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Show A-4 The Park Record Saturday, December 28, 1996 r Big Al for more choice, eharper pencil, better deal. ff I Excellence in Al Johnson Walk to Lifts! Hillside townhome "Deer Valley Loop" j fe.i .. -t4'tti'':fy Al Johnson (501)647-6200 n It.HMl J Mil J..JJJllWPWaiaJi,U 25 - 40, Smart, Ms. Park City co The Park Record Park City, Utah Dear Ms. Park City, I am looking for a very specialJady. This lady already has a successful and satisfying life, but her life would be even better if she could share it with-someone equally special. I'm sorry that I can't address you by name in this letter, but I haven't met you yet. For the time being I am not going to tell you my name or my identity, even though with a little elementary detective work it would be easy for you to find out. It's not that I am embarrassed about writing this letter (OK, I am a little), but because I would like to maintain some mystery and privacy until we get acquainted. Before I tell you exactly what I am looking for, it's only fair that I tell you a little about me. I have lived in Park City for two years. I moved here, and bought a house, for the quality of life, the skiing and because Park City is only 45 minutes from a 1st class airport. I am chairman of an investment invest-ment bank so I have to travel occasionally for business. I love my work and I am successful at it. I am not writing this letter because I have to. Women find me physically attractive. I have no problem meeting people and dating, but it is hard to find that someone special, especially on the hit or miss basis that makes up our everyday routine. I am in my 40's, 5'10", athletic, and in excellent shape. Looking at me you would probably think I was ten years younger. I love to travel. My favorite place (so far) is Kapalua on the northwest coast of Maui. I play tennis ten-nis well, golf poorly. My idea of a perfect day is to sun and swim on an isolated tropical beach with only a good book and a special lady for companionship. Another perfect day is skiing in the Wasatch after 18 inches of fresh snow on a cold, clear, blue sky Utah morning. (I bought my pass for this year back in September). Now let's talk about who you are. You are intelligent. You are interested in and knowledgeable about what's going on in the world. A good conversation is as satisfying to you as good sex (almost). You are sexy and attractive. You are slim with great looking legs. You understand that men and women are different, and that this difference makes for the delicious and satisfying game we call life. Equal, no question. But undeniably different. You love your femaleness (for lack of a better term) and your effect on men. You are confident and assertive and successful in what you do. You love to dress up or down -and go out wearing anything from jeans to fancy outfits to short skirts to sweat shirts and leggings. You are monogamous. Flirting is fun and harmless for you. You do it as your part in our malefemale biological dance. But you know where to draw the line. You don't smoke (yuck!) and you don't do drugs (at least anymore). Social drinking, a good bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon with dinner, is great. You aren't carrying a lot of excess baggage from your past. The past is behind you, even though it has helped to define who you are today. You know what you like and, just as important, you know what you don't like. Victim status, co-dependency (God, I hate that word) and excuses in general gen-eral are out. You may have children or you may not. I have three and with the right person I would have more. I love kids. If you think I sound interesting, and the person I have described reasonably resembles you, let's talk. I suspect that you are the type ofwoman who doesn't respond to blind letters. Make an exception. Writing this letter took me way olit of my comfort zone. Responding is going to take you out of yours. But isn't this exactly the kind of thing that makes life so exciting? And think what we both might miss if you don't write back or call me. Take a deep breath and just do it. Write me (include a small, full length photo): CEOCapital PO Box 1226 Park City, UT 84060-1226 Park City Real Eetate Steps from the Park City slopes! Mountain Views! Two bedrooms plus three baths! Fireplace, pool and heated garage! Superior rental Income producer! Fully furnished! on scenic, quiet location with Aspen trees! Spacious three bedroomstwo baths1. Vaulted ceilings, extra windows! 5hort walk to Main Street & Town Lift! il Larae deck with views, great Very low homeowner's dues! PREMIER REALTY WW- This letter Growth Continued from A-3 approve the run and its limited bed base and commercial space. Instead, controversy erupted over the width of the bridge, which Sweeney and the ski area had argued could safely be no less than 33 feet. The proposal was denied by a 3-2 vote and three feet. Almost immediately, Sweeney asked the council to reconsider their decision, saying his ultimatum ultima-tum was more emotional than reasonable. rea-sonable. Less than two months after denying the Town Run, the council voted to re-hear it a decision deci-sion that made the citizen appellants appel-lants promptly cry foul. Both appellant groups showed up at an Oct. 17 council meeting, where council member Shauna Kerr made it clear that she agreed with the citizen appellants and disagreed dis-agreed with City Attorney Jodi Hoffman's opinion that the reconsideration recon-sideration was legal. The council approved the bridge on Nov. 7 by a 3 2 vote. Details of the project are currently being discussed in the halls of the city planning department, and the applicants will submit a detailed plan in the middle of January, according to Sweeney. Park City Ski Area Slim & Sexy? is for you Call me: 655-0414 (voice mail) 645-8260 (fax) biggest issue gets vertical Like its hometown, the Park City Ski Area is planning for tremendous growth. February 1996 saw a final proposal of those plans dropped on the front desk at the city planning department, where they were mulled over and sent to the planning commission for review shortly after. The plans call for up to 608 new residential units (there are currently 182), 1,200 new parking spaces (currently (current-ly numbering 1,800), an eight-story eight-story tower, thousands of square feet of commercial space and new lifts. The project represents build-out build-out of virtually all the remaining developable land at the base of Park City Ski Area, and is projected project-ed over 8-10 years. Following numerous work sessions ses-sions and a very well-attended Nov. 6 public hearing, the commission commis-sion appears close to recommending recommend-ing the plan to the city council. That could take place as early as the commission's next meeting on Jan. 8. Annexation!... 1996 was a year that saw Park City grow not only up, with its new development proposals, but out, with a number of significant prop- erty acquisitions and proposed annexations that would swell the town's political borders. There was, of course, the Flagstaff annexation area, which drew everyone's attention for its sheer size about 1,500 acres and potential for habitation. The owners of the property south of Old Town Park City were, and still are, proposing 650 units worth of development for the area, as well as new ski runs and lifts to supplement supple-ment Deer Valley Resort. Flagstaff is zoned by Summit County at much less development density than that but annexation negotiations allow for negotiation of those numbers. Other possible annexation areas discussed in 1996 include Bonanza Flats, over the ridge and south of Flagstaff. Bonanza Flats is also owned by one of Flagstaff's major property owners. United Park City Mines, which submitted a development plan in December to Wasatch County. The city will also discuss with Wasatch County the annexation of parts of the new Deer Crest development area east of Deer Valley. That project, approved by Wasatch County commissioners in August, will add about 431 new units to the Deer Valley area on 600 acres but the city will control only a small portion por-tion at the northernmost edge. Park City Planning Commissioners have made it clear they hope to avoid a similar situation situa-tion resulting from the FlagstaffBonanza Flats negotiations. negotia-tions. At the other end of town, the proposed Sandstone Cove and Brookside subdivisions would have added about 150 acres to Park City had annexation talks come to fruition. They never did, becoming entangled in arguments over zoning and utilities (chiefly, water) early in the year, for Brookside and later on, in July, for Sandstone Cove. But plans are still at various stages within county coun-ty and city planning departments, and the possibility those areas will be added to the city boundaries remains. Elmo big in Utah SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Utah found itself no exception to the national frenzy over the Tickle Me Elmo doll this Christmas. The giggling monster muppet has been jailed, bailed, auctioned, bartered, hawked, sold and resold, panhandled, even donated. K.C. Johnson, originally from Ogden, Utah, but now living in Surf City, Australia, returned home for the holidays but not before stocking stock-ing up on a dozen Elmos languishing languish-ing on store shelves Down Under. Back in Utah, Johnson hawked the dolls on street corners, making enough money to pay for his trip. He sold the last one late Christmas Eve from his downtown Salt Lake post outside the ZCMI mall. It went for $100 to Bryan Damon, who planned to give it to his girlfriend, Leesha Cardwell. The dolls' normal retail price is around $28. Scores of people, hoping to cash in big on the doll, placed classified advertisements in local newspa Free Twin Prints Every Tuesday & Thursday Locally owned and operated Professional Color Proceeding Friendly, Quality Service 1590 Bonanza Drive Park City, UT 64060 801-655-0400 Park City Plaza (next to Mtti. Chicken) r Prints from 5TidesT 4-24 hour turnaround .79f expires 011597 in 1996 ...and acquisitions Park City Municipal Corporation has not left the real estate field to the realtors alone. Taking things into their own hands, Park City officials made some startling moves during the last month of 1996 in acquiring property for the municipality itself. Almost 650 acres were purchased pur-chased by or donated to the city during December, when the city suddenly went on a land-acquisition binge. Park City spent nearly $4 million to acquire the properties, proper-ties, one of which lies in the center of town,, and the other two on the outskirts. Park City Manager Toby-Ross Toby-Ross called the acquisition of the Mawhinney property which currently cur-rently contains a car dealership the culmination of a negotiation process that began almost four years ago. That property will likely like-ly be used to visually, if not physically, physi-cally, link City Park and the City Library, which lie across Park Avenue from each other. The Mawhinney property is adjacent to and southwest of City Park. Park City also acquired some prime ranch land in December, when the council voted to purchase pur-chase 313 acres and accept a donation dona-tion of another 294 acres of land northeast of S.R. 248. Florence Gillmor was the generous donor and seller of the property, which had been in her family for generations. genera-tions. But the Christmas-time gesture ges-ture came with some specific instructions from Gillmor: don't develop it intensely, except for a 100-acre portion nearest the road. The city also used $2 million to buy an overall 36-acre property titled Baingo-Wortley, for its collective col-lective owners, near Highway 40. That financially-encumbered property enveloping the Rail Trail also was partially bought and partially par-tially donated. None of the properties prop-erties are, as yet, slated for specific specif-ic uses the only plans the city has made thus far regarding their purchases pur-chases deal with how it will pay off the substantial debt in coming years. pers. In the Deseret News, Salt Lake's afternoon daily, more than 80 such ads ran on Sunday. Asking prices ranged from $3,000 to "best offer.'" Elmo invaded the Internet, too. as people took out Web ads hawking hawk-ing their dolls. Becky Smith, whose husband leads the volunteer board of the Food and Care Coalition of Utah Valley, bought an Elmo for her daughter. The girl then agreed to give ;up Elmo to raise money for the coalition, coali-tion, which has relocated and is. in the midst of a renovation project. An anonymous donor gave $1,000 for the doll. One Salt Lake couple sold a Buzz Lightyear they'd bought for a 2-year-old son for $17 for $85 after winnowing through 30 calls. ; "We had plenty of offers right in the area," the man said. And Nintendo 64 video game systems, which sold out in retail stores weeks ago, competed for classified shoppers' attention. ; Special !! Off Any Roll of 35 mm Color Processing Limit 5 rolls per customer " expires 011597 i |