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Show Page 2 THE Wednesday, February 9, 1977 y, Water, Water, From Where? How About It ? Public Jiottce 3 "'AN :- v fv t . . i I' ,' t-. . ss-f i 4 T.r p by Parker M. Nielson The Utah Enterprise Review I decided to apply some of the solutions that are currently curren-tly under consideration by the Utah legislature recently when my sewer overflowed, Since Salt Lake's sewer, the Great Salt Lake, is also overflowing, over-flowing, it seemed that I might take advantage of some legislative wisdon. Besides, I reasoned, I might just as well save the money usually spent on the Roto-Rooter. Roto-Rooter. The Jan. 5 Enterprise Review reports that the legislature is considering spending millions to excavate ex-cavate a pool in the bottom of the lake, thereby lowering its level. So I dug a basement, but it quickly filled and the water continued con-tinued to rise. My next bit of wisdom I gleaned from Senate Bill No. 98: breach the railroad causeway at a cost of $3-4 million and allow the waters to flow to the north, thus preserving the wild life habitat on the marshes of the south.Ergo, by breaching the wall between my rec room and bar, now submerged, sub-merged, and my kitchen, I could reduce the level. Alas, in two days my kitchen was ankle deep and the level at my wildlife habitatmy bar-had bar-had not dropped perceptibly. Next, the solution the Enterprise En-terprise Review says is being investigated: pump the water out of the lake to the parched expanses of the desert. With bowls and buckets I laboriously carried the water upstairs to my bathtub. My back became strained and my hands calloused but the water level in my basement dropped not at all, and with every flush of my "john" it rose higher. Won't the water flow back from the desert, as it did from my tub? And now, sitting knee deep in effluent at my typewriter, I am forced to wonder if the legislature is going wrong. Vail Pres. Resigns Post The National Richard L. Peterson, president of Vail Asociates, Inc., (OTC 7.875, 8.375) primary developers and operators of Vail, Colorado ski resort, last week tendered ten-dered his resignation to the company's board of directors, direc-tors, to become effective on a date to be mutually determined deter-mined between himself and the board. Peterson said he was resigning to seek new and challenging career opportunities oppor-tunities in related business fields. President of Vail Associates since November of 1970, Peterson said he regretted leaving his management team and staff, but felt that he had accomplished accom-plished the tasks set before him when he joined the company. com-pany. Harry W. Bass, Jr. majority stockholder in Vail Associates through the Sep- Tom f.nJn Gocnin esrs smMTFtiOH 1 me easT coust, ) Has some ultimate truth escaped them? As I made use of my neighbor's private facilities to avoid further compounding my dilemma, it dawned on me. In a closed basin such as Great Salt Lake, and assuredly with my sewer stopped, my basement has become a closed basin, all water introduced at the top of the system eventually ends up at the bottom. It simply has no place else to go. The lake is the basement for surface and subsurface water alike. Could it be, do you suppose, sup-pose, that the sponsors of these solutions have failed to consider where the water comes from? The equivalent of my "john" in the Great Salt Lake drainage is the trans-mountain trans-mountain diversions from the Uintah Basin. According , to the Bureau of Reclamation approximately 100,000 acre feet of water per year is now being transported transpor-ted from the Green River drainage where it could flow out to the ocean, to the Bonneville Bon-neville Basin, where it must flow to the Great Salt Lake. The Central Utah Project will add approximately 135,000 acre feet per year on its completion. Drink it, water your grass with it, bathe in it, no matter: it all ends up at the bottom of the basin, less whatever amount evaporates or is expirated by plants and animals. Just as flushing my toilet was the key to the flood in the basement, the trans-mountain trans-mountain diversion of CUP may be the key to the rise of the Great Salt Lake. The hydrology of the trans-mountain trans-mountain diversions may also be the ultimate limiting factor in the development of the Wasatch Front. Despaired, but somewhat enlightened, I called the Roto-Rooter. t)U Enterprise tember purchase by his Dallas, Texas-based Oil and Gas Co. of 400,000 shares of Vail Associates common stock, expressed his regret at Peterson's decision to resign. "Since becoming president in 1970, Peterson has greatly enhanced the financial and organizational strength of this company, as well as effecting major improvements im-provements in the quality of the Vail product," Bass said. Peterson said he had been asked, and had agreed to continue as president until a successor has been named. He said he had also agreed to assist his successor in assuring a smooth transition of management responsibilities. respon-sibilities. The Vail executive said he would continue to live in Vail with his wife and son for the forespeahle future. - ,. " s 4 Sandy Erlckson Allen Titensor . 1 :2s Mark Whittaker Bob Theobald Chamber Made When I became associated with the Park City Chamber of Commerce two years ago, we were trying to operate the Chamber with all businessmen in the various positions. During that year I was very discouraged as I am sure alot of other board members were in trying to get things accomplished. To me it was apparent from the outset that the Chamber of Commerce needed someone in the capacity of an Executive Secretary or Manager on a fulltime basis in order to follow through on Board directives and various problems that the Chamber was working on. It is im- possible for a businessman to operate his business and also manage the Chamber in the most effective manner for all concerned. Invariably when these things happen, the Chamber is the one that suffers. In 1976, the Chamber hired a fulltime Manager and in view of this I thought we made tremendous strides not only in unifying the Chamber as a whole but in gaining confidence from both the Merchants and citizenry of this Community. Another step taken in 1976 that I feel will be instrumental instrumen-tal in a better Chamber of Commerce was initiating some rules and regulations regarding the Board of Directors. This being the retirement of one-third of the iiaiiuuai icgiMauun Tt.:.i i : i : I troduced to decriminalize the possession of small i quantities of marijuana. How do you feel about this issue? Sandy Erickson - decriminalized. Kathy Shoulders -1 think it's a great idea. Allen Titensor -1 think it's a good idea. It keeps a' lot of young people from having criminal records before they are old enough to know what they are doing. Tom Sullivan - I'm undecided about it. If its to be used as dope I'm against it, but if it's to be used for medicinal purposes I'm for it. Bob Theobald -1 think it would be a terrible blow to the economic status of the underworld if you could buy legally or at less risk. Bruce Decker - When marijuana becomes lawfull, only the lawfull will have marijuana. If you find out what that means, call me. Mark Whittaker - I think that if there was a way to guarantee that people would stay home when they use it, maybe. But there's no guarantee guaran-tee of that. Also, if the person using it was the onlv one affected, fine, but everyone else is also affected arid I feel that rights- Tom Hansen -1 don't marvelous. A Letter From The President Board members each year. This step will give us fresh people with new ideas plus a more efficient method of unity in the Chamber. One of the opportunities I think we will have in the year 1977 will be to further develop a still better working relationship with the Board members, the Merchants, and all individuals in-dividuals in the community.. I think the new members' elected to the Board are very qualified businessmen and should add tremendous strength to the Chamber, I plan to and the Chamber as a whole should be more involved in the various State and Local Government, issues which involve our, community and surrounding areas. I feel we should take a strong and definite stand on the issues involving the Utah Transit Authority, more specifically, providing and extending the existing bus system along the Wasatch Front to include the Park; City area. This, of course, necessitates the increasing of the present sales tax by onefourth percent. To me, this is a very important and ' vital step in helping to solidify the economy of our area. Not only would this provide transportation for skiers, tourists, etc., but it would also provide transportation transpor-tation to and from the Wasatch Front for all citizenry. In summation, let me i nas icceiiiiy uvea 111- I think it should be is infringing on others' use it, but I think it is again state what I feel is the most important segment of the continued success of the Park City Chamber of Commerce. It cannot and will not run successfully without an executive secretary on a fulltime basis without a strong person in this capacity. Naturally, this takes more dollars, but I do not know where we could spend dollars better than in, this area. However, in order to accomplish this, we need support of every merchant mer-chant and every citizen to. stand' behind the Chamber! thrniich membership drivesl o r - fields. The Chamber . is! working on in order to ac-! complish the goals the Chamber has set for 1977. I fully realize that 1977 has started through the lack of snow very slowly. I feel very proud of the Merchants in this community in the way they have worked together to overcome the lack of business and hardships this has created. WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT SUP-PORT THROUGH MEMBERSHIP MEM-BERSHIP AND BY TAKING AN ACTIVE PART IN THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. Respectively. r.A. Wilde President-Park City Chamber of Commerce itm "i Y ' ' si r i Kathy Shoulders Tom Hansen Bruce Decker Tom Sullivan Tires Taken From Auto Dealer The Park City Police Department reported that $291 in property was stolen from Mawhinney Motors on Park Avenue late Saturday or early Sunday. After gaining entrance by breaking a side window, burglars took five steel-belted steel-belted radial tires, three oil filter, two cases of oil and a gallon of antifreeze. Burglars also broke into the Motherlode bar and restaurant on Main Street early Sunday. According to police, they attempted to break into a safe but were unsuccessful and did not get any cash. Other thefts included two pairs of skis and a pair of bindings taken from a car parked behind the Claim-jumper Claim-jumper Hotel Sunday, a 1974 Yamaha motorcycle stolen from in front of an upper Park Avenue residence and a pair of skis and bindings taken from the locker room at the Resort on Wednesday. First Phase Of Pros. Park Approved Continued From Page 1 "peak" demand which is based on simultaneous maximum usage by every user, including fire fighters and irrigators, and with no additional water sources coming on line. "I feel we're taking a very conservative approach," Johnson said. Following the discussions with Perrine and Johnson, the council voted unanimously to approve the first phase of Prospector Park. ( TV WOULD YOU LIKE TO CONTINUE ENJOYING EN-JOYING THE UINTA MOUNTAINS? A task force is being formed in Park City to help affect the direction of this as yet relatively untouched area. Special interests are already .lining up-Iet's get in the action. Slides, speakers, information. Dick Carter-Utah Rep. for The Wilderness Society and Kim Crumbo, Sierra Club will be there. Feb. 9, 1976. 7:00 p.m. at the Memorial Building. PLEASE ATTEND. ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES CONFERENCE February 15-17 at the University of Utah Union Building. Schedule of Events: Tuesday, Feb. 15, 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. Room 323 "The Economic Limitations or Trade-offs Associated with Environmental En-vironmental Concerns. 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Room 323 "The Problems of Boom Towns and New Communityu Development-Growth vs. No-Growth" 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. "The Den" "The State's Role in Energy Development on Federal Land" 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. "The Den" "Transportation" Wednesday, Feb. 16. Scedule of events: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. "The Den" "Earthquakes" 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. "The Den" "The Role of Local Government in Development and Decisions about Development" 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. "The Den" "Severance Taxes" Thursday, Feb. 17. Schedule of events : 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Room 323 "Air Degradation and the State's Role in Controlling it Where it is Already Severe" 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Room 323 "Recycling" 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Room 323 "Water Allocation in Utah" 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Room 323 "Air Degradation and the State's Role in Controlling it Where the Question is Whether to Expand Development or Control Pollution 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. University of Utah Student Union Building Dinner for Seminar Speakers and Utah State Legislators 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Keynote Speech-the Honorable Scott Matheson, Governor of the State of Utah. For further information call Dorrie Spurlock. Days : 649-8899 ; Evenings : 649-9070. COMMUNITY EDUCATION CLASSES Community Education classes in shop, sewing and pottery to begin Feb. 22, 23, and 24. If interested in-terested please contact Nan McPolic at 649-9417 any morning before 10 a.m. or after 8:30 p.m. or call 649-9671. HEART FUND How important is your heart to you? Think about this. The Utah Heart Fund Drive will be held in Park City between Feb. 28 and Mar. 6. The annual Heart Fund Fashion Show will be held the evening of Mar. 31. Keep these dates in mind. RECREATION NOTES Anyone interested in competing in a basketball one-on-one tournament please call Bruce at 649-9461. 649-9461. There will be an over 6 feet and under 6 feet bracket. Women's basketball will be starting Tues. Feb. 8th at 5:00 p.m. Any women interested in learning lear-ning about basketball are welcome. It's a good way to have fun and keep those extra pounds away. Modern Dance class for elementary grades on Monday after school from 4:00 to 5:30. Two dollars per session. Classes to be held at the Memorial Building. I 'ED VT SI w Editor Steve Dering Feature Writer Hank Louis Business Manager Jan Wilking Office Manager... 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