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Show N J 3322 SO. Sri EAST STREET LJ I JHr lljXI ;1afV-- fagk Pity Volume One y- v Wednesday, June 9, 1976 US Postage Paid Park City, Utah 84060 Number Thirty-Eight ml II Kr.rp X v k . Si-, i i? ' 4 i TL-(3 tT "- "N- 1'" ? X4W a ' ..'E - T" X' i. 0 V . 4 ; L J 1 i I I- pi A proposed $1.1 million Ixmd issue to finance the construction of a regional sewage treatment plant was rejected by surprisingly wide margin Tuesday. ;' An unexpected heavy voter turnout sent the sewer bond down the drain by a 2 to 182 count. ; The bond issue, which would have created the Snyderville Basin Sewer Improvement District and its $4.4 million sewer system, was defeated despite backing by the Park City Council, the Chamber of Commerce and both city newspapers. , Upon learning the election's elec-tion's outcome, the city council called an emergency, meeting for Wednesday morning to discuss the city's Decker Denied Neminata "Park City was sold out by county Republicans," commented com-mented former Park City Mayor John Price as he left the party's county convention held in Coalville, Tuesday night. Price's statement referred to the convention decision to pass over Bruce Decker, Park City's overwhelming choice as the town's Republican candidate for county commissioner. Tradition Broken Traditionally, by jrieans of a gentlemen's agreement, the three Summit County Com-' missioners are - alternately selected from the Park City area, Kamas, and Coalville. This year was to be Park City's turn for, a two year commissioner's position, or so thought ' 96 local Republicans who showed up at the town's mass meeting held Monday, May 17. The record breaking turnout tur-nout elected 7 delegates who would represent them at Tuesday night's county con vention. , When the votes were tallied Park City Republicans had elected five delegates committed com-mitted to City Recorder-Treasurer Recorder-Treasurer Decker. The two remaining delegates pledged their support to Bill Wallin. County Vote , The five P.C. delegates, Tom Ligare, Max Jarman, Patty Miller, and Nancy Mc-Comb, Mc-Comb, who cast their votes as promised for Decker were no match for Bill Wallin of Snyderville who, received the backing of county cpm-missioner cpm-missioner Mel Flinders along with many of the Coalville and Kamas delegates. The initial reaction of the many local Republicans who participated in Park City's mass meeting with the belief that the county convention would abide by their choice appears to be an overwhelming over-whelming disillusionment with the Summit County political system. continued on page 2 alternatives to the regional plant. ; Immediate ramifications of the election were not clear although some proponets "of the bond sale said a building moratorium was a likely prospect. Many observers said the defeat was attributable to a feeling on the part of Park City residents that they would be financing the development of the: Snyderville area and that the city should expand its existing treatment plant. This coupled with an 11th hour switch from revenue to general - obligation bonds could account for the three-to-two- ratio against the proposal. ( , ' t The uncertainty of what the city can now do to upgrade its substandard plant was one of the major reasons backers of the bond issue felt it had to be passed.! , . It. is not yet known if the sewer board will try ti ressurect the district and' what legal obligations the city now has to the regional concept. Approximately $175,000 of Environmental Protection Agency funds has already been spent by the district. The EPA was to have financed $3.3 million (75 percent) of the proposed regional system. If Park City extricates itself from the district and funds can be found, improvement im-provement of existing sewer lines to remedy a water infiltration in-filtration problem could buy some time for the city while ' it strives to expand its plant which operated above capacity at certain times of the year. The reaction of the State Board of Health and the EPA could be of pivotal importance im-portance in dictating what course of action is chosen by the city. WEATHER The forecast for Thursday thru Monday calls for mostly dry weather with highs In the upper 70's and low 80's and lows In the 40-50 range. AS6U7THE COVER Park City's 1st Annual Jazz Festival mat with mixed reactions. (See " Letters Let-ters to the Editor" and story on page 3.) Photo by Quicksilver EMERGENT NUMRS Police. . . . . . . 649-9561 Marshall. . . . . . . '. . '. , .,. . 649-9361 1 Fire i . :.v ... '(: 649921. ts '4 Ambulance ' "TMirttoni' concerning Watrr"W. fl9. tracts, ttc, plMStcaH: City Hall. . . ... . vi .... . . ... ..649-9321 City Recorder ............ V . 649-9321 City Manager ; and Building Inspector . . . . . 649-8474 City Justice of Peace. ..... 649-9321 (Above are open Monday thru Friday . -from 8 a.m. till 4 p.m.) After normal office hours Mayor Leon Uriarte 354 Main Street 649-9396 Councilwoman Eleanor Bennett 91 1 Empire Ave. 649-8028 Councilman Steve Dering 16 Homestake Condos. 649-9786 Councilman Jack Green 421 Park Ave 649-9695 Councilman Richard Martinez 187 Daly Ave. .649-9636 Councilman Jan Wilking 328 Marsac Ave. 649-9866 emeEMRS Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 9to4 INSIDE CITY GOVERNMENT SKI NEWS SCHOOL NEWS LOCAL SPORTS EDITORIAL COMMENT REAL ESTATE CLASSIFIEDS PUBLIC NOTICES TELEVISION LISTINGS HOW ABOUT IT? IT'S STILL OUT THERE ROLAND'S ROUNDUP STAR GAPER PUZZLE PARK CITY FLICKS |