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Show The Park Record D Section A Thursday, October 20, 1994 B Page A19 Letters to tflne IEaflntor Continued from A1 8 Summit County did the same. The County Commissioners, through a publicprivate partnership, established the Silver Creek Commerce Center and set about attracting new businesses such as Lucas Western and Piper Impact to . the area. ' At about the same time, Delta established its Salt Lake hub and Park City and Summit County welcomed the influx of the Delta Community. Add to this the construction of the Winter Sports Park and you begin to see that much of what is good about Park City and Summit County today is a result of a lot of hard work, by a lot of good people in very hard times. For Mr. Weiss, with the benefit of hindsight, to suggest that County Commissioners should have enacted impact fees or that they should have restricted building permits is just one more example of Mr. Weiss' being out of touch with reality. Perhaps if Mr. Weiss would pay more attention on his walkabouts, he would see the forest and the trees. Sincerely, Don Zinn Pro-trails candidate Editor: Though we have had many successes in building and acquiring trails in the last few years, we have never really had a strong trails advocate elected to the Summit County Commission. On Nov. 8, we have an opportunity to elect Sally Elliott to represent us on the Summit County Commission, Seat A. Three years ago, Sally Elliott volunteered to chair a committee to develop a Non-Motorized Trails Plan for all of Summit County. The committee held public hearings, responded to the concerns of landowners and trails users and recommended a consensus plan which was approved by the Summit County Planning Commission in 1993. That plan has still not been approved by the County . Commission. It's time we put away our toys for a few minutes to support a candidate who will work for us. Sally believes we can address the concerns of ; landowners in a spirit of harmony ; and cooperation. She knows that the Mercato Medite&aneo , Bark City's Authentic jSjTQpdritSttfcj Food'MaHce& Gafe Mffitmtsm.; m Amlm-Ati mmn&y - Sunday- 11V0(MM - 8:00 PM;-: ' H.' y)mrZ:JL r" "" - ' """7"""" 1 r' " "-'n " ' 1 " "V .( J ' 628?Ay-ENtt (30 ljW-0030 ' . - .. s - 1 A only way she can really serve us is to get elected. As a commissioner she will commit even more of her energy to acquiring easements and building trails w'ith us. Sally is non-partisan. Among her opponents, she has proven to be the most diligent trails advocate. Above all, we urge you to vote on Nov. 8. Kathy and Charlie Sturgis Old Towner for Sally Editor: Sally Elliott is the only candidate I trust to ensure Old Town will keep its 19th century charm when the 21st century rolls in. Here's why: Sally has had years of experience on issues having to do with development and over development. She has always been an outspoken advocate for historic and open space preservation. Sally is the only candidate who knows what she is talking about when she talks about development She knows the issues and the problems. And Sally, more than any other candidate, knows how to work with everyone involved to solve problems. If Sally goes to the county, good things will follow. She will fight to keep taxes low, control development and preserve historic buildings. And it is in this same process that Old Town will have its best chance for being preserved as a cameo of 19th century America. Susan Truxes Old Town Resident Strong support for Tom Flinders Editor: We have known Tom Flinders for the past six plus years and have known him to be extremely ethical, honest, hardworking and a person with a strong commitment to make this area the best it can be...Just the kind of person one would want for County Commissioner. He's locally born and raised and having spent most of his years here in Summit County, Tom has a superb knowledge of our ground water and subsurface water aquifers coupled with the keen understanding of the importance of this resource. Tom was a commissioner once before and because of his desire to seeur community retain its "home town" feel is again placing his hat in the ring. The man under that hat has seen many changes here and is able to bring a balance that our evolving area needs. Tom's background as a rancher, businessman and family man give him a unique perspective to help guide all of the various interests in our community toward achieving a county we can all be proud to call home. Your vote for Tom Flinders on Nov. 8 isn't a vote against the other candidates. It is a vote for a person who will give 100 percent to help guide our area to the great future it deserves. Dennis and Patti Gray Plea for a united county Editor: Competition is good...it's healthy. More than one restaurant, hotel, bank or grocery store generates a better service standard and lends strength to the economy. It works the same with government.. .we need to have a choice.. .and we do. There are so many views represented, it seems everyone knows what is best. But public office should stretch beyond townships and party boundaries, beyond county divisions, beyond lifestyles. Public office should be for the good of the whole...it should encompass the spirit of progress while maintaining the quality of life established by the county's first residents.. .that same quality of life that attracted the rest of us. I've lived in Summit County for 40 years. I've seen us make mistakes; I've seen us be divided by tourism versus agriculture. But I feel this county can and must work together to solve our problems. We're versatile; we have a great deal going for us and a great deal to offer. We need common sense; we need experience; we need someone with working and living knowledge of all sides and areas of the county...and we need that rarest of all character traits...honesty. The person to keep this county on ; track, retaining its honest western heritage, flavor and values, with careful guidance for the future, is Tom Flinders. Sincerely, Bruce Wallin Who is Bill Orton? Editor: Bill Orton has declared that he is a "New Democrat" (just like Bill Clinton claims to be) who votes wjth his "conscience." But what kind of conscience is that? He hide'his Democratic Party association (evr see any of his campaign material include the word?) and depicts himself as a man who represents the i conservative values of his constituents. The tactic is a favorite of those Democrats who have stayed in office by talking conservative at home but voting liberal in Washington. It has kept many of this ilk in Congress for term after term. In Washington, Orton has rushed to defend his party leaders but never says a word about them here at home. Rep. Orton said that the Whitewater investigation "smacks of McCarthyism," even though his Democratic leader of the House Banking Committee refused to allow any serious questioning of witnesses. It was only after the Senate committee's questioning that a tiny piece of the cover-up was revealed about frequent contracts between the Clinton White House and the Treasury Department and those involved resign. Bill Orton also defended Democrat Dan Rostenkowski by voting against a House investigation of his activities, condemning it as a "witch hunt." Rostenkowski is now under indictment for numerous crimes, after refusing to testify in front of a grand jury investigating the embezzlement of millions of dollars of our taxes. But obscuring his role in shielding his fellow Democrats is not his biggest sin. He is the laughingstock of Congress for having abandoned the only hope for budgetary sanity in the A-Z budget proposal and trading it for a "debate" on how to lower social security benefits. His talk-conservative-vote-liberal trade-off was to continue to waste $200 billion in taxes this year in return for a four-hour four-hour debate on a sense of Congress resolution. No votes on actual reforms were held. It is interesting to note even Rep. Andrews (D-Texas) said of this farce, "A sense of Congress resolution is an oxymoron." Now, why .would a man who claims to represent the conservative views of Utah do this? Who is Bill Orton? The Wall Street Journal has stated that "Bill Orton and his allies remind us of Tinkerbeltf who in Peter Pan, told children they coitjd fly by thinking lovely thoughts. " I must admit I did rather enjoy Peter Pan, the book and movie, but I am embarrassed to be reprinted in real life by someone whom the national press dismisses as a whimsical character far removed from reality. , I think Bill Orton is a politician who has been in office too long. He has done very little for Utah and a lot for his corrupt and entrenched cronies in Washington. It is time for real change and real reform. It's time to elect Dixie, Thompson to Congress to represent our interests. BJtoiie Adams V A second home owner for Gary Editor: I am a second home owner in the Park City area. Although I don't vote in Summit County, I do pay taxes here, and I do follow local politics. I certainly support the ideas of candidate Gary Weiss. I've noticed him on the Planning Commission, and here, in print. At least he seems to understand what has been common 10.46 Taxable Equivalent AAA Rated, MBIA Insured CORONA CALIF WATER BONDS Call Terri Yeckley or Dan Payne (801) 322-7607 or (801) 322-7670 or (800) 453-9408 'Yield to Maturity 06012015. Callable 6102 102 declining to par in 2004. Exempt horn Federal and State of Utah income tax. Subject to availability. "Assume 36 Federal Income tax for 1994 and 7.20 Utah State income tax. Smith Barney 60 E. South Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84111 .1994 Smith Barney Inc. Member SIPC knowledge in other resort towns; if you don't strictly manage your growth, everyone's values go down and quality of life' is degraded. I love this area. But that love isn't blind. Over the years I've watched the entry corridor go from a welcoming, rural road, to a densely subdivided, houses-on-ridgclines, fast-food-lined place that's losing a little bit of its charm, year by year. I honestly don't know Mr. Soter. I have been reminded that he was a commissioner during that time of explosive growth. I don't want to throw stones, but I have to say that, generally, what my eyes tell me is true. This place has been under serious attack from development interests. It has never appeared that prior commissions, including the one that Mr. Soter and Mr. Flinders served on, had the wherewithal to anticipate these problems. More seriously, they never took steps to mitigate the ever-increasing impacts. I'm not a voter, but I do have a substantial investment in Summit County. To protect that investment, I hope that those who do vote will say no to the vices of the past, and vote for Gary Weiss. (I also like his Mom and his bookstore!) David Louis Schiff |