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Show 1 Thursday, September 20, 1979 Page 3 c Council Race Becomes Crowded Continued From Page 1 and the necessity for construction knowledge as two critical needs in Park City. "I feel the growth issue is four years old now," Verrone said. "The ball is rolling. The best thing now is to make sure everything is aesthetically well done in the future. Being in landscaping, landscap-ing, I'd like to see a shade tree ordinance incorporated into subdivision subdivi-sion approval. I'm for clustering development and leaving open space. And we have to be real careful with hillside development. It can be done, and it may be costly to the developer, but it can minimize the impact. We need to provide more incentives to developers to build low income housing. "I coach little league and soccer teams,'.' Verrone continued. "And I'm all for the upgrading of our recreation program. We have a big population of kids, and we need a bigger budget to take care of them. Two years ago there were 16 kids on the soccer team. Now there are two teams of the same age group, each with 24 kids. There should be a whole crew just taking care of the parks, because when the rugby team has to go out before a game to prepare the field themselves, something is wrong. "I have respect for many of the people currently on the City Council. Park City is going through growing pains and there needs to be more input from knowledgeable people. I believe I will vote on things in an unbiased way. I'll look at a project and see if it is a good one or not, if the city dollars are being spent wisely. I'll vote from the brain, not the heart." Anne Burnett Thirty-five-year-old Anne Burnett moved to Park City with her husband and four children from Redondo Beach, California two months ago. She has worked for a motion picture advertising agency and currently is seeking employment in a news department depart-ment or radio station in Salt Lake City. She attended California State University-Long Beach and the University Uni-versity of California-Los Angeles and has a degree in Theatre Arts. "We came here from Redondo Beach to escape the smog and overdevelopment," overdevelop-ment," Mrs. Burnett said. "When we moved there, the decisions concerning growth were already made, and we spent the next 12 years living with them. Although I'm new to Park City, for me it was either run for City Council now or wait a long time for another chance. It's unfortunate we didn't move here last spring, but... "Making a move like that is very important. And when you're making the decision you investigate everything. every-thing. I've looked into the education system, the environment, politics and other factors important to our life here. Three things strike me as being evident the religious influence, conservatism con-servatism and apathy. The people in Park City have a positive attitude, but they are apathetic. Aside from the technical aspects of fast development, Park City needs to stand up and be counted. It is an example of the growing force in Utah right now. People from all over the country are moving to Utah with all kinds of backgrounds. back-grounds. And Park City is different in that they accept these different kinds of people, where surrounding communities com-munities don't always. It's time Utah joined the 20th century, and Park City could lead the way. "After being a concerned citizen in Redondo Beach for a number of years and being active in the education program there, I feel I have the experience to lend to Park City. The decisions made in the next year are the ones everyone will live with for the next 10 years. I'd like to help make those decisions." Tom Shellenberger Tom Shellenberger is a native Californian who moved to Utah five years ago and to Park City a little more than three years ago. He is the general manager of Metropolitan Laundry, a subsidiary of the Utah Hotel Company. He has been a Park City fire district commissioner for the past two-and-a-half years, and has served as chairman of that body for the past nine months. He is an active volunteer fireman and an emergency medical technician. "The main reason I'm running for New Bank Proposed Local resident Ken Sitz-berger, Sitz-berger, along with a Chicago banker and nine other Park City residents, have formally formal-ly begun application for the formation of a new bank in Park City. Sitzberger, a diving medalist med-alist in the 1964 Olympics, said Tuesday the Bank of Park City could be in operation as early as the fall of next year and predicted doors would open no later than the spring of 1981. According to the former Olympian, a holding company com-pany called the Alpine Ban-Corp Ban-Corp has been formed City Council is because I'm concerned about growth in Park City and I want to see it done in a responsible manner," Shellenberger commented Tuesday. "Things are happening so fast and we need to get a handle on them. I want to make it clear that I am not against growth, but I want to see it done in a responsible manner. "I feel I can do some good because 1 am experienced in public service, I have a good relationship with the city managers, and I have demonstrated my interest in the city by serving it. "I think the city park and recreation in general needs a lot of revamping. We need to get the park back into Park City. There are a lot of recreation areas for rugby and Softball players, but not a lot for the kids. I have four kids so I speak from experience. I also feel there needs to be a tie-in between the city and the fire district," Shellenberger continued. "Fire protection pro-tection is a very important aspect of Park City's growth right now, and I have the input, the background and the knowledge. "The update of the city's master plan will be very important, too. It will be the guide we go by for the next years and the way it is developed will be critical. "I have serious concerns about the way Park City grows, and I think my input can be valuable." Helen Alvarez Born in the coal mining town of Oak Creek, Colorado, 42-year-o!d Helen Alvarez has been living in Park City since 1965. She and her husband, Matt, own the Timberhaus sports shop at the bottom of Main Street, and live with their two children on Rossi Hill. Mrs. Alvarez graduated Suma Cum Laude from the University of Colorado Colo-rado in 1959 with a Bachelor of Science degree in ecology. She then studied botany in Australia on a Fullbright scholarship for nine months at the University of New England in New South Wales. She received her master's degree in botany from the University of Utah, where she was nominated the outstanding graduate student that year. Her thesis, entitled "Factors Affecting Plant Colonization on Mine Dumps," was published in the American Midland Naturalist and was researched in Park City. "Why am I running? In travelling around to different towns I look to see what kinds of facilities they have, and most have a municipal swimming pool. I've been harassing Jack Green about a swimming pool for years and the answer is, there isn't the money. I want to get on the inside and see if there is a different way to spend the city dollars. "I think Park City is in danger of becoming a town of part time residents there is too much overnight over-night housing," Mrs. Alvarez warned. "And they are expensive to protect. Empty houses are attractive to young thieves. Neighbors are really valuable that way, but there are many areas of Park City that don't have a neighborhood neighbor-hood situation. Deer Valley is an area that has a potential of being one of them. We need to watch the proportion of residential housing to vacation housing. "We are in danger of becoming a high income community," Mrs. Alvarez continued. "It's a shame tne mine is reopening and the miners can't afford to live here. Further annexations and projects approved should include mixed levels of income. We need to consider low and middle income house. The city has to say to the developer that he needs a certain proportion of middle income housing. In Boulder, for instance, the city gives credits for middle income housing that is in effect purchasing higher density in exchange. We have a chance with the master plan revision to explore those kinds of options. "I feel I have been here longer than most of the other candidates and I understand the needs of the older people in town. We own a business, the building and the property. People think I'm anti-development, but I'm not so stupid as to commit economic suicide. My future is in the growth of the town. But it has to be orderly. I have worked with the finances and budgets at the Timberhaus so I feel qualified in that area. I don't have any campaign promises because I realize througn tne sale of 40" subscriptions at $75,000 each. "This capitalization of $3 million gives us a pretty decent lending limit going in," he said, noting that no one person will control more than 10 percent of the holding company. Although declining to name the local investors, Sitzberger Sitz-berger said, "Most of the major Park City realtors are involved." William Langley, currently president of Oak Hills Trust and Savings, a $300 million Chicago bank, would be chairman of the proposed bank. But a local Utah. banker, whom Sitzberger declined to name, would serve as the chief executive. "We will have a strong affiliation with a major Chicago bank which is real estate oriented," Sitzberger noted. He said the towns of Aspen, Colo, and Jackson, Wyo., with populations nearly the same as Park City's, have total deposits of $65 million and $85 million respectively in their local unit banks. This compares to $20 million here. "Most of Park City's banking bank-ing is being done in Salt Lake City," Sitzberger claimed. what can be done in the city depends on the budget. But I will explore if there are some things we can afford that we aren't right now. "There is a potential for the City Council to make a big impact on the town. I want to live here. I don't want; to sell my property ancTmake a big buck and leave town. I don't want it to be like it was 10 years ago a sleepy little town with abandoned cars all around. And I don't want it to be one-sided economically where a drought year will mean the end. "Park City has a marvelous opportunity oppor-tunity to be a neat place. It's great to see the young kids who came here as skiers at loose ends settle down and make a contribution. It's time to say we know we're going to grow and there's no way out. You can't lock up the town, and I don't think we want to. We have the space to grow and it's the natural thing to do. But we don't want it to become a community of empty beds. "And you can't complain if you're not ready to put your own head on the line." Tina Lewis "I just decided to file 24 hours ago, but for the last three weeks I've been getting calls from people from all segments of the community to run," Tina Lewis said Monday. "I've never run for anything before, not even school hall monitor!" Mrs. Lewis has been actively, involved in Park City during her 34 years here, and most recently was the director of the 1979 Arts Festival. She is on the board of directors of the Chamber of Commerce and the Kimball Art Center, is the founder and past president of the Kimball Art Guild, is on the board of the Park City Arts Council, is a member of the Park City Historical Society and the Middle School Community Council, and is a regional board member of the Utah Alliance of the Arts. She was instrumental in getting the University of Utah Arts Program in Park City this year and created and produced the city's summer calendar. She has a freelance design company and has worked on various city events, including the Osmond Family Winter Carnival last January. "I feel like serving on the City Council is an enormous commitment requiring lots of time, energy and homework," Mrs. Lewis commented. "I'm interested in quality and quality control in everything the city does. Park City is moving so fast that some things are falling between the cracks attention to detail is important. impor-tant. There is a communication gap between the City Council, Planning Commission, the city employees and the community at large. I feel my activity and interest in Park City has given me the experience and insight to help fill that gap." Greg Lawson California native Greg Lawson has lived with his wife Julie and their four children in Park City since 1976. He has a masters degree in economics from the University of Southern California and currently is employed by Kaiserman Associates of Salt Lake City as director of planning. Lawson has been serving on the Park City Planning Commission since 1976, and now seeks election to the City Council. "I'm running for City Council because I want to be in a decisionmaking decision-making capacity," Lawson said of his choice to leave the Planning Commission Commis-sion if elected. "I have been frustrated, in spite of being a planner, by being stuck with our codes, knowing they're not working, but not being able to do anything. "There are a lot of good examples in Park City of what is not working all the construction on Park Avenue, the density of buildings going up, traffic problems and hillside development. I'm interested in getting something done now to correct those kinds of problems. "My background has been in planning and land use economics for the past 15 years," Lawson continued. "I've done a lot of work for both private development and for cities and towns. Cities all over the state are having problems similar to ours they don't have the codes or planning necessary to deal with rapid development. Continued On Page 8 "Eventually, the town will have to become financially autonomous. This is an effort by local businessmen trying to bolster the local economy." econ-omy." If all legal hurdles are cleared, the Bank of Park City will be operating in Prospector Square within a year and a half. "We're in no real hurry but we feel the community needs what we have to offer,'" Sitzberger said. "Our goal is to create a situation where no one from Park City will have to go to Salt Lake to do their banking." ' ' 4f , 4 .. . ... Rolling Continued From Pae 1 Rairigh said cost may be a delaying delay-ing factor in re-railing the rolling stock because of the equipment involved. In addition to cranes, a front-end loader may be needed to clear a work area for the lifting equipment. "The size of the crane needed to put the cars back on track depends on the length of the crane boom.. .the longer the boom, the heavier the crane has to be," he said. Tank Attack Meanwhile, last week's accident involving a 17-ton water tank continued con-tinued to remain a problem as the parties involved tried to decide responsibility for removal of the tank. Phil Jones, mountain manager for the Greater Park City Ski Corporation, Corpora-tion, claims that resort has no liability in the case and is therefore not responsible for the removal of the tank. "I don't see how we have any responsibility in the matter," he told The Newspaper Tuesday. "We contracted con-tracted to have the tank moved and after that it was out of our hands." The resort had purchased the 40-foot ti fimlier f ft I Trails VvXYZn ii ... 7imm JLf ,v J OPEN DAILY 10-6 . CDHDTC tv i .jr NX Sunday 12-6 f OrUnlQ XX 628parkave. If Stock Is Just That tar xn a Salt Lake City brewery the'! contacted Bill Eppley, of Eppley Construction in Park City, to haul the load up the mountain where it would be used as a water reservoir. However, according to one anonymous anony-mous source close to the case, the resort should share in the cost of the tank's removal. "When that tank fell they (the Greater Park City Corp.) walked away from the whole thing like nothing happened," the source said. "The Greater Park City Corporation might have to be sued for assistance." More complete accounts of the accident acci-dent came out as investigation of the incident progresses. One account holds that the brewery company that sold the tank also provided an aluminum trailer, which is more flexible than the steel flatbeds often used to haul heavy equipment. The tank was not chained to the trailer because its sheer weight was expected to keep it stable. As the tank was being trucked up Anchor Road, the . aluminum trailer bent and spilled Che tank down the Anchor-Daly hillside. Had the load been chained to the RESTAUR AN T Best Salad Bar in Town Serving Prime Rib nightly 649-7100 OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK FOR DINNER Located in Prospector Square X rf trailer bed, Eppley's rig may have followed the tank down the hill. Damage estimates for the two houses and the tank vary, depending on whether the resort or the representative representa-tive insurance companies are questioned. ques-tioned. Jones maintains that $l,5OO-$2,000 damage was done to the glass lining of the tank. Fred Miller, owner of the 70 Daly Ave. home on which the tank now rests, says his house is totaled, representing a $68,000 loss. The home above Miller's was knocked off its foundation and is also considered a total loss. Two methods of removing the tank have been suggested. One plan calls for maneuvering a crane into the tight location and lifting the tank straight out. Another plan calls for rolling the tank over the top of the Miller house onto the roadway, then winching it onto a truck bed. Until someone takes responsibility for removing the tank, however, it will remain exactly where it is. Ai engineer that examined the accidem site declared the tank quite stable. AVAILABLE NOW |