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Show Thursday, September 13, 1979 Page12 "Tire District Board Hears Concerns Wherrthe Park City Citizens CouriciJ held public hearings last month, one of the concerns voiced by the several hundred residents who attended was whether the town's volunteer fire department had adequate resources to serve the fast- ' growing area. Wednesday, September 6, "in an effort to sort out the rumors from the facts," Jerry Kinghorn, an organizer organi-zer of the council, met with the governing board of 'the Park City Fire District to present the concerns of the citizen's group. Those concerns, however, had to do with the city's water supply and building inspection programs, rather than the competency of the Park City Fire Department, which has been called one of the best-equipped and trained train-ed volunteer departments in the state. Kinghorn said fire, which destroyed much of the town, in 1898, has been a concern of local residents. "The history of Park City is ahistory of fires," said Kinghorn. "Our biggest concern con-cern is whether there is enough reserve water capacity capa-city to fight fires." He listed building inspection, inspec-tion, the impact of the Deer County Hospital May Come Under New Management The "Summit County Hos-.; Hos-.; pital may be under new :riuinagement soon if a proposal pro-posal set before the County Commissioners this Tuesday is accepted. i Jack, Cowat and Bill Martin i'joFvAdvanced Health Systems, Sys-tems, a California firm, proposed to take over all administrative duties at the Coalville medical center. VThB County will be charged ' $10000 for the first two months of the hospital's operation, thereafter the' new managers plan to draw salaries and operating expenses ex-penses from payment of patient services, in other county commission business: James Dalton, who will operate Park City Resort's new on-the-mountain Thaynes Canyon restaurant, appeared before the com-vtf com-vtf jnjssion to request a beer license. In response to the request the county commissioners commis-sioners will hold a public hearing on the matter on Oct. 2, 2:00 p.m., at the Coalville Coal-ville courthouse. -. Dale Garner of Norwalk -r -Cable,; the firm holding the c3ble TV franchise in Park City,;was granted rights to '"'extend the franchise to - - Agents Will Whoosh'n Schuss With snow yet to fall the talk will be of skiing when yvaft- tfavel agents meet in Jj&UCity Sept. 20-23 for Western Airlines' Fourth Annual Whoosh 'N Schuss. Ski j5.chool and Trade Show. SkJ "School students won't learn "to schuss the slopes, but to sell skiing. Agents aU&pding the three-day ;j5kshop will be schooled in l-jftk of lodSng and trans-fpjjfiafion trans-fpjjfiafion with special in-' :5trJjciK)n on the needs of the cvling skier. lass of '79 will tour 'ftirtCity, Alta ar 1 Snow- Sirv-resorts. Agents trom is iifies'con Western's system :'?H)Eijive in Utah Thursday jiffiififiiing and transfer to TiPiTrk City for two days of ij'' .trade; show and seminar. v lialuraay morning the group . .will motor to Alta for lunch, &aaUon to Snowbird for &Sc$ecV-in and graduation .fljnher. Diploma in hand, all $iJS$fl!y home Sunday from Western's new exclusive Salt ',f 'Lake City terminal. . 0 .Participating with Western in "the annual ski sales jir seminar will be resort and '"CiCouroffice representatives Ororri .throughout the West- California, Colorado, Idaho,-s.Mahtana, Idaho,-s.Mahtana, Nevada, Oregon, 5. Utah, Wyoming and Canada. Valley Ski Resort and traffic congestion caused by construction con-struction projects, as other problems facing the fire district. Kinghorn stressed, however, how-ever, that it was the purpose of the citizens council to assist local government in resolving problems, rather than criticizing. "We want to be a constructive construc-tive force," said Kinghorn, who praised the fire board for "the phenomenal way you've handled the growth here." The five members of the district board, who also supervise fire protection in the unincorporated areas surrounding Park City, said they appreciated the group's concern. Chairman Tom Shellen-berger Shellen-berger told Kinghorn, "you are the first person from the public that has come to these meetings." Shellenberger said rumors concerning inadequate water water pressure in the city's newly renovated water system may have been sparked by the fire which leveled the Snowflower Condominium Con-dominium here last spring. But he and Fire Chief Paul Kofford said water pressure was adequate and that the condominium, under con community areas adjacent to, but not in, Park City. The franchise extension reaches to Park West. -i-Meeks Wirthlin was granted a zone change from AG-1 to CR-1 for property on the west side of the frontage road near Kimball Junction. A motel will be built on the four-acre plot. The commissioners awarded Hoyt Co. a $41,329 contract for a 10-wheel truck, including chassis and bed. The truck will be 'used for general road maintenance. Member $5.50 struction at the time of the fire, was only a wooden frame. This allowed flames to spread rapidly. "It was like a 42-unit chimney," said Kofford. Shellenberger added, "We have had several major fires since the new system was put in, and we've not had any problems." The city Water Department conducts regular tests of fire hydrant water pressure, and Shellenberger said the fire board had been assured that Ups And riff IIP J J 'l- H1 4 if fill m$iW .v-u.- fwwt ' ; ' 4 lira r! ill y - j jjp""" ; r''rz Progress on the Union Pacific Depot Project seems to be going through another series of ups and downs. That the hotel-apartment portion is going up is obvious to anyone driving by the Rio Grande building on Park Ave., and the depot's old rolling stock is once again returning to Park City after being renovated by a refurbishing refur-bishing company in Salt Lake City. Bt the restAiiJ "rarit portion of the project is well behind schedule. Prospector ' .. Athletic Club presents ' - j J V-Septet 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Tennis Racquetball Aerobic Dance Yoga Swimnastics Volleyball Weight Room Conditioning Ballet Stroke Development Modern Dance Fashion Show Lunch COST FOR includes the town's reservoirs had adequate reserve capacity. Kinghorn replied that much of the concern of the citizen's group had to do with proper planning for future development devel-opment here. "The issue arises when they (the city) approve. new developments without additional addi-tional water capacity," said Kinghorn. He said the council might be able to supply the board with water experts to study the Park City system. Downs At Depot One of the restored train As in months past, the delays on the depot project result from money problems. prob-lems. "Money is hard to get right now... the project progress is good but not great," reports John Prince, one of the project developers.. Lack of financial backing forced the recent decision of San Diego restuara't'eur Ron Smith to forego the lease ion i therdflpot nstaurani. 'it ' had been assumed, by jthe depot project developers THE DAY luncheon Non-member $8.00 "I don't feel it would be a bad idea to get some consultation in this area," agreed Shellenberger. "The thing I want to avoid is getting in an adversary position with the city." Despite the fact that all plans for new buildings must get approval of the fire-board, fire-board, the board also agreed with Kinghorn's concern about whether fire codes were being met in new construction. '7-"W I JIL W r a - cars at the Depot Project that Smith would manage the restaurant and Smith had even started payment on the lease. - However, the restauratuer failed to obtain ob-tain needed loans. Though Prince reports that currently there are no firm prospects for the management manage-ment of the restaurant, other areas of the project are moving forward. He said ' that the project ,is being ''vGahdtoYiiirtitfrtfife'ed", or divided up among various jsub-developers. Ladd Chris S "The problem is we don't know what happens when the plans leave here.. .our concern con-cern with the building inspection in-spection is the same as the citizens' council," said Shellenberger. Kinghorn again assured the fire board that the purpose of the citizens' council was to help, not criticize. That prompted Kofford to suggest that best way residents could assist the department would be to volunteer as fireman. tiansen and Blaine Huntsman Hunts-man of Salt Lake City for instance are building the hotel-apartment complex. Pointing out that the project's pro-ject's landscaping is well under way, Prince said: "I think once all the different project parts' get a good start we'll see the whole thing come together rather quickly." " Si& ariMMME &lsrMt (ITALIAN CUISINE) TRIVIA TEST V pes. Kc5sr'-: 'A s ' T V t S faffi r V - . Maureen Traeger Maureen Traeger won by identifying the Four Mousetrap. Her far-ranging knowledge has earned Maureen another free lunch compliments of the Corner Store. To win vour free lunch, be the first Derson to! correctly answer the questions. Entries must or hy phone to The Newspaper (419 Mam street; This week's questions are: 1. 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