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Show 0:r.ni'.vo3t Ccrp. 11 3322 So. 3r.i East Salt Lake City, UT 4115 i " i i ' ummm C Twenty-Five Cents Volume Five Council Hopefuls Questioned With election day fast approaching, the six candidates for city council faced a barrage of questions from residents during a "Meet the Candidates" Candi-dates" night sponsored Tuesday by the Park City Chamber of Commerce. After giving a brief two-minute statement, each candidate fielded a wide variety of questions covering most of the campaign issues. Most of the questions were submitted in writing before the meeting and read by moderator Rod Decker. But some came directly from the audience of about 160 who filed into the Holiday Inn meeting room. Most of the queries were directed at all the candidates but some were aimed at specific office seekers. Many of the responses supplied by Helen Alvarez, Eleanor Bennett, Bill Bertagnole, Greg Lawson, Tina Lewis and Tom Shellenberger were similar but there were some points of divergence. Moderator Amanda Peterson, executive director direc-tor of the Chamber of Commerce, introduced the "six ambitious candidates" candi-dates" and then turned the forum over to moderator Rod Decker. Decker is a columnist for the Deseret News and hosts a weekly interview show for KUED. After the introductory statements, state-ments, he read the prepared questions and monitored the answers during the two-hour session. Opening Statements The opening statements were given in alphabetical order, with Helen Alvarez speaking first. Citing a book she recently read, "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Repair," Alvarez said her main thrust was for quality in government and government govern-ment projects. She contended the present council did not understand that recent citizen discontent was over the quality of various municipal improvements, not the type of. improvements. Incumbent Eleanor Bennett told the audience she was running on the same platform she used four years ago. Calling for growth that is planned and controlled and an update of zoning ordinances, Bennett also advocated a mobile home park on the outskirts of town. She concluded by saying she "will work for anything that will benefit Park City. Bill Bertagnole noted his long family history in Summit County and said this would help the city deal with county officials. Saying he had Candidates ix short days left campaign push, this time citing some There are but six short days left before next Tuesday's City Council election, and the six candidates are running an ant race, knocking on doors, telephoning, and bannering their names and faces in newspaper ads. Just what does it take to run a campaign that will put three people in a seat that is considered hot in these days of controversy and complaint? The goal is the same winning but the methods of getting there are as different as the six people running the last leg of the race. In 1977, the October 11 primary election was survived by Richard Martinez, Mary Lehmer, Bob Wells and Matt Alvarez. Wells and Martinez were voted to the council in the November election, of course, but the campaigning by all the candidates was far less vigorous than in the past few weeks. The week following the 1977 primary, only candidate Bob Wells ran an ad in The Newspaper, with the simple remark, "Make your vote work for you. Vote Bob Wells." The following week, again only Wells put on the Page 3 The historic Washington Washing-ton School on Park Ave. has been purchased and plans are underway to convert it to lodging. contacted 300 people in the past week, the former Planning Commission member said controlled growth is a lop priority among city residents. He contended development has outrun the city's expertise and that it should be slowed down until "we can handle it." Greg Lawson, a professional planning plan-ning consultant and member of the Planning Commission, said he has witnessed the results of uncontrolled growth in Southern California and noted that Utah has a poor record for planning. He stressed the need for citizen participation in the planning process, saying the alternative is to "sit back and let it happen and then deal with the problems and that doesn't work." Lawson said he wants to bring the people together "to take responsibility for what Park City will become." Tina Lewis expressed her enthusiasm enthus-iasm o er being part of the election process and said she is proud of Park City. She underscored her experience in bringing divergent groups together to work for a common goal. Lewis told the audience she has the time and energy to spend on city matters and added that she wants to see all council seats filled by people who are motivated and sensitive to the people's problems. Tom Shellenberger noted that he has served for 2 1-2 years on the Park City Fire Protection District Board and that the district has "progressed rapidly" during that period. He said it now ranks as one of the "finest districts in Utah" and has implemented imple-mented one of the few master plans in the state. He also noted that the fire district has imposed controls on development within its boundaries. He concluded by saying his experience exper-ience with the district and his business expertise as manager of Salt Lake City's largest commercial laundry qualifies him for the council seat. Questions and Answers Following the opening statements, Meet the Candidates became Grill the Candidates as Decker drew from a bountiful inventory of questions. Below are the questions and the responses in capsulized form. Most of the questions were directed at all six candidates but some were addressed to a specific aspirant. The order of response was varied throughout the session. campaign push, this time citing some specifics that apparently were plaguing plagu-ing Parkites in those days. Reduced garbage and water fees for senior citizens on fixed incomes, moderate income housing shortage, improved city park facilities and a bicycle path, paved streets and improved city maintained sidewalks. Two years after the election some of these problems still are in Park City. On November 2, 1977, three candidates candi-dates placed ads the final week before election day, with winning candidate Richard Martinez still unseen on the local pages. This year's campaign has seen every candidate placing ads and telephone calls, with flyers, brochures and posters going up all over town. Helen Alvarez I've had no special strategy in my campaign," said Rossi Hill resident Helen Alvarez. "I've been discussing the issues with people and letting them know what's been happening in town. I was really sick during the primary campaign and the past few weeks I've been just advertising in the newspapers and making telephone P Thursday, November 1, 1979 What is your stand on tourism and its relation to development? Shellenberger Park City is a tourist town but tourism creates problems and a need for services. Tourism should be aggressively pursued but high densities should not be permitted in the old part of town to accomodate it. Lewis Basically agrees with Shellenberger Shell-enberger and notes she does not want residential areas overrun with tourist lodging. Lawson Tourism is valuable to city but a quality experience must be preserved and residential quality of life must be protected. Traffic and parking have to be studied. Bertagnole Tourism makes noney for everyone in town. Dense zoning :should stay close to the resort and the city should concentrate on improving services, such as snow removal. Bennett Agrees with previous answers, cites tourism as "backbone" of town's economy. Alvarez Disagrees with concentrating concentrat-ing on resort area and says old part of City Tells Its Side By Flair Feulner "In response to a number of questions, in the spirit of the current election process, and admittedly overdue, this report is intended to better inform the residents of Park City on the activities of your city government." So begins a comprehensive report, authored by Mayor Jack Green and Councilman Robert Wells, on the state of Park City and accomplishments of the current city council and administration. adminis-tration. The statement, reprinted on page io concludes, "The City Council is proud of its achievements over the past several years." The purpose of the report is to combat some of the "ill-informed" criticism of local government in recent weeks, an effort to short-circuit some of the election year rhetoric with facts and figures. On the heels of last week's favorable Running In The Fast Lane calls." .... a a ila a a Mrs. Alvarez estimates she's spent about $500 on advertising, ana nas j. spread the "Vote Alvarez" word with the help of contributions and volun- J teer help. "In my ads I've tried to be simple jj and direct," Mrs. Alvarez continued. j "I feel the problems in town are of a J? general nature that affect everyone jj. "I don't feel I'm a very political person. I can't stop people on the street and pump their Hands ana say j 'TMa tnr mo' When I upt involved in r vsii' iiiw n - o things, I'm not shy, though, and I get Jf very enthusiastic and work hard. win, but I feel scared because not that manv nponle turned out for the vr f primary. I don't want to lose I really want the job, But, if I do lose, at least I can say there's one pain in the neck I won't have!" Mrs. Alvarez finished first in the October 9 primary, but says that insures nothing, and continues this week to gather votes in next weeK s i Continued On Page 6 Page 8 A struggle for power by Park City's gangland dons is in progress. Several of the underworld under-world leaders are now pasta history. I i. town is a tourist attraction. Cites problems of conditional uses within t exiting zones and the need to get visitors to the old part of town. Should the city purchase the resort golf course for $1 million? Bertagnole No. If it is going to be turned into a private club, then maybe. Bennett Yes. Notes that there is a good chance of obtaining a matching grant from the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation and that the course would become a private club. Alvarez No. City should pursue federal money for purchase and use its own money for a public swimming pool. Lawson Yes, if the city can afford it. City should look at recreational priorities. Lewis Yes. Land should be pie-served pie-served as open space and expresses confidence BOR grant will be approved. ap-proved. Shellenberger Yes. City should have public course and says city has done its homework on the finances. Continued On Page 7 city audit, the financial segment of the report shows the city in good financial shape with a fund balance, as of June 30, of $850,391. City officials state much of that balance has been earmarked for substantial capital improvements and as a cushion against a no-snow winter. "The council has been conservative and careful to insure that regular operating expenses of the city are amply covered by regular revenues, that is, that a bad year would not necessitate a substantial property tax increase in the following year... we feel that this practice has been wise and should be continued." The report continues: "Criticism has been leveled at city government because of improvements and services ser-vices not being accomplished as fast as people would desire. In direct answer to this, it should be pointed out Continued On Page 7 6 A ?tV t jV T &&&&&&&&&&&&& &&&&&&&&& Parfc City's only jjfjjjty owned newspaper Jj K V 7 V. : h p City Manager Wayne Mathews and the reservoir monitors New System Watches Water Reservoirs A new $32,000 computer monitoring system lor the city's water reservoirs, pump stations and valve controls will insure a more consistent, dependable flow of water to area home owners and district fire plugs. The system, located on the first floor of City Hall, monitors each of the city's four reservoirs for water level and draw rate. Dials and graphs on the computer's display board allow instant reading of how much water the city has and where it is going, obviating ob-viating the up-to-now necessary daily checks of each reservoir by water I PROMISE ''At W " it- I'M Partly Cloudy Saturday with increasing clouds and chance of snow Sunday and Monday. Highs in the 40s with lows in the 30s and dipping into the 20s. Number Seven mm. g&'i f f f a' . v.' i ' crews. Should a resevoir fall below a minimum level the computer system will switch on pumps to resupply the low level reservoir with water from lull reservoirs or from well pumping stations. "The system is great because anybody in the (city) office can tell what kind of water situation we have and if there is a problem we can get on it without a long wait," says Park City Public Works Superintendent Leon Uriarte. Continued On Page 10 A . A DEDICATED ? I i ! ! I f I : |