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Show Page 8 Wednesday, October 26, 1977 Candidates Speak On Variety Of Issues Continued From Page 1 million-gallon reservoir to be constructed construc-ted at the mouth of the Judge Tunnel will double the city"s storage capacity, he said. . ' Martinez concluded his letter by stating: "There is water in them thar hills' and I think I am the best candidate to get it out and into your watertap." Alvarez "I'm not sure we want to grow into bigness and betterness," Matt Alvarez, owner of the Timberhaus sports shop told the audience. Alvarez said he wanted Park City to be a "tourist oriented town." Calling for "orderly progress," he said, "I will work for the people of this community who are. here now, not the people who will be here in the future." In an apparent reference to the Skaggs store proposed for the Holiday Village shopping center, Alvarez advocated attracting at-tracting businesses whose owjiers will live in Park City, saying "large operations and duplication of services" are not necessary. Citing the benefits of living in Park City - the services available, the environment en-vironment and the proximity to Salt Lake City - the candidate said he wanted to see a method for controlling growth established. Lehmer Former city councilwoman and former city attorney Mary Lehmer, who was described by moderator Bennett as "quite controversial," berated elected officials who "do not listen to the voice of the people." She referred to a survey conducted several years ago by the Washington-based Washington-based National Training and Development Develop-ment Service which pointed to six areas of concern as expressed by Park City residents. Committees were formed to discuss the areas of concern, each headed by a council member, but Lehmer said her schools committee was the only one that ever convened a meeting. "The people shouldn't feel our officials are not responsible," the candidate said, stating her opposition to the Norfolk Avenue subdivision which she said was not supported by the majority of the con,-, - carried residents but which was endorsed, by the City Council.' 'f ; Lehmer also attacked wasteful spending spen-ding of city funds. Again she reached back to the NTDS study and told how the city had paid the air fare to Park City for an NTDS official several months after the study had been completed so that he could see that the city "took no action" on the recommendations made by that group. She also hit the city's administrative payroll. The former councilwoman said the cost of running City Hall has jumped from less than $20,000 in 1972 to over $150,000 at present, adding that "there's not a great deal more going on now than there was then." She accused city officials of "tolerating incompetency in office," and pointed to former, building inspector Glenn Smith and former city attorney Carl Nemelka as two examples. Wells Planning Commissioner Bob Wells told the audience he is offering a "very positive attitude" and the "ability to work hard" as two of his qualifications for office. "I did very well in the primary (election) (elec-tion) in the district in which I live and very poorly in the southern part of ' town," Wells said. "I spent the last couple of weeks finding out why . " Wells said he found that many people in the older section of town perceive him as a "representative of developers" who is "in the back pocket of Royal Street Corp." . ' He explained that he worked for Royal Street from-1971 to 1975. When Royal U SPECIAL EVENTS CENTER AND KALL RADIO PRESENTS JOHNNY MATH IS IN CONCERT WITH FULL ORCHESTRA SPECIAL EVENTS CENTER . U. OF U. CAMPUS FRIDAY, OCT. 28, 1977 8:00 P.M. ALL TICKETS RESERVED $7.00 & $6.00 TICKETS ON SALE AT: S.L.C. Ticket Offices - Odyssey Record Stores -. ... Hart Bros.Music - Tapehead Co. Central Bank, Provo Street relinquished operation of the resort. Wells said he "faced the prospect of leaving town or finding something else to do." He went to work for the Michigan-Utah Company, developers of the Mt. Air Mall. He called this a "relatively small" participation in real estate development. Wells also became general manager of the Moana property management firm which "is not affiliated with any development." "I have a lot of friends in the development develop-ment business and a lot of friends who are not in the development business," Wells stated. "I become very aggravated when the question of friendships frien-dships enters into who is going to be on the council." Some people also mistakenly view him as an advocate of "fast, uncontrolled growth,", the candidate told the audience. audien-ce. "It is foolish to think that no growth is going to occur," he said. "...It's the job of the council and the planning commission com-mission to insure that growth is compatible com-patible with our surroundings and doesn't exceed our means to support it." Citing the healthy condition of the city's treasury and this year's small decrease in property taxes, Wells contended con-tended that if growth is controlled it can benefit the city financially. The Planning Commission concluded by stating that he can add experience to the council, act as a representative of the business community and offer a "very positive attitude." Questions and Answers During a question and answer period which followed the short speeches, the three candidates present agreed that a revitalized Main Street is essential to the town. Alvarez blamed the resort's emphasis on the north end of town for the lack of activity on Main Street while Lehmer said there was too much land zoned commercial in other parts of town. Wells also noted the movement of some businesses to the north but added that the present zoning ordinance discourages the development of single family residences in the older section of town, denying the .Main 55tr;eet area the, permanent . population it needs to flourish. - AH three supported the transportation sales tax which will be voted on November Novem-ber 8 and all agreed that the Memorial Building, should continue as a recreational facility. City Councilman Jan Wilking, who is not seeking re-election, attacked Lehmer for what he said were "blatant falsehoods" published in a campaign handout entitled, "Facts and Fiction about Mary Lehmer." In the handout, Lehmer contends the "SEC had stopped the sale of Crescent Ridge condominiums" due to inadequacies in the city's sewage treatment treat-ment plant. Wilking said sales were never stopped but Lehmer responded that she had inferred this from a letter Wilking had presented her. Wilking also contended that Mrs. Lehmer Leh-mer is not a resident of Park City, a charge which was leveled several years ago by then-Mayor John Price. The existing councilman said he lives two houses away from the residence claimed by Mrs. Lehmer but has never seen her there. Calling the charge an "old chestnut," Lehmer said her "legal" residence in Park City has been verified and added, "I don't want to discuss it." When queried on their views of the Skaggs food and drug store, Alvarez said, he opposed it while Lehmer and Wells said that, personal feelings aside, they could not oppose it since it conforms to . the zoning ordinance. Both advised that if the city does not desire this type of development the ordinance should be changed. Fire District Receives Grant Under round two of the Economic Development Administration Public Works Project, the Park City Fire Protection District was successful in obtaining a grant for $53,000 to expand the existing fire station in Park City, Fire District Commissioner Jim Schnirel announced. In addition to the $53,000, granted by EDA, the District will commit $51,000 additional ad-ditional funds for a total of $104,000 to complete a Phase I addition. The Phase I, addition ad-dition is currently being planned by Alton Dean Jensen, Jen-sen, architect. , ;j The three bay addition will be added to the west of the existing fire station. It will include an apparatus floor, chief's ' office, .communications .com-munications room, training room, showers and toilets, utility and storage space. The present fire station will undergo a much needed face lifting and modification of the front doors. The addition is needed as a first step toward the eventual reduction reduc-tion of insurance rates in Park City, since the addition will be large enough to house the future ladder truck, and other equipment which is needed. The Park City Council recently approved transfer of title of the station and property to the fire district, so plans might proceed for construction of the much needed addition. A second phase addition, although not planned or funded at this time, would provide a kitchen, kit-chen, a large meetinghall, district, office, sleeping quarters quar-ters and expanded training facilities. The Park City Fire Protection Protec-tion District recently purchased pur-chased five low band RCA radio units. 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