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Show T T f Park Record Thursday, March 19, 1987 Page A7 (Couumity Mews Changes O.Kd in Mountainland budget by HEIDI WEST Record staff writer Staff will be sliced in half and advertising in the Wasatch Front completely eliminated from the Mountainland Association of Governments' budget to balance cuts made by Summit County Commissioners Com-missioners last month, said Darrell Cook, director of community and economic development for Mountainland. Moun-tainland. The cuts were made to avoid overlap in marketing the three counties coun-ties in Mountainland (Utah, Wasatch and Summit) with that which the counties were doing on their own. Summit was particularly affected by the overlap, as the Park City ChamberBureau was advertising advertis-ing in ways similar to Mountainland. Out of a $185,000 budget last year, the counties voted to remove just about $100,000 Mountainland's Travel Council fund. In addition, the percentage each county was paying into the fund was changed. Cook explained to commissioners Tuesday that Mountainland would keep his own half-time position and that of a secretary, but would eliminate their marketing specialist. They would also pull out of advertising the three-county area in a variety of travel magazines,, like Westways and Discovery, and discontinue their marketing effort in the Wasatch Front area. Finally, said Cook, Mountainland would no longer pay all the hosting expenses when "familiarization tours" like travel or sports writer Five million dollar limit may county back-tax borrowing power by HEIDI WEST Record staff writer County Treasurer Glen Thompson forewarned Summit County Commissioners Com-missioners Tuesday they could only borrow $5 million in any one year without having to forego the interest on reinvesting that money. Thompson spoke to commissioners commis-sioners because a recently passed Utah House Bill, HB 249, would allow counties to float bonds to cover delinquint tax notices. Millions are owed to Summit County in back Court News Judge Leonard H. Russon of the Third District Court presided over the following cases on March 2, 1987 in Coalville. Zachary Henrion of 1013 Wood-side, Wood-side, Park City, Utah, had previously pleaded guilty to assault and lewdness on Feb. 2, 1987. On March 2, Judge Russon sentenced him to a year's suspended sentence. The defendant defen-dant was placed on probation with the conditions that he serve 60 days in the county jail, pay a $1,600 fine, and participate in and complete any drug or alcohol program pro-gram deemed appropripte by his probation officer. Michael Scott Trover of 1433 Quail Meadow Rd., Park City, was sentenced for a third degree felony theft to a five-year 1300 South Foothill Blvd. Salt Lake City t 25 min. from Park City Leasing Informatlon-JTM properties (801) II .V I fc?VO Ad Space tsS XY CX Call r . groups are in town. Instead, the county in which they are staying, or the co-sponsoring agency if their is one, will split the cost with Mountainland. Moun-tainland. The marketing knowledge of the Mountainland specialist will not be completely lost when the changes take place. Cook said they will use his services as one of his clients in an in-house agency. The trimmed budget will be used to focus on three targets: domestic group tour development, attracting the summer family vacationer from out of state, and soliciting international interna-tional tourist trade from Europe and Japan. The objective of the domestic tour project is to increase business potential poten-tial within the tri-county region, said Cook. To achieve the goal, Mountainland Moun-tainland will attend working trade shows of tour associations, mail out marketing materials, and host group tour operators on familiarization familiariza-tion tours. To attract the summer vacationer, Mountainland will organize a western state print media campaign, cam-paign, advertise in conjunction with other regional campaigns like "Heart of the Rockies," and host tours like that of the California Automobile Club. The international market will be tapped by again attending trade shows, this time of the Travel Industry In-dustry Association, participating in trade missions to Japan and Germany, Ger-many, and hosting international press and tour operators. The goal is to increase each of these three visitor groups by 10 percent. taxes over the last five years (after five years, the county can foreclose on property to recover what it is due), and the legislation says local governments can borrow up to 90 percent of that which is owed. The county has followed what, Thompson says is its usual pro-; cedure in borrowing money in the beginning of the year to cover bills which it will pay it back toward the end when more money comes in to county coffers. So far, it has closed on over $2 million of tax-free bonds. In addition, several areas have suspended jail term. Trover was placed on probation for 18 months, mon-ths, and fined $1,000. He will have to spend 100 hours of community service. Kenneth Michael Tedford of 402 Ontario Ave., Park City, had previously pleaded guilty to an alcohol-related reckless driving charge and to driving while his license was suspended. He was sentenced to concurrent concur-rent six-month jail terms for each offense. The court suspended imposition im-position of the sentence and placed plac-ed the defendant on probation for one year. He will also have to pay a fine of $400, pay $100 to the victim restitution fund, and complete drinking and driving classes at the Park City Prevention Center. April 2nd Now Available 649-9014 The best of everything & everything you need at the bottom of the hill. 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Apparently, the sewer district cannot use the drying beds created specifically for the treatment plant because of threatened lawsuits by Jeremy Ranch if they do. It's also unclear whether the drying beds are even effective, said Rowser. So, instead of the 15 percent water sludge the county has agreed to let the district dump in its landfill, a much more fluid and voluminous product is what is actually being disposed of. The problem could worsen when the frozen sludge begins to melt in the spring. Commissioners agreed a talk with sewer district officials was warranted, and asked Rowser to arrange a meeting. Timberline district OK'd County Commissioners voted Tuesday to approve the formation of the Timberline special improvement district. Timberline property owners asked the county to form the district, so it can use their property as collateral in raising bond money to help pay for major improvements in their water system. The system needs new storage of 100,000 gallons, a new distribution system, and a new water well. The improvements will cost somewhere around $400,000. Timberline homeowners approached the state department of water resources for a low interest loan, and succeeded in obtaining one for three-quarters three-quarters of the cost. The other $100,000 will be financed by bonds the county will float and guarantee with a special fund it keeps just for these purposes. Each of the 120 property owners will pay a total of about $3,000 over the 20-year life of the loans in principle. The county will charge Timberline a total of $10,000, or $500 a year, for its administrative services of assessing and billing bill-ing property owners in the district. formed special service districts and asked the county to float bonds for them so they can make improvements im-provements to their water systems. These include Atkinson at Silver Summit, Timberline near Summit Park, and Summit Park itself. The I indebtedness the county incurs from ' obtaining the bonds is added to the total it has borrowed for this fiscal year, despite the fact that the districts will pay the county back for borrowing the money for them. But the $2 million in tax-free bonds, and the several hundred thousands of dollars in special service ser-vice district bonds means the county will be limited in its ability to raise bond money to pay its taxing entities the money they theoretically could get from HB 249. Although he is hesitant to name Not really. Classified advertising in the Park Record is affordable for anyone who has things to sell. From baseball gloves to ski equipment, Park Record classifieds will sell for 7- to 70-year-olds. 649-9014. SERVICE Dyer's Travel Bob's Barber Henrie's Dry Cleaning Village Cobbler Bloomingseles McCarty's Salon Photo Pro OTHER Compushop Foothill Optical Bob's Audio Video Supplies Adults Only? loSI c UOOSo i-ao restrict figures yet, Thompson suggested to the commissioners it might be reasonable to borrow as much as $2 million from bond companies. This is dependent on whether or not bond attorneys find the Interlocal Financial Finan-cial Authority set up by HB 249 is Considered a subordinant entity to the county. The IFA will be made up of representatives from each of the taxing entities in the county interested in-terested in participating in HB 249, but it is so far unclear whether it is considered a subordinant board or not. If so, it is included in the county's $5 million limit, but if not, it can borrow up to that amount on its own if the back taxes warrant it. As an estimate, Thompson says if he calculated taxes owed right now, Park City Municipal Corp. would get something like $540,000. But back taxes are being paid all the time, and Thompson says the $1.6 million which has rolled in since he last paid taxing entities in December 1986 will change those figures. Before anyone will know, though, the city, fire district, school districts and other taxing entities in the county coun-ty have to begin to put the IFA together, elect board members and create their bylaws. They will take their first step next week when the county will host a meeting of all its taxing entities March 24. Mountain Valley Maintenance Call us for your cleaning needs Home - Office - Condo - Security Inspection We are reliable MASSAGE Massage Therapy Robert Fournier Therapeutic Massage Prospector Athletic Club Available anytime by appointment House calls. 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