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Show IS SUGAR HOUSE BECOMING A BLIGHTED AREA? I k - ' .Jlju-- V-v- ; . ? 1, . VVa -.. .... ? - , .... - ? V -1 A DUMPING GKOIM) i THE MIDST OF N KV HOMKS con-Irasted con-Irasted with a lovely mountain backdrop is typical of the sight which greets tourists and residents in southeast Salt Lake. Unless the people of Sugar Lake," written by Mr. Frthner. House and southeast Salt Lake His first article will appear in 1 get busy right now they are in the next "Better Community" danger of losing a lot of money issue, March 21. Watch for it. through a blight condition whirh ....,, . r' rrxJ- r- always follows lack of planning. That is the warning which was issued this week by Leon Freh-ner, Freh-ner, consultant on landscape architecture for the Centennial beautification division and landscape land-scape architect for the state, rapitol. The scene above was declared "typical, but not the worst," by Mr. Frehner. He added that vacant va-cant lots used as dumping grounds are just one part ot community - wide . negligence which is rapidly putting this area in a less-desirable class. Mr. Frehner, who resides at 2129 So. 20th East, has a personal interest in-terest in avoiding this situation and feels that all southeastern-ers southeastern-ers who will open their eyes to wTiat is happening will become alarmed just as he has. I 1 I'M A L httiAK HOI SF, PAKKI i LOT. Noioriously ill-kept. I local public parking areas should be' placed on priority consideration consider-ation on all local service clubs' agendas. "In My Opinion As a "roving ambassador" oj the Centennial commission on beautification, Mr. Frehner seea what is being done to combat community blight in other towns of the state. He therefore speaks with great emphasis when he says that "action must come from the people themselves;, them-selves;, they must not wait for others to do the job for them." AVith such an expert as Mr. Frehner living in southeast Salt Lake, The Hnlletin felt that it could not pass up an opportunity oppor-tunity that other towns were crying for, so it was arranged to have a series of articles on, "AVhat Community Planning Will Do For Southeast Salt ' "I ' ;1 Kiy f JL (Editor's Xote: In presenting the fifth in a series of articles written by southeastern people on snbjects of their own choosing, choos-ing, The Bulletin takes pleasure pleas-ure in introducing to its readers read-ers John C. Barnes, a prominent and well-known figure in Sugar House ' and southeastern Salt Lake's business and civic lile for 25 years. Mr. Barnes welcomed wel-comed the opportunity to express ex-press his opinion on the state of the community. In his years in this community, commu-nity, Mr. Barnes has served on many boards and committees, 111 many rapacities. A past president presi-dent (i94.") of the Sugar House j Chamber of Commerce, he initiated ini-tiated many policies which have since proven of value. He is member oi the Salt Lake t'ily ZoniJig and Planning Commission.) JOH N C. HA !!. KS truest .dhor ot this week's "In Jlv Oiiinion." This column offers us a medium of expressing our opinions opin-ions on matters relative to our interests in the things which affect our community. In such expressions I can see no particular benefit coming from complimenting ourselves upon what we have here or what we have done. I would prefer to point out our deficiencies rather than our accomplishments with the thought in mind that constructive criticism, if taken in the same spirit as it is given, can awaken us to a situation which is stifling our progress in this community. Those of us who have lived here long enough to see Sugar House grow from a country cross roads to a thriving shopping center, realize that to insure further growth and future progress prog-ress it is vitally necessary that we keep abreast with the times and make some important improvements. PARKING PROBLEMS The parking problem should be our first consideration. It is becoming more acute daily. Heavy traffic, and the lack of convenient parking space down town, have driven shoppers shop-pers to outlying shopping centers. The natural movement has been to the southeast. Sugar House has' been benefited very materially by this movement but now we are faced with a serious parking problem comparable to that of downtown down-town Salt Lake. We have several privately owned parking lots which are being used by the general public. They do help but their capacity is very inadequate. Street parking is being sadly abused by our own merchants and employes. The local l"Kilice have been very cooperative in trying to enforce time limit parking, but we need first to be cooperative ourselves. We must have more off-street parking. It appears to me that it would be very wise for the merchants and property owners in Sugar House to collectively buy and maintain an area close to the shopping center large enough to conveniently conven-iently accommodate 1000 cars. Such a lot should be hard-surfaced, hard-surfaced, lighted, supervised and accessible. Such an undertaking under-taking would involve a large expenditure but it would prove to be a very profitable investment by paying dividends in additional patronage. We can either take this course and provide for a continued increase of local business or we can sit by complacently as we are now doing and let this great j Continued on Page Five j Li oil's Concert To Ben efitComm im ity Ir. order to raise necessary funds for certain community betterment programs, the East Mill Creek Lions club has scheduled sched-uled a concert for March 10. They will sponsor an all musical musi-cal program to be presented by rhe Orpheus club and the Lyric Singers, men's and ladies' chorus, chor-us, respectively. The groups are both directed by Albert J. South-wick, South-wick, former assistant director of the Tabernacle choir. The Granite Stake hall, 2005 So. 9th East street will be the concert hall for the evening and the time has been set for 8:30 p.m. Fred Pike, Lions club president, presi-dent, has appointed N. Max Thompson as general chairman of the benefit. Mr. Pike urges the citizens of this community to realize that support of this nrograin will bring them valuable valu-able returns because the pro-?eds pro-?eds will go into a fund to be "vl in community improvement. improve-ment. Tickets may be purchased from any club member or at The Bulletin Publishing Company, 1117 E. 21st So., according to Mr. Thompson. The price is SI for adults and 50 cents for children under 14 years of age. |