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Show Page 2 Wednesday r February 25, 1 976 SIB NecpspgpeR Talk Cash for Trash Our February 4th issue carried an article concerning the new sanitary landfill contract agreed upon by Park City and Summit County. On January 29th, the city council and the county commissioners met in the Memorial Building and decided to throw out a 1974 contract which called for an "even-Steven" sharing of costs for our city dump, which is also used by county residents and businesses. The meeting was requested by Mayor Uriarte but was prompted by a noticeable absence of county landfill money. The commissioners argued, and justifiably so, that Park City was responsible for more than 50 percent of the landfill use and, therefore, should pay accordingly. ac-cordingly. Although the city had a legally binding contract con-tract on its side, it graciously consented to a 60-40 city-county split of all expenses incurred up to January 1st of this year and a 70-30 division of future costs. Under the terms of this accord, Summit County owed Park City approximately $9,800 which it promised to pay by February 10th. Before the meeting the county had owed more than this and had owed it for many months, so the figure should not have come as a surprise, at leait not an unpleasant one. The month of February has almost expired (even with an extra day) and the county's payment has not yet arrived. Now, the U.S. Postal Service could be. more efficient but a check sent from Coalville prior to February 10th could have been delivered via tortoise express by now. We have to assume it has not been mailed. To harp on a recurrent theme, the tax dollars flowing from Park City to Summit County far exceed in value any services rendered to the city by the county. Why then is it so difficult for us to beg our token share of county monies? We gave the county a break. They should give us our due and give it as promised. Proper communication and cooperation, between the city and county governments is waxing an importance daily but the negligence and irresponsibility being demonstrated does ' little to foster a constructive relationship. How do you cope with an entityf 'which tap to Jionta ? ijts obligation? It's enough toigl&ytia? d jrr Q the dumps. So, given the facts of the sanitary landfill saga, one is forced to conclude that garbage is not cheap but the county is. Chief and Recorder ' Applications Reviewed by Council The Park City Council Saturday morning reviewed applications for the positions of City Recorder and Police Chief. ' The council scanned 18 resumes for the recorder position and narrowed the field to seven. Applications will be accepted through this week and any which interest the council will be slated for interviews along with the seven already selected. " A field of 35 potential police chiefs was pared to 12 by City Manager Wayne Matthews. Of these, the council also picked seven to be interviewed in-terviewed Thursday evening. M i I I I I I i I I I I I I I I 1 r CX db Publisher J. Howard Stahle Editor Steve Dering Business Manager Bonnie Stahle Reporter, Photographer Greg Schlrf Office Manager. . . . . . Tammy Colgrove PubKshed weekly at Park City, Utah. Subscriptions Sub-scriptions $6 per year, $1 0 out of state. Send orders or-ders for subscriptions or change of address to THE NEWSPAPER P.O. Pox 738, Park City, Utah 84060. Pictures, news and advertising may be submitted sub-mitted prior to Wednesday publcation at our office, of-fice, 419 Main St., Park City, by mail, P.O. Box 738, Park City, or by caling 649-9592 or 359-26121 359-26121 Publication matter must be received by Monday afternoon for Wednesday publcation. National Endowment for the Arts May Visit P.C. The National Endowment for the Arts is exploring the possibility of holding their national convention in Park City this September. The Park City Chamber of Commerce has been asked to research this possibility and recently sent facility information in-formation to Endowment headquarters for .' consideration. con-sideration. If Park City gets the nod, the convention could bring to the area 200 to 300 visual artists from all over the country. AAUlXS' B I I I I 1 I I I I 1 1 1 m Bob Brady RomtyMjumby ' M 4 4 Don Dean Evidence of recovery in the Utah economy continued to mount in January. Nonagricultural payroll jobs grew at a pace quite characteristic of a post-recession post-recession growth surge; and the unemployment rate improved again, dropping by 0.2 of a percentage point from December to January. Since June 1975 the jobless rate has dropped from 7.9 percent (the highest it's been since the 1930's) to the January 1976 rate of 6.5 percent. Although the unemployment rate has shown a significant improvement im-provement in the past seven months, it still reflects a serious problem. Since 1950, only during the recession years of 1971 and 1975 has the annual average unemployment unem-ployment rate topped 6.5 percent. Nonagricultural Payroll Employment Since 1960. the general trend in Utah's nonagricultural payroll employment em-ployment has been one of substantial growth, especially in the early 70's. The number of employees on nonagricultural payrolls in 1975 was estimated at 441,200, a gain of 176,800 since 1960 and an annual average growth rate of 3.5 percent. Although total payroll jobs in Utah grew by only 1.0 percent from 1974 to 1975, in the nation, they dropped by 1.8 percent. Manufacturing In Utah and the nation, manufacturing employment has grown at a much slower rate than total nonagricultural payroll employment. From 1960 to Pat HatrbiGton 18 i & I How Kbout It? Have the Utch liquor laws affected your stay in Park City ? Bob Brody (Park City)-1 tended bar last year in Park City and God only knows how many times I had to answer questions about Utah's drinking laws. As for how it affects locals, the only trouble 1 is that when you go out you feel a compulsion to get real drunk, especially if you go to "Miletti's" or the "Nail" where you can get mixed drinks over the bar. Ben Murphy (Regma, Sadkatehewan)-Never affected me at all. We stopped in Salt Lake and my buddy and I bought a bottle of Vodka and a bottle of J & B Scotch. We have a condominium and we have been too tired to go out to eat so aU we have been doing is eating and drinking at .home. ' Pat Herrington (Calgary, Alberta )-NOT at all. If you want anything to drink, you just buy it at the liquor store. The laws were posted in our condominium con-dominium so we knew what to expect when we went out to eat so we didn't have any problem. Arnold Foote (Minneapolis, Minn)-They have bothered me a little bit. I'm from Minnesota which is pretty wide open concerning alcohol, whereas Utah is more like Vermont. I've been inconvenienced in-convenienced at times but I knew about the laws before I came so it hasn't affected my stay here in Park City too much. "y Romey Mumby (Palas Verdes, CattM- We were aware of the laws before we came so we haven't been inconvenienced in the Mrs. Black ( Berden County, NJ)-We knew about the laws ahead of time so we brought our own liquor with us. It really had no effect on our thinking or planning for Don Dean (Glendale, CA)-We were prepared by some friends who had been out here recently so we brought our own liquor in anticipation of the umrcuiues we migni run Michael Dewart (San nere last year so we were keep track of what day is no problem. It's ybSr!st4e,tiot jnyistatef &G& want to be old fashioned about it and not sell any liquor on Sunday, it's your prerogative. 1974, Utah's manufacturing employment increased by an average of 2.8 percent and the nation's by 1.3 percent. However, because of the recession, in 1975 manufacturing employment declined by 3.3 percent in Utah and by 8.4 percent in the nation. Mining A, Mining employment in Utah and the nation hag decreased slightly since 1960. Employment in metal mining changed little from i960 to 1971, but dropped significantly in 1972. Coal mining jobs declined from-2,500 from-2,500 in 1960 to 1,200 in 1968, stablized from 1968 to 1972, they began an uptrend in 1973 because of the energy crisis. Demand for Utah coal continued con-tinued high through 1975. Employment in other mining and quarrying decreased gradually from i960 to 1971, but increased sizeably from 1972 to 1974 because of renewed oil exploration. However, in 1975, oil drilling and exploration were severly curtailed because of the termination of the oil depletion allowance. Also mining workers were affected af-fected by layoffs at Ken-necott. Ken-necott. As a result, mining jobs as a whole fell by 1 4 percent during 1975. Construction ' Employment in Utah'i construction industry declined by 300 from i960 to 1970. However, this industry grew by an estimated 7 500 jobs between 1970 and 1073 Most of this gain was related to increased building. In 1974 and 1975, employment in thif industry decreased as a result of the recession, a tight our vacation: lnu). Diego, CA)- We were aware of tne laws, if you iarki rJan ahead! there money market, and a relatively large inventory of new houses. Nonresidential construction, however, especially on large industrial projects and buildings, remained at a relatively high level. As a result, construction con-struction employment fell by only 4.6 percent from 1974 to 1975. Transportation and Public Utilities ; r Employment in Utah's transportation, communications, communi-cations, and public utilities industry has grown by an average of 1.2 percent a year since 1960. This rate is slightly above the national rate. In recent years, advances ad-vances in the transportation industry have been small because of sizeable job reductions in trucking and to a lesser extent, in railroads. Higher gasoline prices, cutbacks in oil haulage, and decreased in sales of automobiles have produced a significant decrease in motor freighting. Employment in communications and public utilities has continued to grow at a healthy rate. Wholesale an Retail Trade Trade employment increased in-creased by only 1.9 percent from 1974 to 1975, much below the 4.0 yearly rate of increase from 1960 to 1974. Decreased consumer demand because of inflation, high eunem-ployment, eunem-ployment, and advancing gasoline prices caused establishments such as resort areas, gasoline stations, and auto dealers, to cut back their employment. Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate Expansion in the fiance, insurance and real estate Bm Murphy Arnold Foot Mro. Gaek industry has been closely associated with expansion in the construction industry and with the general economic well-being of the State. The growth rate in this industry was 2.9 percent a year from 1960 to 1970, 7.5 percent from 1970 to 1974, and 1.0 percent in 197. Services . Employment in the services ser-vices industry has characteristically charac-teristically advanced at a steady pace, in spite of an overall slowdown in the economy. From 1960 to 1974, employment in this industry grew by 5.8 percent yearly. In 1975, Utah's services employment em-ployment grew by 4.2 percent, per-cent, marked by job increases in-creases . in private educational institutions and medical facilities. Government Since I960, 48,200 new jobs have been added to Utah's government payrolls, a net increase of 4.0 percent a year (about the same as the national rate). From 1960 to 1967, Federal, State, and local government employment in Utah expanded rapidly, at average annual rates of 6.7, 9.0, and 5.4 percent, respectively. Since 1967, however, Federal employment em-ployment has been declining and State and local employment em-ployment have been growing at slower, more normal rates. In 1975, the number of people employed in government rose by a margin of 2.2 percent over the year. Advances in State and local government jobs have been influenced by the growing population base and the allocation of Federal funds to local areas. n it Heart Fund Drive This Is the week for the Utah Heart Fund Drive, Feb. 23 through the 29th. The Women's Athenaeum is sponsoring this project in Park City. ' , The district captains are Bee Kummer, Leona Martinez, Violet Terry, Ella Sorensen, Kathy Hansen, Shirley Street, Edna Fischer, Lorence Aubrey, Donna Deardan, Audrey Stevens, Linda Simmons, Mary Lou Toly, Ann Haralson, Roslyn Grose, and Emily Wilde. Adjustmont Mombcr Park City is in need of a Board of Adjustment member. If interested, call the City Planner at 649-9321 or write P.O. Box "P' AA Moots ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS MEETS MON-DAY MON-DAY EVE. AT 8 P.M. AT THE MEMORIAL BLDG. FOR INFORMATION CALL 649-9848 Ladios Luncheon , Just a reminder to keep May 1 open so you can ' attend the annual Park City's Ladies Luncheon attheC'estBon. Subdivision r (continued from page one) isSj n 4jr "Pji RetRor He also reflected, "It's getting to the point where Salt Lake Savings and Loan will .lend money up here." Perhaps Golf Becker was also present at the meeting and he revealed that Ramshire has optioned the Holiday Ranch golf course property to the Smiths. The decision on whether or not to develop the golf course will hinge on subdivision lot sales, Becker said. "If they're duds, we'll backpedal." Sewer and Road Becker also noted that Park Meadows will complete the loop road servicing the Holiday Ranch area occupied by the subdivision. Ramshire will not release the land to Park Meadows unless specified sections of the road 0 acti medical dkecti'-apo. ' - Give Heart Fund : v " -, ' American Heart Associations . , , mttttx a Vic Avert are completed or a bond has been posted for its completion, com-pletion, Becker said. Johnson assured the planning commission that the subdivision had received "conceptual approval" from the Snyderville Basin Sewer District. He said "16 or 17" of the lots would require sewage to be pumped to the Park City sewage treatment plant. However, the necessity for pumping will be negated ' when the Snyderville sewer district becomes operational. . ; , Approval , After requiring that the cul-de-sacs entrances be widened to 18 feet,, the. planning commission voted preliminary approval for Park Meadows. "We 're ready to stand up and try to put in an outstanding out-standing subdivision," Ayers said in parting. - ' |