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Show q y Qualtec gets bid Secretary of the Interior Manuel Lujan announced on Friday July 27, that Qualtec Incorporated, a Florida based company, had been awarded the contract for the removal of the Olson-Neihart mine tailings from the Jordanelle Resevoir basin. The $9,076,628 bid was the lowest received receiv-ed by the Bureau of Reclamation. The contract calls for the tailings to be placed into a secure landfill in the Mayflower area for permanent disposition. In addition, a permanent perma-nent landfill cap will be constructed along with an access road and fencing. fenc-ing. The contract also makes Qualtec responsible for grading, erosion ero-sion control, drainage and landscaping. landscap-ing. U.S. Rep. Howard Nielson announced an-nounced earlier in the month that the tailings would be removed by July Ju-ly 1, 1991, however, the contract sets the completion date for November of 91. Environmentalists are calling for a study of the geology and .safety of the dam as well as a list of other items to be included in the Central Utah Funding bill that is now before Congress. However, according to Senator Jake Garn's office Garn will not support sup-port any further study of the dam-site. dam-site. The Wasatch Wave quoted Don Chritiansen, manager of the CUP Conservancy District, as saying the bill "represents a compromise after some six months of negotiating between bet-ween the Utah delegation and environmentalists." Oakley included in Bennion Center grant The University of Utah Lowell Bennion Community Service Center recently received a $69,000 grant from the Kellogg Foundation to fund a Rural Community Service Program. The grant will fund five rural projects in Utah for one year, according to Irene S. Fisher, center director. The five sites are the Navajo reservation communities in San Juan County; Oakley, in Summit County, chosen because of it's close proximity proximi-ty to the U. of U. campus; the Uintah-Ouray tribal area; an unidentified community in Cache County in partnership with Utah State University; and Myton, a tiny town in the Uintah Basin. "We've found there are real needs," said Fisher,"we want to emphasize em-phasize working with citizens in those communities because they are the ones who know what their needs are. " The center has already received several requests for help. The Utah Navajo Development Council, a non-profit group, wants to bring basic , services to the reservation, and Moab wants help in renovating a spouse I abuse center j They are talking to the Oakley City Council about possibly j building a fence around City Hall and a program for alternatives to drug use in the high school. "So far we've been working mostly locally, but, with this grant, we plan to develop an ongoing rural community program which will involve university students, faculty and staff in communities around the state," says Fisher. The program will provide important learning and leadership opportunities for U. students. Government offering home repair loans and grants Most homeowners are unaware that regardless of their income there are federal, state and local programs that will help them repair and remodel their homes. In order to keep and maintain the nation's housing and neighborhoods, government at all levels have programs to give homeowners money (that does not have to be repaid) for repairs or to lend them money at below market levels or at no interest. In many areas utility companies will do energy conservation work free or at low cost and in other places will lend homeowners money at no interest to pay the contractor of their choice for the necessary work. In addition there are tax incentives to promote efficient effi-cient energy use. These programs are not restricted to low income people. Single or multi-family dwellings may be eligible regardless of income. Most of the loans offer long terms and low payments. Some of the other home improvements covered under these progreams are: attic and wall insulation, new windows, outerwall siding, security doors and locks, window guards, sidewalks and masonry work, bathrooms and kitchens, electrical and plumbing work, new roofs, gutters gut-ters or downspouts. Consumer Education Research Center, a national non-profit consumer group, has published "Consumers Guide to Home Repair Grants and Subsidized Sub-sidized Loans" a 208 page book which lists 8,500 sources of loans and grants. The book can be obtained for $10.95 plus $2 shipping and handling from CERC Grants, 350 Scotland Road, Orange, New Jersey 07050 or by calling 1-800-USA-0121 for credit card order. it Buy or Sell" Condominiums Residential Development Parcels Commercial Investment : Bus. (801)649-7171 Bus. (800) 553-4666 Res. (801)645-9379 614 Main Street V The Prudential fr Coleman Real Estate Independently Owned and Operated-Member of the Prudential Heal Estate Affiliates, Inc. , .. -t .; . . You know us. We know Real Estate. McNeil, County reach agreement by JACK FORISKA Record staff writer Following a tense confrontation with concert promoters the previous week, Summit County Commissioners Commis-sioners Jim Soter and Sheldon Richins, on the advice of their attorney, at-torney, approved all but one of the remaining shows in United Concerts' Con-certs' Park West Summer Concert Series, and worked on solutions to avoid a similar situation from arising aris-ing in the future, i Talks with the Beach Boys had not been finalized as yet according to United Concerts spokesman J.C. McNeil. The concert is tentatively scheduled for September 8. Sherrif Fred Eley, Park City Police Chief Frank Bell and Fire Marshall Sam Coleman attended the regular meeting of the commissioners commis-sioners on July 25 to address their concerns about the concerts from a law enforcement perspective. Paul Christiansen from the Radisson, and officials from the Olympia Hotel, were on hand surprisingly to speak on behalf of United Concerts. The Park City Lodging Association had previously expressed some disatisfaction with the aftermath of the concerts in the area. Jerry Gilomen, owner of ParkWest was also on hand. The controversy the week before errupted when United Concerts requested re-quested commission approval for several concert permits that were scheduled in less than 30 days, the required amount of time for permit approval according to county statutes. One of the shows, Depeche Mode, was scheduled for the follow- MARIAN CROSBY Sales Associate Park City Board of Realtors Million Dollar Club 1989 Rookie of the Year 1 988 ing Tuesday, less than a week, away with Kenny G the following Friday and Garrison Keillor on Saturday. The commissioners originally denied the permit for Depeche Mode, but later reversed their decision deci-sion after talking with county attorney at-torney Bob Adkins. "Last week I was ready to make a motion to cancel all concerts in Summit County," Coun-ty," said Soter. Expecting short notice approval for gatherings this size is just not fair to city and county agencies that need to make preparations, says the commission. Ken Jones, the attorney for United Concerts, said it was a misunderstanding between his client and the county. The county has been lax on enforcing the statute, and according ac-cording to McNeil, because of insurance in-surance hassels he sometimes doesn't see the contracts until five days before the show. Permit approval is not the only problem that the commission sees with the concerts, however. Twenty citations for underage drinking were given the night before at Depeche Mode, a concert that was cancelled because of rain. "I don't know how we are going to tone these things down," said Soter, "but 12,000 people peo-ple is more than our law enforcement enforce-ment can deal with." Chief Bell said that Depeche Mode was potentially the most dangerous situation they have had. "Fortunately the right decisions were made," he said. "This year there isn't much we can do but to plug the holes." Soter said, "I think it is very deteriorating to our youth when we give 20 citations for drinking." He told the Record PAR 'PROJECTION TV SPECIALISTS 'SALES & SERVICE ' REPAIR SERVICE ON ALL MAJOR BRANDS 'NEW CONSTRUCTION PREWIRING PRE-WIRING 'ALL MAJOR BRANDS AUDIO & VIDEO EQUIPMENT :Q3S3wC- XX ' v 1 XX i n ri.rr tJ- j ..a-.,A Ui wk fMi-"1-"-"--" -"--llfMi liMinrtllllili lMi Traffic is only one problem facing concert promoters and county officials. Traffic for thej Kenny G concert backed up past Kimball Junction and about a mile down 1-80. 2 that at the Oingo Boingo concert a dumpster was filled half full with confiscated liquor. Richins says that the type of group that plays denotes the type of crowd that is going to attend. "Unfortunately, "Unfor-tunately, the mellow music things don't generate the money," he said. On the other hand, McNeil doesn't feel that the concerts are as out of hand as the commission. Gilomen backs him up on this point and so do both of the inn keepers. "We have had less problems and we have had more control than we have ever had," said McNeil. He also felt they were doing a good job on traffic control con-trol and his organization has been K CITY 18 YEARS OF AUDIO EXPERIENCE CUSTOM AUDIO, VIDEO & SATELLITE INSTALLATION SALES 645-7529 1890 BONANZA P.O. BOX LOCATED IN THE NEW PARK CITY PLAZA, Park Record sending security to area hotels after concerts to help with any "aftermath" "after-math" problems A gesture that has not gone unoticed and has apparently ap-parently changed some minds about the concerts. Radisson Hotel manager Paul Christiansen said, "I'ts been a double edged sword for me, but I make a lot of money on the concerts. Jim's help was greatly appreciated. ap-preciated. I think the concerts are beneficial to the community." Gilomen said that for the most part the kids that go to the concert "are wonderful kids." It's about one half of one percent or 40 people who are creating the problems, he said. "The actual performance of the con AUDIO JBLTV & Audio Sony TV Pioneer Big Screen & Audio VCR's Theater Surround Sound Systems REPAIR 645-7593 DR., PARK CITY 681420 Thursday, August 2, 1990 Pag A7 , r- U", certs has exceeded my wildest eV-pectations." eV-pectations." If we can now figure oiit how to spot these 40 people we cjn make this a positive experience fpr everyone, he said. J The commission set a tentative date in October to work out the bugs in the Summer Concert Series fer next year. One of the ideas the coii-mission coii-mission is considering is limiting tie size of the concerts to 8,000. McNfil says he's open to positive ideas. J'l have a few ideas about peaks a(d valleys," he said. "I would like io have more dialogue with law enforcement en-forcement and the county." Bettlr communication would help t$s organization, he says. J : & ! m 2 13 .'-. S3 m S3 . TV Si3 SUITE 118 TV |