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Show Wednesday, September 7, 1977 Page 3 ouses 717 The condition of the City Park playing field once again sparked antagonism among various park users at Thursday night's City Council Coun-cil meeting. At the center of the controversy was the use of the field by the Park High football team for practice sessions. Several weeks ago Councilman Coun-cilman Steve Dering asked the high school football team to hold its practices at the middle school field. Dering said he had received complaints com-plaints from the rugby team, the softball leagues and the city grounds keepers regarding regar-ding deterioration of the playing surface and potential poten-tial safety hazards. The team complied with the request but the move spawned a storm of protest from parents and team supporters. sup-porters. Dering and Mayor Leon Uriarte then met with Park High principal Dr. Jack Dozier and worked out a compromise solution which allowed football team practices at the park but with the stipulation that the blocking sled drills be held away from the playing field and that scrimmages be moved around on the field to minimize damage to any one area. if-THE mmm Park City, Photography Studio Also Dealing in: Film Sales, Photo Finishing, Western Art, 523 Main Street (located across from City Hall) 649-9431 Don't forget! A full FREE tank of gas with After Hours call Barr Carlisle 654-3135 1974 Buick Electra 225 2 dr. coupe, cranberry wwhite, vinyl roof, full pwr, radial tires. Was $4,495 Closeout $3,835 .1975 Ford Thunderbird Silver wmahogany cloth interior, pwr windows , pwr door locks, pwr seats, AM FM stereo AC. Was $6,395 Closeout $5,482 More Controversy Over City Park The compromise did not , maintain peace for very long, however. A football practice held after a heavy rain brought Dave Mueller of the Park City Muckers rugby club to Thursday's meeting to protest damage done to the field. Also attending atten-ding were representatives from the men's softball league, the recently formed soccer team, the city recreation department, and Dr. Dozier. At the beginning of the meeting recreation department depart-ment director Bruce, Henderson Hen-derson noted that during the summer there are approximately ap-proximately 520 persons using the park field on a regular basis. "Something needs to be done," Henderson said. He observed that the field "is not in the best of shape" and cited a need for more park areas. Making his presentation later in the meeting, Mueller referred to Henderson's statistics regarding the heavy use of the field. "It's in poor condition," Mueller said, "and it's threatening to stay that way." Saying he wanted to maintain main-tain "a quality surface for Utah KEN'S CHEVROLET 901 South Main Heber City, Utah Phone 654-2964 everyone involved," the rugby representative advocated ad-vocated the use of the middle school field for rugby practices prac-tices as well as football practices. prac-tices. Referring to football, Mueller remarked, "People in close physical contact running at each other creates havoc with the playing surface." He said the heavy use, compounded by this year's drought, "tears it up to the point where it's hard to recover." Mueller noted that the football field being readied at the new high school will not accomodate soccer and rugby due to the width limitations imposed by the running track which will encircle en-circle it. "It won't be regulation for our game or soccer," he said, "so we have to look to preserving the field we do have." Mueller said he has seen rugby players hurt "severely" this year due to the condition of the playing surface. The annual Park City Challenge Cup rugby tournament tour-nament will be held the weekend of September 17 and Mueller said, "Eight 1974 Chevrolet Corvette Red metallic wblack leather interior, automatic, P. S., pwr windows, AMFM stereo, tilt telescopic steering wheel, special wheel, st. tires, 22,000 actual miles. Was $7,495 Now $6,450 1975 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Dark brown metallic wbeige interior Was $4,695 Closeout $3,850 1976 Corvette White wred leather, fully loaded, 16,000 actual miles. Was $8,695 Sale $7,875 years of work could go down the drain. No one will return next year if the playing surface in no good." When Mayor Uriarte suggested that much of the problem could be attributed to a "conflict of personalities" per-sonalities" between Mueller and Dozier, the rugby player disagreed and said the condition con-dition of the field is the problem. Dr. Dozier called Mueller's predictions of irreversible field damage "utterly absurd." Saying he could "speak with a little more authority" than Mueller and citing "26 years of experience, both man and boy" in the game of football Dozier contended that with "proper care" the field would recover. The principal then read a letter to Mayor Uriarte signed by himself and Dr. Richard Goodworth, superintendent of the Park City School District, which he said reaffirmed "our position on the matter." After restating the sequence of events which led to the eventual return of the football team to City Park for practices, the letter said the high school football program has not been sue- 0 each purchase cessful in recent years because of a "lack of facilities." Park High football players have been cast in the role of "beggars," the letter continued, con-tinued, who have been "pushed around" and "treated like second-rate citizens." The letter went on to say that should the council ask Dave Mueller complains of damage to City Park field. 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Atfr ;-;;k':,t 'historical . a : a tlllent u! i ! a:,-;- , t.e Official . !'!' v, a :.;!: ike council the weak! either have e moved )-destroved )-destroved it ti-o hviiwav plans are ' ; r-u:vss A decisiar, ... ,: i them remain m :hcir present location, he -aai. v .!(! set in motion an " :e;:s! e I X T "4-F" stud) "If this leeks e;( a A K Study,' Pierre told the council Tintrsdav, "iks doubtful that' w . ie;kt ;:ei the highua . There wnui 1 be. at leas;, a ihree-year delay." "Both ot t i ' i P e neithei stJ i u ' t he added I hey t i cat; all the health en1 i t m, - " The! e st mim j h, i niht 3S to the iltreciton ine coun Open i -lUM II aUIHUlV Ol .VlUIIUdV inputs - v i ignway cil would take alter i cilvvoman Eleanor observed. "Maybe :',-. would make nod firew 1 v.d. "The historical MU.m.ca:; i. e eseapes me." c i ' y at'or rev Nhck Coessides; added Not mil the "sii;:i!!;ean' nit-ierenee nit-ierenee in timing" 'r, ti iaopused highway which euuid result if the bil.kimu-nere bil.kimu-nere allowed t.s remalti kt'r oi complaints rt-p. Park .'wenue residents r.v.srlmu the volume of traffic on that 'uiii. Potineiiman ,!ai: 'A hkmu nio vd to !:,,-,, tht e;t;. "take all h-eal ,et;..t, t'eeessa ry " to ha'. 'he structures remove! The motion passed uminiumusiv hi a reiatt-d matter thi council took another ae'ion designed to accomodate tin-new tin-new hiuhw ay The proposed hich.vav route runs through ap pi'oximtitely two acres of kind designated as part o! the city's historic district Saying. "There's nothing ol value in the area, " Wiikmc; suggested that the land tie rezotied as a new 1 zone The new one would provide the same use of the property without the historic tlesignat ion which could prove troublesome to high way planners. The other council members concurred with this recommendation. The proposed zone change will require a public hearing and a formal council vote. 7 days a Week ,V 3 Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner n 'i it 3" '4 |