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Show ITHEp Page 8 Thursday, September 20, 1979 1 Council Race Becomes Crowded Continued From Page 3 "And something that seems peculiar to me is, one of the most important things is citizen participation, and yet when finally a group of residents gets interested in participating, it seems to create a negative reaction at times from the City Council and other residents. From time to time I'd like to see anyone with special interests lay it out on the table and discuss their concerns. That's what will determine the kind of city we will become. "I'd like to see the City Council possibly appoint a committee of citizens to investigate things like water and sewer capacities, impact fees how they're collected and where the money goes, and the city-county relationship as it affects annexation and development beyond the city boundaries, including schools and other public concerns. There are lots of things citizens could be directly involved in in assisting the City Council. "I sense a need in the recreation program to serve kids in the 14-to-18-year-old category. That group has no public, organized outlets. It seems ridiculous to me in a town that has so much to offer. "I have a general interest in seeing things like this get done. All I can do is put it out to the people, and if it represents enough people to get me elected, then that's what I want to do." Bill Bertagnole Mr. Bertagnole was out of town and was unable to be reached before press time. The Newspaper will include comments from him in next week's publication. Previously Announced The remaining four candidates previously were profiled in The Newspaper. A synopsis of their statements follows. Diane Harding A 32-year-old mother of three from Ashtabula, Ohio, Dtane Harding told The Newspaper last week, "I am for planned progress. I'm not against development it adds stability and Park City needs that so it's not just another ski resort." Mrs. Harding noted that she has worked in marketing for the past eight years, has participated in parent volunteer programs and civic projects, pro-jects, and most recently helped organize a homeowner's association in Prospector J?ark. Having lived in several other cities before moving to Park City a year ago, Mrs. Harding said, "I'd like to see Park City avoid some of the pitfalls I have seen other cities face. I'm concerned and hard-working. I feel I can represent all factions in the city. I want the job!" Dick Shoff Born In Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 59-year-old Dick Shoff will be seeking re-election to the City Council this November. He moved to Utah in 1958 to conduct technical research and management work in missiles and rocketry for the Hercules aerospace plant in Magna. He retired from that position two years ago and currently sells real estate through Brent Hill Realty. Shoff told The Newspaper in a previous interview that his main concerns include revitalizing the older sections of Park City through Helen Alvarez the redevelopment program and the need for low cost housing. He said he looks toward Park City developing a community swimming pool and attracting at-tracting light industry to the area to provide a broader economic base. "As far as growth is concerned, no one wants to see it happen too fast," Shoff commented. "I think Park City can grow and still maintain its old-time mining, mountain flavor. Other cities have done it, why can't we?" Bill Traeger Thirty-four-year-old Bill Traeger has been the executive director of the U.S. Ski Team for the past two years. Born in New York City and raised in Southern California, he came to Park City about four years ago. He is married, has one daughter, and lives in Park Meadows. He is a trustee of the Kimball Art Center, plays in several local sports leagues, and is the founder of the Park City Cultural Club. "I feel I have a lot to offer the City Council because of my previous experiences, what I've learned through living here, my knowledge of development and growth and my empathy for the preservation of the environment and the quality of life," Traeger commented. Eleanor Bennett Miss Bennett came to Park City nine years ago from Kalamazoo, Michigan and was elected to office in November 1975. She will be seeking re-election to the City Council in November. Miss Bennett heads the city's library and property committees and has been instrumental in resolving numerous nu-merous boundary disputes in past years. She says she is running for re-election because she wants to "tie up loose ends. My one big aim is helping to control growth. I have no axes to grind and I'm not tied to anybody's apron strings. I'm just going to run on my own. I now have a much better knowledge of how the city is run." Miss Bennett said she intends to continue helping solve property line problems and working with the police department regarding animal control. Changes At The Top Continued From Page 1 Clementine, all the way up the Hollow, up Silver Queen to the top of Crescent, down Quarter Load, down Claim-jumper Claim-jumper to the Prospector chairlift, up the Prospector face and the top 20 percent of Parley's Park. On the Triple Chair side of the mountain, snowmaking ability will include Broadway, down the gully (known as the Hot Spot), and down Combustion to the maze at the chairlift. "The system is designed to hit the high traffic areas and maintain them rather than make the runs skiable from zero snow," Jones said. "No one is going to come here from New York to ski two runs with artificial snow on them. Our snow here is consistent enough that the snowmaking equipment equip-ment will supplement what we have at the high traffic areas." And the shape of runs has changed, too. Clementine has been widened, as has Crescent, where a new run-out to the chairlift has been cut closer to the fall line through the trees. The face of the Prospector run is now 50 percent wider, with the left side of the run between the chairlift towers and the trees nearly the same width as the right half. At the bottom of Parley's Park, a right turn once led through an alleyway of trees on the way to the Prospector lift. That alley is now a two-lane highway. The maze at the bottom of the Triple Chair is more than double the size of last year. "That used to be a zoo down there," Jones said. "Now with the larger maze area and the snowmaking equipment things should be much nicer." A trail crew of four has spent the summer in Jupiter Bowl widening and glading. "They took the dead ends out and widened those places that you used to need a pair of 110s to get to," Jones chuckled. The top gondola station has undergone under-gone some changes, too. More package lockers have been added and a 14'x74', two-story extension has been built on the Ski Patrol side of the station. That area now will house additional patrol space, a loading area for injured skiers and ski school space. More building has included the enlargement of the Jupiter Bowl ski patrol shack and the addition of package lockers between the pharmacy phar-macy and the Powder Room on the resort plaza. "And a new sewer line has eliminated the Summit House p.u.s," Jones joked. For race enthusiasts, Clementine now sports a starter's shack at the top of the run, an elevated scoreboard platform at the bottom, and electricity electri-city so the timers no longer will be battery operated. "With the snowmaking on Clementine Clemen-tine and the other changes, it makes our race program a little more efficient and professional," Jones said. For the hungry skier, the formally ski-up Snow Hut window at the bottom of the Prospector chairlift now has been replaced by a full scale restaurant. The new Snow Hut, still to be managed by Parkite Jim Dalton, can seat 230 people inside, and 400 outside on the deck. The restaurant is a log cabin design and is built on the hillside in the trees to the right of the Lost Prospector chair, behind and above the Hut's original location. Although Dalton was not available to comment on specific menu items, he does plan to serve specialty food not currently available on the mountain. He is applying for a beer license for the Snow Hut and should the license be granted, skiers will be glad to know that the restrooms have ten johns each. "The expanded Snow Hut facility is better for us than a new chairlift," Jones said. "It will spread out the skiers and eliminate that 11:30 to 1:00 zoo on Prospector and at the Summit House. It will allow skiers to come to the mountain and sit down and have a nice lunch in one of the three restaurants without having to fight crowds." The snow isn't here yet and the crews will be working until it is. What isn't completed this summer will be next year, but plans call for the extension of Parley's Park into Thaynes Canyon and on to the Triple Chair. Also on the slate is a new run between Ford Country and Parley's Park. And within the next two years, depending on how profitable the winters are, new chairlifts could be swaying in the Ford Country and McConkie Bowl areas. Further down the line is the possibility of a chairlift originating near Main Street. "That's rumor for now," Jones said. "There's been talk of that for years. A chair from the Coalition building makes some sense, or by Quittin' Time. We'll need another base area to get all the skiers up the mountain that the upper slopes and chairs can handle, and a chair in town could provide that base. But that's down the road some." Like the rest of us, the mountain may be getting older, but it definitely is getting better. Representatives from City Hall, the school board, the recreation department and a citizens' committee met Tuesday in the Memorial Building to discuss a course of action for construction of a municipal swimming pool. As is the case with most large projects, money was the primary concern. Fred Thaller, chairman of the citizens' committee, said it was his understanding that the school district had offered of-fered to provide a site for the pool. School Superintendent Dr. Richard Goodworth responded re-sponded that several years ago the city and school board had filed jointly for a federal grant to construct a pool with the board providing the site as an in-kind contribution. The grant was denied and the land donation has not been reconsidered since that time, Goodworth noted. "There has been no further committment," he said. "The entire situation would have to be reconsidered." Citing budgetary problems, school board member Anne Prince commented, "We're fighting to keep up with the demand for classrooms. I feel classrooms are more important than a pool at this time." Putting a $750,000 price tag on a new covered swimming facility, Thaller said he thought his group could raise half that amount through various fund-raising schemes. "I don't think you will ever, ever raise that much money," Mayor Jack Green responded. "Some type of grant is the most logical way to obtain the funds." Thaller said he had heard complaints regarding' the city's decision to attempt a purchase of the resort golf course while apparently ignoring ig-noring the need for a public pool. City Councilman Steve Dering said the city has twice applied for grants to fund pool construction and that the purchase of the golf course also will be predicated predi-cated on a grant from the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation. Recrea-tion. "My main thrust has been to purchase as much park land as possible," said Deririg, who heads the city's recreation committee. "You can always build a pool but they aren't making any more open space." It was decided that the citizens committee would gather more definite facts concerning pool construction costs, maintenance expense and utilization. City Council candidate Bill Traeger suggested sug-gested that similar resort towns with public pools be contacted for input and volunteered to assist in gathering such information. Mayor Green said the city would investigate the availability avail-ability of state and federal funds while Dr. Goodworth promised to reconsider a land contribution. "It's going to take some work to find the money," Green comented as the meeting drew to a close. 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