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Show WedThursFrl, June 5-7, 2002 A-2 The Park Record Dunn offers jobs, health care Again a Democratic candidate for Congress, Parkrte also stresses education By JAY HAMBURGER TjftTThcotd stuff Democrat Donald Dunn, seeking a ticket to Congress for the second time, heads Into this month's primary touting a platform plat-form that features jobs, education educa-tion and health care. Dunn, 31. who lives on Deer Valley Drive in Park City, said his three top issues are important to Utah's 1st congressional district. lie said the local congressman could do more to bring jobs to the district, which would spur economic development. "I don't think we're getting our fair share of that to help with partnering between the local government gov-ernment and the federal govern merit," Dunn said. He also said that a better relationship rela-tionship could attract business to the district, including high lech firms. Meanwhile, Dunn said he wants affordable health care, which the federal government can help create. Dunn wants a national healthcare health-care plan organized by the government gov-ernment but using private sector providers. "li s a matter of priorities and Local water sources Continued from A-1 Park C ity is answering the call for higher security, (iibbs said. "What you don't want to do is tell everybody what you've got," he said. "We've certainly done some things within our system." I. vans said alarms are just one way to protect a water source. "Redundancy is one of the best ways to combat a threat, regionalizing creates cre-ates a lot ol redundancy that adds security," Fvans said. Adding that with IS leservoirs "you end up with enough of these that if one m is tampered with we can shut it oil." Over the past few years Mountain Regional, a county-itin county-itin entity, has acquired several smaller water companies in a move to consolidate the needs of customers throughout the Basin, this has increased redundancy, I:v;ms said. With the Snyderville Basin developing so closely to its main water sources the area opens itself up to many different attacks, l-vans said. "It would be very easy to do it just by a vehicle having a good wreck," he said, pointing at a creek while driving along Killer dogs By JAY HAMBURGER Of the Record staff Two dogs continued a shcep-killing shcep-killing rampage early this week, a Snow's Lane resident claims. Sarah Berkowitz, 320 Snow's l ane, said the canines were spotted spot-ted at 6 p.m. on Monday harassing harass-ing her landlord's sheep. The dogs mauled and killed two of the sheep, Berkowitz said. Don't like our editorials? Send us editorparkrecord.com or by post at P.O. UT 84060. Reservations Warmly Accepted at 435-655-0800 Enjoy the Bund Dog signature of excellence, despite our sense of humor. 1 781 Sidewinder Drive, Prospector Square, Park City how we spend our money," Dunn said. Dunn also wants Medicare to pay for prescription drugs and he wants a patients' bill of rights created. His education plank includes ensuring that Washington sends money to local schools. He said the federal government should help school districts pay for infrastructure, infra-structure, technology and after-school after-school programs. "As we're expanding, we're spending a lot of local money on infrastructure. If we can get the federal government (involved), that frees up money." Dunn said. The extra funds, he said, could help pay for additional teachers and textbooks. Dunn is currently on leave from a job at the Hinckley Institute of Politics at the University of Utah, where he worked in development and taught a political science course. He also consults. He is on leave to run his campaign. from 1994 1999, Dunn worked for the Clinton administration adminis-tration in the White I louse and at the U.S. Trade and Development Agency. He says his work in Interstate Hi), "we've literally developed around the source. Depending on where you spill, you can contaminate the ground water. " Recalling a time he worked for a water company near Snowbird and the system was attacked, Evans said though nothing happened, the vandals Immediately I realized that pie threat with a little bit of demonstration demonstra-tion terrified us for weeks. " - DOUg Mountain Regional did leave behind tracks and everyone was extremely shaken up. The case was never solved, he said. "Immediately 1 realized that the simple threat with a little bit of demonstration terrified us for weeks," Evans said. Infrastructure in communities will always bear some vulnerability vulnera-bility to sabotage, said Kevin Callahan, Summit County's public pub-lic works director. "It's tough to say whether everything's been evaluated or not," he said. "If you can screw up people's movements that's typical." strike again She said the dogs were the same pair that killed two other sheep in the Thaynes Canyon neighborhood in late May. The dogs have previously been described as a large red husky Akita with a black coloring color-ing on its face, a light tail and a blue tag and a small to medium black mutt with a cropped tail. Summit County Animal Control is investigating. XL Doors Open 5:00 Nightly Sushi Bar & Dinner served 6:00 Washington helps his chances. "What sets me apart from my Democratic opponent is my experience," Dunn said. Dunn faces Democrat Dave Thomas in a June 25 primary. The winner of the Democratic primary will face either Kevin Garn or Rob Bishop, who are the two Republicans facing off in a primary, and Craig Axford, the Green Party's candidate. This year's campaign is Dunn's second for Congress. In 2M0, he was not challenged within the Democratic Party but was easily defeated by incumbent Republican Chris Cannon in the 3rd congressional district election. elec-tion. Since then. Summit County was carved out of Cannon's territory terri-tory during redisricting. Locally, Dunn serves on the board at Temple Har Shalom, the Park City Jewish organization. Dunn said he can help Park City and Summit County work for money from the federal government. gov-ernment. He said that, although Washington paid for lots of road and transportation improvements improve-ments in the years leading up to t'le Winter Olympics, more could be lobbied for. "Just because we've gotten some doesn't mean we need to be shut off," Dunn said. protected In Summit County other than the water supply Callahan said bridges, busy interchanges and freeways are most at risk. "That's where you go if you're looking to disrupt normal operation," opera-tion," he said. With 12 sources, the county's other major water company, Summit Water Distribution Company, has "tremendous redun- the sim- van mm mi, gucidi uidii- ager for Summit Water. "We've got 12 sources a person Evans would have to be Water d.oins al1 sorts of things. Summit Water is secure, he said. The company started preparing for terrorist threats in the years preceding pre-ceding the Olympics by installing cameras and alarms. "We hadn't felt they were necessary up to that point in time," he said. More importantly where government gov-ernment used to advise water companies to be completely open to the public about its operations, including security, "they are now saying exactly the opposite," Martin said. "If people want to go on tours we're pretty cautious, we don't open it up to the general public," pub-lic," he said. in Thaynes Last week, a neighbor claimed that the dogs would kill again. The Police Department has also been called about the dogs. On Wednesday, May 29, officers responded to the Park City Golf Course, which is in Thaynes Canyon, after two dogs matching the killers' description were spotted. The dogs were gone when officers arrived. one of yours: Box 3688 Park City, GRILL A tall, cool one mm i i r I, mw 11 ; i . 1 -- 1- , . -fax Uintas land deal Continued from A-1 ting some funding is making it more realistic." Acquiring "inholdings" like this privately owned land, make the area much more manageable for the forest service, Cone said. "By acquiring this land it would greatly reduce the boundary management," man-agement," Tidwell said. Many people use the land but few are aware that much of it in that area of the forest is private and landowners could close off the land at anytime. "We have some big landowners who believe this does qualify for public access," Ryberg said. "This provides a huge amount of public access." The other landowners involved in the sale with about 3400 acres, are Kevin Hall, Summit County, Piedmont Minerals and SolfatariaMarvin A. Melville Trust. With 11, 576 acres, Anadarko owns the bulk of the purchase. The land is "no longer valuable mineral-wise" to Anadarko, Cone said. "They're looking at it one City's lost Oly feel, merchant says Continued from A-1 on Main Street buildings could remain as an Olympic legacy. Also, he said, Olympic banners might stay and, perhaps, the city could host an annual celebration on Feb. 8, the date of opening ceremonies. "You have to look at the street and say 'What can you do to recapture it,'" Rademan said. Already, the city has imprinted imprint-ed the Salt Lake Organizing Committee's snowflake logo in walkways in Old Town and some of the city's signs feature the logo as well. And, the city is now considering consider-ing placing a tower used by SLOC during the Games at the Olympic Welcome Plaza at the corner of Park Avenue and Kearns Boulevard. Lots of decisions about further fur-ther city legacies will be left to the Park City Council. The Kimball Art Center, meanwhile, wants the city to Comfort Food Mom Never Made MEATLOAF Like This. And the Crabcakes, Lobster Pot Pie, Macaroni and Cheese... Forget about it. It is comfort food with Class www.blinddoggrill.com P.S. Don't forget about 12 Price Appetizers from 5:00pm-7:00pm EVERYDAY in .-I ;.- - -'; it- more time," he added. The company is currently conducting con-ducting seismic testing on its land which helps detect valuable oil deposits in the area, he said. No mining currently goes on in that portion of the forest but the land is used for grazing and once acquired the land would be managed man-aged the same as other public land in the area, Tidwell said. Only congress con-gress can designate wilderness area and in order to maintain multiple mul-tiple use of the land the forest service serv-ice would probably not request wilderness designation in this case. But multiple-use public lands could preserve "valuable wildlife habitat," Tidwell said. "It would prevent these areas from being open to subdivisions in the future," Tidwell said. There are already about 500 homes in the same area "adjacent to the forest," Ryberg said. "Certainly the land is open to subdivisions," he said. Besides harming wildlife, there are other concerns for developing in such a rural area, said commissioner commis-sioner Eric Schifferli. "In my mind the big issues are allow it to keep the Bill Kranstover Olympic torch sculpture, sculp-ture, which was installed to celebrate cele-brate the Games. The government govern-ment is now processing that application. "I think that's great. I just think there could be more," Schaffner said about the Kimball's request, adding, "I think anything we can do on Main Street to make it more interesting can help. It's become a boring street." She also said Main Street should be a priority for Olympic legacies. "I think it's really important. The bulk of the visitors see Main Street over the resorts unless they are skiing," Schaffner said. The Park City area hosted about 40 percent of the competitions competi-tions in February. Outside the venues, Park City, especially the Main Street core, was one of the prime spots for Olympic revelry. Main Street was closed to the Bar & Main Dining Room A frequent Pinebrook resident, resi-dent, this young male moose takes a cool drink from a small pond below the Pinebrook subdivision. Moose are common in this area, as they are in Jeremy Ranch. PETER CHUDLEIGHR4HK RECORD in works service demands from develop-' ment," Schifferli said, adding that school districts especially suffer, when trying to accommodate students stu-dents in remote locations. "It's a very small amount of property tax for a lot of services,", Schifferli said. "The kids end up going to school in Wyoming." Support for the land purchase among the county commissioners I began with former commissioner Sheldon Richins, he said. "It affects the whole range of. forest service from grazing to recreation. ..it reflects the older' commission," he said. A letter written to the board of county commissioners by Orrin Hatch on April 15 reads, "I wanted to let you know that I requested appropriations to fund this project in fiscal year 2003." Tidwell said he has received no negative feedback regarding the land purchase which he says could offer advantages to groups as diverse as snowmobilers, birdwatchers bird-watchers and ranchers. "Where's the opposition to this?" he asked. "It's somewhat of a unique situation." vehicles in favor of a pedestrian! only celebration zone, whicfi" drew thousands of people each day during the Games. The celebration on Mairu Street, though, featured attrac-, tions, such as a Chevy 'Hot Zone' and a pin-trading tent, that were temporary and were dismantled afterwards. " "I think it's a combination of' things like the torch," said Park-City Park-City ChamberBureau Executive Director Bill Malone. The city and the Park City' ChamberBureau have long seeir the Olympics as a key part of Park City's marketing strategy in the post-Games years. Malone disagrees with-Schaffner's with-Schaffner's assertion that the city is losing its Olympic feel. "We're trying to hold on - to" capitalize on this as much as-humanly as-humanly possible right now Malone said. "I think, right now, at least this year and next year, guests expect it." r |