Wells, Martinez, Green, Tax Option Come Out On Top i . .. r v.-1"' i" ' ii iz t: it r. i" , I" , r X if ' f . Hard campaigning paid off for Bob Wells in Tuesday's Municipal Munici-pal elections as the Moana executive and planning commission commis-sion co-chairman lead all four candidates in the race for two contested city council seats. Incumbent councilman Rich Martinez placed second and will return to the council for his third consecutive four-year term. A referendum on whether to initiate a quarter percent sales tax to fund the city's free bus system passed handily by a 2-1 margin on its second time around, and councilman Jack Green, running unopposed, was elected Mayor by acclamation. Wells polled 424 votes in the council race edging out Martinez by 9 votes in district 1, the city's largest district, and burying his opponents by a margin of over 50 votes in district 9, his home district, which includes the Park Meadows, Holiday Ranch and Thaynes Canyon residential areas. Martinez received 409 votes, 45 Mayor-elect Jack Green . r , I , I I ' ,, . I . - , f ' . : 1 I .-- !.. . i , ; W f - y : f 1 4 : if more than third place finisher Mary Lehmer, and took first place in Park City's remaining three districts. Timberhaus owner Matt Alvarez trailed the pack with 271 votes. The transportation tax won, 512 to 252, and was favored in all districts but district 5, south of Second Street, where it lost by 4 votes, 49-45. The referendum received the most support in district 9, where it was overwhelmingly over-whelmingly endorsed by a 6-1 margin. Green received 564 votes for Mayor, with about a dozen write-in candidates splitting approximately ap-proximately 70 votes between them. KSL radio personality Tom Bock led the write-in candidates with 14 votes to place second, only 550 votes behind Green. Notably, former police chief Thayle Lund received 1 vote. Wells campaigned the hardest of the council candidates after placing a distant third in the October 11 primary, buying large amounts of advertising in both local newspapers and mounting an intensive door-to-door, telephone tele-phone and registration campaign throughout the city. Former councilman Mary Lehmer Leh-mer also put together a strong campaign, but was apparently hurt by her past history of controversy and a letter to the editor from outgoing councilman Jan Wilking, published in last week's issue of the Record, accusing that she "often says one thing and does another." The complete results were as follows: Totals: Green 564, Wells 424, Martinez 409, Lehmer 364, Alvarez 271, Yes on transportation transporta-tion 512, No on transportation 252. Distrf'.t 1: Green 180, Wells 139, Martinez 126, Lehmer 108; Alvarez 88, Yes on transportation 159, No on transportation 88. District 2: Green 58, Martinez 56, Lehmer 46, Wells 34, Alvarez 31, Yes on transportation 52, No on transportation 31. District 3: Green 124, Martinez 95, Lehmer 93, Wells 75, Alvarez 61, Yes on transportation 105, No on transportation 58. District 5: Green 60, Martinez 57, Lehmer 50, Wells 48, Alvarez 28, No on transportation 49, Yes on transportation 45. District 9: Green 142, Wells 128, Martinez 75, Lehmer 67, Alvarez 63, Yes on transportation 149, no on transportation 26. Councilman-elect Bob Wells IV' , ; 111- f ' 'V. '. . -, p s ' . " f ; . "' " ) Councilman Rich Martinez