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Show . o r I -1 1 II ill Craig Johnson offers his Resort Helps Parley's Playground The Park City Ski Corpora tion gave the Parley's Park Playground Fund a boost Tuesday, when resort treasurer treas-urer Craig Johnson handed Superintendent Richard Goodworth a check for $2,000 to buy a Bigtoy cedar play structure for the new kinder-garden kinder-garden playground. The playground committee Salt Lake Building Inspectors Researching Investigation Projects In an update to the month-long month-long investigation of the Park City building and inspection departments that ended in early June, Mayor Jack Green said action is being taken to confirm or deny information released by the Summit County attorney's attor-ney's office. That information resulted in criminal charges being filed against chief building inspector Bob Skanter and transportation director Jan Sylvester. And in the wake of the investigation, City Manager Mana-ger Wayne Matthews resigned. resign-ed. Mayor Green admits that City Hall was in a state of turmoil in the initial weeks following the investigation, but action now is being t?ken to bring things back on an even keel. A top priority is to research information delivered by the county that ' claimed the inspection of 10 large construction con-struction projects begun within the last three years showed undervaluation and fee computation errors that resulted in a loss of nearly $300,000 in city revenues. Mayor Green said chief Salt Lake County building inspector inspec-tor Ron Ivie last week began on-site inspections of the 10 projects and, using original plans, will assess if code violations cited in the investigator's inves-tigator's report exist. The mayor said he expects the study by Ivie will be completed com-pleted this week, after which a report will be prepared for presentation to city officials. Assisting Ivie in the inspections inspec-tions is structural engineer Ronald Webber of Salt Lake City and Bill Lukins of the state fire marshall's office. Assisting the inspectors is Kevin Hooper of the Park City planning department. contention and visitors bureau DATES NAME OF CROUP July 8-10 State Board of Nursing 10- 12 Utah Land Title 11 IBM 11- 13 American Institute of Banking 11-13 American Institute of Landscape Architect 13-16 Sorenson Research 13-25 Coopers &Lybrand 13- 18 Browning Golf 14- 15 Union Pacific Railroad 16- 18 Stauffer Chemical 17- 18 Utah Perinatal Association 18- 20 Park Record-Utah Press Association 18- 20 Jewish Youth Retreat 19- 21 48th Singles Ward 23-26 Weber State College 23-25 Utah Propane Gas Association 23-26 Surplus Lines Association of Utah 25-27 Rainbow Elite Association 25-27 ACME Personnel Service 27- Aug. 2 Bureau Reclamation 28- Aug. 1 US Trampoline & Tumbling Association 28- 30 Farmers Insurance 29- 31 LeVoys hand and check to Dr. Richard Goodworth. already has raised $4,621 with events such as the J.C. Women playground party, the raffle, and the T-shirt sale. The school board approved ap-proved additional funds needed to order the play structure for the larger playground for first through fourth grades at their budget meeting June 17th. "At this point, we're trying to confirm the information brought out in the investigation," investiga-tion," Hooper said. "We will be working with the fee assessment, but our main concern is the code violations. viola-tions. If there are violations, we want to deal with them, since they represent a threat to life and safety." "After we receive Mr. Ivie's report, then we will look into a re-evaluation of the building and inspection fees," Mayor Green said. He noted the re-evaluation would have to take into consideration the fact that the method for determining fees has changed during the three-year period during which the 10 projects were constructed. The mayor said until last fall, fees were established on the basis of the developer's or contractor's contrac-tor's estimate of the building costs. Now, the mayor said, the fees are based on the National Building Valuation Date Code, which determines deter-mines the cost per square foot of new buildings. The code considers such factors as the type of construction, the proposed use of the building, and the region of the country where it is being built. The mayor indicated the lost revenue figure submitted by the county may not reflect the city's assessment assess-ment methods, and the discrepancy will be determined deter-mined through recalculation and research. Discussions have taken place in recent weeks concerning con-cerning an audit of fee receipts, and whether the city should review the information in-formation itself, or hire an outside accountant. Mayor Green commented that July Convention Cast Both structures will be ordered immediately and should be here in time to assemble for the opening of school. Community help still will be needed to put the kits together when they arrive. If you can help, please call Jane Kimball, Playground Committee chairperson, at 649-9115. members of the building department spent more than 100 hours during the investigation investi-gation to research that kind of information for the county attorneys, and he noted a duplicate effort by a private auditor could cost the city as much as $45 an hour. "We are still considering options, but if we find it necessary to hire an auditor, we certainly will," Green' said. The mayor said Skanter still is recuperating from a heart attack suffered when the investigation ended, and his position will be temporarily temporar-ily filled by a qualified building inspector from Salt Lake County. That inspector will be on loan to Park City for up to three months, during which time the mayor said a permanent inspector will be sought. The other problem area for the city currently is learning the ins and outs of the water system. The mayor noted that Wayne Matthews was intimately involved with the system, and he took his vast knowledge with him when he left the city. Green assured that the Bush and Gudgell engineering firm and public works officer Leon Uriarte are shedding light on the subject, and the problems have been mitigated. Mayor Green pointed out that finance director Ric Jentzsch is acting city manager mana-ger until a full-time manager is employed. Despite Jentzsch and the mayor wearing several hats the past several weeks to pick up the workload of Matthews, Green said wryly, "I suppose you could say there have been some positive effects from this investigation." NO. OF PEOPLE PROPERTY 200 Prospector Square 140 Holiday Inn 60 Prospector Square 200 Prospector Square 25 Prospector Square 60 Prospector Square 40 Racquet Club Village 100 Holiday Inn 100 Holiday Inn 40 Racquet Club Village 175 Prospector Square 80 Holiday Inn. 50 Racquet Club Village 50 Racquet Club Village 40 Racquet Club Village 180 Holiday Inn 200 Holiday Inn 145 Holiday Inn 30 Prospector Square 90 Prospector Square 40 Racquet Club Village 60 Holiday Inn 120 Holiday Inn Steven Dirks: The 'Positive Candidate' Running Against Herman By Rick Brough If anyone suggested that Steven Dirks' race for the U.S. Senate was running on half-empty, Dirks would insist in-sist it's half full. He offers himself as the Positive Candidate. Can-didate. "When Dan Berman says to dump the MX in the ocean, and Jake Gam attacks the Senate for 'wooly-headedness,' 'wooly-headedness,' the viewpoint they present is essentially negative," the Ogden mayor told The Newspaper last week. He's a Utahn who thinks the federal bureaucracy is a useful partner and a loyal party Democrat who sees advantages in the primary fight he forecasts with fellow challenger Dan Berman. We spent the '70s defining the nation's problems, Dirks said; now is the time to find creative solutions for them. As the energy crisis deepens, Dirks looks to a number of sources Utah's tar sands, solar, nuclear for relief and believes the crisis "does not mean we have to degrade our way of life." He called for a strong, prepared defense de-fense posture, and predicted Gov. Matheson and the military would reach an amicable compromise on the MX an essential part of the "triad defense" concept he supports. And he commends the draft and the ERA as consciousness-raising experiences! ex-periences! Dan Berman's supporters say Dirks and his ideas won't carry the state convention next July 11-12, but Dirks in turn doubts Berman's claims of victory. "His campaign cam-paign manager, Randy Horiuchi, was working two years ago for (then-House contender) Peter Cooke, who also claimed he had enough delegates. But he came in second," Dirks said. "Right now, there's 80 for them, 75 for us, and 90 undecided." un-decided." Dirks thinks the delegates will form a "pretty even division" between himself and Berman, clearing the way for a possibly divisive primary fight. Dirks called it an opportunity. oppor-tunity. "Whoever wins," he "said, "will come out of the race with a good deal of momentum." And, he added, with increased name identificationa iden-tificationa vital factor in the race against Garn, the nationally-known incumbent. incum-bent. Dirks, like Garn, hopes to jump to a Senate seat from the mayor's office, but takes a more cooperative mayor's-eye-view about working with the federal government. He cites a $7 million Urban Development Action grant requested from HUD- The city got $2'2 million. "We got the new mall, new sidewalks, the 25th St. restoration, and a $100 million of new development growing from that," Dirks said. "Gam's reaction would have been to get very excited because he didn't get the $7 million." "Garn has a quick temper," tem-per," Dirks said. "He went out of his way to insult the Senate in his first six months, and they don't have short memories." ' Utah will be heard from during the '80s search for energy. Dirks said the state's tar sands and shale could become a transitional energy source until more sophisticated techniques (energy from the ocean) could be developed. But we 5:00 This Sunday!; TICKETS AVAILABLE AT must decide, he warned, "how best to economically develop these sources, with protection to the environment." environ-ment." As for other sources : Dirks called for the support sup-port of solar-efficient homes through tax incentives and changes in building codes. Dirks didn't know, however, if solar could provide a large portion of our energy needs. Nuclear? A usable alternative, he said, but not for the long term. The conservation process? Americans are buying smaller cars, and insulating in-sulating their homes. "The process has already begun," he declared. Dirks said he supports the triad system of defense, which entails a Trident missile launched from the sea, a Cruise missile based in the air, and an MX missile located guess where? "The Army proposes 4,600 missiles," he said. "Gov. Matheson proposes they be based in silos on army land . . ..." In the flurry of offers and counter-offers, Dirks said, a reasonable compromise com-promise will be found. But any basing mode will have to preserve the social and environmental en-vironmental integrity of the state. "A mode that would bring in 2,500 construction workers and 1,200 new residents would be excessive," ex-cessive," he said. Dirks thinks part of our military need could and should be filled by the draft. "The draft brings a civilian mentality into the military which benefits both the civilian and the army," he said. The service, he believes, should be made as attractive as possible, to both men and women (the latter in non-combat roles.) Concerning other issues : The Equal Rights Amendment Amend-ment may require a rewrite or a national referendum, to meet the need for equal rights which still exists, he said. But the amendment debate has served to focus nation-wide attention on the rights of women. "Without it, the consciousness would not be what it is today." Berman has pressed his opponent op-ponent for an absolute stand oqhe issul, tut Dirks says the job now is to form a better bet-ter ERA, not dwell on the past version, which he believes is failing. Dirks supports a balanced bal-anced budget, and thinks it will be an important weapon against "inflation psychology" psy-chology" but does not support an amendment to require it. "Congress should be free to unbalance the budget if the national needs demand," he said. He called for greater incentives in-centives for savers. Dirks hopes to divert money from consumer buying into savings accounts. And he opposes the withholding tax President Carter proposes to place upon interest in savings accounts. Dirks hopes that, as a freshman senator, he will be assigned to one of the interior in-terior committees or a committee dealing with urban ur-ban affairs. "Utah is basically an urban state," he said. Dirks promised to make his presence in the Senate felt. "I'm one man, but I'm a man, and I will do what I can." Dirks was born in 1943, graduated from Weber State College, and served in the army in Korea from 1967 to 1969. In 1973, he became THE KIMBALL ART CENTER Ogden 's youngest mayor by defeating a 10-year incumbent incum-bent and beginning the first of four terms. According to campaign sources, Dirks has since revitalized the city through supporting the establishment of an Odgen Industrial Park; the construction con-struction of a major hotel and convention center; and the establishment of an historical district and a low-cost low-cost housing program. When he announced his candidacy on April 10, Dirks remembered how, in 1951, Odgen had chosen a city system composed of a part-time part-time mayor and full-time manager. Now, he said, the city requires a full-time mayor, and the manager runs three major departments. depart-ments. Similarly, the United States, "can no longer be governed with the simplicity of a town meeting." The leaders of the '80s must not "recreate yesterdays yester-days that never were," but firmly face the real problems of tomorrow, Dirks told The Newspaper. 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