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Show Wednesday, April 3, 1 974 THE PARK CITY Letters to the Editor cont. the $35,000 prize money the announcer kept yelling about until he made me sick. I dont know where you were Roger but I noticed a lot of dissatisifcation with the course among the competitors. the unsolicited comments at the end of your letter. They are just an example of polite trivia that is expected after an event of this magnitude. I hope that all parties are happy. Becon-tGreater Park City Corp. and the IFSA got what they wanted As foi a, nationwide exposure through ABC Wide World of Sports, com- plete with the expert com- mentary of a retired half back from the New York Giants. And then there was the shots of Muldoons as the typical Park City hot spot. That was filmed last summer. They gave away free beer to anyone who showed up dressed like it was the middle of winter. Thats an example of the honesty and integrity used in The overriding influence on the committee's work was that of the local officials. These members of the committee were dedicated to assuring that final decisions and authority for land use planning and control remains at the local level. Many suggestions and proposals were explored and discussed and all of them examined to assure that no authority was removed from the local level. The bill creates a State Land Use Commission whose purpose is that of channeling funds and technical assistance to counties and cities to help them prepare a comprehensive plan and identify those areas and problems that are obviously greater than the local jurisdictions authority such as large watersheds, geologic hazards, rivers, etc. The local governments have for many years had the authority to create comprehensive plans and to undertake zoning; no ad displaying our town to the nation. Oh Humble Howard where are you when we need you? Doug Pfeiffers comment, The race at Park City was a cum ditional regulatory authority is granted to any level of government, local of state. The State Land Use Commission is granted the responsibility to compile all local plans into a State comprehensive plan for the purpose of assisting in coordination of local planning, and to help the State agencies to coordinate their own planning efforts. The Land Use .Commission is granted no authority to enforce the implementation . of local plans. No local authority is sacrificed. Your editorials quotation of Article VI, Section 28, of the Utah Constitution, regarding of authority is misleading. There is no such delegation of authority proposed in the bill. The legal advisors to delegation the Task Force carefully reviewed all possible constitutional conflicts. The reference in the bill to Page 10 coordination of federal programs is an assignment to the Land Use Commission to coordinate the many federal grant programs of which cities and counties are now taking great advantage. This does nothing to strengthen the federal role within the State. In fact, this section of the bill contributes to better coordination of the planning efforts of the many federal agencies, such as B.L.M., Forest Service, etc., that have an impact on the private lands. There seem to be some trigger" words and phrases in the definitions that are quoted out of context to create concern. The definition of land" as referring to earth, water, and air, above below, or on the surface including improvements or structure, is an effort to clarify the term Land Use. The point is that comprehensive planning should be truly comprehensive and include consideration of the resour-ce- s under the ground, the impact of large bodies of water, and possible pollution of the air above. This does not imply conthe only trol of these factors regulatory authority still resides where it always has at the local level. There is an old saying that where reason and fear compete, Unfear always wins. fortunately, there are people who have stirred fear and emotion regarding land use planning. In the meantime, growth is taking place in Utah at unprecedented rates, and too many local governments havent the tools to deal with it. The bill has been endorsed by the Utah League of Cities and Towns, and the Utah Association of Counties. These are the last people in the world who would support legislation that would threaten local authority. Yours truly, Eugene E. Carr Planning Consultant For every gift it's the perfect card milestone in the history of Thats freestyle competition. the point, if this was a milestone they have a long way to go. Freestyle competition is a very new sport and as with the Professional Racing Tour it will take a number of years before it becomes an efficient operation. Let us be honest for the moment and admit this to be true. I hope Beconta does come back next year as I am sure they have learned a lot from this season. I also would like to see the pro races come back. As a parting comment the highlight of the whole affair was the Olympia Beer T Shirt contest. Sincerely Name withheld for reason of self-protecti- on EDITOR LETTER Gentlemen: In response to your editorial of March 20 regarding the Utah Land Use Act, I would like to attempt to clarify some of the comYour mon misconceptions. editorial recited some of the inunfortunate many terpretations that are far from the original intent of the bill. As a member of the Task Force that was appointed to draft the legislation, I feel that I have some insight into the motivations and desired results. Because the bill was a compromise between the widely differing points of views represented on the Task Force, we all realized that the bill is not perfect in all respects, and is subject to misinterpretation. The Task Force was composed of 17 people which included two county commissioners, the vice mayor of Ogden, representatives ot tne mining industry, cat- taaprt0DB dtaiee... tlemen, farm organizations, public utilities, real estate environmental developers, groups, womens organizations, and the planning profession. The group was assembled and asked to review past proposals for land use legislation, and work up a totally new bill that would accomplish the goal of providing assistance to local governments in their efforts to comprehend their resources and make proper decisions relative to their growth and development. Ski gear, hunting or fishing equipment, golf clubs, bowling balls, or anything else with anything to do with sports. For every gift, its the perfect card. First Security BankAmericard. L |