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Show Si' Wednesday, April 7, 1976 Page 5 A Zoning Ordinance For Summit. County? I - - ; ' -. for the past several weeks Jzen committees have been )eting in the North Summit, lith Summit, and Park City jas discussing the need and disability of planning and . Sing in the county. The ee big committees, which )re appointed by the County mmissioners at the ginning of the year, have d several public meetings a effort to determine the Xitudes toward planning ' 3d zoning of the citizens in e respective areas. The Bramount issue facing the . ,1ree committees can be yrnmed up as follows: "To ;hat extent should restric-lons restric-lons be imposed on in-Jvidual in-Jvidual property owners to rotect the health, safety, jid welfare of the public as a whole?" In the Snyderville and North Summit areas here citizens sense obvious threats to their life style, there seems to be a stronger sentiment towards land use control than in the South Summit area where threats to the community life style are less intense. In the Snyderville area the most obvious threat is the great amount of subdivision development that is planned for the area over the next several years. In the North Summit area citizens view the impending oil boom and a pressure to develop sub-dividions sub-dividions in agricultural areas as threats to their rural life style. Subsquently, these two communities seem to be of the opinion that some form of land restrictions on individual in-dividual property owners can be justified to preserve' the life style and the area's aesthetics for the benefit of present and future residents. In the South Summit region Bid Accepted For Festival Logo ,- The Communications Tommittee of the Park City Jiamber of Commerce and 'te Art, Festival Executive Committee have voted to t ccept Pat Smith's bid for the M Art Festival logo. It was itified by the Chamber .' wrd March 31, 1976.JThis ftmmittee . also recommended recom-mended that art work bi$ be eleased in the following Banner in order to establish jrofessional presedent for the Mure. will include a time limit. 3. All presentations are confidential and approval is first subject to' the approval of the Communications Committee of the Chamber and then must be ratified by the Chamber Board. The Chamber warmly welcomes-threenewfiem' the greatest preceived threat appears to be potential pollution to water. The community consensus seems to be that land use controls should be adopted to preserve the water sheds and to protect the streams and other water sources from potential pollution. However, there is a definite division amoung the residents res-idents as to whether or not land use controls should be imployed to preserve the agricultural base of the community and the rural life style. Some time in May the three committees will have developed preliminary plans that will be aired in public meetings. The County hopes that all interested individuals will turn out to these hearings to give feedback to the plans. Watch this newspaper for details. Summit Talks In Summit County On the wall of a big corporation's cor-poration's board of directors room hangs a plaque which reads,"AHof us are smarter Mainstreei rnoiograpner, thA..oht in minH th Summit I. Dius iur an wuin. aiiuuiu -be explicit and delivered in writing to all prospective . artists who care to make a presentation for the purposes j of the Chamber of merce. J 2. Bid specifications must ' be published in the paper and 4 Earne Anderson - Mt. Bell Telephone, Bill Coleman -Hal Taylor and Associates. Each new member was selected on his ability as a businessman in the Park City community, his willingness to work for his community and his area of representation. Com- These positions were filled by those vacated by Ron Maxfield, Don Larry Curtis: Bergen and Doctor Wanted For N. Summit With the retirement of Coalville's Dr. Parker, residents of North Summit are bereft of the services of a full-time doctor. Many of the local residents consider this situation a crisis and have petitioned the county Commissioners Com-missioners to assist in the search for a new doctor. The Commissioners in turn have asked the Univeersity of Utah Medical Center and Governor Gov-ernor Rampton to help lure a doctor the area. Recently, the Commissioners Com-missioners heard a proposal from a nonprofit corporation call The Health Systems Research Institute (H.S.R.I.). The institute contracts with local governments govern-ments in rural areas to provide medical services. For the North Summit area H.S.R.I. would provide a full time doctor, a nurse; and a clerk for a guaranteed sum and the amount received from the clinic would be paid - by the county. The institute predicted that within six months the clinic would be 80 per cent self sufficient. In evaluating this proposal County Commissioners G. Melvin Flinders, Dale J. Leavitt, and Alva J. Dearden haye indicated a reluctance to subsidize a clinic with the public's taxes. The Commissioners Com-missioners feel that with full-time full-time doctors located thirty minutes away in Park City and Kairnas there is not sufficient justification to warrent the county sub sidizing a doctor, and clinic for the North Summit area. ' In the mean time, Dr. John Kumagai of Kanas is treating patients in the Coalville region on a part-time basis. Dr. Kumagaj feels confident con-fident that within the next few months a physician can be attracted to the Coalville Area to set up a private practice. Comm. Tightens Screws The County Commissioners in April will enact a program designed to insure greater accountability in the spending spen-ding purposes of county personal. According to County Clerk, Reed Pace, the new program will function as follows: All County expenditures ex-penditures over $100.00 must be approved in advance by the County Commissioners. In addition, any expenditure over $50.00 and less than $100.00 must be approved by the County Clerk. According to Pace, there have been a few spending abuses on the part of county employees in the past. "The purpose of this new program, " explained ex-plained Clerk Pace, "is to give the elected officials a greater voice in how tax payers' money is spent." Garn Cites Positive Impact Of Central Utah Project M ft? Ski WW "No Federal program has had a more beneficial impact on the State of Utah or more potential for improving the lives of Utahans with as little Federal expenditure as the Central Utah Project," Senator Jake Garn said last week in testimony before the Public Works Subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Appropriations. The Sub-corimit'tee Sub-corimit'tee was holding hearings today to consider appropriations for' the Central Utah Project . "Although the managers of the Central Utah Project have always proceeded in a most responsible, conscientious con-scientious manner to meet the water needs of the Wasatch Front, the Project has met with bureaucratic disputes, delays and erratic funding from the Congress. If the goal of water for the people of Utah is to be met, full support of the Project must be maintained. Now that water needs in the Uinta Basin are growing rapidly, the Project must be in a position to develop the water y funding for the Central Utah good one, however there is a need for an additional $8000,000 appropriation for the Bonneville Units of the Project. The Central Utah Water Conservancy District spends considerable amount of money each year clearing the Provo Reservoir Canal of clogging vegetation. The Bureau of Reclamation has testified that $300,000 will eliminate the need for this annual expense and assure a savings over construction of the Alpine Aqueduct, a project that is sorely needed to begin to meet the needs for culinary water for the citizens of Utah County'. "At a time when Congress is threatening make-work programs costing $2-billion to $6-billion, we would be making a gross mistake to short change a project of this type which provides real jobs and the water needed for future development which will create still more per1 manent, productive jobs. Speedy action to provide an elegant but atmosph OPEN FOR DINNER NIGHTLY From 5:30 Til 10:30 MINI-BOTTLES AND WINE AVAILABLE LOUNGE OPEN TILL 2 AM O : ITALIAN CUISINE casual TW SITING TABIal Sao ; $ &"ke SPAieib Choice fol ab a( poutonet fining sn 7:00 a.m. to 40:00 A.m. needed for energy development, and to expedite the benefits the the Ute Indian Tribe. "The President's FY'77 Budget for the Project is a Project will do more to provide a stable . base of employment than all. the public employment projects that can be pushed through Congress. Breakfast served until 2:00 p.m. Reasonable lunches and family dinners. Featuring the best omelettes this side of Poison Creek. ' 317 Mein Street 649-8284 How to Save on Electricity Become a " watt watcher" by knowing how much energy each appliance uses County Board of Com missioners this month invited the Wasatch County Commissioners Com-missioners to join in a discussion of proplems that are of a common nature to both counties. The meeting which was held in Coalville dealt with a variety of topics ranging from' transportation planning to water con-servenancy. con-servenancy. One area of concern to both counties is the low peaks of the tourest trade. It was noted however that the high and low peaks of the Park City tourist activity are opposite those ex- .. perienced in Wasatch County. While Park City is noted for its winter attractions, Wasatch County is famous as a summer resort area. The Commissioners discussed possible ways of increasing the tourist activity during the low peaks. According to Wasatch County Commissioner, Com-missioner, Thomas Baum, -the - Heber Chanber of Commerce would like to see a transportation network between the cities of Park City and Heber City to encourage en-courage more tourist activity diring the slump periods. The intent behind the idea asserted Baum is not for the Two cities to compete against each other but for both to ; compete against Salt Lake. All the Commissioners agreed that a public transportation tran-sportation system between the two counties is not feasible at this time. There was also uninimity in the feeling that the Chambers of Commerce of the two counties should work together in encouraging more tourist activity during the off months. Wayne Mathews, Park City Manager, suggested to the group that, one solution could be the extension of the Heber Creeper train between Heber and Park City,"Tourists would be thrilled to travel on an old train between Park City and Heber no matter what time of year," exclaimed ex-claimed Mathews. ' ' At the suggestion of Summit . County Com-; Com-; missioner Mel Flinders the six commissioners resolved to meet a least bi-monthly to . discuss problems and share solutions. The Summit County Commissioners will hold a similar meeting March 31, with the Morgan County Commissioners. Knowing how much electricity your home appliances consume can help you manage their use more wisely. Electricity usage is measured in kilowatt hours (kwh). One kilowatt hour is 1000 watts of electricity in use for one hour. (Another way to describe it is the . amount of electricity consumed by a single 100 watt light bulb burning for 10 hours). In Utah Power's . service area, the average cost of one kilowatt hour is less than 3t (among the lowest in the nation). The following chart, prepared by the Edison Electric Institute, lists the approximate amount of electricity , consumed by various appliances in normal use for one year. When figuring your electric usage, you need to take into account the size of an appliance and how much you use it. . We hope that knowing which appliances use the most electricity will help you become an energy-saving "watt watcher." Conservation means remembering to use what you need, but need what you use. ANNUAL ENERGY REQUIREMENTS OF ELECTRIC HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES Average Wattage Eat. kwh Consumed Annually Food Preparation Blender 300 1 Broiler 1,140 85 Carving Knife i. 92 8 Coffee Maker 894 106 Deep Fryer 1,448 83 Dishwasher 1,201 363 Egg Cooker , 516 14 Frying Pan 1,196 100 Hot plate 1,200 90 Mixer- . 127 2 Oven, microwave (only) 1,450 190 Range with oven 12,200 1,175 wself-cleaning oven 12,200 1,205 Roaster 1,333 60 Sandwich Grill 1,161 33 Toaster 1,146 39 Trash Compactor 400 50 Waffle Iron 1,200 20 Waste Dispenser 445 7 Food Preservation Freezer (15-21 cu. ft.) chest type, ' manual defrost ' 1,320 upright type ' manual defrost - . 1,320 automatic defrost " 1,985 Average Wattage Est kwh Consumed Annually Refrigerators Freezers manual defrost, 10-15 cu. ft. - 700 automatic defrost, 16-18 cu. ft. - 1,795 automatic defrost, : 20 cu. ft. & up - 1,895 Laundry Clothes Dryer 4,856 993 Iron (hand) . 1,100 60 Washing Machine (automatic) . 512 103 Washing Machine (non-automatic) 286 , 76 Water Heater , 2,475 ; 4,219 (quick-recovery) 4,474-4,811 Comfort Conditioning Air Cleaner 50 216 Air Conditioner (room) i 860 860 Bed Covering 177 v 147 Dehumidifier 257 377 Fan (attic) 370 291 Fan (circulating) 88 43 Fan (rollaway) 171 138 Fan (window) 200 170 Average Wattage Est. kwh Consumed Annually Heating Pad 65 10 Humidifier 177 163 Health & Beauty Germicidal Lamp 20 141 Hair Dryer 381 14 Heat Lamp (infrared) 250 13 Shaver 15 0.5 Sun Lamp 279 16 Tooth Brush 1.1 1.0 Vibrator 40 2 Home Entertainment Radio . ! 71 86 RadioRecord Player 109 109 Television black & white . tube type . ' 100 220 solid state 45 100 color '" ' tube type 240 528 solid state 145 320 Housewares Clock 2 17 Floor Polisher . 305 15 Sewing Machine 75 11 Vacuum Cleaner 630 46 'Based on 1000 hours of operation per year. This figure will vary widely depending on area and specific size of unit. Read Reddy's column! Utah Power welcomes your questions, suggestions, and comments. Often-asked questions and good suggestions are published in Reddy Kilowatt's regular newspaper column. Write to Reddy Kilowatt, P. O. Box 899, Salt Lake City, Utah 84110. NEV '; !,C ' - , ' COlO . ' sUV , ' ,.' . UTAH SSiSiSSSSi " ' J ' T .. API? ' - UTAH POWER & LIGHT CO. |