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Show Thursday, October 4, 1979 Page 3 Each of the eleven candidates for City Council has given The Newspaper a campaign statement. Those statements are presented in alphabetical order. Helen Alvarez 5 Eighteen years ago when Matt and I first saw Park City, it was love at first sight. Even before the opening open-ing of the resort we were charmed by steep, narrow streets with houses clinging to hillsides shaded by choke-cherry, choke-cherry, oak brush and aspen. After a short stay in California Calif-ornia we were back in Utah. The new resort was open and we were able to make one of our dreams come true. We opened the Timberhaus Ski and Sport Shop in our present location, the historic building on Foster's Corner. Except for short breaks to finish a masters degree at the University of Utah, I have worked full time In the shop where I have primarily been responsible for managing manag-ing the office. Holed up on the third floor with bills, invoices and organizational problems, I feel that I have gained experience valuable to the city council. My graduate training involved the study of the vegetation, s6ilsuattdclima'te of this area' ' after' IUlf eel" qualified iS understand expert advice on geological hazards, soil erosion, ero-sion, water pollution and landscaping. I feel that the best way for a city council person to represent repre-sent the interests of the citizens is to be knowledgeable, knowledge-able, alert, work hard, and be free of conflicts of interest. During the years I have lived in Park City, I have walked extensively around the town, from old Park City to the new sub-divisions. In general, I know the various neighborhoods neighbor-hoods of the city, the traffic patterns, the topography and the building patterns. This summer I attended every planning commission and city council meeting from late June through August. I know that the hard working members of these groups cannot do everything, check everything, know everything. Citizen participation partici-pation is desperately needed. The citizens must bring their talents, ideas, objections, and suggestions to the council coun-cil and the planning commission. commis-sion. Only time given the ideas freely shared will solve our major problems. The city council needs to be receptive to citizen participation. partici-pation. Park City is a town of enormously talented individuals indivi-duals with expertise in diverse areas. We need to tap this talent. Beginnings have been made. Various groups of volunteers work on projects to improve the community.. .from bicycle paths to senior citizens center, from soft ball and soccer leagues to community theatre, from annual festivals festi-vals to Main Street redevelopment. redevel-opment. The Woodside neighbors have shown the way to effective neighborhood neighbor-hood organization. Participation is also the key to better integration of city and county government. We need to choose, support and elect a county commissioner from Park City. We have two able representatives, Donna Dearden and Mike Ivers, from Park City on the county planning commission. The ideas we have about county development should be expressed ex-pressed to them. Before we can achieve controlled and responsible growth, we have to decide what we want to become and The Candidates -i. 4 then work with the best professional planners in the country to develop ordinances ordinan-ces to achieve our goals. The very characteristics that give Park City great charm make building and development develop-ment extremely difficult. Architectural designs that work on the flat lands cannot be randomly placed on steep hillsides. The narrow streets which served the turn of the century miners are ill suited to the numbers of automobiles automo-biles we now have on them. We need a professional traffic study and the recommendations recom-mendations of that study need to be implemented. But even more important than the physical beauty are the human resources. One of the characteristics I like best about this town is the age diversity of its citizens. But if we are not careful, our senior citizens and young working force will be forced from the community. Unable to find reasonably priced housing, they will simply take 'their talents elsewhere . and the community will have lost a valuable resource. We are also in danger of becoming a community of part time residents. We need to carefully examine the proportion of residential to visitor housing to make sure that neighborhoods maintain a reasonable proportion of full time residents at all economic levels. In this regard the council should explore the options which further economic diversity. Throughout its history, Park City has had graphic demonstrations of the perils of being a one industry economy. The numerous openings and closings clos-ings of the mines and the all too recent drought should prompt us to seek a broader economic base. I have carefully looked at the proposed budget for 1980, but I don't know without comparing our budget to that of cities of comparable size and character if the allocation alloca-tion of funds is reasonable. Certainly we have some pressing needs which we may not be able to afford on the revenue presently available avail-able to the city. Our growing population will demand many more acres of park land than we presently have or will be able to purchase. Most Utah cities of our size have public swimming pools. We do almost nothing beyond the ski slopes for the recreational needs of our teenage population. A swimming swim-ming pool would be a definite plus for this age group. The city spends so little money to develop the cultural cul-tural sensitivities of its citizens, it is laughable. The only cultural appropriation I could find in a proposed budget of $2,033,540.00 is $10,590.00 library expense. We need to start planning and budgeting now in 5 to 10 year segments of time. We should begin thinking about a permanent home for concerts, con-certs, the blue grass festival, dance and theatre. The concerts in the tent this summer were much appreciated appre-ciated but I wonder if the money spent for the tent couldn't have been better spent toward the development develop-ment of a year around facility. The lack of long range planning by the city will result in some very serious problems for the future. I would guess that 75 percent of the public parking in the city is on private land that will be developed by the owners within the next 5 years. Where will visitors and residents park then? We are presently buying water from Salt Lake City. What happens 10 years from now when Salt Lake City decides they want the water for their own residents? Do we just turn off the taps in 500 homes? Although many of our problems are very difficult some are so trivial that the solutions are obvious. Such small projects as proper care of the parks, the tennis courts and soft ball diamonds, dia-monds, soccer and rugby fields; proper trimming of the flowering crab trees in the divider strip of the north end of Empire; keeping the dog shit off the lawn in front of the memorial building; Eleanor I have been proud to represent Park City during the past four years. We must all think of the future but I would like to consider the present and learn from the past. . The phrase-' "controlled growth" is on the tips of many tongues. To me, controlling con-trolling growth includes having ordinances and codes that are enforceable, and enforced; en-forced; it means inspections made on a regular basis. It includes consistency in all things. I'd like to see ordinances or-dinances that are not ambiguous; am-biguous; ordinances that are in plain English and mean the same to you as they do to me; but most of all, ordinances that are enforced. I believe the City Council has an obligation to the residents, the businesses and the visitors. In the past four years Park City has acquired excellent convention conven-tion facilities and moderate-cost moderate-cost housing units; we have encouraged light industry and have a well-established public transportation system. Our Recreation Department has grown and the Memorial Building put to good use. Our Public Library has been updated and the south end of town is being opened up which should help Main Street. In the next four years I would like to see diversity in growth. A few condos, a hotel or two, a couple of apartment complexes and some more commercial. The City cannot deny a builder or developer who meets standards stan-dards and requirements but we MUST provide a Land Use Code and Ordiances that are clearly defined. Something I'd like to see here in Park City, and this has been in the back of my mind for about three yearsr-I'd like to see a well-planrt'ed well-planrt'ed and properly managed Mobile Home area for Park City. It would provide a place for modest-income modest-income people, folks on limited incomes, and it might be an inducement for some of the young married couples to stay here. It would also enable more employees in Park City to live in Park City. In my desire to serve a second term as a member of the City Council I'm trying to stress the great feeling I have for Park City, a feeling of love for the town, its people and its traditions. I'm a loner I'm not associated with any par " ' j T - - -t La, I " 5-1' if h t t - . .1 " K If Make making the office of planning and zoning accessible to the citizens; proper care of the trees in the buffer strip along the Thaynes Canyon subdivision; sub-division; screening the city maintenance yards and garages on the Prospector Square side; posting bus schedules at the bus stops, designing some type of gutter system along the streets to carry storm water; advance public notice of major construction projects, pro-jects, the roads to be closed and the length of time in which the project is to be completed. Such small problems do not demand costly or innovative solutions, just city council members who pay attention around town, who care. I do pay attention, I do listen, I do care! I hope that you will care enough on October 9 and November 6 to vote. Bennett ticular faction, and, heaven knows, I have no axes to grind! I prefer to work "for" something; not "against." There have been times when I have violently disagreed with the Mayor' aricj some or , all 'of kh'enimembers of the. Council; then there are times when we were in complete com-plete agreement. I'm not afraid to ask questions, to-face to-face facts, and to call a spade a spade. I'm impatient to get things done. I'm like a dog worrying a bone, I try not to let go until I have a satisfactory and workable answer. I like to get results. Some problems seem trivial, but to the person who is troubled that problem is a steep mountain to climb. I like to think that I've helped a few people in the past four years to climb those mountains. moun-tains. I certainly would like to continue those efforts. Communication is extremely ex-tremely important. Lack of it can cause problems. Communication within City Hall is necessary, but communication com-munication outside is invaluable. in-valuable. The right hand should know what the left hand is doing. Constructive criticism is extremely valuable but petty fault-finding is undermining to the morale of any group or individual and causes nothing but misunderstanding misunderstand-ing and slow-down of the normal process of doing business. There are a LOT of things that need attention here in Park City. I believe Animal Control is one problem that deserves more attention. I would like to continue my efforts ef-forts to have a Skateboard area established; I would like to have street signs on every street corner and have more NO U TURN signs erected so that the Police can enforce the law. True, these are not earth-shaking earth-shaking items but I feel that they are important. I have the time to serve the City, I am dedicated to the needs of Park City and I have the desire to again represent "YOU." I will work for control of planned growth. I will work for the best interests in-terests of the residents of Park City. I am truly interested in those things that create a stable climate in Park City year-round businesses, busi-nesses, year-round homes, plenty of recreational facilities for all, thus making it a place to be enjoyed by young and old alike. Their Statements Bill Bertagnole 4 "Mm if jfc'N v ' ? "V t i I was born in Salt Lake City in 1940 and lived there until 1972, when my wife and I and two sons moved to Park City. My grandfather, Con O'Neill was superintendent of the Silver King Mine and my mother was born in the Miner's Hospital. My family has operated a sheep ranch in Summit and Morgan Counties for over sixty years. I attended the University Uni-versity of Utah, where I majored in marketing and then operated the family ranch for ten years. After moving to Park City, I worked in management at Wolfe's and then formed a partnership which operates a snow removal business. I was a member of the Planning Commission for three years and have recently recent-ly been involved in the formation of the Citizen's Council. My business brings me in contact with residents from one end of town to the other and their problems and concerns are constantly brought to my attention. In my opinion, most of Park City's current problems are the result of rapid, uncontrolled uncon-trolled growth. I am not anti-deyidopment anti-deyidopment but I do think cartful, thoughtful planning is vital. Park City does not have to yield to high pressure, pres-sure, small interest groups. We have the legal right to determine our ultimate growth and we need a strong group of people on the Council who have the courage cour-age to say "no" when necessary. I am not easily intimidated and anyone who looks at my record on the Planning Commission will see that I'm certainly capable cap-able of saying no when the situation calls for it. If elected, I would work for controlled growth through careful planning, better wages to attract new qualified quali-fied city employees and prevent our competent employees em-ployees from leaving. I support stringent enforce1 ment of an updated Land Management Code, better roads and traffic controls, acquisition and improvement improve-ment of parks and open space, a clear understanding of our water potential, and increased fire, emergency, and health facilities. I'm also Anne Burnett V: It's, apparent to me from reading the other candidates' can-didates' comments that whoever wins a seat on the City Council will apparently be in favor of development with reason, myself included. in-cluded. However, there are other problems facing Park City. Some of them are related to the building boom Y x J j-:? jit i 4 t concerned that Park City is losing one of it's great resources, our long-time residents. Their homes and life-styles are being consumed con-sumed by development just as our historic buildings are going down. Park City's history, both personal and structural must be preserved pre-served if we are to retain our unique character. My strengths lie in the following areas: My livelihood liveli-hood does not depend on development. It's difficult to vote objectively on issues involving development when you stand to gain financially from that development. Conflict Con-flict of interest has often been a problem in government govern-ment here because of the size of our town. Everytime a Councilman has to abstain from voting, he fails to represent the people who elected him. I can't foresee a conflict arising for myself in that area as there are sufficient driveways and parking lots in existence today to keep me in the snow plowing business forever, and the balance of my income is derived from the ranch. Because of my term on the Planning Commission and my attendance at other meetings over the years I have a fair understanding of city problems both longstanding long-standing and recent. At this point, I'd like to mention Helen Alvarez. She has proven her interest in Park City by attending meetings over a long period of time. Because of recent illness, she has been unable to campaign in person and she definitely needs the help of those who support her and know her excellent qualifications. qualifica-tions. Finally, I'd like to stress the value of my relationships with the people in Summit County. It is vital that Park City government begin to work closely with the County and I feel I'm in a position to do that because of my years in ranching throughout the area. The development of Snyderville directly effects us and I'd like to begin working toward a Master Plan for the Snyderville Basin. t :.: and others have simply been neglected too long and are now demanding attention. The fact that Park City has emerged as an oasis of progressive thought in a sea of conservatism has not gone unnoticed by the rest of Summit County. Park City has paid dearly for its responsible outlook most recently with the loss of the Family Planning Clinic. It's time the people of Park City got together and stood up to the rest of the county. This takes leadership on all political levels including the City Council I'd like to help provide it. Some of this leadership concerns the assault on Park City's public health services as administered by the county. coun-ty. We need a complete, full-time full-time health department. We also need additional emergency servicesparamedics servicespara-medics to allow for handling simultaneous emergencies. The time has long passed for organizing a program to develop an adequate library facility with appropriate full-time hours to serve as a total referenceliteraturenews center for both adults and Park City studems. The fact is that cable television is more than a luxury in Park City if we are to allow every citizen freedom of choice with regards to television programming. City leadership leader-ship is mandatory to firmly, quickly and decisively guide cable television executives toward the tower location and eventual implementation. implemen-tation. It's time we pressured the Board of Education to look into those school bus repair problems the city council should assume the responsibility respon-sibility of appropriate pressure. We also need to develop a program and apply ap-ply organized pressure to Salt Lake City to come up with a program that meshes with our own city bus system to accommodate the 70 percent per-cent of Park City residents (and surrounding communities) com-munities) who commute to Salt Lake City daily. Gasoline will continue to climb (currently $1.06 $1.13gallon in California where it was $.94 a month ago) and our city is in a unique position since we have a large number of commuters going to the same general area. Car pools, "park and ride" systems and commuter com-muter bus runs are alternatives. alter-natives. And a few of Park City's talented individuals have seen one of Park City's other needs a community public radio station. We need Community Wireless not only to provide a training program for residents and young people but to provide much needed road and emergency conditions and in-depth news coverage regardless of the weather. Public radio also allows for the unparalleled enrichment of a community by utilizing the talents of its citizens and allowing them to share their interests and abilities. It exposes ex-poses people to people thereby strengthening a community beyond the means of basic communication com-munication and encouraging personal growth. It is this personal growth that can enable the community com-munity of Park City to face the national (Park City is not alone) problem of building booms, the energy crisis and Diana Harding v U: tit1 -I. I ,V '' ..." j I , ' " - 1 ? ,-4lv-' 1 if5 mm p mm- Personal: Age 32 Married, 3 children Resident of Park City, 1 year Education: Kent State Major Business San Mateo Community College Marketing & Psychology courses San Jose City College- inflation. We also have to face such state statistics as having the highest teenage suicide rate, the high teenage pregnancy rate and an abnormally high rate of alcoholism. I believe that no one on the national or state level will even begin to tackle these problems until we start doing sometning about them on a local level. Granted, Park City's building decisions take up a great deal of council time but we must address these OTHER problems. On the subject of Park City's development, having come from the resort community com-munity of Redondo Beach, my family and 1 are genuinely acquainted with high densityhigh-rise development. We spent ,twelve years trying to preserve a local community and live with decisions that were made 10 years previous by the Redondo Beach City Council. That city council is now trying to rectify the problems by reversing their previous trend of development develop-ment decisions. Unfortunately, Unfor-tunately, once erected, structures are reluctant to disappear. In addition, it's unfair to everyone concerned concern-ed to reverse decisions upon which sums of money have been invested. I've learned from Redondo Beach's mistakes and I'd like to help Park City profit from them. For instance, why can't Park City address the energy problem by requesting developers and builders to show energy efficiency ef-ficiency in their structures such as solar designed units etc. It's important to note that the city of San Diego now requires (by ordinance) a solar water heating system on all new single family housing units. According to research on solar applicability ap-plicability in Park City and my own personal discussions with a top solar engineer in Irvine, California (who builds solar condominium units) Park City is a prime target for solar useage. Until we start demanding solar we're not going to gel expert vendors and proven equipment equip-ment sources to our area. Therefore, contrary to some who believe that one has to have lived in Park City for a number of years to be familiar with its problems I submit that one has to be familiar with other com-munites com-munites in order to learn alternatives and help Park City. I may be new to ParK City but Park City's problems are not new to me. As a working mother of four children who attend the Carl Winters Middle School and Park City High School and as a wife of a very supportive sup-portive Ron Burnett who also works in the broadcasting broad-casting industry I am a concerned, con-cerned, informed ciuzen who feels that ideas are responsibilities. respon-sibilities. I am, therefore, asking the citizens of Park City to put me on the city council, a place where together we can help Park City tend to the personal needs of its citizens as well as address its building growth. Marketing & Psychology courses Business: Marketing for 8 years 2 years as Vice-President of Marketing for American Time Inc. Real Estate Agent Before we can achieve our Continued On Page 4 |