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Show ''lk City's Only; . tLqf:ally Owned OJIHKEST CORPORATION 3322 SO. 3rd EAST STREET SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84115 .-. Wednesday, December 1,1976 Volume Two Number Eleven NewsDac ParM'Uy.lUh 81060 ' tv f iSU L 1 ' si ES. -Y . ! w?EpI 111 CITY WORKERS began adding some colorful holiday touches to Main Street Monday but the decoration residents want most comes only in white. se0eceeeeecceeeeee0co6eeecooeeooe9oeoseeceeo Council To Hear Appeal On Main St. Shopping Mall - Apartment Complex The Park City Council Thursday night will hear an appeal of a planning commission decision to issue a conditional use permit forji . shopping mall-apartment complex at the bottom of ' Main Street. The appeal is being made by William Henrion and W.P.' Langford, owners of property contiguous to the proposed construction site. In a letter sent to the Park City Planning Commission, attorney Robert Felton, representing Henrion and Langford, claimed the building build-ing planned by Robert Johnston of Watsonville, In contradiction to claims that the Memorial Building is beset by a low degree of utilization, Park City recreation director Bruce Henderson has compiled a list of more than 30 groups and organizations that use the building on a regular basis. Jarman Seedy Russell Jarman, one of the minimum security prisoners who had been seeding the runs at Park West in something of a work-ski exchange program, walked off the job last Tuesday. He apparently just kept on walking, and presumably, since he remains unfound, still is. Ejanuary 22nd of this year Jarman entered Utah State Prison to begin serving a one-to-fifteen year sentence for second degree theft. Although Jarman has ruined his chances for Park West skiing privileges by taking the parole matter :into his own hands, both Park West and the State Prison report that the trade program will still be in effect and seen through for the others who helped seed. ' i Summit County Sheriff Ron Robinson told the Newspaper that because Jarman is thought to have kin in Sunset, Utah, and Wyoming, deputies in two cars covered roads north and west out of Park City until 4 a.m. Wednesday but turned up nothing. Beside that effort nothing else has been done. "It happens quite frequently on work details," said a State Prison spokesman. Perhaps Jarman's lucky he was no Cool Hand. Perhaps what they had at Park West was no failure to communicate. California, would infringe on the property rights of his clients. The conditional use permit was approved on October 12, for six commercial shops and 12 apartments to be housed in a 5,625 square-foot building. build-ing. Both of the complaintants claim that portions , of the property slated for construction construc-tion belong to them through long-term use. ' Felton's letter argued that a retaining wall which lies approximately one foot inside Johnson's platted property line has served. as boundary "for in excess of 20 According to Henderson's estimates, an average of 160 persons of all ages take advantage of the facility each day of the six days a week it is open. ' Administration and funding of the Memorial Building is currently being debated by Summit County and Park Makes Escape years,'' and that Langford's garage, "torn down without his permission by Mr. Johnston," served as the 4 eastern boundary line "under . the same doctrine." The attorney also asserted that Johnston's building "would cut off all access to their backyards, present a forty-foot stone wall as their view, make parking for their residences impossible...and futher destroy the quality of the adjacent residential neighborhood." Felton said that property owners in the vicinity of the new building were not City officials. Led by county commissioner commission-er Dale Leavitt, Kamas area residents claim that the building is used almost .exclusively by Park City residents and Park City, therefore, should assume the burden of supervision and financing. Park City forces have countered that the county had neglected to maintain the building properly and, consequently, expensive repairs should be made before the city considers the takeover. - Henderson partially agrees with both sides. He says the, building is used mostly by Park City residents and is in need of major repairs due to inadequate maintenance. The recreation director cited the Memorial Building roof and electrical system as the two areas in need of extensive and expensive re- pair. Structural deficiencies in the roof design cause leakage problems when snow melts, he said, leading to the deterioration of interior walls and ceilings. . , In addition to Henderson, county commissioner Mel Flinders has noted the need for a major overhaul of the electrical wiring. Vandalism was cited by Henderson as another major cause of building deterioration, deterior-ation, with windows being the prime target. "Much of the window breakage could have been stopped long ago if a fence notified of the permit application and that it was necessary for the planning commission to "hear .evidence" before acting on the conditional use request.)' Although the appeal was addressed to the planning commission and was not filed within the required 14 days following the commission action, the city council agreed to consider it at their November 18 meeting. Henrion and Langford were, unable to have representation represent-ation attend that meeting and the council rescheduled the appeal for this Thursday. y (Lam had been put on the back of the building to keep the kids from climbing on the roof and if screens had been placed oyer the windows," Henderson said. "It would have been cheaper to do these things than to constantly replace the glass." ' He observed, however, that vandalism has been on the wane of late. "When I first started, there was a broken window every other day but we haven't had a broken window in the gym in over a month." Henderson and his assistant assist-ant Same Coleman have instituted stricter rules and policies for younger people in the building and it seems to be paying off. , "I think the kids are , starting to settle down. We're getting a regular bunch who are using the facilities as they should be used and tjiey're having a good time doing it," Henderson Hender-son said. Aside from vandalism and insufficient funds being spent on upkeep and preventative prevent-ative maintenance, the high turnover in janitors has contributed to the unkempt appearance of the Memorial Building in the past, according accord-ing to the rec. director. . He said progress has been made in this area since Joe Richardson has 'assumed the custodial duties. "He's doing a good job. He's steady and the building is being kept clean." Hender t If misery loves company, f drought-stricken Park City can find solace in the fact that Mother Nature is treating competing resorts with equal disdain. A survey conducted Monday Mon-day revealed that Colorado, Idaho, Wyoming and California Cali-fornia are still awaiting the big storm that will replace lethargy with downhill energy. Unless it happened Tuesday, Management officials and anxious skiers at Aspen, Vail, Mammoth, Sun Valley and Jackson Hole are still looking skyward sky-ward for the tardy snow that means fun and money. Aspen Officials at Aspen report a 10 to 12 inch base at the top of the mountain with no lifts operating but said they are prepared to open within 48 hours of a major storm. A Chamber of Commerce representative said a base minimum of 18 inches is needed to start the season. The Aspen Skiing Corp. estimated that the loss of the Thanksgiving holiday period ' cost the resort approximately approximate-ly $40i000.: Since operations; began in 1946, Aspen has been able to open by Thanksgiving on an average of six out of every seven years. . DRC Brown, Aspen Skiing Corp. president recently philosophised, "It's just one of those years. It won't be the first and it won't be the last." It was snowing lightly at that other Colorado glamour . resort, Vail, but. "very little" accumulation, past or son said Richardson, noting that he has received several compliments lately on the improved cleanliness of the structure. -v Henderson remarked that the cooperation he has received from the county concerning minor repairs and supplies has been "good but slow." He said delays in getting things accomplished could be attributed to the 2 N fri A ! ' ? i'.rW t'rY: v RECREATION Director Bruco Hondoraon. 'ark Clfiy present, was reported and two feet of new snow is needed to put skiers oh the mountain. Mammoth . In the far West California's Mammoth ski resort suffered through its first snowless Thanksgiving since 195B , according to Pam Clason in the public relations department. Clason . noted that Mammoth Mountain normally normal-ly hosts between 10,000 and 14,000 skiers per day during the Monday-through-Sunday Thanksgiving week. A meager five inch base has not erased her enthusiasm, however, and she optimistic-ally optimistic-ally observed, "We're ready to operate with the first good storm." Sun Valley Temperatures which have hovered above the ten-year average have minimized the effectiveness of Sun Valley's recently installed snowmak-ing snowmak-ing equipmemt but, as of Monday, there was enough of the artificial stuff to allow skiing on the lower part of the Warm Springs run. But sufficient quantities of natural snow have not yet arrived in Idaho. Sun Valley officials have set a December 13 target date for opening but that too shall pass unless te "big storms" arrive soon. Jackson Hole Jackson Hole, Wyoming, was. not open for Thanksgiving Thanks-giving but it never has been. The Teton Mountain resort is scheduled to begin hosting skiers on December 11, earlier than usual. Assistant marketing distance between Park City and Coalville and, perhaps, a lack of interest at the other end of the county. Referring to the ongoing Memorial Building negotiations negotia-tions between the city and the county, he predicted, "If the city would administer the building, it ' would save delays and misunderstandings misunderstand-ings that are caused by the cont.onpag7 Noft Ata director Dave Hansen said, "It snowed a little over the weekend and today but it will still have quite a bit of open. We need another big storm. We don't have full cover yet." ' After saying that he would like to have 30 inches of snow on the mountain before starting the lifts, Hansen remarked, "We're not extremely nervous now. The real countdown starts next week." What God Hath Not Wrought Although the early, season storms have failed to materialize, there is skiing in the West. Snowmaking machines, once spurned in the Rockies as an insult to nature's natural endowments, are now Fir Today Voters go to the polls today to select two commissioners for the Park City Fire Protection District. Three persons,' one from Summit Park and two from Park City, are running for the two seats on the three-person board. Summit Park resident James Schnirel is presently serving as chairman of the commission and is attempting to maintain his position. Schnirel is Dean of Technical Occupations and General Education at Utah Technical College in Salt Lake City. Clements Hansen is another incumbent seeking to retain his commission seat. Hansen is a long-time Park City resident and a former member of the city council. v The third candidate is Tom Ligare of Park City. Ligare is the city's only full time insurance agent and was previously employed by Greater Park City Company. Schnirel and Hansen, along with sitting Commissioner Commiss-ioner Mary Lehmer, were appointed to fire board by the Summit County Commission on January 20, 1976. The district itself was formed on December 30, 1975, with the passage of a county ordinance prompted by a petition bearing 495 signatures. Mrs. Lehmer was appointed to serve for a three-year period while the two members, now attempting to be elected were appointed for only one year. The two officials gaining the most votes today will fill four year terms. Upon its creation, the fire district became responsible for fire protection in Park City, Snyderville, Summit Park and the Silver Creek area and the commission is charged with administering the district.. Financing will be generated through a maximum four mill levy which is expected to produce approximately $66,000 for the coming year. Registered Park City voters will cast their ballots in the Memorial Building while county residents living within the district will be polled at Judge James Kilby's residence in Gorgoza. Continued dry with only a slight chance of snow on Friday. Highs In 30's, lows In the teens. t. Blues coming of age in Colorado. A $1.2 million investment in artificial desemination, brought into action for the first time last month, has enabled Winter Park to enjoy large crowds while its machineless neighbors perform snow dances. Winter Park director Steve Gradley. reports that during his 26-year tenure the resort has been open for Thanksgiving Thanks-giving only four times previous to this season. Other Colorado resorts profiting from their snow-making snow-making equipment are Keystone Key-stone which also expended in excess of $1 million for manmade snow, and Loveland. Loveland, benefiting from a base elevation of 11,000 feet, began making : snow in cont. onpage2 |