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Show Decision June 26 Rezofle For Health Center? CRAIG Thomas, representing the firm, emphasized that the center cen-ter would be an asset, not a detriment, detri-ment, to the neighborhood. "It will have a very minimum affect on the neighborhood," he said. However, one resident opposing the center said he was concerned about the appearance of the building, build-ing, loss of privacy by nearby residents, resi-dents, patients in wheelchairs staring star-ing at their neighbors, residents who wander away from the facility, excessive lighting and noise, and obnoxious smells. MOST OF the opposition from neighboring residents centered around prior plans for a large playground play-ground and park complex for this site. Robert L. Robinson, spokesper son for the opposition group, said tentative plans had previously been proposed several years ago and that these same plans could be included in development of the proposed site for park and recreational recrea-tional use. HE SAID the park could include baseball diamonds, tennis courts, volleyball courts, a jogging trail, picnic areas, and a pavilion. He said the adjacent junior high athletic field contains hard clay that makes for poor playing conditions. condi-tions. Also, the diamonds and soccer soc-cer fields are almost on top of each other and provide a safety hazard. PHIL Furgeson said the center was too far from Lakeview Hospital Hospit-al and ambulance runs from the center would have to pass through a large residential area before reaching the hospital. He said the intersection is already congested with commuters to Salt Lake City (via 1-15), the church, nearby junior high and the shopping center. Mayor Dean S. Stahle explained that despite his love for alfalfa and open spaces, the city cannot restrict res-trict development as long as the development meets zoning and other ordinance requirements. MR. ROBINSON said a well-developed well-developed park would entice residents resi-dents south of 2600 South to annex to Bountiful. The proposed site is adjacent to the south boundary of Bountiful. By GARY R. BLODGETT Clipper News Editor BOUNTIFUL -- A decision by the Bountiful City Council whether or not to allow construction of a health care (convalescent) center ' on the northeast corner of 2600 South and 500 West was postponed until June 26. THE QUESTION before the council is whether or not to amend the Neighborhood Zoning District 6-13 which is presently zoned for single family dwellings -- to include "conditional use" for a health care center. The proposed site is west of South Davis Junior High School's athletic field and bordered on the south by an LDS Chaple and on the west by a condominium complex. Diagonally across 2600 South is Colonial Square Shopping Center. SINGLE-family dwellings border bor-der the property on the north, and several residents of this area opposed the center. Representatives of the out-of-state firm for the center told the council at a public hearing Wednesday night that the center would be one-story, contain 120 beds and would be staffed by full-time full-time physicians and nurses. THEY SAID the facility would also include a library, dining room and kitchen, lounges, laundry room, and its own barber shop, salon and an ice cream shop for use only by residents and their guests. The building would have a maximum max-imum of 50,000 square feet and would be constructed on about a one-acre site. The remainder of the five-acre site would be beautifully landscaped with a lot of grass, shrubs and trees, according to the center representatives. THEY SAID patients would be primarily from the south Davis County area and most would be financed by private funding from families or relatives of the patients. They noted that the patients would be elderly and most would be mobile but in various stages of capacity. . i ii ii i m i urn i i n i - - ' - |