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Show Page 2 , v i Wednesday , August 1 8, 1 976 Letters to the Gentlemen, I read with much interest and amazement your recent interview with Mr. Bruce Decker, City Recorder of Park City. (Aug. 4 issue) First let me say that I have no axe to grind with Mr. Decker and have a great deal of respect for him, but he has made so many false statements, that I feel I must be responded to. I will not comment on his first statement or two concerning con-cerning his philisophy of creating another County, but would like to comment on each of the other comments and allegations. 1. Question, don't you think the other Commissioners treat Park City Fairly? Brace's comment, it is not a question of fair play, but one of inertia. Bruce has not bad the pleasure, as I have, of sitting in meeting after meeting of the County Commission where they have tried to make sure that all of the business of the County was conducted so that all of the citizens of the entire County, including Park, were treated fairly. I do not believe that there is a community in the County that has had as much time and effort spent on it in trying to come up with solutions that are fair to all as Park City. , 2. Question, What inequities are you talking about? Answer, Tax inequities, the only real services received are officials functions. I have outlined what I consider good services at no extra cost for Park City residents in a letter sent to the Park Record, and enclose a copy for your information, in-formation, but let me again tell you of some of these services. Turn on your T.V. all costs shared through the County, and I agree that not every single house can get is in the air. Bookmobile, for the month of May, my report shows 894 books lent in Park City. Memorial Bldg. no more comment. General Election, 5 districts in Park City ; 24 hour communications system, with a direct line to Park City; Ambulance, County and federal purchase. I believe that the services provided to Park City are almost equal to any place else in the County, and I agree that the roads in . Summit Park have been and will continue to be an expense, but ; I do not believe that is any more or less fair for. Park City to pay for part of this than it is for the Kamas or Coalville areas. 3. Hasn't the County helped promote Tourism and fund - the Memorial Bldg. and land fill? , ; Answer, yes, but that was Mountainlands. . Who does Mr. Decker think makes up Mountainlands. Certainly the region was established by the Governor, but the efforts of getting the Drug Program and the renovation that has taken place in the Memorial Bldg.' itself have to be given to Commissioner Flinders, who has served as Chairman of Mountainlands Tourism council as well as many other Committees. All of the Commissioners worked with the Park City Council to establish an agreement ac ceptable to all on the Park City landfill. Interestingly enough, Summit County participates in the operation of 3 landfill operations. One in Coalville, one in Kamas, and the one in Park City. The Counties participation in the Coalville and the Kamas land filf operations is $6,000, and (he one for Park City, $7,000. Who is subsidizing whom? 4. If the .County levy remains at 11 mills, how much does the Park City area pay? The property tax is not the only revenue the County derives from here. The mines contribute a tremendous amount. I defy Mr. Decker to show you one dollar derived from the Mines to Summit County that does not come from property tax, unless he considers the payment for . Recording an occasional deed, tremendous. The Editor County does not receive one dime for the Collector Road Program of the County from the entire Park City area, because there are no collector roads in the area. The County does receive from the State of Utah monies on the Class B roads in the Snyderville area, and Park City Corp, receives Class C monies for their city streets. 5. Is the tax money other, than what's spent on the Memorial Bldg. and land fill spent here. Answer: If road main-' tenance in Summit Park and the old ranch road eat up the balance of $150,000 somebody is making a big mistake. My only comment other than my previous comments and letter, Summit Counties total road budget, for local taxes is less than $150,000. 6. Why not run as a write-in candidate. Mr. Decker goes to great lengths to tell us all about the happenings of 80 years ago, but there is not one word of truth in that entire statement, course my memory only goes back 40 years. After Mr. Decker filed for County Commissioner he had more than a month to convince the delegates to the Republican County Convention that he ' was qualified to serve as a County Commissioner for Summit County. He did not convicce any of the delegates except 5, and I assume that most people feel that it was the Park City delegation, so that is the way the cards have been stacked. Mr Decker states'until this year, Park City's choice for Commissioner Com-missioner was honored." There was never any such agreement, real or imaginary in my short 22 years as Clerk of Summit County. There is, however,-a gentlemens agreement, that no one from the North or the South of the County would file for County Commissioner against the Park City area Commissioner. That agreement was honored this year. Take a look at some of the names that the people of the entire County have elected to the office of County Commissioner Com-missioner over the past several years: . Ed McPolin, Lloyd Olsen, Dave Loertcher, Richard Durrant, Melvin Flinders, to name a few. Some of these men have been from Park City, some from Snyderville. Some have been Democrats, and some Kepuoucans. Always a cnoice of an oi ine people oi me uxmiy. i nope i never u.c day when anyone from any place 18 guaroiiiccu a yuaiuvu .on the County Commission. 1 happen to believe that the majority of the people of Summit County will always be right. With all these facts, this year we have two very fine candidates on the ticket from Park City, for County Commissioner of Summit County. 7. You sound as if Kamas and Coalville are battlefields.' I take exception to the statement that the only thing we have in common is disdaiiarrangement the Guard did lor eacn oiner. inai may dc Mr. Deckers personal feelings and I am sorry for that, but he certainly is not speaking for any of the elected officials of Summit County, and suppose that is who everyone refers to when they talk about the County. Even though I have no voice in decisions that are made, for my own self, I have a great deal of respect for many citizens of Park City, and many of the Council membersv My wife came from Park City, and I would like to think that we still have a few friends there. 8. Would Coalville and Kamas oppose the Park County move? I doubt that there would be much opposition for such a move from either the Coalville area, or the Kamas area, but I believe that if I were a resident of Park City, I would oppose it strongly. The cost of operating a government is tremendous, as Mr. Decker should know. Maybe they think that the present staff of Park City Corp. could take over all the jobs required by law, to staff 1 w SmihTElirwiion JhnWIIiamt Howard Can U A mm Continued from Pago 1 Confrouory mmm g .w rvi utSsr' iL K.w V5."T. . Agreement with County Contrary to Mr. Emmery's understanding that the road project was arranged through a "trade-off" agreement between D.M.I, and the Utah National Guard, Colonel West of the 115 Engineering Group said the work, requested by Summit County, was approved because of its training value. When asked what have with D.M.I., Colonel West said a "land agreement contract was signed" with (he company that allowed his roops to set up camps and to :onduct maneuvers on the private property. Commenting on his contact with Commissioner Flinders, West said, "He stops by here about every other day to see . what's going on." No Record in Minutes Although Flinders said the minutes of the County Commission meetings would substantiate the decision making process for the East a County. If they can, my only comment would be that they must spend many hours in their offices now doing nothing. I know for myself, I could not take on more job or responsibility, because I cannot keep up the numerous tasks assigned to the County Clerk-Auditor. Thank you, Reed D. Pace ' Summit County Auditor Clerk- How Hbcut It ? Are you enjoying the 7th Annual Park CHv Arts Festival? Sam and Billie Wilson (SLC) - Yes, This is probably the best booth in the whole festival (the Rugby Club Beer Garden). This is about our fourth festival and it seems quieter this year than in the past, You've eliminated a lot of the junk; although, the whole operation strikes me as too structured. I think you've lost the extemporaneous attraction of years ' past. . . Roselin Drage (SLC) Are we enjoying the art festival? We're making millions selling water colors! , Jim Williams (SLC) We've only been here about a half hour but it doesn't look like there are as many exhibits as last year. It seems like the same high quality as last year though. We're planning to stay in Park City for dinner tonight and make a whole day of it. . - ' ; .' Lucille Keough (Murray) Yes, my husband is an ' artist and he is doing very well. Look, see how good be is. It appears to be better organized and much cleaner than last year. It's also very hot. (Saturday) - Howard Call (Ogden) I've been here and I'm finding some very interesting work. There really seems to be a lot of talent here. I also eniov seeins a friendlv crowd minelinfl toff ether. ' Sue Stevens (SLC) -- Yes, we were here last year and I really notice an improvement this year. There is so much more variety this year. Last year it was just pottery and macrame, now there seems to be more of the fine arts. The prices are good, compared to Salt Lake. . - JJ -UV- .rr A National Guard truck lumbers down East Canyon Road. Canyon road project, av search by County Clerk Reed, Pace found no such record.'; The only record ofl discussion concerning the : project was in the minutes of I the March 23, 1976, com-f mission meeting when it was voted to abandon the Guard's1; original plan to repair the Chalk Creek road. The minutes of the March , 23 meeting read as follows: "Motion was made by U)mmissioner Leavitt, after hearing the recommendation of Mr. Rencher (of Call ; Engineering) who had inspected in-spected the project with Commissioner Dearden, to not go forward on the East end of the Chalk Creek road through the Antchutz; property at the present time, ' and to contact the Army Engineers to not proceed with their plans for. the summer camp. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Flinders and carried." Following the commission's com-mission's decision against .; any work in the Chalk Creek area, the Guard was requested to come to East Canyon. Records of the request or the expense to be incurred by the county are not available. Morgan County The county road, which begins at a point near the vacant Goreoza Rest on U.S. 40 and runs through East Canyon, is recei vino - UMl ieu9iic iciair only jn Summit County although it continues well into Morgan County. Morgan County . rjom- Yes, this is the first year Stlirs Over . Koad missioner Dale Thursten cited the lack of time for engineering preperation, unavailability of funds and public opposition as reasons for not continuing the road construction into his county. Regarding the engineering cost, Thurstin said he was contacted by Emmanuel Floor, a land consultant for Bertagnole Investment Company, who said he might be able to line up a private interest to pay for the cost of the engineering if Morgan County "would okay the road construction." . Contacted by phone and asked who was the private interest that offered to pay for the engineering and why they didn't offer to pay for Summit County's engineering cost. Floor said, "Well, I'm not able to tell you, it would have had to do with the land owners in the area." Monies Concerning the cost of the road project to Summit County, County Clerk Reed Pace explained that the Guard would absorb the cost of all the labor (over 1,000 troops) and equipment and that the County would have to pay for all the engineering, materials, and fuel used by the Guard's machinery. Mr. : Renchler of Call Engineering, the firm that handles all of Summit County's engineering needs, said. "My ' auess would be that our bill to summit County would be somewhere between $18,000 and $20,000." Pace said it was his un- derstanding that the ysj j ftp? jfofeg I AoeeSnDmet LiicOKtQiesh l l' . JV"Vi r, 1 Sue Sevens mi engineering would cost "around $10,000". The county clerk added the county, to date, had appropriated only $23,000 which was intended to cover all materials in addition ad-dition to the engineering costs. :'t:- iv.;;-.'V 1 Money Saved If the work done by the Guard had been undertaken by a private contractor Renchler said, it would cost "over a couple of hundred thousand" and called that a conservative figure. According to the engineer, the 28-foot road to be graded and graveled will be a step above the county standards and that it would be prepared for better surfacing if it was desired in the future. ' Speaking of the newly repaired road, Colonel West said, "At some point I feel it could be a major route to East Canyon. It is much more desirable than going through Parley's since it is a much easier grade and about one-third one-third as far." To Be Sold Soon Mr. Emmery of D.M.I., the present owners of the property adjacent to the county road, disclosed he is expecting to sell the property sometime this week. Asked who the new owners would be and what their intentions are concerning the property, Emmery said,"I know who is going to buy it from us but I don't care to say at this point until the sale is consumated because I don't want to to ft anything to disrupt it." . t a a :u FLEA MARKET A Flea Market sponsored by the Park City Fire Department will be held September 5 and 8, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Park City Fire Station. THANKS The Park CHy Chcmbtf of Commtrct txttnds Its ptftude to al who oomrbutod tone and labor to the Art Festival. A more eaKprohonslvt iiank you will l)o torthconilnj. ' , SOWUNQ All woman kitoitstod to bowling this winter, there be a mortng Sept. I at 7:30 In the Memorial Guiding Ladles Loungo. H you eannot attend and atM with to bowl got In touch wfch oho of too blowing: Jessie Johnson, Qooigono Ptommor, Marge Smith orfSrondaAwoy. COUNTY GUTS MILL LEVY Summit County Commissioners Com-missioners last Tuesday reduced this year's tax levy from 11 to 10.5 mills. Last fall as the Commissioners were preparing the 1976 budget it appeared that a levy of 11 mills would be required to generate the $380,000 in revenues required to cover the anticipated expenditures. According to County Clerk, Reed Pace, the reduction of t the mill levy was made possible because of the unexpected large increases in I property valuation this year. "froperty valuation," reported Pace, "is up from $35 million to $40 million, a 16 percent increase." The ' onto l o rtirij itphn"c ".. uivt ui am MX OUUIUUk area, largely due to the oil discoveries in the Pine View area above Coalville" Park City increased one million dollars in valuation while the unincorporated area ad- jacent to Park City also in creased one million dollars reported Pace. County Commission chairman, Alva Dearden stated that whenever valuation increases, every step should be taken to reduce the mill levy so that taxes will not become too burdensome to the people. ' The vote lowering the mill levy to 10.5 was unanimous amongst all three County Two Busted For Pottery - . "We were directing traffic . and these two guys were just sitting next to Matt Alverez's new restaurant smoking a joint," Park City Police Officer Bob Berry said as be described the arrest of two Salt Lake City men Sunday afternoon at the closing of the 7th Annual Art Festival. Arrested and released on $75 bond until their hearing Tuesday morning, Aug. 17, halBEIM TttTSbj; 1 ' - mmummm 1 . Publisher ...... Editor.. ......... Business Manager Reporter, ; Photographer . ... ..... Greg Schlrf Office Mtneger. . ... . . bandy Erlcksorl HuMshed weekly at Park City, Utah. Subscriptions Sub-scriptions $6 per year, $10 out of state. Send or- 1 ders for subscriptions or change of address to S THE NEWSPAPER P.O. Box 738, Park City, Utah 1 84060. 9 Pictures, news and advertising may be sub" (IT- I mitted prior to Wednesday fice, 419 Main St., Park City, by mail, P.O. Box 738, Park Cty, or by eating 649-9592 or 359-2612. 359-2612. Publication matter must be received by Monday afternoon for Wednesday publcation, Commissioners, Alva J. Dearden, Melvin Flinders, and Dale Leavit. Originally the Commissioners Com-missioners had intended that the mill levy for the cities be 'reduced to 10 mills and that the levy for the unincorporated unin-corporated areas of the county be set at 11.3 mills. This proposal was in response to the cities' concerns over double taxation for providing the services of fire protection, protec-tion, street lighting.garbage collection, and planning and zoning. The Commissioners were informed by the State Tax Commission that the mill levy could not differ from cities to the unincorporated .nevuflovernment jentiiyA'auah wnuT" iibj : m iiirnri , as a service area was established. Because of the lengthy process required in establishing such service areas, it would not have been possible to have them set up prior to the August deadline for establishing the mill levy, Salt Lake County in attempting at-tempting to settle it's dispute over double taxation with Salt Lake City, has founded two service areas for the unincorporated unin-corporated areas of the County. The Summit County Commissioners hone to learn from the experiences of Salt Lake County and have stated that they intend establishing service areas in the County next year. at Festival were Gary Allen Baker, 32, and Kenneth Michael Young, 24. ', . ' I . Berry said he and Officer Mark Wittaker approaced the two men and "told them they bad about a minute to get rid of the roach. When they started to make a scene about legalizing marijuana; we put them in the squad car and took them into the station.'-' I 'IB? J. Howard Stahlo . . . . Stovo Dorlng ...Bonnie Stahlo publcaaon at our of |