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Show egTHEB Wednesday, October 13, 1076 Newspaper Talk NEW TRICKS ' You may not be able to teach an old dog new tricks but the old dog knows most of the tricks, anyway. And the old dog can certainly teach the young pups some tricks of their own, which is happening here in Park Gity (a town known for both its dogs and its tricks). Our city officials often embrace good ideas only to watch them become entangled in red tape or to see them wither away due to neglect. Worthy projects fall by the wayside for these and other reasons, leaving government figures to either ignore the passing or to point accusing fingers at malevolent (or imaginary) forces. Laudable accomplishments can be achieved, however, if the proper quantities of sensibility and hard work are combined. Park City 's Senior Citizens have proven it. Through the efforts of Otto Carpenter, Bob Burns, Sr., Violet Terry and others, not only have" our local " oldsters obtained their own building and a place to put it, but they have also made tremendous progress in providing the means to refurbish the building and in obtaining transportation for their members. All this has been done in a relatively short period of time with a minimum financial burden. v Certainly there were some magical methods of manipulation employed by the Senior Citizens to make such efficient strides toward their goal. Or maybe they just decided it was worth doing and did what had to be done. In amr vpnt when the full swing, we propose that its members conduct a cAminar far our ritv officials, exrjlaninc how civic T V " projects can be completed before old age catches up with all of us. Lottors to tho Editor More To the Editor, I would like to know where Mr. Willard dreams up his financial figures regarding the proposed ' Summit County airport. He insists the airport will cost only $530,000, instead of the $1,245,550.00 mentioned in the County Auditor's report. His "reason" for the downward down-ward change was because the land value appraisal is now $1,000 an acre instead of $4,000. Now really, Mr. Willard, in. your emotional zoj to eaavuiee ' inmyhoAj - we need an airport, you j ought to check into the facts before you write. I have checked, and two days ago I rechecked with one of the county commissioners (just to be sure). Here are the true financial facts: The county had the land appraised at $2,000 an acre (not $1,000). The owners had the land appraised at $4,000 an acre. The owners are willing to sell it at $4,000 an acre-no less. The county commissioners are not willing, as of now, to pay that much. (Maybe they will be willing after the election!) And if the owners insist on $4,000 an acre, there is absolutely no way the county can force them to sell for less, unless they condemn it (which the county will not do.) Why Mr. Willard continues to come up with obviously false information concerning the airport is a puzzle to me, but perhaps his motives behind wanting an airport will give us a clue. I have not missed the point, but apparently you have. You can't compare the population popu-lation of Park City with that of Jackson. (Jackson has over 10 times the population Park City does). But more importantly, there are very Editor. Reporter, Photographer Feature Writer Business Manager Office Manager. Publishers: WUking, Louis, Schkf and Derlng Pirhinos nauua nnrt arlvertiainn max h sir M mittad Drior to Wednesday Dubication at our' of- M H D fice, 419 Mam St., ParK 738, Park City, or by calling 649-9592' Publcation matter must be received by Monday afternoon for Wednesday publcation. i ui Jiw" .-m-h i Senior Citizens Center is in V Airport few non-commercial air travelers. Isn't it strange that every-time every-time we spend more money toward the skier (in projects that, of course, will bring back in revenue many times what we spent) our roads keep getting worse and worse and our taxes go higher! The ski resort has been here many years now, but the roads are still bad. Apparently Apparent-ly more visitors mean more tax dollars, and more tax aouars are used to oring nonr visitor. n-imi that live here deserve better, Also, Woodruff is 22 miles from Evanston, not 16 (remember Mr. Willard, get your facts straight first). And the taxes don't go to Wyoming, because nobody in Woodruff owns a plane. (How many of our county residents own planes? Not very many I'm afraid). As for the airport being self-sufficient, we should learn a lesson from the airport built in Heber. (And remember, Heber is twice as large as Park City). The concessioner there went broke trying to keep the airport open-it seems the "taxes" he collected were not nearly enough. So the county has to subsidize the airport to keep . it maintained. (Maybe a government handout. hand-out. Mr. Willard!) Mr. Willard and myself have each written two letters, all published, con' ceming the airport. The issue is now clear. If you are against the proposed airport, vote Trepanier. If you want the airport, vote for anybody else. Sincerely, Bob Trepainer Candidate, Summit County Commission two year term. Steve Daring Greg Schlrf Hank Louis .Jan WUking Sandy Erickson city, Dy mail, P.O. Box i ii-iii-aiimmanL-ji. j, if i ,f . Bill Coleman y-i W ' 1 3E" if.:-. j Vjfc M I ' Wnwwrl '- ' - - - Brian Oliver j inw J r: i 7j. ) L 'i iJ cSQl3fc Lj -aHSL , rt- 4 - A Harry Reed, Tom 'Monge Craig Masters Rick Becker ;f 1 ' '' 1 I Four Seasons Receives Forest Service Approval The U.S. Forest Service announced Tuesday that a slimmed down model of the Four Seasons ski resort project to be constructed east of Provo has been approved. Plans for the resort had originally called for the development of 7,500 acres in the Uinta National Forest but Forest Service officials reduced the area to 4,500 acres, citing soil conditions, slumping shale, watershed threat, avalanche danger and disruption of animal habitat in 3.000 acres of Slate Canyon. Wilderness Associates, developers of the ski project, expressed disappointment over the rejection of the Slate Canyon area but noted that area was to be included in the last stages of development and is not critical to their overall plan. Review Period The project, which will cost an estimated t)0 million to HowMout It? What is your assessment of Perk City's current reel estate market? Bill Coleman (real estate agent, Hal Taylor Assoc.) Park dry is finally beginning to show itself as a bedroom community which I feel it was destined to become. Although the demand for housing in town is incredible I think we have to show a tremendous amount of responsibility in how we go about trying to fill that need. We're being carefully looked at and if we don't keep things on a quality level we can really hurt our cause. - Brian Oliver (Western Woodlands) I think Park City is growing fantastically. As far as real estate, I feel there is still a ground floor opportunity for people who want to invest or build in Park City. I don't think the opportunities will ever be the same either.' ' ' , -,V Basically, from what I've gathered from talking to different people, Park City is taking off just like Aspen was 5 -to-10 years ago. " ' -'. - Harry Reed (Broker, Skyline Realty) Right now rwe have a very strong market with potential buyers being smart enough not to be overpaying for older homes. One reason for this, I think, is because of the reasonably priced homes available in Park Meadows. ' Credit should be given to the city council for not letting the sewer board unneccessarily prevent building in Park City. Let's hope somebody does something about the sewer problem soon so we can continue to build next spring. Tom Monge (Real Estate Appraiser and Lender) I think the market has a great deal of potential with this winter developing as a very determining factor. It appears we're getting a fair share of speculative buyers in Park City which I think hurts the market. Anytime someone is buying property with the clear intent of reselling it in the near future you're bound to have escalating prices. Obviously, this is not a stabilizing influence on the market. As a contrasting example, the Park Meadows type of resident buyer is the kind of stabilizing influence the community needs nwre of.' " ( ! w ? Craig Masters (Broker, Mountain Realty) Inventory is very low with everything on the market moving very fast. It's nice to see the influx of primary houses being ' built. Rick Becker (Broker, Gamp & Ayers Realty) Park Meadows is sold out. We sold the last lot this morning. About one-half of our buyers in Park Meadows were local people with the other half being commuters... From, all we can gather, Park Meadows II and in are going to be just as fast. Actually II and III are going to be a bit nicer. Basically, we're looking at a very strong real estate market with a good healthy balance between commercial and residential development. $100 million, must now undergo a 30-day wait for public scrutiny before the Forest Service can rive final -approval. Norman L.Nielsen, vice president of Wilderness Associates Ass-ociates predicted it would take a year and a half to two years for completion of the first phase of the resort. The first phase would include a funicular railway to provide transportation up the mountain, a cultural village at the base of the mountain, and four other villages. Fewer Skiers The Four Seasons resort was originally planned to accomodate an eventual 10,500 skiers per day but the elimination of Slate Canyon has trimmed that figure to MOO. Nielsen said the &000 skier capacity would not be reached for approximately 12 years. ! SKI SWAP The Park City Ski Club will host its annual Ski Swap October 16 and 17 in the Memorial Building. New and Used ski equipment and clothing may be swaped. Registration in from 9 to 12 noon Saturday. You may pick up your un-swaped equipment at 6 p.m. Sunday evening. There will be a $1 fee to attend the swap. This also includes you in the raffle. f CHAMBER VOLUNTEERS Need to get out of the house? The Chamber of Commerce is looking for volunteers to help man the information desk. Get involved in the community. Here's your chance to meet and greet the numerous visitors to Park City. Let us add your name to the volunteer list For more information, call the Chamber of Commerce at S49-S98. SCHOOL COMMUNITY COUNCIL The Park City School Community Council will meet Wednesday, Oct. 20, at 7:30 in the Park High Library. ' PALEFIRE VOLUNTEERS The Paleflre Drug Education, Prevention, Rehabilitation Rehab-ilitation Program needs good volunteers. Work areas Include secretarial, recreational activities, public relations, individual counseling, group co-f acllitatlon, friendshlpplng, and crisis intervention. interven-tion. Contact Marsha at the Paleflre Office at the Memorial Building or call 649-1461. The first meeting will be held Oct. 1 at p.m. at the Memorial Building. Come grow ai you help others growl Eight Chapters Of Clty'o Rovlocd Laws Passed by Council The Park City Council Thursday night adopted eight chapters of the propos-' ed revised city ordinances prepared by City Attorney Carl Nemdka. Chapters 1 and 10-16, titled General Provisions, Garbage and Trash, Health, Licenses and Permits, Criminal Code, Parking Code, Traffic Code and Noise, were approved unanimously. -Noise One provision of the new noise ordinance could be called into use in the near future. : AJvin Young of the Young Apartments at the top of Main Street has complained repeatedly to the council that noise from the adjacent Mother! ode restaurant when bands are playing has made it impossible for he and his wife to sleep in their bedroom. Young said he is forced to take his mattress into his living room to escape the noise. The ordinance prohibits noise measured in an adjoining adjoin-ing structure from exceeding 65 decibles. The ordinance declares noise of such intensity inten-sity to be "excessive and unusually loud" and "unlaw? ful." v, v Youngr claims he has had sounegineefsffleaattr noise emissions from Mother lode and that the readings were greater than those now prohibited. . . Next Chapters scheduled for con- -sideration at the council's October 21 meeting include Administration, Advertising and Sign Regulations, . Animals and f owl, Bicycles, Bi-cycles, Buildings and Building Build-ing Regulations, Elections, Ethics, Fire Prevention and Protection and Streets, Sidewalks Side-walks and Public Property. A possible controversial section of the Streets and Sidewalks law would require that all offstreet parking places be cleared of snow by the owners within two days of snowfall. PUBLIC HEARING A public hearing on the Park City Land . Management Code is to be held on Oct. 13, 1976 at 7 p.m. at the Treasure Mountain Inn. All interested persons are invited to attend and to participate in this meeting. Three copies of the proposed code and map are posted at the Park City City Hall. Additional information on the proposal can be ' obtained by calling the Park City Planning Office at 649-9321. BOND ELECTION A special election for the issuance of $600,000 in Water Revenue Bonds will be held on November 2. SWINE FLU The Park City Swine Flu Clinic will be held Thursday, Oct. 28, from 4 p.m. to &30 p.m. in the Memorial Building. The Coalville Clinic will be Oct. 27 from 4 p.m. to &30 p.m. in the City Park Quanset Building. COMMUNITY EDUCATION A pottery class will begin Tuesday evening, Oct. 19, and a shop class will commence the following evening, Wednesday, Oct. 20. Classes in typing, art, cooking, stained glass, and sewing need a few more people. If you are interested please contact Nan McPolin at 649-9417 or 649-9671. Registration for' these classes and others will be held Tuesday, Oct. 19, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Park . City High School library. . RECREATION NOTES For information or registration on any of the following activities call Bruce or Sam at 649-94(1 or stop by the Recreation Department office in the Summit County Memorial Building between 2 p.m. and 10 p.m., Monday through Friday. Beginning Photography:' Eight week class starts October 19 and ends December 9 at Kimball Art Center, Tuesday and Thursday 3:3; 5:30. . Learn Black and White Film Development and Picture Printing, Exposure and Composition: Limited class size so register with the Rec. Department early. Cost is $15. Sam Coleman BeginrtirigMerfimei OctobfraSNov. tOp.m. W , 4 p.m. in Memorial Building. Cost is $5 plus materials. Contact Lori Gonsalvez at 649-8108 for information. ' Boxing Lessons: Beginning soon. Register now. Piano Lessons: Professional instruction by local artist. Call for details. Organizational Meetings for: Adult League Volleyball and Basketball, 7 p.m., Thurs., Oct. 14. Little League Basketball Thursday, October 14, 3:30 p.m. Referees Needed: for Volleyball and Basketball. VOTING1 The final Park City voter registration day will be held Tuesday, October 26. Potential voters may also register at the County Clerk's office in Coalville on any weekday up to October 22. Registration forms are available at the Park City Hall, Silver King Bank, First Security Bank, and the Newspaper office. Absentee ballots can be obtained by contacting County Clerk Reed Pace. Park City residents wishing to register in Park City Saturday should see their respective registration agents. They are as follows: Precinct No. 1 (From the old city limits to 10th Street) Edna Fisher, 1274 Park Ave. Precinct No. 2 (From 10th Street to 6th Street) Marva Henley, 915 Norfolk Ave. Precinct No. 3 (From 6th Street to 2nd Sheet) Patsy Reed, 575 Deer Valley Precinct No. 5 (From 2nd Street north to the city r limits) Barbara Price, 180 Daley Ave. Precinct No. 9 (Thaynes Canyon) Judy Taylor, 'a Thaynes Canyon Drive. " Precince No. 10 (Summit Park and Gorgoza) V Selma Kilby, Gorgoza. Residents using mailing forms to register to vote -should use their street addresses rather than their : post office box number when filling out the forms. The mailing form can be picked up at City Hall or at '-the '-the banks. THANKS :::, On behalf of the American Cancer Society a sincere ; thank you is being extended to the following people '-who '-who helped to make the recent cancer clinic a ' success: Dr. Cook, Dr. Huges, Mx. Anderson ' Nurse Ida Jorgenson, Wyoma Allred, Rose Bigelow, : Gerrie Yett, Jane Kimball, Julie Burns, and Lynn f Arvel. Susie Williams, Peggy Fletcher, Becky Anderson, ; Bruce Parker, Lynn Marrott, Gary Knudson, Dave Bodner, Patty Prince, Vickie Wallin, Bob Trepanier, Park Record, The Newspaper, Marsac Elementary School. , Staff Lunch donated by: Mount Air Market, Day's Market, Susie Williams, Peggy Fletcher, Bonnie ': Novelle, Betty Watts. Mary Lou Toly, June Dearing, Georgene Plummer, Betty Snyder, Ann Prince. |