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Show Page 2 Letters T0 the Editor Hits Tax Vote OPEN LETTER My dismay at the outcome of this week's no-fare transportation tran-sportation election changed to disgust when I thought back on the months of work that it took to put the bus system into operation, the weeks of reminding and cad-joling cad-joling various businesses to pay their share of the cost, and the days of intense lobbying lob-bying done at the legislature to get the mass transportation transpor-tation bill for cities passes. We worked hard for a long time on a project demanded by the businesses in Park City which seemed beneficial to the economic well being of the residents as well, but where are those hundred businessmen who signed the petition asking for a bus system? Where are those poor beleaguered retailers who cry that the city has a responsibility to do something for them? Wash down the street! Clean up downtown! Put the lights back on Main Street! Well, PHOOEY! Once again the true nature and dedication of Park City's merchants is revealed; you want to make great profits; 'Reactionary' Speech Dear Editor: I am saddened that the occasion oc-casion of a High School dedication was senselessly marred by the remarks of a politician using an innocent podium as his own version of an economic rameuniptum (look that up in your Book of Mormon!). Mr. Clyde did not bother to address even a general student body, offending instead in-stead the sensibilities of a rather captive adult audience. audien-ce. Such reactionary narrowmindedness may well have been more effective at . the graduation ceremonies," wJhere v" the ' realities : of economics are less understood under-stood by our more impressionable im-pressionable youth. They are just entering a milieu of usury and greed that will soon have them in debt up to their dreams. It is this same milieu that uses FREE ENTERPRISE EN-TERPRISE as their excuse for theft of the most insidious kind-a brand of graft that reduces the concept of brotherhood to cliche and bankrupts our society of more important ideals than the hot air balloon of personal per-sonal accumulation of wealth. We are daily robbed, at the gunpoint of a credit statement, of such freedoms as the ability to live without the dementia of material possession. One is coerced into debt to be allowed the privilege of entering further fur-ther into the morass of "in-hock" "in-hock" materialism. Furthermore, the paper tiger this person flushed from the political underbrush under-brush was such a cheap, easy shot to take, given the already unfortunate tenor of politicization in Utah. Such men see Red under every rock, behind every tree and Socialism becomes the common cause of drought and flood. Indeed, the only version such reactionaries have ever evinced is their own peculiar brand of tunnel vision. Mr. Clyde was so obviously ob-viously condescending in his address as to presume to say that which he figured the audience, not wanted, but Editor. Steve Dering Business Manager.. ...Jan Wiiking Office Manager. . Janet Gilchrist Graphics. Mary Van Siclen Advertising Sales. Jan Peters Contributing Photographers. . Nick Nass, Pat McDowell, Scott Nelson, Craig Reece Publishers: Jan Wiiking and Steve Dering Pictures, news and advertising may be submitted prior to Wednesday publication at our office, 419 Main Street, Park City, Utah 84060, by mail, Box 738, or by calling 649-9592. Publication material must be received by Monday afternoon for Wednesday publication. HESZ you want the city to spend its time and money creating a superb business atmosphere for you to enjoy; you take offense of-fense when we suggest you do something for yourselves and demand cooperation and money if you get the unfamiliar un-familiar urge to lift a finger. But who showed up again this year for Park City's community clean-up day? The same people who showed up last year and the year before - Wayne Matthews, Mat-thews, Randy Thompson, Bill Shorter and the city' crew, that's all folks! What great community spirit. And then the next week fifty phone calls "Why didn't you pick up my junk? -1 piled it in the yard!" The city is currently working on a revitalization of the South end of town -capital improvements, landscaping, lan-dscaping, maybe a redevelopment agency, but I have to sit back now and ask just what the hell we're knocking ourselves out for? I hope you all have a great time gazing at the clouds today, 'cause tomorrow you'll be hip deep in expletive ex-pletive deleted. Bruce Decker needed to hear and was so apparently petty to use a platform for his own out-of-context politico-philosophical politico-philosophical aggrandizement. aggran-dizement. E.E. Cummings saw this very type of individual as far back as 1926 when he wrote: "next to of course god america i love you land of the pilgrims' and so forth of say can you see by the dawn's early my country 'tis of centuries come and go and are no more what of it ,we should worry . in every language even deaf and dumb .. . s thy sons acclaim your glorious name by gory by jingo by gee by gosh by gum why talk of beauty what could be more beautiful than those heroic happy dead who rushed like lambs to the roaring slaughter they did not stop to think they died instead then shall the voice of liberty be mute?" He spoke. And drank rapidly a glass of water. One final note-the distinguished Senator should perhaps re-read the Preamble Pream-ble to the Constitution to discover again why our government was set up and what it committed itself to provide to the people. Then let him label it also Socialistic. Michael Queen Rodeo Thanks We would like to thank all of those who gave of their time and talents and products to help make this a fun day for all who participated and all who came to spectate. Thank you. Ernie & Joanne Scow llJllMlfllM ICi 1 r sTorj - I jttrjl ) iff Carter Dreyf uss Bid Coleman lis . JiU4--a4fvs ?-- C- Marianne McKinney dgs. but the dogs are the ones that will get hurt. Ray Johnson Utah Foundation U tah State Employes Will Be Receiving 7.7 Raise As a result of a $6,350,000 appropriation made by the 1977 Legislature, state employees em-ployees in Utah will be receiving salary increases averaging 7.7 percent next a year. Increases for particular par-ticular individuals will range from as little as 2.5 percent for some higher-paid employees em-ployees to as much as 27 percent per-cent in a few isolated cases. These were some of the findings reported by Utah Foundation, the private tax research organization, in a study of 1977 state salary increases. in-creases. A new pay plan recently formulated by the state personnel per-sonnel office calls for across-the-board salary adjustments ts ranging from 2'2 percent to 4 percent. Lower paid workers (grades 1 through 10) will receive the 4 percent increase while higher-paid employees (grades 31 through 40) will receive a 2V2 percent pay hike. In addition tothese across-the-board salary adjustments for ' all employees, approximately ap-proximately 1,500 state employees em-ployees will receive selective selec-tive salary adjustments next year. These selective salary adjustments are based on a joint salary survey conducted conduc-ted last year by the State Personnel Division, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, and the University of Utah. Foundation analysts point out that these across-the- Garn Hits Lone Peak Senator Jake Garn (R-Ut) has expressed concern about watershed management in the Lone Peak area near Salt Lake City. In a letter to Assistant Agriculture Secretary M.R. Cutler, Garn said that, since the Forest Service has changed its position and now favors wilderness designation for Lone Peak, the Senator wants wan-ts an Agriculture Department Depar-tment appraisal of the watershed management question. "In the past, the Forest Service has opposed wilderness wilder-ness designation for Lone Peak because of a fear that acceptable watershed management would be difficult dif-ficult or impossible," said Senator Garn. "As a former Salt Lake City water commissioner, com-missioner, I have similar fears and I think the entire Utah Congressional delegation shares them. "It is clear to me that any development in most of the area is out of the question no matter what the official designation is. Therefore, so long as the watershed How About It ? Do yu ee sheepherders are within their rights in shooting and poisoning dogs? Carter Dreyf uss - No I think it is inhumane and irresponsible behavior and the guilty parties should be legally prosecuted. LaVordn Street - Not poisoning but if the dogs are filing their sheep they have the right to get rid ol uj !. Bill Coleman - They are definitely not within their rights to poison dogs but thev are within their rights to shoot a dog that is 'killing their sheep. As lew times that the sheep come this close to town, it is a temptation for dogs to satisfy their curiosity about the sheep and it would be better if people knew when the sheep were coming to town so people could watch their dogs closer. Jere Calmes - There is no reason for poisoning. I think sheepherders are within their rights to eliminate dogs within their flock. Marianne McKinney - In most cases no, but if the dog is on their property and killing their sheep they have a right to shoot it but not poison it. Ray Johnson - Well, I feel the dogs owners' are the ones who should be poisoned. I feel the sheepherders have a right to protect their property. How thev protect it is toueh. because the fault is with the owners, not the board and selective salary increases are in addition to the regular merit increases of 3Vz percent (5 percent for ; trade and craft employees) , which are given to most state employees each year. To qualify for this merit increase, in-crease, the employee must receive a satisfactory or better bet-ter rating by his superior. The first merit increase may be given after six months, the next six at one-year intervals, in-tervals, the next three at eighteen-month intervals, and the last two at two-year intervals. Utah law provides that Utah's pay plan must be adjusted ad-justed to reflect changes in the cost of living. Amend-nents Amend-nents made by the 1977 Legislature provide that this automatic adjustment be made only during even-numbered even-numbered years and then only "to the degree that funds will permit." Salary adjustments ad-justments in the odd-numbered odd-numbered years are to be more selective in order to "achieve reasonable comparability com-parability of classes of positions with like positions or occupation areas in private industry or other public employment to the degree that funds will permit." per-mit." The Foundation report observes ob-serves that "any salary comparision between public and private employees management functions are protected, there is no reason why it should not be designated as wilderness. However, I have not seen the kind of guarantees that would enable me to favor a wilderness designation. I would be less than responsible respon-sible to drop my opposition to wilderness status for Lone Peak on the strength public statements of or promises which could not be kept under pressure of legal action brought under Wilderness Act. "It is absolutely the lm- perative that the Lone Peak watershed be properly managed. I would not want the area designated as wilderness today and then have appropriate access to it precluded because of future court interpretations of the Wilderness Act." Senator Garn asked that the Assistant Secretary provide him with the Agriculture Department's understanding of the need for guarantees of access to Lone Peak and some idea of the form the guarantees might take. should take into consideration con-sideration differences in non-salary benefits, such as vacations, holidays, sick leave, insurance, retirement, etc." Based on such a comparison made in last year's joint salary survey, sur-vey, "it would appear that the state of Utah is somewhat more generous in paying non-salary fringe benefits to its employees than most other major public and private employers em-ployers in Utah." The study also revealed that public employees generally appear to receive greater non-salary non-salary fringe benefits than their counterparts in private industry. WOMEN'S CONSCIOUSNESS RAISING A Women's Consciousness-Raising Group will be starting soon for any interested women of any age in the Park City area. The group will begin Thursday, June 9 at 7 p.m. sharp in the lounge of the Memorial Building. The group will continue for 10 weeks. It is a closed group and thus no new people will be accepted after the first week. Cost will be $5. Call Marsha 8827 or 8347 or Maggie 8600 to sign up! ZONING REQUEST The City Council of Park City has been asked to meet concerning zoning the following property to an Estate and Residential Development configuration: Quarry Mountain Property and Treasure Hills Property. Quarry Mountain is to be zoned as follows: All property with a grade of 25 percent and over as well as that property with an elevation of 6,960 or more be zoned Estate; all other parts of the property are to be zoned Residential Development. Develop-ment. Treasure Hills is to be zoned as follows: The property is to be divided in half with the south half being zoned Residential Development on ground having less than 25 percent grade and estate on ground with greater than 25 percent grade. The north half of the property is to be zoned Estate in its entirety. The properties described above are now part of Park City Muncipal Corporation. The property owners have requested annexation. At the time of their request the City Council determined that annexation and zoning should be done concurrently. concur-rently. The matter of annexation does not require a public hearing so the hearing being asked for is with regard to zoning only. This proposal comes under the authority of the City Council listed at 10-9-2 of the Utah Code Annotated 1953 and the Park City Land Management Code, Chapter 1, Section 9. A meeting is scheduled for review of this proposal by the City Council and the interested public on the 16th of June 1977, at 8:00 p.m. at the Treasure Mountain Inn. llVt; V 1 - ft, CTniwiA:- LJIli LaVorda Street Jere Calmes BIBK The survey indicated that non-salary benefits provided by the state of Utah amounted amoun-ted to 37.3 percent of, ;ba&e! salary for, a, typical. $12000.., per year employee. This' percentage compares with an average of 34.7 percent for all public agencies surveyed sur-veyed and 28.1 percent in the case of private concerns. Not included in the above analysis of non-salary benefits are such more-or-less universal benefit programs as Federal Social Security, workmen's compensation, com-pensation, and unemployment unem-ployment insurance. Survey officials estimate that these programs add about 9.4 percent per-cent more to employer costs. in hi ii 1 1 i ii i Wednesday, June 8, 1977 i' '' POISON SYMPTOMS If any of the following symptoms appear in your dog or child, a strong possibility exists of poisoning. Poisoning of an animal is punishable by law and when it affects a human, a charge of manslaughter can be lodged. Contact Animal Control IMMEDIATELY if poison is suspected. Without notification and proof by evidence of substance, the people or persons responsible will go unpunished. ARSMC - Powder-bitter taste. Symptoms: Diarrhea, usually bloody; weakness, dehydration; vomiting, blood present normally; blood weeping through skin and mouth tissues. Progress: Slow, can take up to a week before death occurs. Recovery: Very good with minimum damage if treated medically at first signs. STRYCMNE: Liquid or powder. Symptoms: Anxiety and extreme panting; increased sensitivity sen-sitivity to touch and noise; muscle tremors; paralysis of respiratory muscles. Progress: Usually fast, depends on size of animal, lazy or active type by nature and dose of poison. Recovery: Possible if treatment is given at first fir-st sign. 1 oz. of 3 percent Hydrogen Peroxide will induce vomiting and reduce flow of poison into bloodstream possible long enough to get to medical help and an injection to reverse effects of poison. 1080 PLORO ACETATES: Liquid Insecticides. Symptoms: Nausea, vomiting; nervousness, running uncontrolled twitching, confused; Cardiac Car-diac Arrest or seizure. Progress: Very rapid. Recovery: Very little chance. However, 1 oz. of 3 percent Hydrogen Peroxide may help until medical help can be obtained. This information comes from the Poison Control Con-trol Center at the U of U in Salt Lake City. For more information call 581-2151 or 1-800-662-4225. Any suspected substances may be taken to the Utah Dept. of Agriculture on the Northwest corner cor-ner of the capitol grounds, or call Kent Francis at 533-4128 or 533-5421. FOURTH OF JULY Old-fashioned Fourth of July Celebration in Park City. Make plans for the weekend. It is desirous that every business, and organization enter a float in the parade Monday the 4th at 10?BOatm. P4easifcritac4 Florence Aubrey at 649-9889 of your intentions. COMMUNITY ED. The gourmet cooking class is now ready to begin. If you wish to participate in this class please contact Nan McPolin, 649-9417 before Tuesday the 14th. Other classes are in the making, also. GIRLS' RUGBY MEETING AH girls interested in playing girls' rugby please meet at the high school field at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 11. ZONING The City Council of Park City has been asked to meet concerning zoning the following property to a Residential Development - medium density configuration. Beginning at the east quarter corner of section 8 township 2 south range 4 east Salt Lake Base and Meridian, and running thence along a section sec-tion line north zero degrees 16 minutes 20 seconds secon-ds east 1406.07 feet thence south 68 degrees 41 minutes west 692.96 feet to the easterly right of way line of U 224 1044.48 feet to a point of a 523.69 foot radius curve to the left thence south westerly along said curve and easterly right of way line 218.17 feet thence south 89 degrees 57 minutes 02 seconds east 141.65 feet to the point of beginning containing 11.6822 acres. The property described above is not now a part of the City, but is part of an island of unincorporated unincor-porated property completely surrounded by the City. The property owners have requested annexation an-nexation and zoning of the property. The City Council has determined that annexation and zoning should be done simultaneously. This proposal comes under the authority of the City Council listed as 10-9-2 of the Utah Code annotated an-notated 1953 and the Park City Land Management Code, Chapter 1, Section 9. A meeting is scheduled for review of this proposal by the City Council and the interested public on the 7th of July 1977 at 8 p.m. at the Treasure Mountain Inn. H I fV;rCOUNTY ZONING .... The Summit County Planning Commission and Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing June 28, 1977, at the Summit County Courthouse in Coalville at 7:30 p.m. to consider the adoption of the proposed Master Land Use Plan, engineering specifications, Development Code and Zoning Plan. This hearing will replace the June 1 public hearing scheduled for consideration of the Master Land Use Plan only. |