OCR Text |
Show TTTT Park Record Thursday, August 9, 1990 Page A15 Radisson provides pool Editor: On behalf of the Park City Handicapped Han-dicapped Sports Association, I would like to express our appreciation to the Radisson Inn for the donation of the use of their pool for PCHSA's swimming lessons this summer. This is the fourth year the Radisson has so graciously provided this service. ser-vice. Over 60 swim lessons were received by the disabled children of Park City and nearby communities! PCHSA has had its busiest summer sum-mer ever with swimming, horseback riding, water-skiing and several outdoor out-door education trips, including river rafting. It is through the support of individuals in-dividuals and businesses such as this that we have been able to expand our programs to enrich the lives of the disabled. Sincerely, Meeche White Executive Director Confused son may confuse boaters Editor: Please excuse our son. He wrote an editorial about boating in which he tried to delineate the skipper's responsibilities' when a sailboat and a powerboat meet. The poor boy called the sailboat the "burdened" vessel when he should have said "privileged" or, perhaps more correctly, cor-rectly, the "stand on" vessel. . We tried to teach him these things at home, but he didn't always pay attention. at-tention. Hope it hasn't confused too many Utah boaters. MaandPaGeorg Festival a success! Editor:, The Kimball Art Center and the Park City,Art Festival Staff would like, to thank, everyone for 'helping made the 21st Annual Park City Art Festival such a huge success. We ex-pecially ex-pecially want to thank the marvelous volunteers who donated countless hours to help produce the Festival. The residents and businesses were very supportive and patient with the inconveniences associated . with the festival for which we say THANKS A MILLION PARK CITY!! The Park City Art Festival is one of the top 10 festivals in the country, but we couldn't do it without all of you. Sincerely, George Noel Festival Coordinator Ordinances encourage water waste Editor: This morning I opened the front door of my house to take a walk and found under the doormat a piece of paper which turned out to be a warning warn-ing from your water police. I am guilty. One can immediately determine deter-mine from the date of this letter and the address of my residence that I am guilty of violating city ordinance so-and-so concerning residential outdoor out-door watering. But what exactly am I guilty of and NOT guilty of ? The City's watering ordinance is fatuous, senseless, conserves no water and, in fact, encourages waste, as I will show... First, the ordinance encourages waste. My lawn does not need watering water-ing every other day, yet every fourth day is too long between waterings. The optimum watering schedule for my lawn is every third day. Thirty minutes every third day is op-timum.Thirty op-timum.Thirty minutes of watering is better than twenty minutes of watering water-ing because it encourages deeper root growth, which results in a more drought-resistant plant. City ordinance or-dinance does not allow optimum watering, however, so I water every other day for twenty minutes, thereby producing plants which ultimately require more water. I water during the night of designated day (I was just finishing watering on the night of the 30th although it was the wee hours of the 31st when your water police came by). I think everyone should water at night, for obvious reasons: often at night there is little or no wind; the water has plenty of time to soak into the soil before the Great Sponge rises with the morning; water demand de-mand on the city's system is minimal then, ensuring best pressure, therefore best radius of coverage, and therefore most efficient effi-cient use of the water. The City allows watering until 10 a.m., but why should it? Much evaporation occurs oc-curs long before that. It isn't that people are watering manually, and need the extra hours in the morning to complete their job. Systems can be set to run at night. Why doesn't the City encourage true nighttime watering, say 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.? Second, the ordinance is senseless. I was watering when I was because there had been a huge rainfall the week before which negated the need for irrigation for several days. Unlike others in the area, I turned my system off until the ground needed need-ed water again, which happened to put me at variance with the ordinance. or-dinance. Big deal if I am not on the right day. What difference does that make if I have the sense to turn off my system when I don't need it? What sense dees it make to irrigate during a rainstorm, as I have observed some doing? The City has promoted ordinance-conciousness and -compliance to the point that people are determined to water on THEIR day, regardless of the need for it. This is not conservation; this is bureaucracy. Third, the ordinance is ineffective. I know of a resident who grotesquely overwaters his lawn, and yet he is in compliance. How? He has somehow r come up with the clever gimmick of watering THREE times a day, thirty minutes each time, but, by golly, it is only on his designated day I This gentleman moved here from a desert community you'd think he knows better. Undoubtedly, he does know better, but because the city ordinance or-dinance only restricts which DAY to water on and not how many times or for how long, people can still basically basical-ly water however much they please, and be in strict compliance with the letter of the law, if not the spirit of it, yet I am given a petty little warning for using my head. I hardly find your ordinance or enforcement en-forcement procedure credible when I look around town at city properties being watered in the middle of the afternoon, many times with ill-maintained ill-maintained heads so much of the water ends up on the street or in the gutter, not on the grass or the flower bed. Additionally, I consider the city's plea of a water shortage preposterous when one of the city council's own sitting members has a development project under way practically in my own back yard, creating demand for who knows how many more tens of thousands of gallons of water. The City can't encourage en-courage massive development any faster, yet I am threatened with a fine for violating an ordinance which doesn't make sense and is not effective. effec-tive. On top of that, how do you expect people to take water conservation seriously when the town's own mayor has a variance which allows him to water every day BECAUSE HIS PROPERTY IS SO BIG? Even if that is a legitimate reason for, him to water every day, he is the mayor and he should lead by setting an example, ex-ample, a GOOD example. He's New Audi V8 Quattro r -.-.-.vs- sw, I s- V- tt v. . , w, ...... . J LEASE JUST $598.59 PER MO. New Aud1 V8 Quattro with 4-speed automate, al-wheel al-wheel qul drive, lul power equipment including windows, door locks, mirrors, sunroof and bull-In cellular phone. Beautiful Titanium metallic wtlhtui bather interior, 64410. Buyor Lease! The Best '42 mi. ckl-and Imm with $43,635 cap colt. $4,883 BUY FOR ONLY $38,900! 1 990 derrorrxxlel in excoltert condition. Cayenne Mca color wfth gorgeous Graphite leather interior. Enjoy the security and saJety of att-wfieel drive and the. convenience of the new 4-speed automatic transmission. Hunyl This car won! last. 00000. Value In The Business! cuh or Irad down, plus tax Hoanta, $18,534 residual. leading the town into the future, alright, a future I certainly don't care to be around for. If the City is really serious about water conservation it will do more than have some , weak little ordinance or-dinance which is easy to monitor but achieves nothing for true preservation. preserva-tion. . 1 I offer the following suggestions : 1. Each unit of lawn area should be allotted a specified amount of water, say, gallons per thousand square feet per week. 2. Each home with a lawn and an irregation system should be fitted with a meter which tracks only the usage of that system. 3. When the homeowner chooses to use that allotment should be up to him or her; there are many circumstances cir-cumstances which can alter the schedule of watering. It should make no difference WHEN people water; it should only matter how may gallons they use. 4. Require the City to set the responsible example by fixing broken and mis-guided heads on its properties and DON'T WATER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY. 5. Require City officials to set an example by at least having the political sense not to be excepted by having their own variance. Yours truly, L.C.Wertsch Chinese Restaurant a hidden gem Editor: A few nights ago I had the pleasure of hosting a dinner party for a large number of people at the Szechwan Chinese Restaurant located at 438 Main St., Park City. The party was a huge success!! Why? Because it contained all the ingredients in-gredients that make a good party. The food was most delicious. Service was excellent and the ambiance was most pleasant. I urge all of you to give this restaurant so ably managed manag-ed by chief chef Jeff Lie and his lovely love-ly wife Wendy the opportunity to serve you! Park City has a hidden gem. Try it you'll like it. Mrs. Josephine Segal Scottsdale, Arizona Sponsors get a thank you Editor: The 2nd Annual American Cancer Society Golf championship was held July 31 at Jeremy Ranch. Without the support and help of many people and companies this event could not have been so successful. Many thanks to Pepsi, PC Care, Jupiter Property, Jans, Silver King, Park West, King Kong Video, Cole Sport, Deer Valley Resort, PC Resort Lodging, PC Ski Area, Toucan Can- Una, Cafe Terigo, Summit Sports Medicine, Morning Ray Bakery, Washington School Inn, Minors Only and Miletti's. We look forward to next year's tournament. All donations dona-tions to the American Cancer Society Socie-ty are tax deductible and the Society appreciates everytning this community com-munity has so generously donated. Shirley O'Kelly Communications Director Rose-colored glasses need new perscription Editor: After putting on my new glasses and reading about the Kearns-Tribune Kearns-Tribune proposal being rejected, and the new proposed growth management plan with its many revisions, I must say I was thrilled. It was wonderful seeing a change in the color of hats in our local government. govern-ment. It seemed they were putting on what I consider the 'ole "white" cowboy hat. It seemed they were listening to what the local people are upset about. It seemed they were getting their act together. But as I jumped for joy, my glasses flew from my face and shattered shat-tered on the floor. I quickly put on my old spare ones and continued reading.This was ecstasy ! What was this? The city recorder had disqualified enough signatures on the P.C. Community Coalition's petition to keep it from the November ballot. Amazing! From the facts it seems she had to work pretty hard since the county recorder said there were enough valid signatures. I guess the city figured the Coalition would give up and walk away. Maybe in another life! As I finally picked up the pieces of my broken lenses, I realized they were a little rose-colored. I suddenly saw the hat had not gov ' Hack to white but remained a little gray. At least we're headed in the right direction. I better end this quickly. I need to call my optician. Sincerely, Allison Larsen y :.-- c low please write the Environmental Defense Fund at: 257 Park Ave. South, NY, NY 10010 for a free brochure. . Ile Park Record welcomes letters to the editor on any subject. We ask that the letters let-ters adhere te the' following guidelines; ' They should be submitted t the Park Record offices ai 1670 Bonanza Drive or received receiv-ed in the mail (P.O. Box P.C. tit, 84066) no later lhaa p.m. on Monday before publication. - They most be signed asd include name, address and telephone number of aothwr. No letter will be published under an assumed same. They mast ot eosUin libelous material. I ' Letters must not fee longer than 350 words 83 shoujd, ff BosslM.tjge4 STUDENT HAIRCUTS Save $5.00 off Haircut with Student I.D. Good for 1 990-91 school year ENTRY'S HAIR SALON Hey Park City! You're Looking Good! 645-7878 1300 Kearns Blvd. (Emporium) Suite 105 MOUNTAIN LIFESTYLES FOR SALE 1 1 ' ' ' ' ' - -v iff-- I : "" - , v- aiiatMaiiaaiMlNaSMaBllattaa tM 1 111 .BiiiV Mffi fff-"-"''''"""-' h -11. .' - C iTZ. r""1" ' i . 9 V KAMAS VALLEY 3 bedroom Farm Home, large improved barn, out buildings, culinary water, sewer, natural gas, 41 shares irrigation water. Minutes from Park City and SLC, seconds from most summer and winter activities, all on 22 acres. $139,500. Several more outstanding rural properties available for more information call Craig McPhie 783-2615 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY Sneakercorp, the management co. that operates a private club, catering company and sleighdinner business is for sale. Successfully operated for 11 years. Located in the Park City Racquet Club. Regular increases in gross sales every year. $397,500. Call today! JessReid 649-3000 WILDLIFE, STREAM & OPEN SPACE This well built log home is on 11.22 acres of beautiful country land with views forever. With 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, 4 car garage, glass solarium with solar heat, oak cabinets, ceramic tile and much more. You will be pleasently surprised when you see this one. $229,000. Jerry Obert 649-6684 CUSTOM FAMILY HOME IN SILVER SPRINGS 2300 sq. ft., 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths. Fully landscaped with auto sprinkler, quiet neighborhood, close to elementary school. Dean Berrett 649-3497 L J 7 i r SPRING CREEK 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, 1580 sq. ft. with 500 sq. ft. expandable area. Room for additional bath on 12 acre lot. Quality construction. You can't hear the freeway but you can see the mountains. $109,900. Lew Fine 649-2690 TOP QUALITY-SWEEPING VIEWS-GREAT VIEWS-GREAT LOCATIONS 19,000 This gorgeous 4 bedroom, 4.5 bath luxury home has it all. Stop dreaming about it and start living it. Call todayl Lu Niesley 649-4496 n EoS REIju VJ & EAL ESTATE The Reid Building The Resort Center at Park City Ski Area 1910 Prospector Avenue . ' . , Jrk nrx Open 7 days a week (801 ) 649-3000 1? v y |