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Show Wednesday, July 21; 1976 Getting Stedl More njqying It Loss ' , State Highway worktrs swmp Park Ave. Crack! There goes another one. Road maintenance recently conducted on Highway 224 by the State Highway Department Depart-ment has proved to be a real pain in the glass for a multitude of Park City drivers. To the delight of auto glass companys and the dismay of local insurance agents, the gravel-shattered car windshield wind-shield is anything but an endangered. species in Park City. Estimates as to the number of windshields which have succumbed to the flying rocks since last Wednesday start at forty and countune upward. State Farm Insurance agent Tom Ligare reported 15 windshield claims as of Etadaytotaling an6tiraated KfiWT.ILigace saidiheihtendsi to pay the claims and then submit the bills to the state for reimbursement. Farmers Insurance agenl Harold Moss also said he intends to send his 16 claims to the state. Daryl Shumway, a State Farm agent in Heber, reports five claims. '"There's no excuse for it," Shumway said. He asserted the state has a "moral obligation" to provide "surveillance" of roaS maintenance just as they would for any other road hazard and added that he, too, would seek payment from the state. Park City resident Lowell Brown told the Newspaper he has compiled a list of 24 persons who have had their glass busted. Five of these, he ' 'said ?havfc"iflrt '"two" Wind "shirfd8 -fidin ibad ca radiator punctured. Brown reported he con tacted the . State Highway Department and was told that normal procedures were used during the Highway 224 maintenance. This includes the posting of 25-mile-an-hour speed limit signs and the use . of pilot cars. Brown said he also contacted con-tacted Salt Lake Tribune city desk reporter Charles Seldin, who, after talking to highway officials, suggested & "letter to the editor" as the proper recourse. Still seeking an avenue o redress, Brown recommended recom-mended that those presons with broken windshields write to : Lorin Stevenson. Safety Director, Utah High way Department, Room 509, State Offiee Bid) Salt Lake City, UtaM, 84114. iii.iiid ites Police If you have ever tried to call the Park City Police Department only to be confused as to which telephone number to dial you will be relieved to know that City Councilwoman Eleanor Bennett has been working to clarify the situation. . Bennett brought the matter to the attention of the city council at their Thursday night meeting as she described an emergency situation that recently developed over the am biguous telephone listing. While attending an evening meeting at the city hall offices of-fices last week, the council woman said she noticed by the blinking light on the telephone that someone was calling the police number listed a 649-9361. When the phone continued to ring Bennett picked it up to inform the caller they could get in contact with the police after regular office hours by calling the Coalville dispatcher at 649-9561. , Bennett said, she founc herself talking with a "very distressed young lady" who was urgently trying to reach a police officer but was having no success. Although she was able to be of assistance in this particular par-ticular instance Bennett said for future reference she hoped the news media could do something to inform the public of the right numbers to ' call at different times of the day. While The Newspaper has always listed the emergency numbers on the front page of its publication it does not delineate as to how and when these numbers apply. Therefore, in an effort to avoid any possible confusion The Newspaper assured Councilwoman Bennett that henceforth it will list the Park City Police Station number as 649-9361 and the police dispatcher's number as 649-9561. 649-9561. When Bennett was asked the cause of the woman's distress the councilwoman said she had learned "her husband or boyfriend was beating on her!" . , Since Park City's police officers spend most of their time on patrol the dispatcher is the most expedient method of getting in touch with them. 4tk Page3 flT'S ALL HAPPEE FRIDAY mmi Traffic Receives Council Approval , Park City will undergo a $6,000 traffic study this summer and winter. - - Although the study, which will be conducted by the Wayne T. Van Wagoner Company, carries a price tag of $6,000, the city is hopeful of receiving a $4,500 Pedestrian and Traffic Safety grant the from the Utah State High way Department. Also, it is anticipated that approximately $1,000 of the cost will be borne by the city in the form of in-kind work performed by the Park City Police Department and City Planner Van Martin. The police will conduct speed check surveys and traffic counts while Martin will gather existing traffic information. in-formation. . The study is expected to accomplish three major tasks; compile an inventory of all streets, analyze the existing traffic situation and, provide a design for accomodating ac-comodating present and future traffic needs. Inventory Included in the streets inventory will be mapping of both actual streets and platted streets, determining of right of way widths and pavement widths, notation of traffic control devices in effect and a. list of ordinances pertaining to pedestrian and vehicular traffic. : V Also to be studied are average and peak traffic volumes, peak and nonpeak travel speeds and delays, the location and cause of accidents, ac-cidents, -proposed ; improvements im-provements to existirig Street, streets td" be developed and an evaluation of critical congestion areas. Analysis The analysis portion of the study will determine the existing capacity of key intersections in-tersections and streets, determine the routes and streets most important to smooth traffic flow and isolate stress points in the existing and proposed traffic flow system. The analysis will also concern Itself with the effects of alternative modes of travel, such as buses and walkways, various traffic controls and alternative routes for entering and exiting Park City. Design The study is also intended to produce a circulation plan for existing and future traffic flow. In addition, it is expected to provide recommendations for alternative modes of transportation, tran-sportation, develop a comprehensive com-prehensive list of traffic generation characterises inherent to various types of land development and formulate for-mulate a list of traffic indicators in-dicators to help establish the time at which street " im provements are needed. o SUNDAY BRUNCH o served from 11 a.m.-2:30p.m. CHOICE OF JUICES: CALL FOR RESERVATIONS: 649-6660 or 649-961 3 1064 Park Ave. SALAD BAR: CHOICE OF ENTREES- CLOSED ON TUESDAY AND SUNDAY EVENING ($1.00 DISCOUNT FOR , LOCAL HtolUtiN I o) DESSERT: BEVERAGE: FAT t 1. i i.r oMENUo Orange, grapefruit, tomato, apple and grape. Assorted rolls; blueberry, sweet rolls and homemade Assorted cheese plate, butter and preserves-Fresh preserves-Fresh fruit salad assorted fresh melons in port wine ; Eggs Benedict Crab Meat Omelet; "Quiche Lorraine" - Homemade Pastry Swiss coffee or Capuchino m PRICE PER PERSON: $5.75 (Children's Portions available) i c July 23, 7:30 p.m. at the Silver King Lodge Facilities donated by Bcb Wcls and Means. n rain)!n) k I' - FREE MUSIC-A FREE FLOWING TAP A MULTITUDE OF DOOR PRIZES : pirspn GRAND DOOR PRIZE a Mid-Wook Season Ski Pass will bo givon away complimonts off thb Park City Ski Corp. DOOR PRIZES PROVIDED BY THE FOLLOWING MERCHANTS WILL ALSO V BE GIVEN AWAY: BLOOM'S SUM'S CHEVRON THE CLAIM JUMPER CLIFF'S SERVIC STATION DOLLY'S EATING ESTABLISHMENT LINDA'S SALON D'ART MAIN FURNITURE MAWHINNEY MOTORS THE RITZ ' MINER'S DELIGHT RED BANJO , STREET'S CONOCO THE LEATHER WORKS SPAGHETTERI MAIN ST. PHOTOGRAPHER TREASURE MT. INN MOUNTAIN FISHERY WOOD 'N STUFF BEER nONATED BY- THE ALAMO CORNER STORE THE CLUB O'BRIEN'S UTAH COAL & LUMBER SIRLOIN SALOON CASH DONATIONS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM: MOTHER LODE I SKI TOPPERS SIRLOIN SALOON WOLFE'S DURDY ANNIE'S MEYER GALLERY SHENANIGANS WOODHAUS THE WINERY SILVER SHEARS SCOTT NELSON PHOTO THE SHIRT SHOP THE GAZEBO PINKHAUS TIMBER HAUS ' DASGASTHAUS -STEIN ERIKSEN'S THEDOWNUNDER - SNACKS DONATED BY: MT. AIR MARKET DAY'S MARKET CHATEAU APREb FAMILY JEWELS SILVER KING BANK GUMP & A YKRS SMITTY AT THF F E. " TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR ADVANCE SALES AT GUMP & AYERS OFFICE (IN THE SILVER KING BANK) AND THE NEWSPAPER OFFICE (419 main street) HAVE A GOOD TIME WHILE DOING A GOOD DEED. SEE YOU THESES (ALL PROCEEDS WILL BE USED TO HELP DEFER BOB NELSON'S MEDICAL EXPENSES) ' |