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Show Page 8 Wednesday, March 29, 1978 City Moves To Control Real Estate Agents ft' liiiu vf wit. John Manookin, Park City office When John Manookin is standing at the top of a ski run he looks carefully for moguls, ice or other hazards. That's his job as a national ski patrolman. When you come to John at our Park City office he'll help you avoid the bumps when you're getting get-ting a mortgage loan. That's his job as mortgage loan officer. John, like all of us at the Park City office, of-fice, believes in helping you over the little problems prob-lems to avoid bigger ones later on. For savings checking borrowing any banking need, ask John, Glenna, Naomi or Francee anyone at of Utah, N. A. Member FDIC Heads up people putting you ahead. Responding to the proliferation of real estate agents experienced by Park City in the past year, city officials of-ficials have hired a real estate agent control technician (REACT). The REACT has been instructed to impound any agent seen in public who is not within 25 feet of his or her broker. Mayor Jack Beige expressed ex-pressed regret that the technician had to be hired but said the move was necessary. "We don't like having to do this," Beige said Monday. "We know how fond brokers are of their agents but they are going to have to learn to restrain them if they let them outside." "City Hall has received numerous complaints Irom tourists who say they are being accosted on the streets by free-roaming agents," Beige continued. "We even had one case where a fellow from Chicago said he was bitten during an earnest money dispute." Brokers and agents have sent up a howl of protest over the city action, saying their right to do business is being infringed upon. "They're barking up the wrong tree if they think this is going to solve the problem," said one agent. "They'll never hound me out of town with this policy of harrassment." Another agent, recently released from the REACT pound, complained bitterly of the substandard conditions con-ditions there. "You wouldn't believe the type of agents I was thrown in with," he said. "They had the poorest listings I've ever seen." One broker said the reason he started his business in Park City was the mountain setting and the wide open spaces. "I came here thinking this would be a good place to train my agents," he revealed. "This appeared to be the perfect setting for them to sniff out leads and track down customers. But now I have to go out with them every time or I'm afraid they won't come back." REACT Mona Lott reports that agents are attempting to thwart her efforts by for- LIVE ENTERTAINMENT Friday & Saturday TRY OUR NEW POOL TABLES! Old Park City in a New Subdivision Prospector Park c i. " Wife? William Henry Harrison Fun old-style, living ivilli modern conveniences. Fireplace. 2 bedrooms. 2 full boflis. kilcbcn-plus a bonus room upstairs to finish us vou desire In the style you'll expect from oo(J oF William. Co ahead, live in the post with every modern amenity in the William Henry Harrison. 405Main Street 649-9304 i "Estate Sale Western Woo dlanfc Commercial, Condominiums, Residential, Lots ; CD .- I ltV'. -" ming into packs and threatening to take away her options. "When the pack becomes particularly menacing towards me I just tell them I have enough money for a down payment on a new home and have an old one to seH," Lott revealed. "Then they begin fighting among themselves." Lott says her job is a thankless one because no broker can understand why his or her agent has been taken to the pound. "It's always the other broker's agent that's causing the problem," she remarked. "But I like my job because I like real estate agents. When I take them in, it's for their own good. They learn that they can't go around shoving contracts in everyone's face. Once they've had this paper training, it's a better situation for all concerned." 3 PHOTOGRAPHY VINNIE FISH MAEDEL'S Sales and Service BODY SHOP Insurance Estimates KilbyRd. West of Gorgoza 649-9802 II Th other pros town J PARK CTTY RESORT PLAZA 1 - M 649"707? OjPEN DAILY p i , , lLj( ,::,mm J A if SEND MAGGIE TO CLEVELAND! EAT AT THE CORNER STORE A certain portion of revenue, at the owner's . discretion shall be allotted to send Maggie to Cleveland for 3 months, whether she wants to go or not. Here is how it works: Have a No. 1 on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday between 12:10 and 1:20 or a No. 4 on Monday, Tuesday and Friday between 3:07 and 4:01, and the owners will contribute something or other to the excursion. MEET YOU AT THE CORNER STORE! |