoning of part of the music Hall property to permit development development devel- devel of the tourist attraction He told the Council that KOA I started in Billings Mont as an effort to detain tourists one night longer in the city He said facilities were built for campsites Results were beyond expectations The camps campsites 1 t e s were full to overflowing every night It was estimated campers spent an average of 4 per family family family fam fam- ily and stayed one day and more longer SINCE 1964 WHEN the first KOA campsite was built sites will be established by the end of this year The organization tion expects to have 1000 campgrounds campgrounds campgrounds camp camp- grounds built within a few years KOA campgrounds in relation to Valley Music Hall itself would be directly south Mr Ballard says a possible could be invested to provide a nice I facility for up to overnight i campers Planned also would I Ibe be an sized Olympic-sized swimming pool which could possibly be used by the community during the daytime This could be become become become be- be come a Holiday Inn on wheels wheels- he said MA MAYOR ALLRED commented that with two and quarter one-quarter million vehicles in America KOA cant can't miss t if facilities of good quality are provided The Council concurred in en encouraging encouraging encouraging en- en Mr Ballard to go ahead with plans to develop the area Doran Piatt ment mentioned ion e d that North Salt Lake had been thinking of ways and means of beautifying the section along the freeway and that developing a well-planned well campground would be one means HE ALSO suggested a rest stop for those tra traveling through He said it would add to the beauty of the area if it it were well It was the general feeling of the Council that tourists would be detained more than one day because it could be a focal point for several day trips to points paints of interest around Salt Lake valley MR BALLARD commented that a contract has been signed to build a restaurant on the north northside northside northside side of the property adjacent to the Music Hall When built the restaurant will seat per per- sons cons When the KOA campground is built it will have a store and souvenir shop to service the tourists the restaurant will be bein bein bein in service there will be everything everything everything every every- thing to supply tourists' tourists needs to encourage them to remain longer HE SAID construction would start this fall in order to have havethe havethe havethe the lawns ready for next spring Mayor A All 11 r red e d said that if planned properly the area could start catering to tourists before May 1968 Proper proceedings require that Mr Ballard make a formal application to the planning and i zoning council for rezoning of the area to permit building the planned campsite The council I will then advertise and hold a I j public hearing pending al NO OBJECTIONS were foreseen foreseen foreseen fore fore- seen to approval since development development development develop develop- ment would enhance the area and help to extend the length of time tourists spend in the val val- ley Ik lk I |
