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Show Page A2 Thursday, January 7, 1988 Park Record WATER from A1 than on an upgraded one. A question was asked regarding water rights which need to be purchased pur-chased before any construction plan is begun. Steve Clyde said "the present pre-sent plan is to try and acquire rights from the present utility." If that can't be accomplished, he said it's possible the group will approach the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District to buy rights, but added it would be difficult to obtain them that way because the state engineer has placed a moratorium on selling water rights in the Snyderville Basin. "By far and away the best option is to acquire the existing rights," he said, adding that he thought only 80 percent of the Summit Park Water Company's rights would be needed for the improvement district. A few audience members were concerned about the ownership of such a district, fearing a lack of control con-trol of the dollars they would be taxed tax-ed by it. Clyde pointed out the district would be owned, operated and maintained as a political constituency. consti-tuency. "You people will be the managers of your own destiny," he said, with an admnistrative control board elected by the owners which acts as the responsible party. Strebel later added that if the district is approved by the county commission, its administrative control con-trol board "will have to come to the commission many, many times to discuss options together," and that homeowners could voice their opi nions regarding the various options as they come up. Ken Meechie, bond counsel for the proposed district, answered questions ques-tions about obtaining a loan. He said low-interest loans are available from the state, and noted "we have made application to three state agencies for financial assistance and we think it will qualify." Although Tuesday's meeting was a public protest and comment hearing, hear-ing, protests had to be submitted to the county commission in written form by S p.m. Jan. 4. However, the deadline was extended through the end of the meeting. If the commission commis-sion were to receive protests from more than 50 percent of the homeowners, the plan would be automatically nixed. To the homeowners voicing leery opinions, county commission chairman chair-man Tom Flinders said, "We have to give it the best shot we can." Refer-ing Refer-ing to comments by disgruntled homeowners who were unhappy with the commission's handling of a sewer system years ago, Flinders said the present commission "was not privy" to those actions. He added add-ed that a performance bond would have to be adhered to, saying "We have to be smart enough and bright enough" to listen to comments and do things in accordance with the best interests of the homeowners. One homeowner gave a parting shot that "There are too many unknowns, but I'm willing to back the proposal and vote for the district. What we're looking at is who do we have the most confidence in. We're looking for someone to sell us some confidence." ECON from A1 Visitor nights in December have steadily decreased over the last three years. In 1985, a year with abundant snow, 166,374 vistor nights were recorded. In 1986, it slipped to 122,622, and this year it was projected at 108,296. Volmer said part of the reason was non-refundable fares and the experience of late snowfall last season. She also noted reservations reserva-tions went way up in the week following Christmas, after news of the late December storm had time to reach tourists. "People waited until the last minute to make reservations," reser-vations," she said, "but the week after Christmas was really tremendous." Reservation and property management firms also reflect an increase, although if their figures and those given by the ChamberBureau are both correct, hotel nights must have slipped over last year. Teri Whitney of Snowflower condominiums con-dominiums said business over the whole month of December was "dead even with last year." But, she noted the property her company com-pany manages was filled at an oc: cupancy rate of 45 percent in the last week of December in 1986, at at 98 percent this year. Kim McClelland, vice-president and general manager of Jupiter Property Management, said although dollar volume booked from the 19th to th 25th was "off about 30 percent from last year," he had "just a few vacancies" from the 26th to Jan. 2nd. For the month, bookings were off by about 10 to 12 percent over last year. Advance Reservation owner Mickey Smith also showed a decrease in December, of about 18 percent over last year. Although he did not have exact figures, he said business picked up the week after Christmas. "My personal best guess is it was up as high as 10 percent per-cent for the second week of Christmas," he said. Occupancy was higher for Deer Valley lodgings the week after Christmas as well, said Deer Valley Lodging reservation manager, Amy Regan. She noted that the reason figures were up over last year is the company's cancellation policy. "If less than 50 percent of Deer Valley resort is open, they have the option to cancel with a $50 charge," she said. Last year, the company and several others which have the same policy called customers to warn them little snow had fallen and to offer the cancellation option. op-tion. This year, although less than 50 percent of Deer Valley resort was open, more than 50 percent of Park City Ski Area was functional, and the calls were not made, noted Regan. Retailers report that despite conditions con-ditions being less than optimal on the ski slopes, most visitors have told them they're having a good time. "I've heard good things around town," said Volmer. "Things are looking really good." w "W 17 hau ullW 1 Ik I 1 t I ! i I 1 ttW.V I i sun a .1 m i - ) rV4 r mi. Kill mn . .i twm 1 1 mt-- is , i mt': t J - fi-f i;.iri.J IL-.I r1 : tw 111! '", IF "5 1 1 I I I hi ; J f 1 )J J1 - ' A - A ' ' 1 !' hi ! I 1 Heidi West solemnly swear... From left, the city's three new council members, Ray Craig Johnson, Jim Santy and Brad Olch are sworn into office by Circuit Court Judge Maurice Jones Monday night in a little party at Lloyd's Place. Santy, an appointed incumbent council member, won the November election with the most votes. Olch was second, and Johnson third. GIBSON from Al ed or Feldman the person is licensed to do business, but in either case, there is no room for expansion of carts or employees. According to Gibson, "This whole thing should be settled by intelligent coooperation and not at the expense of my company or the taxpayers. But when I feel we're being discrimated against and not dealt with fairly and reasonably then I have to fight." A hearing on the matter has been set for Thursday Jan.7, at 8:30 a.m in Coalville in Third District Court before Judge Pat Bryan. Snow Conditions Park City Ski Area As of Wednesday morning, morn-ing, the Park City Ski Area was reporting four inches of new snow for a 32 inch base. Eleven lifts and the gondola were open, serving serv-ing 43 runs. Deer Valley Resort Deer Valley also reported four inches of new fluff to make a 32 inch base. Seven lifts were open, serving 20 runs. Snowcat skiing on Flagstaff Mountain was also available. White Pine Touring Center White Pine had 10 kilometers of groomed track open at the Park City Ci-ty Golf Course, and 10 kilometers open at Mountain Moun-tain Dell Golf Course. ParkWest Ski Area ParkWest reported a 32 inch base with four inches new. Six lifts were open, serving 32 runs. Homestead Cross Country Ski Resort The Homestead Cross Country Ski Resort in Midway Mid-way at Wasatch State Park had 15 kilometers of groomed track open. Jeremy Ranch Cross Country Ski Area The Jeremy Ranch Cross Country Ski Area had 30 kilometers of groomed backcountry trails open, 13 kilometers groomed on the golf course. Those kilometers made a total of 16 different loops. The Park Record (USPS 0037-8370) is published weekly by the Diversified Suburban Newspapers. Second-class postage in Park City, UT. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Park Record, 1670 Bonanza Dr., Box 3688, Park City, UT 84060. Entered as second-class matter, May 2S, 1977, at the post office in Park City, UT 84060, under the Act of March 3, 1897. Published every Thursday. Staff Publisher Peter Bernhard General manager Andy Bernhard Editor Teri Gomes Staff writers. Randy Hanskat, Ron Ceorg, Heidi West, Sena Taylor Production manager. Jennifer Madgic Darkroom and photography. Matthew Snyder Contributing writers Rick Brough, Tom Clyde Bea Kummer, Office manager , , Susan Davis Circulation manager, Susan Davis Classified manager. .,, Linda Martin Distribution Kevin Crawford, Advertising sales. Bill Dickson, Pamela Hainsworth Graphics Yvonne Thompson Production assistant. Sacha Baumann Cartoonist J.p. Max, Mark McCune CHECK ENCLOSED 52 issues, mailed weekly $12 in Summit County $23 outside Summit County BILL ME NAME RENEWAL Thiokol explosion hits headlines MONDAY, DEC. 28, 1987 DOLLAR'S DIVE BRINGS MARKET DOWN WITH IT A post-Christmas decline in the value of the dollar threw ice water on the stock market's three-week rally and triggered a late-year rise in interest in-terest rates. A White House plea for stability failed to rally the embattled U.S. currency, and the jump in interest rates helped drive the Dow Jones average of 30 industrials down 56.70 points to close at 1,942.97, its worst loss since Dec. 3. In light trading, stocks failing in price outnumbered gainers by nearly 6 to 1 in the overall tally of New York Stock Exchange-listed issues. , TUESDAY, DEC. 29, 1987 PROPELLANT EXPLOSION KILLS FIVE AT MORTON-THIOKOL PLANT-Nearly 100,000 pounds of rocket propellant in an MX missile section sec-tion ignited at Morton Thiokol near Brigham City, killing five men and destroying a casting facility. It was the worst aiou:0'- ever at the northern Utah aerospace plant, and the iirsi dnce a March 1986 explosion. ex-plosion. The blast technically an extremely fast-burning fast-burning fire occurred at 6:20 a.m. "It lit up the whole valley," said Morton Thiokol fire crew chief Marcus Petersen, who was with the first crew to respond. Firemen could see flames "50 feet in the sky" as they raced to the scene, he said. FAILED BOOSTER TEST AT THIOKOL DELAYS SHUTTLE LAUNCH-Just hours after fire destroyed an MX missile facility, Morton Thiokol received another setback when NASA announced an-nounced that a nozzle component failed during a test firing last week, forcing the nation's space shuttle shut-tle launch originally scheduled for June to be postponed indefinitely. The nozzle's failure and the flash fire Tuesday that killed five workers are unrelated, said Thiokol spokesman Rocky Raab. He did say, however, that Tuesday "was a particularly bad day for us." UTAH LET OFF SUPERCOLLIDER LIST Utah's $1.5 million pursuit of the job-rich Superconducting Supercollider was all but foiled as technical experts judged eight other states better suited for the high-energy physics research project. Sites in Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Tennessee and Texas advanced ad-vanced in the national derby to land the $6 billion endeavor. Gov. Norm Bangerter said, "I am anxious anx-ious to learn exactly why Utah has not been included." includ-ed." WEDNESDAY, DEC. 30, 1987 LEADING ECONOMIC INDICATORS POINT DOWNWARD The government's most trusted crystal ball for peering into the economy's near future has provided the most negative forecast in six years, the Commerce Department reported. The Index of Leading Economic Indicators plummeted 1.7 percentage points in November. That's the sharpest drop since a 2.2-point decline in September 1981, which had been the sixth monthly decline in a row and heralded the nation's last recession. TOOELE DEPOT UNLIKELY TO RECEIVE NERVE GAS On-site disposal is the best way to eliminate the U.S. stockpile of obsolete chemical weapons, the Army said, significantly reducing prospects pro-spects that munitions will be shipped to the Tooele Army Depot. An environmental impact statement released by the Army cited hazards associated with transporting large quantities of the weapons by rail or air as prime factors supporting destruction of the weapons where they are currently stored at eight military installations in the continental U.S. THURSDAY, DEC. 31. 1987 UPBEAT GORBACHEV PREDICTS MORE ARMS CUTS IN 1988 Mikhail S. Gorbachev told the nation that he is certain 1988 will bring more progress in arms control, and that "immense and Week iii Review hard work" lies ahead in his ambitious drive for economic change. The Communist Party chief made the remarks in a traditional New Year's Eve address to the Soviet people broadcast on state-run television. BLIZZARDS, ZERO VISIBILITY TRANSFORM UPPER MIDWEST INTO 'DISASTER AREA' Blizzard conditions slapped the upper Midwest as National Guardsmen in Minnesota carried car-ried out search-and-rescue missions for motorists stranded in the blinding snowstorm, and wind chill readings dropped as low as 58 degrees below zero. FRIDAY, JAN. 1, 1988 AMERICANS ENJOY OLD-FASHIONED NEW YEAR'S DAY Millions of Americans spent New Year's Day the old-fashioned way nursing hangovers and watching televised parades and football foot-ball games. The world had to wait a bit longer to wrap up 1987 because of an every-third-year phenomenon known as the "Leap Second." A second se-cond was added to the year to make up for the Earth's irregular rotation and keep clocks accurate. ac-curate. SATURDAY, JAN. 2, 1988 REAGAN TOUTS TRADE PACT-President Reagan hailed the U.S.-Canadian free-trade pact which he and Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney signed on Saturday as an example "the entire world should be pursuing." The pact, which lifts trade restrictions between the world's largest trading partners, was signed with little fanfare by the two leaders at separate sites, nearly a continent apart. Reagan said the pact has vital international implications. 2,800 RETURN HOME AFTER OAHU FLOODS Flooding caused by up to 20 inches of rain abated on the eastern side of the island Oahu, and the 2,800 evacuees returned home to clean up at least $29 million in damage. The New Year's Eve flash floods left 72 people homeless. The water left a mixture of mud, paving slabs and boulders piled in yards, along with dozens of dented cars that were bounced along the street like toys. SUNDAY, JAN. 3, 1987 ISRAEL TO DEPORT NINE DESPITE U.S. PROTESTS The Israeli army ordered nine Palestinian activists deported, despite protests from the U.S. and Egypt that the action was illegal and could touch off new violence in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. The orders were part of a controversial con-troversial Israeli crackdown in an effort to stop Arab rioting in occupied territories. Israeli soldiers have arrested about 1,200 Palestinians, shot to death at least 23, and injured 167 since Dec. 8. The latest death came Sunday, when an Israeli soldier chasing a demonstrator in the West Bank village of Ram shot a 25-year-old Palestinian woman in the chest. GULF ROLE MAY WIDEN WITH CARLUCCI VISIT-The Maltese-flagged freighter Alga moved into Dubai harbor for repairs to a gaping missile hole, with shippers still not sure if 1988's first victim of the "tanker war" was attacked by Iran or Iraq. But sources said indications were that U.S. Defense Secretary Frank Carlucci's trip to the region would signal an expanded role in the Persian Gulf for the U.S. Navy. Carlucci was set to arrive there Jan. 4. The U.S. so far admits only to protecting U.S.-flagged ships, its stated policy, though numerous reports have emerged in recent weeks of American warships appearing to escort other neutral shipping in the waterway. CITY. .STATE. .ZIP |
