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Show Snnrmnmmfltt ttcn SunnmmnnM Park Record Thursday, January 25, 1990 Page A15 V 1 I III Nil I II I I ' Panel says no more plutonium llackson Hole Guide A distinguished panel of independent scientists has recommended the U.S. Dept. of Energy drop its plan to create a special plutonium separation plant 70 miles downwind of Yellowstone. The 20-member panel was appointed by the National Na-tional Academy of Sciences to review DOE's plan to build the $600 million facility at its Idaho National Na-tional Engineering Laboratory (INEL). The plant would be used to make weapons grade plutonium. But the panel said the nation's current supply of plutonium and its ability to produce more "are adequate to meet the demand for maintaining a stockpile similar to the current one." Committee members noted the national stockpile contains tens of thousands of nuclear weapons. "The plutonium in these devices, plus that in the supply chain, is obviously sufficient for an existing ex-isting or even greater deterrent. The DOE should concentrate on making better use of the existing plutonium processing capacity as required and postpone plans to construct additional facilities," reads the committee's report. Jackson lawyer Gerry Spence, who has been an outspoken critic of the facility, said he was pleased pleas-ed with the committee's recommendation. Likening Liken-ing the DOE's desire to build the plant to "a psychopathic miser drowning in gold who orders another truckload of gold dumped at his feet," Spence said the scientists were right in their assessment. "Here is a responsible, independent, distinguished well-informed agency telling us we don't need any more plutonium," he noted. INEL spokesperson Penny Phelps noted "a lot of money has already gone into the effort" to build the new plant. She said the committee's statement was "only a recommendation" and that any final decisions would be based on the Department of Defense's stockpile needs. THE Review-Herald No water to L.A. For the first time in history, no water whatsoever what-soever is being imported from Mono County to the Los Angeles basin. Severe drought in California has dropped Mono Lake to below 6,377 feet, the absolute minimum the lake must maintain before the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is legally able to divert flow which normally fills the lake to southern California. Superior Court Judge Terrence Finney took six months to decide the water must instead fill three local creeks in Mono County, something which caused DWP officials a variety of headaches. Now, in the middle of winter when temperatures fall below freezing, DWP is trying to completely shut down the aqueduct which is normally fed from Mono County water. Officials are hoping there is no water in the pipeline, which could freeze and damage it. DWP engineer Duane Buchholz said the judge's decision would mean the company would have to buy more water than ever in its history. Last year, also a very dry year in California, the department purchased 250,000 acre-feet from neighboring Metropolitan Water District. This year, it will buy at least 100,000 acre-feet more. the aspen times Recall on ballot Aspen's committee to recall three of its four councilmen and the mayor has been successful in collecting enough signatures to put it to a vote. The committee claimed to have hundreds more signatures than the 500-plus needed to put the recalls on the ballot. And, city clerk Kathryn Koch confirmed she had not found many invalid signatures on the petitions. Residents are angry with the city officials because, they say, they have blocked construction of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, have behaved inappropriately inap-propriately in council meetings and are allegedly insensitive to the town's dependence on the resort business. Earlier, the group complained the council coun-cil had been wrong to put an ordinance banning fur sales on the upcoming February 13 ballot. Koch said she will recommend the recall be placed on a separate ballot no earlier than March 27. That would give ample time to protest the petitions, peti-tions, she said. ASPEN TIMES Aspen schizo? The Aspen Times devoted much of its Jan. 4 issue to an analysis of the town's schizophrenic nature. In a cover story by writer Paul Andersen, Aspen takes the form of a "young, trim, surprisingly-well-preserved-for-her-age woman" seeking the help of a psychiatrist. "Tell me about your drug and alcohol use, Miss Aspen," says the doc. "I enjoy getting high, but only for special occasions, occa-sions, like Columbus Day, Bastille Day, Ground Hog Day, Guy Fawkes Day, Prince Andrew's birthday, bir-thday, the anniversary of the Crimean War... whatever 's happening at the. moment," she replies. "I see," says the doctor, who writes in his notebook: Addictive Personality. "Do you feel all right? You look rather tired," he continues. "Tired!" responds an offended Aspen. "I've never felt better. Tired? Look at me. I'm the most beautiful thing you've ever seen." "I see," says the doctor, who writes in his notebook: Narcissistic. "Then what's the problem? pro-blem? If you feel so self-assured, why do you need to see me?" "Because I'm not at all self-assured," she answers. "I have a tug of war going on inside of me. My feelings change so quickly I can't define myself or understand the complexities of my personality." 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If you haven't made up your mind on Carl Winters or even if you have try this exercise in decision making : 1. Should the old Carl Winters School be saved? NO: Support demolition. YES: Go to 2. 2. Should it be saved for public purposes? NO: Readvertise the property (knowing that, since the building will soon be past saving, it will probably run out of time). YES: Go to3. 3. Should city taxpayers subsidize renovation (at a cost of over $200year$100,000 valuation)? YES: Support Sup-port a bond issue. NO: Support private development (realizing that, somehow, a developer will have to have a profitable project.) 4. Is a hotel the proper profitable element? NO: Readvertise (see 2). YES: Go to 6. NOT SURE: GotoS. 5. Answer these questions (and these are the BIG questions): ques-tions): What should this part of town "look" like in 10 years? What should its function be? What should the residential mix be? Should it be employee housing, resort lodging, or what? Should the city make a conscious con-scious decision on its future or let the future decide itself? Can a hotel fit into this vision? Can aU the neighborhood impacts, like traffic and parking, be mitigated? NOT SURE: Think about it some more (knowing that, for Carl Winters, time is extremely short; see 2). , 4 ,. One thing is for sure: you can't simply put off making a decision. At some point, somebody will have to answer these questions, because every small decision or non-decision non-decision determines the future of the neighborhood. Those decisions may as well be informed, planned decisions. deci-sions. If the answers to the above are compatible with a hotel, go to 7. If not, go to 4. If still unsure, go to 6. 6.0kay, here are the REALLY BIG questions: What is the future of Park City? Should it become more of a "world-class" resort, or should it shoot for some other 'identity? How much growth? What kinds of growth? At what pace? What values are most important to this community? com-munity? The answers to these questions should help you answer the number 5 questions. If you're still unsure, stop here. You've got your work cut out for you. But don't despair; you're not alone in your ambivalence. 7. Is Chris Jeffries' proposal acceptable? NO: Readvertise (see2). YES: Doit. NOT SURE: Go to 8. 8. Can acceptable hight and bulk be negotiated? Will eliminating a future commercial building on Park Ave. in trade for one at the back of the property provide sufficient suffi-cient open space? Is the "deal" a good one for the city? Are there enough controls to ensure that Carl Winters will function as a true cultural center? Are there enough controls to cover all possible contingencies? NO: Negotiate further, or readvertise. YES: Go to 9. 9. Can the design process for both the building and the neighborhood be structured in such a way that the public will have maximum infuence and input so that a community com-munity consensus can be reached? You will notice that design comes last, dead last, in the decision process. Yet the newly-formed Community Coalition, rightly concerned about the project, wants to put it first. To insist on doing the design first, before answering the big questions (see 5 and 6), is only to procrastinate. In no way should an urban designer decide the basic character of a neighborhood: only the citizens of a community com-munity can do that. The urban design simply translates that vision into a physical design. Maybe the true goal of the Community Coalition is to kill the project by delay the delay will, to all appearances, ap-pearances, kill the project. Killing the project may be a valid goal, but it would be far better to state that goal up front. As it is, people who have been asked to sign a petition asking for a delay in the decision have had the issue confused con-fused for them. The real issue, and the only issue at this point is, how will this project detract from or enhance our vision of Park City? Now if we could just come up with a vision... Kristen has lived in Park City too long to keep quiet. She served for four years as a member of the Park City council. Sreat Western Log Furniture 175 South Main P.O. Box 779 Coalville, Utah 84017 (801)336-2314 1-800-628-0580 FACTORY DIRECT 30 OFF ALL BEDS -KM King Canopy Reg. $697 SALE $487 Queen Deluxe Reg. $451 SALE $315 n FULL LINE OF ACCESSORIES AVAILABLE We make it our business to save you money |