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Show Park Record Thursday, January 25, 1990 Page A17 Award-winning "thank-yoir Editor: . , I really think the Park Record should give a reward to the person who writes the most letters to the Editor, as I would most certainly be in contention as a winner. None the less, I feel it is most important to thank and acknowledge those who support our program so well. I would like to thank the Park City Board of Realtors and the Park City Rotary Club for their donation of a mono-ski. PCHSA needed this particular par-ticular mono-ski as it is ideal for beginners and for high level paraplegics. Already, one individual, in-dividual, who had been unsuccessful in past attempts, is now skiing down the mountain with ease! PCHSA is looking forward to many years of use from this thoughtful donation. Special thanks to Tom Peek and Richard Dudley for their efforts in this endeavor. I would also like to acknowledge the New Years Day "Black Tie" skiers who so graciously made donations dona-tions to PCHSA as part of their festivities. Their donation will enable PCHSA to continue its activities ac-tivities and help keep them affordable. affor-dable. Warmest thanks to Bob Powers for thinking of us and for "getting it all together." Thanks to everyone for making us part of your day. Last week, the parents of a five year old disabled little girl stated that when she was born, they gave up skiing as they would no longer be able to ski as a family. Now, due to all our friends' and supporters' efforts, ef-forts, this family can ski together. This is what Park City Handicapped Sports Association is all about and for all of us, what makes it all worthwhile. wor-thwhile. Thank you, Park City. Sincerely, Meeche White Executive Director ChamberBureau houses ski team Editor: On behalf of the U.S. Ski Team, I would like to thank the Park City ChamberBureau, especially executive ex-ecutive director Russ Veenema,. for its assistance the past two weeks in housing members of our team competing com-peting in the U.S. Ski Association's Western Region Technical Series and Utah Winter Games. Snow, in Europe has been scarce this season and our national teams have been forced to change plans quickly. Without the help of the ChamberBureau, it would have been difficult for our team members to compete here in Park City. The events in Park City, Deer Valley and Snowbird not only provided pro-vided important competition opportunities oppor-tunities for our top skiers, but also gave the younger Utah skiers a unique uni-que opportunity to ski against some of the top members of the U.S. Ski Team. , Thanks for your support ! Tom Kelly Director of Communications U.S. Ski Team Inalienable rights to postal delivery denied to many Editor' Note: The following letter was read to the members of the Park City council last Thursday evening. Mayor Olch told Mr. Karz the city would loofc Into problems of home delivery. I have lived in many communities throughout the country ranging from large cities to small rural areas. During that period I have taken for granted that delivery of the United States mail was the inalienable in-alienable right of all citizens, and only on-ly in the most remote places did people peo-ple have to "fetch it" themselves. However, I recently found out that this indeed is not the case. At the present time I have undercons traction trac-tion a residence at 4 Royal Court in the American Flag subdivision, a distance of two miles to the post office. of-fice. I have never lived closer to any post office in my life, but for the first time mail will not be delivered to me. After conferring with Postmaster Byron Johnson, I find that I am far from being alone in this situation. According to Mr. Johnson there are currently 2,000 potential mail drops in the Park City delivery area. Of this number only 437 have theirs delivered. The balance must pick up their mail at either the main post office of-fice on Maui Street, or the substation on Reams Blvd. Currently there are 4,000 poet office boxes in Park City and almost all of them are in use. The Postmaster was very cooperative and patient while he reviewed the many reasons why mail service was not provided for all the residents. One reason that was cited was the failure of Park City to "rtn n 1 tl Buai auiee access aiong me delivery routes during the winter snow periods. In my opinion the city does an outstanding job in keeping the roads open. Other reasons were given, but I found most of them to be somewhat self-serving and designed to make the post function more efficiently effi-ciently and at lower cost. Indeed, these rules do reduce their operating costs, but what the Post Office Department has actually done is to transfer the burden of responsibility and costs to the private sector. Apparently, Ap-parently, budgetary considerations have overridden the post offices's motto carved in stone in the main post office in New York City, "Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds." It is difficult to believe that in our town one of the primary services afforded af-forded to almost the entire country is denied to 78 percent of its residents. It is surprising that in a town that supplies a disproportionate dispropor-tionate share of taxes to both the state and federal governments, and one that prides itself on the many services it provides to the community communi-ty has not undertaken a strenuous effort ef-fort to correct this inequity. As you are well aware, many of the existing subdivisions are rapidly expanding and many new subdivisions subdivi-sions are either already being marketed or on the drawing boards. The traffic in town will continue to increase. Having some 4,000 post office of-fice box holders, the majority making mak-ing daily trips to pick up their mail, not only adds to the traffic and parking park-ing problem, but often creates it. As a member of the Wasatch-Uinta Group of the Sierra Club I consider it far more detrimental to the environment environ-ment to have 4,000 cars driving into town to get their mail, unnecessarily adding to the automotive pollution. It would be far more effective and with less pollution to have the post office deliver it. Mr. Mike Polichette, of Resort property management, has been trying try-ing to have mail delivered to his business location for over a year. He has written to several of his representatives but only Senator Garn responded. Mr. Polichette filed a formal application last April. He is still awaiting a response. He objects, and rightfully so, to the inconvenience inconve-nience and cost of having to send an employee to pick up the mail every day. Again, an example the Post Of-. fice saving money operating under their guidelines, but their shifting of this burden costs the individual taxpayer, tax-payer, increasing the cost of doing business in Park City. Mr. Gregg Goodwin, Director of Economic Development of the Park City Chamber Bureau, has stated that the current system of mail delivery in Park City is a negative factor and the problem should be addressed ad-dressed and corrected. It is also my understanding that the Solamere Homeowners Association Associa-tion has also tried without success to have mail deliveries made to them. My information has it that they were "stonewalled." The American Flag Home Owners Association has appointed a committee commit-tee to request the Council to initiate action to correct what is considered to be an intolerable condition in which the taxpayers are not getting their fair share of governmental service. ser-vice. Apparently, in the past, individuals in-dividuals have had little or no impact im-pact in correcting this situation. It is time that the governing body of Park City take action. It is a problem that will not go away. As the city grows, so will the problems created by the current Post Office position. Sooner or later something will have to be done. Now is the time for our new city ci-ty government to act. I would be glad to work with any committee or task force that you appoint to correct cor-rect this deplorable condition. Robert P. Karz Friends support the library Editor: Each year the Park City Library spends $5000 on publications; one-quarter one-quarter of its buying budget. This year the library asked people to underwrite subscriptions to publications publica-tions most requested by patrons of the library. The Friends of the Library would like to thank the many businesses "and individuals who answered our plea. Many thanks to Eagles International, Interna-tional, Park City Board of Realtors, Pamela K. Hilbert, D.D.S., Raye Ringholz, Images of Nature, Identity Identi-ty Properties, Don Stevens, Advance Reservations, Innsbruck Property Management, Dering and Associates, . Creative Accounting, Max Vierig, and Dolly's Bookstore. Twenty-one percent of the publication publica-tion Budget has been met, and that is a good start. To all of those who are helping, your support is greatly appreciated. ap-preciated. Martie Stevenson, Secretary Friends of the Library Our precious open space Editor: I would like to address this letter to the City Council: The continued practice of haphazard development of Park City's precious open spaces is inexcusable. inex-cusable. We have entered an age of enlightenment in the '90's, but Park City representatives lag behind a more environmentally conscious nation. na-tion. Decisions of enormous impact to neighborhoods and Park City citizenry are made without due process, pro-cess, long range planning, or adhearance to the recommendations of once carefully laid plans. The proposed Carl Winters School Development will stand as a shrine to those council members supporting suppor-ting development that lacks the sensitivity sen-sitivity of long range outlook or plan. Many members of our community have come before you to urge a postponement of a final decision on the CWS until an Urban Design Plan for the Lower Park Avenue District has been completed. This plan would evaluate the needs and appropriate use of this site as well as address the community's desires for this publicly public-ly owned parcel. Instead newly electedappointed council people, whose campaign promise it was to stay sensitive to the community they serve, have turned a deaf ear to residents who have supplied reason upon reason not to accept the proposal pro-posal as it has been presented by the developer. Several examples of these reasons are as follows: the absence of adequate parking, the development of existing open space into a hotel complex, the absence of an acceptable architectural design, the impact a development of the proposed pro-posed scale and size would have on the area, the elimination of visual scapes in Old Town, the absence of a competent traffic flow study, and finally the absence of neighborhood support. Yet for each resident's voice in opposition, I have not beard an equal number of proponents (that is, voting citizens of Park City) for this plan. Aside from the handful of those directly involved or benefiting from this development, where Council Members, is the public support sup-port for a green light on this proposal? pro-posal? ' . I anxiously await the day this community com-munity elects one representative who is strong and sensitive enough to insist that his or her 'legacy to Park City be a field UN-developed, a hillside UN-scarred, a ridgeline UN-interrupted, or a mountain view UN-obstructed. Sincerely, Leslie Miller 16-year resident and business owner in Park City, Utah. When gentle pets aren't gentle Editor: As a full-time resident of Park City Ci-ty for seven years, I've never had anything so frightening happen to my family as happened a few days ago. We have lived in Prospector Park subdivision this entire time. Most everyone owns a dog, big and small, myself included. During the day most of the dogs are kept in fenced back yards or inside homes or garages, but as soon as owners come home from work those confined confin-ed animals are released, usually without supervision and certainly without leashes. We live in an ideal location for children, especially in winter. There's a wonderful sledding hill just beyond our back yard which not only attracts every child in the neighborhood but every loose animal. Children are always screaming with delight as they come zooming down this winter roller coaster. I was in our home, just 100 yards away, preparing dinner and entertaining enter-taining company while our seven-year-old child and a cousin were par ticipating as one of those screaming sledders who unknowingly attracted the attention of a"very large black dog." There were two dogs that were being walked, unleashed, by their owner. Without warning, one of the dogs attacked our child, running down the hill chasing after the sled he was riding. The dog came with such force that he grabbed on to the back of my son's jacket and dragged him in the snow. The owner of the dog was immediately there and attempted at-tempted to control the animal, but was unable to. The dog released his hold on the back of the jacket and-then and-then bit my son's shoulder tearing through the vinyl jacket, heavy sweater, t-shirt, and leaving puncture punc-ture marks in the skin. And if that wasn't enough, the dog was so momentarily enraged and the owner unable to control him that he continued con-tinued his attack and bit my son's leg, also through snow pants and levis, leaving puncture marks in my childs leg. Finally, the owner controlled con-trolled the animal, and the attack was over. The whole incident lasted maybe two minutes. My husband and I never heard what was going on outside, out-side, until my son walked in the front door, hysterical with fright and collapsed col-lapsed on the floor. This was just two days ago. Today our son seems fine. He wasn't hurt seriously and the outer wounds will heal. We've talked several times to the dog's owner, and she still can't believe that her one-year-old dog had the capability of attacking with such force. Normally, she says, he's gentle, fun-loving; a "people dog." We'll probably never know why the dog attacked, and maybe it will never do it again, but that doesn't mean that another loose and unsupervised un-supervised "gentle" animal won't attack sometime. Leash laws must be maintained within our city limits. Please keep our gentle pets, gentle. I don't ever want to see this happen again! Sincerely, Kathy Jacobsen Senators meet friendly faces Editor: A sincere and heartfelt thank you to the people of Park City for once again hosting, with style, the Senators' Ski Cup. The 1990 event was our best ever, thanks to the Park City Ski Area and a terrific group of community volunteers. Our guests continually commented on the friendly faces and the willingness to lend a hand. From ski instructors to bus drivers to front desk clerks, you have clearly demonstrated why this event stays in your wonderful community. com-munity. Three cheers for Park City! Sincerely, Mary Thiriot Executive Director, Senators' Ski Cup Shearson LEHMAN HUmON Charles G. Reynolds Investments Retirement Planning Estate Planning Asset Management FOR Date and location of next Seminar To receive our newsletter Initial Complimentary Consultation Call 801-486-2201 800-662-0054 UT Watts 2348 Foothill Blvd. SLC, Ut. 84109 Located at mouth of Parleys Canyon Deer Valley Resort exemplifies world-class recreation and luxurious alpine living. It's also true that Deer Valley homesites, . . . . - ... I boasting privacy, skiing convenience, spectacular views and superb amenities have always been extravagandy priced until The Oaks. everything you've heard about Deer Valley Is True Except... The Oaks offers Deer Valley's unique combination of environment and recreation to those with a sense of value. 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