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Show New Budget Aired at Public Hearing I he .Vwspaper iiuin., jiiii. il, IVfci) a A public hearing was opened at last week's City Council meeting to encourage en-courage inp'U from local residents concerning the 1980 revised city budget and the proposed 1981 budget. The proposed budget projects revenues of $1,948,383, compared to the 1980 revised figure of $2,692,505. Most of that decrease is found in building and contractors permit fees, impact fees, transportation taxes and federal revenue sharing. City finance director Ric Jenzsch noted the lower budget can be attributed "to various factors, including building, the economy and the recession, and state legislature that may have an affect at a later date. It is conservative but realistic, based on the economic conditions. con-ditions. Our budget has not decreased any more than other towns our size. We all are experiencing monetary problems." Jenzsch said current interest in-terest rates were a major factor in reducing proposed building and contractors permit fees from the revised 1980 figure of $260,163 to the proposed 1981 amount of $150,000, and the impact fees from $315,512 to $175,160. Federal revenue sharina has dropped more than $28,000, and CETA funds have gone from $10,000 to zero. On the expenditure side, the city's operating expenses are pegged at $1,458,583 and total capital improvements will consume $489,800. The largest capital improvement allocation comes under the parks and park areas department depart-ment with $120,000, followed by $86,000 for the recreation department, and $69,650 for the streets department. The police department is projected to have the largest operating budget at $234,936, with the streets department second at $223,916. City ad ministration is budgeted at $155,616. At last Thursday's meeting, meet-ing, Councilman Bob Wells noted that Park City this year is facing a particular problem in projecting next year's property tax budget. bud-get. He cited a Utah state statute that restricts increasing in-creasing property tax revenues to 106 percent of the taxes collected the previous year. That figure does not include new construction. con-struction. He also pointed to the current reappraisal of property assessment values in Summit County being conducted by the State Tax Commission in an effort to HOW THE CITY COUNCIL VOTED... Thursday, June 5, 1980 motions J km ml lit Alvarez. Lewis Martinez Shellenberner Wells To adopt an ordinance relating gj5 to abandoned cars. J To accept the resignation of City Manager Wayne Matthews. : C' ""j bring continuity to property values within counties in the state. "We don't have right now any specific information to base the budget on in terms of revenues," Wells said. "We're very much in the dark until August, and we're looking at the proposed budget, knowing it has to be reopened in three months." Jenzsch said he took last year's collected property taxes of $480,072, and allowing for a margin of uncollected un-collected taxes, projected this year's property taxes at $493,609. Jenzsch noted that still to come is the Enterprise budget, which will reflect the purchase of the city golf course and city utilities. An enterprise fund, the finance director explained, includes such things as water, sewer, airports, swimming pools, golf courses and electric companies. That separate budget will be prepared later this month. Also presented at last week's council meeting was the revised 1980 budget. Revenues for 1979-1980 were more than $206,000 over what was projected last June, resulting in total funds of $2,692,505. While sales tax revenues were $24.0(Hi less than anticipated, the city collected $47,000 in building and contractors permits and over $67,000 in impact fees that were not projected. Property taxes collected were up $30,000, and federal revenue sharing and interest earnings brought in an additional ad-ditional $50,000. In comparison, the total budget for Park City in 1973 was $206,350. Property taxes that year were $52,000, compared com-pared to $480,072 this year. Sales tax revenues were $28,000, while in 1979-80, that figure jumped to $221,421. Building licenses and permits per-mits went from $12,500 in 1973 to $42,000, during the boom building year of 1979, while building and contractors contrac-tors permit fees went from $14,000 just seven years ago to a whopping $260,163 last year. The City Council will vote on the proposed and revised budgets at their next meeting, scheduled for June 19 at 7 p.m. at the Prospector Square Conference Center. RDA Director Resigns In Vacation Dispute im "r--.. i. """" " JL At .., -4 Iff & $t . - . srsssr. -jar. i In a dispute over his vacation, Dennis Mansfield resigned his post with the Park City Redevelopment Authority Friday. According to Mayor Jack Green, Mansfield, who joined the city last November, Novem-ber, asked to take a vacation. Green said it was pointed out that the city currently is in a critical period following the county investigation, and that Mansfield Man-sfield also was not yet entitled en-titled to a vacation. Mansfield Mans-field apparently submitted his resignation Friday to the mayor and City Council. citing his vacation dispute and other job-related problems. Mansfield was a rehabilitation specialist, and performed inspections on residences seeking Community Com-munity Development Block grant money, as well as writing up the grant applications. ap-plications. The inspections apparently can be handled through the city building inspection in-spection department, but the write-ups are a more specialized procedure. No decision has been made to date if a replacement will be hired for Mansfield. Junk Cars To Get the Hook One man's junk may be another man's treasure, but-in but-in Park City, if that junk is a motor vehicle that is wrecked, dismantled, inoperative or rusted, it's an eyesore, and it will be dangling from a tow hook. The City Council last Thursday adopted an "Abandoned, Wrecked, Dismantled or Inoperative Motor Vehicle Ordinance" to give local enforcement agents authority to remove junkers from both public and private property. According to the ordinance, such motor vehicles "impede traffic in the streets, interfere with the enjoyment of property, reduce the value of private property, invite plundering, create fire hazards, extend and aggravate urban blight, result in serious hazard to the public health, safety, comfort, convenience, welfare and happiness of the residents of the city," and in general are a nuisance. There are so many abandoned aban-doned cars in Park City, that a survey conducted by the Planning Department in April of parking and traffic patterns in the city revealed that as many as one fourth of the cars parked were permanent per-manent fixtures on the streets. But how will the city tell the junkers from the jewels? If the car does not have affixed af-fixed to it an unexpired license plate and a current safety inspection sticker, and it is wrecked, dismantled, disman-tled, partially dismantled, inoperative, abandoned or discarded, it's junk. The ordinance or-dinance will not apply to vehicles lawfully licensed, designed for drag strips or raceways, or owned as part of an antique collection. But it does include cars, buses, motor bikes, motorcycles, motor scooters, trucks, tractors, trac-tors, go-carts, golf carts, campers and trailers. Owners will be notified that their vehicle is a nuisance, after which a notice of removal will be sent by registered mail as well as posted on the offending offen-ding property, and 10 days later, it will be gone. Officers then will tell the owner to what part of the globe it has been removed, and it if is not collected and fines paid, the car will go up for public auction. auc-tion. The fine for redeeming your car (not quite like redeeming S & H green stamps I will not exceel $75 plus $5 a day for storage. 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That doesn't mean your taxes will rise by that amount, but some increases may be in store. The notices will give information on meeting times for the County Equalization Board. No, they can't change the state's assessment data, but they'll be glad to help if any mathematical errors have been made. It was a no-wind situation for Steve Dering last weekend at Deer Creek Reservoir. Well, that's not exactly true. Actually, it was a bit too blustery for the aspiring windsurfer, who took his new board out for its maiden voyage Saturday. Going where the wind blew him, Steve soon was a speck on the horizon, having not mastered the art of sailing upstream. Later, he returned to the beach . . . with the help of a motor boat that towed him to safety. Undaunted, he returned to the icy waters Sunday, and bidding his friends adieu, set sail once again. Through binoculars, his friends turnt'd-resoue-squad noticed many moons later a black dot bobbing in the distance, and set out with Cat-like speed to scoop him Irom the menacing sea. In the true spirit of "If you fail try, try again," Steve joked through chattering teeth, "This is going to be a lot of fun one of these days." In more Deer Creek news, local yachters will be competing for sailing honors this weekend in the Desert Sails Regatta, a two-day, five-race event. Hobie Cat owners Harry and Syd ney Reed, David Shearer, Tina Moench and Boh Marsh will be a-tacking, or hopefully, out -tacking, competition from across the country. Good luck, pardners, and happy sails. he and Winkler recently purchased lots in the Ridge-view Ridge-view development on the south slope of Quarry Mountain Moun-tain overlooking Park Meadows. Mea-dows. Winkler visited Park City last September and purchased a large piece of Prospector Square Property in partnership with three local investors. According to Jess Reid of Gump and Ayers Real Estate, Es-tate, Winkler bought two lots and Howard purchased four lots in the 70-lot subdivision being developed by Ban-berry Ban-berry Corporation. Reid said the lots are selling for $70,000 to $95,000 each. Asked if either Winkler or Howard intend to build on the lots and settle here themselves, Reid answered, "We're hoping they will, but at this point we don't have a confirmation on that." During Fonzie's trip to Park City last year, he told The Newspaper, "What can I say this is paradise. I know this is a good place to invest my money, but the important thing is to protect the integrity of the town. I plan to buy a house here, and I want to be sure the integrity of Park City is maintained." F'ar from beautiful downtown down-town Burbank, Park City seems to be drawing an increasing number of famous names to the area, adding to the number of stars already visible in the mountain skies. 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