March 3, 1966 (20 pages)

9IOL VG AdetIqos” **19SS0N AUNOD epeAsn’?** ii Tremens. GRASS VALLEY'S old-fashioned business core along Mill Street is being eyed by businessmen and city officials alike for creation of a shopping mall to rejuvinate the city's shopping center. Downtown Rejuvenation In Grass Valley Grass Valley School Board Starts Looking saa: For More Classrooms Grass Valley School District, faced with the possibility of having no place to house some 400 seventh and eighth graders next year, came up with three possible solutions at a special meeting Tuesday night. The session had been called to hear a report from attorney Harold Wolters on the district's legal position in its dispute with the Nevada Union High School District over the innior high school building, but Wolters was ill and two other board memberswere absent. Action on selecting one of the three housing solutions was put off until March 10, The need for an attorney and the need for alternate housing plans has come out of a dispute between thecity district and the high school board over the status of the junior high. Grass Valley had planned to take back its seventh and eighth grade students from the high school district next year and MALL EXCITEM Plans to convert Grass Valley's century old Mill Street into an attractive tree shaded mall were Mall Proposal Is Finding A Lot Of Merchant Support Is the proposed Mill Street mall more than just a possibility? A snap tally of opinion this week would indicate that if the power of positive thinking has anything todowith the question, ‘the project could very well become an actuality within a year or two. Business men and civic leaders are excited about the mall plans and are convinced that it will benefit the community in general and lift the sagging profile of the shopping core in particular. In fact, it is about the hottest conversation subject in Grass Valley since Lola Montez first promenaded along Mill street in all her finery more than a century ago. This week the citizens advisory committee a ppointed by the ~‘ty council was busily collecting cost and design data’ frum such mall building cities as Fresno and Folsom, Fred Conway reported that he had inspected the mall recently constructed in Folsom and was much impressed with the design and utility of the project. “Although I didn't have an opportunity to lear of the costs, since my visit was on a Sunday, Iamconvinced the Folsom mall has many of the features which will prove helpful in designing and financing our own," escalated out of the dream stage last week when the city council appropriated $2500 to conduct a feasability and cost study of the Chamber of Commerce endorsed project. Request for council assistance to revitalize the antiquated down town business district was made by merchant Fred Conway, spokesman for a standing room only delegation of business people and civic leaders, According to Conway the establishment of a mall on Mill Street will not only be a tremendous customer attraction but will go far to solve the critical parking problem, MayorJohn Hodge warmly agreed and said, “the mall idea is wonderful, Let’s have some Eight Candidates Take Out Election Papers On Opening Day Eight early hopefuls turned up atthe county clerk's office Monday to take out nomination papers on the first day for the June 1 primary election, County Clerk-Recorder Ted Kohlerwas first in line. He was quickly followed by Elton F. Williams, constable in the Grass Valley Judicial District; Trea-' surer-T ax Collector Leland J. Twitchell; Frank Sifors, constable in the Nevada Judicial District; Third District Supervisor Lou Hartman; Public Administrator Albert Ahern; Leo Todd, candidate for district attorney andSheriff-Coroner Wayne Brown, Election papers must be returned to the clerk by March 25, water fountains and some trees, " After a brief discussion of ways and means to finance the project, the mayor was joined by Councilmen Richard Hales and ArchBrooks in approving the motion to finance a survey, Lou Hartman Will Seek Re-election In Third District Third District Supervisor Lou Hartman last week announced his intention to run for re-election. ‘Hartman will be running for his first full term on the board, He was appointed to the Third District seat on May 1, 1965 to Lou Hartman fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Neil Hennessy, A native of Southern California, Hartman has been a resident in the Third District for the past 22 years and hasbeen in local bysiness that same length of time. Councilmen Vic Tamietti and Jerry Brust were absent. Mayor Hodge ordered the survey be conducted by the T. H. McGuire engineering firm, Carlos McGuire said a landscape artist would be employed to assist in designing a plan anda report would be forthcoming in approximately 60 days, Assisting in the survey will be a citizens committee appointed by Mayor Hodge and including Fred Conway, Arletta Douglas, Leah Pengelly, EarllShine, Larry Farrell, Councilman Hales, ‘Fire Chief Jack Clark and Police Chief Frank Knuckey, The two latter members will serve in the capacity of advisors in matters involving fire and police protection, Construction of the mall will eliminate traffic and parking on Mill Street through the establishment of parking lotsto be developed on the rear of Mill Street business premises, According to a preliminary survey made of the parking program by city engineer R, W., Ingram, parking spaces for more than 150 cars can be developedin the rear lot program, Just how muchthe mall project will cost and how it will be paid for are questions that will be answered in the future, Carlos McGuire toldthe council last week the cost of providing an acceptable decorative mall along the approximate 1000 feet from Main to Neal Streets should not exceed $30,000, Hodge is of the opinion that the overall project including the acquisition of property to provide rear access lanes for parking will approximate $100,000, house them in the junior high building in Grass Valley. These plans were based on lease arrangements contained in a resolution dissolving the junior highsystem, The resolution was approved by both boards, Re+ cently the high school board an= nounced that they wanted to sell the junior high building. Toaddspicetoa steadily more confusing situation, deputy counsel Brian Bishop announced ata Grass Valley Board meeting last week that it had been discovered that the junior high property had been given to the Grass Valley District by the Empire Mine with a clause in the deed stating that if the school use ceased the property would revert tothe company. Bishop said the high school district could not sell the junior high because it did not own it, It was at this point that Grass Valley decided to hire a lawyer and engaged Wolters.° With Wolters and two trustees absent Tuesday, the board reviewed three possible housing plans advanced by Superintendent-Principal Vernon Bond, Plan one calls for a one year lease contract forthe junior high building from the high school district. Based on an average daily attendence of 385 and a cost per ADA of $400,. education would cost $154,000. Bond added $3,000 for repair of the building for a total of $157,000. Plan two calls for education of the students by the district on a full day basis, Cost of 12 certi(Continued on Page 2) 2eg "JET PO "SIIB ‘6 OQuenes £a82Q 7 93239 Supervisors Back Commisioners On Permit Denial The Nevada County Supervisors Tuesday upheld the planning commissions’s denial of a use permit for operation of a commercial garage on Highway 20 near Bitney ‘s Corners, On a motion by Supervisor Don Blake, the board denied the appeal of Charles Weese to be allowed to construct and operate a new and used boat and motor sales outlet, Attorney Victor Huber appeared for .30 residents of the area and maintained the operation would benoisy and would detract from the residential character of the area. He warned the proposed operation would become a iunkyard, Attomey Harold Wolters, representing Weese, said the proposed business would be of a better character than others in the area. He pointed out that a precident had already been set by granting a use permit in the same area for a similar operation. A syndicate headed by Wells Fargo Bank of San Francisco pur(Continued on Page 2) ei ONES OR, UOTQ5E9g9 S81 BOT PoTued

9IOL VG AdetIqos” **19SS0N AUNOD epeAsn’?** ii Tremens. GRASS VALLEY'S old-fashioned business core along Mill Street is being eyed by businessmen and city officials alike for creation of a shopping mall to rejuvinate the city's shopping center. Downtown Rejuvenation In Grass Valley Grass Valley School Board Starts Looking saa: For More Classrooms Grass Valley School District, faced with the possibility of having no place to house some 400 seventh and eighth graders next year, came up with three possible solutions at a special meeting Tuesday night. The session had been called to hear a report from attorney Harold Wolters on the district's legal position in its dispute with the Nevada Union High School District over the innior high school building, but Wolters was ill and two other board memberswere absent. Action on selecting one of the three housing solutions was put off until March 10, The need for an attorney and the need for alternate housing plans has come out of a dispute between thecity district and the high school board over the status of the junior high. Grass Valley had planned to take back its seventh and eighth grade students from the high school district next year and MALL EXCITEM Plans to convert Grass Valley's century old Mill Street into an attractive tree shaded mall were Mall Proposal Is Finding A Lot Of Merchant Support Is the proposed Mill Street mall more than just a possibility? A snap tally of opinion this week would indicate that if the power of positive thinking has anything todowith the question, ‘the project could very well become an actuality within a year or two. Business men and civic leaders are excited about the mall plans and are convinced that it will benefit the community in general and lift the sagging profile of the shopping core in particular. In fact, it is about the hottest conversation subject in Grass Valley since Lola Montez first promenaded along Mill street in all her finery more than a century ago. This week the citizens advisory committee a ppointed by the ~‘ty council was busily collecting cost and design data’ frum such mall building cities as Fresno and Folsom, Fred Conway reported that he had inspected the mall recently constructed in Folsom and was much impressed with the design and utility of the project. “Although I didn't have an opportunity to lear of the costs, since my visit was on a Sunday, Iamconvinced the Folsom mall has many of the features which will prove helpful in designing and financing our own," escalated out of the dream stage last week when the city council appropriated $2500 to conduct a feasability and cost study of the Chamber of Commerce endorsed project. Request for council assistance to revitalize the antiquated down town business district was made by merchant Fred Conway, spokesman for a standing room only delegation of business people and civic leaders, According to Conway the establishment of a mall on Mill Street will not only be a tremendous customer attraction but will go far to solve the critical parking problem, MayorJohn Hodge warmly agreed and said, “the mall idea is wonderful, Let’s have some Eight Candidates Take Out Election Papers On Opening Day Eight early hopefuls turned up atthe county clerk's office Monday to take out nomination papers on the first day for the June 1 primary election, County Clerk-Recorder Ted Kohlerwas first in line. He was quickly followed by Elton F. Williams, constable in the Grass Valley Judicial District; Trea-' surer-T ax Collector Leland J. Twitchell; Frank Sifors, constable in the Nevada Judicial District; Third District Supervisor Lou Hartman; Public Administrator Albert Ahern; Leo Todd, candidate for district attorney andSheriff-Coroner Wayne Brown, Election papers must be returned to the clerk by March 25, water fountains and some trees, " After a brief discussion of ways and means to finance the project, the mayor was joined by Councilmen Richard Hales and ArchBrooks in approving the motion to finance a survey, Lou Hartman Will Seek Re-election In Third District Third District Supervisor Lou Hartman last week announced his intention to run for re-election. ‘Hartman will be running for his first full term on the board, He was appointed to the Third District seat on May 1, 1965 to Lou Hartman

fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Neil Hennessy, A native of Southern California, Hartman has been a resident in the Third District for the past 22 years and hasbeen in local bysiness that same length of time. Councilmen Vic Tamietti and Jerry Brust were absent. Mayor Hodge ordered the survey be conducted by the T. H. McGuire engineering firm, Carlos McGuire said a landscape artist would be employed to assist in designing a plan anda report would be forthcoming in approximately 60 days, Assisting in the survey will be a citizens committee appointed by Mayor Hodge and including Fred Conway, Arletta Douglas, Leah Pengelly, EarllShine, Larry Farrell, Councilman Hales, ‘Fire Chief Jack Clark and Police Chief Frank Knuckey, The two latter members will serve in the capacity of advisors in matters involving fire and police protection, Construction of the mall will eliminate traffic and parking on Mill Street through the establishment of parking lotsto be developed on the rear of Mill Street business premises, According to a preliminary survey made of the parking program by city engineer R, W., Ingram, parking spaces for more than 150 cars can be developedin the rear lot program, Just how muchthe mall project will cost and how it will be paid for are questions that will be answered in the future, Carlos McGuire toldthe council last week the cost of providing an acceptable decorative mall along the approximate 1000 feet from Main to Neal Streets should not exceed $30,000, Hodge is of the opinion that the overall project including the acquisition of property to provide rear access lanes for parking will approximate $100,000, house them in the junior high building in Grass Valley. These plans were based on lease arrangements contained in a resolution dissolving the junior highsystem, The resolution was approved by both boards, Re+ cently the high school board an= nounced that they wanted to sell the junior high building. Toaddspicetoa steadily more confusing situation, deputy counsel Brian Bishop announced ata Grass Valley Board meeting last week that it had been discovered that the junior high property had been given to the Grass Valley District by the Empire Mine with a clause in the deed stating that if the school use ceased the property would revert tothe company. Bishop said the high school district could not sell the junior high because it did not own it, It was at this point that Grass Valley decided to hire a lawyer and engaged Wolters.° With Wolters and two trustees absent Tuesday, the board reviewed three possible housing plans advanced by Superintendent-Principal Vernon Bond, Plan one calls for a one year lease contract forthe junior high building from the high school district. Based on an average daily attendence of 385 and a cost per ADA of $400,. education would cost $154,000. Bond added $3,000 for repair of the building for a total of $157,000. Plan two calls for education of the students by the district on a full day basis, Cost of 12 certi(Continued on Page 2) 2eg "JET PO "SIIB ‘6 OQuenes £a82Q 7 93239 Supervisors Back Commisioners On Permit Denial The Nevada County Supervisors Tuesday upheld the planning commissions’s denial of a use permit for operation of a commercial garage on Highway 20 near Bitney ‘s Corners, On a motion by Supervisor Don Blake, the board denied the appeal of Charles Weese to be allowed to construct and operate a new and used boat and motor sales outlet, Attorney Victor Huber appeared for .30 residents of the area and maintained the operation would benoisy and would detract from the residential character of the area. He warned the proposed operation would become a iunkyard, Attomey Harold Wolters, representing Weese, said the proposed business would be of a better character than others in the area. He pointed out that a precident had already been set by granting a use permit in the same area for a similar operation. A syndicate headed by Wells Fargo Bank of San Francisco pur(Continued on Page 2) ei ONES OR, UOTQ5E9g9 S81 BOT PoTued