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Show 3 ...J.ISDAY hi 37 LO10 "" Mimiy and dry V,Y hi 35 loC "-g tittida, Vwwl of mow f 1 GRAPHIC BY ME LISA HYDE Getting rid of the old bins by Josh Chin OF THE RECORD STAFF A glance at recent and current letters to the editor in The Park Record reveals that BFI, Summit County's new waste management company, still has a few issues to tackle. One of those is the disposal of old trash bins. Now that almost every garage in the county is housing a standardized 90-gallon blue BFI bin, the question of what to do with old trash receptacles recep-tacles is at the forefront of many residents' Hiinds. A spokesman for the Park City Public Works Department initially thought the city might set up roll-away roll-away dumpsters in various locations around town where county residents could dispose of the old bins. Now, however, it looks as if BFI will be handling the disposal by allowing people to place their old cans inside the new ones on trash days. Brad Mertz, marketing manager for BFI, commented, "We'll pick up whatever fits inside those bins, including old trash cans." Disposing of old cans this way does not cost anything, Mertz noted, adding that the residents can fill their old cans with trash before loading them into the BFI bins to be hauled away. Cf course, some residents don't feei entirely comfortable with the idea of simply throwing away old trash cans. "I'm fairly concerned because no one seems to have a good idea about what to do with the cans besides throwing them away," said long-time Parkite Susan Roth. "It seems like such a huge waste." Unfortunately, according to Insa Riepen of Recycle Utah, the sort of plastic that garbage cans are made :isnt reasonably recyclable. "We - don't want people dropping their old cans off at the recycling center because we cant do anything with them," she said. However, Riepen does have an alternate suggestion. "It's easy to turn old trash cans into composting bins for iawn clippings and kitchen waste." AU it takes, she said, is using a nail to punch a large number num-ber of holes in the bottom of the can. "You just place the can outside, out-side, on the dirt, and throw your grass clippings and kitchen scraps in there and cover it. It's pretty simple. sim-ple. Compost happens." According to Riepen, this is a good solution to the new trash can overpopulation issue because, "we ; Please see New Life, A-T Resort report Unfortunately, the latest storm didn't hit the Park City area, as bard as it did the Cottonwood canyons. The following are reports from area ski resorts: Park City Mountain Resort has 11 lifts and 38 runs, as well as Nastar, open. The Canyons has ten lifts and the gondola running and S3 total trails open. Deer Valley has 16 lifts and 37 runs open. ; . Recent storms have made for increased avalanche danger in the Wasatch backcountry. Call the Avalanche Forecast Center at 658-5512 to hear the latest conditions before heading out. ill! Moguls and mute grabs Deer Valley hosts its first Freestyle World Cup. Check out the program in this edition of The Park Record. ' JJ "V 1 tV Serving Summit County since 18S0 Tro of City Counciloirs m Ceremony draws large crowd; Bodell, Jones and Erickson say they've learned tots since Election Day by Jay Hamburger OF THE RECORD STAFF Candy Erickson, Fred Jones and Peg Bodell no longer have the -elect attached to their title of Park Citv Councilor. 9d Homo f f V ID ,xzs ? -rlfc: ----- f. V,,- . SCOTT SINE PARK RECORD Joe Pack, former PCHS soccer star and current US Freestyle Ski Team member, will soar in competition at Deer Valley this coming weekend. Park City struggles to employ PC transportation moves to natural gas while trolley goes diesel by Aaron Krenkel OF THE RECORD STAFF The crystalline air in Park City and the atmospheric swamp above Salt Lake City seem to be separated by an ocean or a continent, rather than the Wasatch mountains moun-tains and a 30 minute drive. But the city recent move from 1 natural natu-ral gas trolley on Main Street to a diesel-powered diesel-powered trolley, juxtaposed with Park City Transportations purchase of 6 new natural gas vehicles, demonstrates that decisions affecting air quality are already being made in Park City. In early December, the Main Street trolley, plagued by problems with its compressed com-pressed natural gas (CNG) engine, received a new diesel engine. The switch to diesel cost around $15,000. While Dave Middleton, who works for the Park City Public Works Department, Huntsman Cup Many of the best disabled skiers in the world wifl converge on Part City this week, Jan. 4-6 for the National Ability Center 13th Annual Huntsman Cup ski races -one of the nations premiere disabled ski racing events. The series also plays an important role in the selection process for naming the U.S. Disabled Ski Team A Giant Slalom will be held today from 10 am - 230 pan. on CBs run at PCMR. On Thursday a slalom will be held 00 PCMRs Clementine from 930 ub. - 130 pjn. Spectators are . encouraged to come out to PCMR Eagle Race Arena and watch these exceptional athletes in action. PARK CITY, UTAH www.parkrecord.com On Monday, during a ceremony at Miners Hospital, Judge Robert Hilder swore in Erickson, Jones and Bodell as the newest members of the City Council, replacing Hugh Daniels, Chuck Klingenstein and Paul Sincock. Gun's: had reported that the problems were characteristic char-acteristic of all CNG engines. Public Works Director Jerry Gibbs recently indicated indi-cated that the problems were characteristic characteris-tic only of one kind of CNG engine. "This was a problem with the Cummins engine itself," said Gibbs, "it's a problem with the electronics." Gibbs said that other areas that use the same engine have faced the same problems. The CNG engine in the trolley, made by Cummins, was an early model, and. rather than having been designed specifically specifi-cally for natural gas, was a converted diesel engine. Darren Shepherd, Spokesman for the Questar gas company, said that, in fact, natural gas engines are generally less prone to mechanical failure than conventional conven-tional engines. "I think it's the opposite, they're more reliable." Shepherd explained that natural natu-ral gas is a true gas (as opposed to the liquid liq-uid "gas" that most cars use), and that where conventional gasoline vehicles squirt a liquid into the cylinders of the Please see City, A-2 Sundance schedules The Sundance Film Festival is right around the corner. Tree lovers out there will be pleased to learn that the film guide for the festival, festi-val, featuring information on directors, actors, and screening times, are available avail-able online at www.sundancechannel .com'festivalOOfilmguide. Hard copies are also available at the new box office location. 900 Main Street (the lower level of the Marriott Summit Watch Plaza near Dynamite Dom). Although tickets win not go on sale until Jan. 8, guides will be available outside out-side the door. 'Enduring Spirit' opens KAC exhibits the photography pho-tography of Phil Borges. Page B-1 The swearing-in ceremony drew a large crowd, including citizens and city staffers. Jones and Erickson offered few words, but Bodell stressed the importance of bringing arts and culture into the civic dialog. She also said she hopes her term includes healthy debates. "I hope that it's flavored with public interest and good for all." Bodell said. Thursday marks the first Citv Council Automated garbage service debut is plagued by delays Private neighborhoods, inaccurate house count complicate first week by Rich Tuttle OF THE RECORD STAFF The inaugural week of the new automated auto-mated garbage collection service has gotten got-ten off to a rocky start. Some residents in the Snydervilk Basin and the towns of Oakley and Kamas have yet to have their residential containers delivered, and do not know which day to expect their garbage to be collected. There has aiso a problem determining which communities will get individual residential containers, and which ones will require residents to deliver their garbage to a commercial bin in a central location. According to officials with Browning-FarrH Browning-FarrH Industries, the delay in the can tainer delivery was caused because the county contract underestimated the number num-ber of homes that would need containers. BFI General Manager Laron Rasband said that the "house count" used in the collection contract with the county was significantly lower then the actual number num-ber of homes in the county. "The contract with the county said there would be 7.034 homes that would need a container," Rasband said, "but our house count shows that there are closer to 10.000 homes that will need a container." Rasband said that BFI has ordered the additional containers but they have not all been delivered to the county or icsi dents w ho still need them. A second problem, w hich is unique to the Park City Snydervilk Basin area, is the number of private communities in the county. Rasband savs that several communi alternate vehicle fuel sources 7i 1 ' ' ti . fed : ,c . mf fan 1 11 1 11 - ROGER GLAZitR, PARK WECCHO The KSain Street Trolley is back in business after having received a new engine. With a diesel engine In place of Its former natural gas engine, the trolley is expected to run more reliably, if not more cleenfy. Snow Ri r Crossword. Park City Mountain Resort hosts the Huntsmen Cup competition, which serves as a qualifier for the United States Disabled Championships. The races are held Jan.4-6. Call the National Ability Center at 649-3991 for more information. sworn in meeting for the three. Though a meaty agenda is not scheduled, the City Council ill discuss topics such as the aesthetics of newspaper racks and a plat amendment. The City Council also is scheduled to meet uith State Sen. Beverly Evans (R-Altamont) (R-Altamont) and House Majority Whip David L're (R Kamasl. But Jones. Bodell and Erickson say Please see New council, A-2 ties in the area provide their o n sen ices such as snow removal and street maintenance. mainte-nance. A Homeowners Association that is responsible to contract con-tract with a commercial collection company com-pany governs garbage collection in those communities. But he says there is some confusion on the part of county officials over hich private communities get services serv-ices from the county and w hich ones get service from the HOA. "Unlike most of the communities serviced serv-iced by BFI on the Wasatch Front, there are two processes in Summit County." Rasband said, "there is one process for communities that are serviced by the county, and another for residents that are serviced by an HOA. We're stili waiting for the county to make a distinction in some communities." Public Works Director. Lamar Richms was contacted but had just arrived in town and was unfamiliar with the problems prob-lems ith the house count and puMicpn-vat puMicpn-vat vom.mmimes. But DebNe Rockhill. an employee with the office said residents who have noi received a container should still put their garbage out for collection. "We have copies of the routine sheets." Rockhill said, "and BFI will still pick up the garbage even if people don have their cans yet." Rockhill also said those residents in Oakley and Kamas should be receiving their containers by Jan. 4. Residents ho hae not received their containers should contact the public works office to learn w hich day they are scheduled for pick up and place their garbage in plastic bags on the curb. The Public Works Office can be reached by phone at 64-8561. In an unrelated note, Rasband said that BFI has hired many of the drivers th3t were terminated by GJLF Waste Disposal in the change over. 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