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Show The Park Record A-5 COUNTY SEAT COUNTY EDITOR: Tim Sullivan 649-9014 extl 12 countynewsparkrecord Elected officials want more SatSunMonTues, March 2-5, 2002 If I COPY $x of Summit County's seven longtime department heads will run again this year By TIM SULLIVAN Of the Record staff . Apart from its board of commissioners, com-missioners, " Summit County's elected officers have been around a long time. Those seven department heads, which include the county's auditor, assessor, recorder, treasurer, attorney, clerk and sheriff, have collectively collective-ly served a total of 123 years in tlieir positions. -;.So it comes as little surprise that six out of the seven officers say they will seek re-election to their respective offices this year. (?nly Sheriff Fred Eley. who has held his post for 20 years, will liot seek re-election. The others say they see four more years sim Grant applications l Application forms for Summit County organizations wishing to be considered for. a 2002 Summit County Restaurant Tax grant are tiow available. ; The Summit County Restaurant Tax grant program distributes revenues' rev-enues' generated from a 1 percent tax levied on all restaurant sales in $ummit County to non-profit and government organizations. The pro-yam pro-yam has been in existence since 992 when first authorized by the JJtate Legislature and the Summit bounty Commission. . The grant application form includes a letter detailing what kinds ot' projects and organizations are eligible, eli-gible, instructions for how to submit ail application and a description of the criteria and the process which the Restaurant Tax Advisory i. (3 ( Park Citts Community Bank ply as an extension of the jobs they are doing now. County Attorney Robert Adkins. the longest-tenured county official at 28 years, is unflinchingly running for his eighth term. "I love my job," said Adkins. a Democrat. "There is nothing I'd rather do." Others agree. "I still enjoy the job," said County Auditor Blake Frazier, a Democrat who will file to run for his fifth term sometime between March 7 and 18, the window for all the county offices. "I think I'm helping citizens of the county coun-ty and want to still do that." County Clerk Kent Jones, a Republican who has occupied his Committee uses. Forms will be available at the County Courthouse in Coalville, at the City Halls in Francis, Kamas. Oakley and Park City, as well as. the Park City ChamberBureau office and the Sheldon Richins County Service Building in the Snyderville Basin. Completed applications will be due on March 29.2002. Since its inception, the program has worked to benefit the communities communi-ties of Summit County and the tourism industry, which 'is the statutory statu-tory beneficiary of the tax. In total, almost $5 million has been awarded to help fund 208 different projects throughout the county. Approximately 26 percent of the funds have gone to cultural arts and history facilities and promotion; 24 VIRTUAL TOURS DEER VALLEY & PARK CITY HOMES 435-658-3500 Free Real Estate Reports 1-800-216-0721 x 2002 WORLD CLASS REALTY Local service for the World M 0 a.triftto RWk-v5?d RWk-v5?d Udfe SCR? (if ?tUO iWtikuQg, 3 vwai i! are mid 5 3 o job for nine years, had a similar response. "I enjoy what r do." said Jones. "I feel like after nine years I have a reasonably good understanding of my job." Jones, like many of the county's coun-ty's elected officers, said he views being the county clerk as a job rather than a political rung, which is perhaps one key reason why he and others have not hesitated hesi-tated to run again. The county's three-term assessor. asses-sor. Barbara Kresser. said she is running again largely to continue what she and her staff are working work-ing on. "We've worked hard to bring this county into compliance," said Kresser. a Democrat, "and there are still projects we want to finish." Kresser added that another part of the reason she wants to Please see Officials, A-6 available percent to recreational facilities, promotions and trails and 50 percent to tourism and convention promotions promo-tions and facilities. Again this year; the commissioners commission-ers have chosen to form one advisory adviso-ry committee for tfie entire county. That committee will solicit and review all applications and provide the commissioners with recommendations. recommen-dations. The committee will be chaired by Hugh Daniels of Park City. Other members are Paul Brown. Snyderville; Joan Calder, Woodland; Jeff Zogg, Park City; Alan Fuiegan, Snyderville; Tonja Hanson, Kamas; Denise Pace, Coalville; Jan Wilking. Park City; and Julie Wilson. Snyderville. Anita Lewis of the County Commissioner's office will assist the committee in its work. n 1 rw iVL Plus, FREE installation on both receivers! Buy a DISH Network satellite TV system for as little as $199 and get a second receiver FREE! 7 Sports Channels 15 Family Channels 12 NewsInfo Channels S Movie Channels 19 Variety Channels 9 Learning Channels 3 months free of America's Top 100 programming package requires a valid major credit card, activation of two receivers and a 12-month commit merit to America's Top 100. 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