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City Council Grants Zone Change for Construction of Store The Medford city council Thursday granted a zone change and a variance to the city's parking requirements to permit construction of a Safeway store on West Main it. O. R. Blair, property man ager for Safeway stores, ex plained to the council that most of the property which Safeway owns in Block 4 on West Main st. is already zon ed commercial. The store's property is 200 feet in depth, but the zoning only runs 150 feet in depth, Blair pointed out. Beduct Building Siz He stated further that Safe way's planners had reduced the size of their proposed building in order to increase parking space. The firm's variance request asked for a 34 to 1 parking ratio, com pared to the city's 4 to 1 stip ulation. Blair indicated after the re quests were unanimously ap proved that Safeway would probably commence construc tion early next year. In another public hearing, the council authorized con struction of a sanitary sewer to serve a 19-acre tract Culled Rogue Valley Estates, but voted to assess separately a proposed subdivision of the tract on Murphy rd. south of Rogue Valley golf course. Dr. A. Erin Merkel, county health officer and a resident of the area, told the council there were "sewage problems in the properties," which he described as inadequate for sub-soil sewage disposal systems. In other action, the council voted to: - Quitclaim a ditch ease ment in favor of Arvel L. and Loren R. Nash. - Approve a resolution au thorizing a new application on proposed Bear Creek park for Federal Open-Space grant. - Authorize plans and spec ifications for paving an alley between Fir and Grape St., which extends from Eighth j to Ninth sts. A paving project Ion Whittle ave. from Crater ! Lake ave to Patrick st. also ! was approved. I - Call for bids on paving projects on East Main st., Val ley View dr. and Newtown St. - Call for bids on the Rogue Valley Estates sanitary sewer project. Contract Awarded - Award a contract to Page Paving company, Salem, for resurfacing Stewart ave. from Dixie Lane to the South Pa cific railroad tracks. The city and Jackson county will share costs in the project. - Accept a completed pav ing project on Market st. - Call for a public hearing Aug. 2 on a request for a change of zone from single' family to limited commercial ! on a piece of property located on mame ra. and iraicr Lane hwy. freeway interchange. The council also approved variances to allow the con struction of a home and ser vants quarters on Lots 1 and 2. Block 1, Country Club Manor, and the operation of a kindergarten in a single family zone at 121 Valley View dr. Vehicle Bid Awarded A bid on a station wagon to be used by the city park and recreation department was awarded to Dick Knight company. A bid on a ladder truck to be used by the city electrician was awarded to Crater Lake Motors. Both firms were low bidders on their contracts. A bid by Courtesy Chevro let on the ladder truck, which actually was under the Cra ter Lake Motors bid, was withdrawn prior to the coun cil meeting. The firm told the administration they had mis- SECTION D Medford understood the specifications when tliey submitted the bid. Page Paving company and Rogue River Paving company were prequalified to bid on city projects. An extra width driveway was granted to Rogue Valley Canning company. Mayor John W. Snider told the council he expects to an- FAGES 1 to t Tribune MEDFORD. OREGON, SUNDAY, JULY 22. 1362 nounce sometime this week his appointments to a com mittee to study teen-age rec reation problems in the city. The mayor also announced the appointment of Dwight Houghton, Stan Stark and Mrs. O. A. Eden to a commit tee to study a proposal by William Doernbach that the mayor and city councilmen he paid for attendance at coun cil meetings. Stark suggested to the may or that a committee be app pointed to consider possible names for the recently ac quired park site along Bear creek. Snider said he would act on the suggestion soon. Councilman James Dunlevy was absent. The next council meeting will be held Aug. 2, at t:ju p.m. in council cham bers in the city hall. ONE DAY-Service Kodacolor and Ektachrome Also 6-Hour Black and Whit Service 127, 120 and 620 Black and Whit Film 3 -99 nun cdc photo SH0P HllULlld 232 E. Main 772-5646 Ashland Council Holds Hearings, Adopts Ordinance Ashland - The Ashland city council last week adopted an ordinance changing the side setback on corner lots from I6V2 feet to 10'2 feet. There were no objections voiced during the hearing. Another hearing on chances In the subdivision require ments was held and the ordi nance passed providing for all new minor property par titioning to be submitted to the planning commission and stipulating that street im provements be made within two years. City Attorney Harry Skerry presented a new option on the General Hospital property ad jacent to Southern Oregon col lege campus. The 90-day op tion provides for the sale of the two-acre side for $45,000 A previous option was about to expire before title had been cleared. Skerry said. The city has had use of the property for the past 35 years. Heirs to the late Jesse Win burn have been contacted and none has made objection to the sale. Leased To College Since its abandonment last fall as a hospital facility, the building has been leased to Southern Oregon college for dormitory and office use. A new classroom building may be erected on the site, al though there has been con siderable sentiment expressed for a college - community au ditorium. In other business the coun cil voted to extend the option on 17 acres in the city golf course area to Northwest Pa cific Development corporation for an agreed price of SI 7.000. The S6 million development is expected to get under way within a few months. The agreement requires that at least 20 houses be constructed within two years. City Superintendent Elmer Biegel reported that the city had kept within the total bud get of $2a million. A two - year lease was granted to Earl Johnson for a lumber cut stock mill to be operated at least 10 months each year in the industrial area near the Southern Pa cific tracks. A request for a taxi space at 309 East Main st. was granted Shelby Wjl. cox of the Ashland Cab com pany. The city's water supply was discussed briefly and follow ing a comment by Council man Don Lewis that "we must tie up either T1D or Neil creek prctly oon." it was agreed that a special mrrting be called at an early date. 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