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Show THE PARK RECORD A-15 oints. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1 997 Viewp EDITORIAL Open campus should be earned It is an ongoing debate and, although we've heard the arguments before, it doesn't hurt to raise them again. Should Park City High School students be allowed to leave the campus during lunch? Currently students are free to head for the parking lots and to go wherever they want during their 35-minute 35-minute lunch break. But, following a lunch-hour traffic traf-fic accident last week involving a high school junior and seriously injuring a young man from Coalville, concerns have again been raised about allowing students stu-dents to leave the campus. Park City High School Principal Hal Smith, though, makes a good point when he says that high school is all about taking on new responsibilities. While the school tries to entice students to stay on campus, Smith understands their need to spread their wings. "I encourage an open campus because of the sense of responsibility it develops," Smith told The Park Record. On the other hand, national statistics show that car accidents are the leading cause of death among teens. And the increasing amount of traffic coupled with weather hazards in Park City during the winter months of the school year do nothing to allay parents' concerns. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR But, there are compromises which could and should be considered. Students could earn the right to leave campus or they could lose it. Some criteria could include a clean driving record and no unexcused tardies or missed classes. Or, off-campus privileges could be phased in over the four years. For instance, freshmen and sophomores might be required to stay on campus and juniors could attain off-campus privileges privi-leges at the end of the school year (after the snow melts). By the time students reach their senior year they would have the right to leave the campus and the responsibility that goes with it. A phased-in policy would be more difficult to enforce but the high school already has begun to more closely monitor the parking lot perhaps students could show the parking attendant an "off-campus lunch pass." The ultimate decision for the policy rests with the high school's site based committee and that is where it belongs. No one is better suited to make that decision than the students' parents and teachers. Hopefully, they won't shy away from rehashing the issue again this year. course Olympic your pWe kill Us doubled. Those bill boards arevvT cheap, buster!5" A letter to the commissioners Dear Sirs: Some time ago we wrote to you, the Summit County Commissioners, to indicate indi-cate that we were not happy with your decision to contribute $5,000 to the Utah Association of Counties to fight the establishment estab-lishment of additional wilderness designation designa-tion in the state of Utah, and also to fight the establishment of the Escalante-Staircase Escalante-Staircase National Monument. The decision to contribute the $5,000 (some of our tax money included) was not publicized until one of you mentioned it on KPCW, in Park City. As expected, we received no response to our letter, and no justification for our tax money going to the Utah Association of Counties. Now we see, according to the Salt Lake Tribune, that the Utah Association of Counties claims that it is a private entity and does not have to release any information, including financial data (Salt Lake Tribune, Aug. 28, 1997). It appears that the Summit County Commissioners have decided that you can give taxpayer money to private groups without notifying taxpayers and without requiring the private groups to indicate what they are using the money to buy. Might we in the future see further payments pay-ments to other groups that wish to remain secretive in hdw they are using the money? Is this the intent of the Summit County Commissioners? Do you have any plans to change thissecretive payment plan? How many other secret deals are the taxpayers financing? Could we expect you to tell us if you were financing other secret deals? And finally, is this the reason that our taxes are increasing? Would it be possible for at least one of you to respond to our inquiries? Jean and Roger Lahn If we light it, they will come! Editor: In early October 1996, the Citizens to Light the Field committee called a public meeting to measure parent and community communi-ty interest in working to place lights on Dozier Field. Twenty-five plus people attended; subcommittees were formed and responsibilities were delegated. The process of lighting the field was arduous. Donations were solicited, and in-kind in-kind contributions of labor and materials were promised that approached $80,000. Approval from the Park City School Board was not final until late June 1997. The lights and poles were ordered immediately. imme-diately. This left only two short months for the lighting company to customize the base plates for the special de-mountable poles and then ship (during the UPS strike). The committee nervously waited for delivery dates that would insure installation instal-lation before the first home game:""'' Steve Osguthorpe really stepped forward for-ward at this time arranging for everything that needed to be done before the delivery, including scheduling labor and securing additional materials and equipment. Those who said yes when he called were Utah Power, Utah Power employees, The Canyons, Geary Construction, Outback Construction, Hunt Electric, Monroe and Anderson Lumber. Individuals from these companies worked after hours every day and on the weekends during the two weeks preceding the start of school, receiving no pay for their time. The students and community of Park City were not disappointed. On Aug. 29, the Park City High School football team made school history by playing its first game ever under the lights. It was a wonderful, won-derful, satisfying sight. The Citizens to Light the Field appreciate appreci-ate every cookbook sold, every article written, money and interviews given, proposals pro-posals and telephone calls made, meetings attended and the precious gifts of time, materials, money and effort. Thanks so much to everyone who participated in this community project. We lit it and they came! Joette Hessick Used book sale Editor: The Friends of the Park City Library's Used Book Sale, held on Labor Day weekend was a great success, bringing in over $4,000 for the library. This could only happen with the many hours of volunteer help. ! ' ' ' We wish to thank everyone who hauled books, unpacked and arranged the books, helped people find their favorite authors, tore down and cleaned up at the end. The students from the Winter School are to be commended for coming and moving all the heavy boxes that was true community service! Lane and Allen from Park City Municipal organized the community service ser-vice help, the University of Utah graciously gracious-ly helped with tables and rooms. Our wonderful won-derful library staff and Friends Committee members worked all year pre-sorting the thousands of books you brought to us. To everyone in the community who came and bought books we thank you. We are already sorting for next year so mark Labor Day on your calendar and remember, we do have an ongoing, year-round year-round sale at the library. Paula Botkin, Kathy Hutcheson and Terry Moffitt Co-chairs of the Used Book Sale Clarification Editor: Due to a misunderstanding as to the intent of my letter titled "Pre-election prognostication," you edited the last paragraph para-graph to read: "Projected election results are: Incumbents will get 4,000 Park Ghettos votes, zero votes from HRI property owners. own-ers. Get the point?" I wrote it to read: "Projected election results are: Incumbents 4,000 Park Ghettos votes. HRI Property Owners 0. Get the point?" The "point" is that whilst the incumbents incum-bents will reap the rewards of a large voter base in Park Meadows who have been GUEST EDITORIAL Whatever happened to the concept of selling? by CLIFFORD WEBB It is amazing that so many businesses continue to have difficulties becoming successful suc-cessful in our present economy. Our economy econ-omy is definitely in an upswing mood and the future looks even brighter. Business abounds for everyone and particularly here in Park City. Everywhere you go, you see more smiling faces than ever, very little poverty and help-wanted signs abound. There is hardly a business open today that doesn't have a help-wanted sign appearing in the front window. Work is plentiful for those who are willing to look for it and not be embarrassed to apply for a job other than that with an executive title. Fast-food stores are crying for help. The outlet mall has plentiful jobs to go around. Almost every store will bend over backwards to at least have you fill out an application even if you only have a minimal mini-mal education or in many cases, even if English is your second language. There is no such thing as working for minimum wage in Park City. If there is, it has to be between $6 and $7 an hour. Today is the time of the employee and not the time when employers can be particu lar. There are more jobs available than employees that are looking for work. The lack of suitable applicants is the heart of the selling problem and the lack of selling is the heart, of the retailers' problems. Very few individuals in the selling field are really actually selling but are merely order takers. They receive practically no sales training of any degree or at most, very little. Good sales people hardly exist. Sales people aren't born that way they are trained to become that way. Individuals are being hired with no experience in the sales field and to make matters worse, employers employ-ers rarely train them. They take their application, and if it is readable, they have them commence work the very next morning. If it is not readable, they may have to wait two days. It is a rarity that a customer walks into a retail establishment and a sales person walks up within a few moments and asks to assist them. Sometimes the customer gets recognized but, in most cases, not even a grunt of recognition is given, much less an offer to help. Why is it that sales people aren't trained to be at least friendly? Don't sales "clerks" realize that the customer is really the one who pays their salaries? Don't sales clerks realize that their increase in pay becomes effective when they do? The three rules of sales success rarely apply in today's market. Those three rules are: 1) the customer is always right; 2) the customer is always right; and 3) if you don't understand rule No. 2, go back to rule No. 1. Most customers want to believe that the retail environment really does want their business but the retailers need to convince the customer of that. On many occasions, retailers seem to forget that they exist because of customers. cus-tomers. If customers can't find a retail store that at least tries to show their appreciation appre-ciation for coming into their place of business, busi-ness, customers will keep looking until they find one that will. Horror stories abound, right here in Park City, of rude clerks and unapprecia-tive unapprecia-tive managers. One fast-food restaurant actually had an employee challenge two different customers to a fight because of the customer's request for better service. On both occasions, the manager heard the complaints but didnt even reprimand the employee much less discharge him. This story may seem absurd but it is a true story. HUMIHH Fortunately, there are also cases of exceptional service. Anyone would be hard pressed to find a more friendly employee existing anywhere than they will in George, an adult bagboy at Smith's at Kimball Junction. He has to be the "Most Friendly" helper in town. The "Friendliest Voice" in town has to belong to Tammy, the voice on the phone at the administration administra-tion office for the outlet mall. The "Most Helpful" award goes to the vivacious blonde by the first name of April who always greets you with a smile at Bruce Alan Bags, Etc. When she waits on you, you know she really is looking out for you and that she really does want to deserve your business and trust. She also wants to make certain that when you're ready for a second piece of luggage, you'll come back to see her. The "I Like You Award" goes to Bonnie, the manager at the Jeremy Amoco Store. You will never ever find her without a smile on her face. Absolutely, never, ever. It's unfortunate that there aren't more positive individuals like those named above. Someday, more retailers will learn that customers buy repeat products from stores that first, sell personality; second, service; and last, the product. Asked on Main Street For the record What's your opinion concerning the Main Street parking meters? 3 i' ( V - ) - - Ml n r f r ' if fci - .f ' Jim Maire Park City resident "I'm not aware of the politics of it. But I would prefer there were no meters. The city is using them for money." Mike Lindbloom Park City resident "When the meters become four hours instead of the two hour limit now in place, the city will only use it to make more money." Cory Higham Park City resident r "I think the solution to the parking problem is a parking structure on the north side of Marsac and Swede Alley." Paula Baltzan Park City resident "1 dont like the idea. The city hasnt even addressed the problem of paid parking. I think this issue requires more investigation." JOHN KILBOURNR4RK RECORO i I unaffected by the tax hike, the Old Town! property owners (limited in their electoral! clout) will gain nothing from the double; whammy of land devaluation and; increased property tax. ; I will learn from this misunderstanding and, in future, attempt to be a little less, satirical and cryptic and be more straight! to the point! Thank you for this correction and thC opportunity to keep my hate mail down t0 a minimum. !;; Yours sincerely, '. Quentin N. Scott Send your letter to the editor; via e-mail at: recordxmission.com : The Park Record Staff PUBLISHER Editor Staff writers Contributing writers Office manager Classifieds manager Classifieds Subscriptions manager Advertising director Advertising sales Editorial production Photographer Production director Production Circulation CartoonistIllustrator Andy Bernhard Nan Chalat-Noaker Kirsta H. 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Subscriptions are transferrable; $5 cancellation fee. Phone (801) 649-9014. 649-9014. Published every Wednesday and Saturday. jr. y - f k 8 Chuck Lamb Park City resident "I think it's going to cost the tourists, not the local. I feel Swede Alley should be allocated for parking." COPY |
