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Show SatSunMonTues, July 17-20, 2004 The Park Record A-3 COTY SEAT CITY EDITOR: Jay Hamburger 649-90I4 ext. 1 1 1 citynewsparkrecord.com . You dont have to rob the bank... Kimball told to pay $4,198 Judge doesn't give Sandy Celdhof all the money she had sought By JAY HAMBURGER Of the Record staff A judge has awarded an ex-Kimball ex-Kimball Art Center staffer $4,198 in a small-claims case that centered cen-tered on whether Sandy Geldhof was due severance and vacation pay after she was fired in March. Geldhof had been seeking $7,500 in vacation and severance pay. attorney fees and a statutory penalty. Summit County's chief prosecutor. prose-cutor. David Brickey. who presided over the case as a judge, ruled that Geldhof was due $4,080 in principal and $118-in court costs. The Third District Court stamped the ruling on Friday, after Brickey entered his decision on Wednesday. Geldhof said Friday morning that she had not yet seen the judgment and declined to comment com-ment about the ruling. Kimball Art Center Director Pam Crowe-Weisberg did not immediately return a phone call seeking comment. Geldhof had been the Kimball's marketing director for almost two years before being fired. She was earning $40.0(X) per year when she left the Kimball, which is among Park City's most prominent arts organizations. organ-izations. During a hearing last week. Geldhof and the Kimball offered different versions of Geldhof's last days at the Kimball. Geldhof's side said she was let go as part of a reorganization of the Kimball but the Kimball argued that Geldhof walked off the job and was fired. In the hearing. Kimball attorney attor-ney Joe Wrona acknowledged there was evidence of a strained relationship between Geldhof and Crowe-Weisbera and described an altercation between the two women. He said Geldhof left work early one day. unilaterally choosing choos-ing to take a vacation even though Kimball rules require that staffers receive approval before taking a vacation. In' a March 23 letter to Geldhof submitted as evidence in the case, an attorney in the firm representing the Kimball, indicated indi-cated that Geldhof's was terminated termi-nated for "walking off the job without supervisory approval." Geldhof's side acknowledged that the Kimball has the right to frre iis staffers but said Geldhof was entitled to severance pay-In pay-In the March 23 letter. Victoria Fitlow also warned Geldhof against defaming the Kimball. "This law firm' zealously defends the Kimball Art Center, its executive director, its board of directors, and all of its staff and volunteers against libel, slander, and defamation. Govern yourself accordingly," Fillmv's March 23 letter to Geldhof reads. Parkites: don't fog the mosquitoes Residents hope a different method is employed By JAY HAMBURGER Of the Record staff Mike Baker remembers a time when he was living in Fort Collins, Colo., as the community battled mosquitoes. Now a Park Meadows resident. resi-dent. Baker said Tuesday night that officials in Fort Collins chose to dispose of the insects through a method widely known as 'fogging.' or spraying insecticide insecti-cide in order to kill the mosquitoes. mosqui-toes. "I was mad that they had done that ... I felt nauseated the next day. I didn't want to be fogged with a chemical if I didn't have to be." Baker said during an open house at City Hall centered on local efforts to combat mosquitoes. mosqui-toes. He wants Park City and the North Summit Mosquito Abatement District, which are two government entities now considering methods to exterminate extermi-nate mosquitoes in parts of the city, to choose a strategy safest for humans. The talks between the city and the abatement district are intensifying inten-sifying since larvae of the mosquito mos-quito that can carry the West Nile virus were found within the city's limits. "My concern is they were going to do fogging," Baker said, adding that he is "comfortable" with the plans presented at the open house. A handful of regular Parkites and some City Hall staffers attended the hour-long open house in the City Council's chambers. cham-bers. Officials presented lot of information about West Nile virus, a potentially fatal sickness that has killed scores of people across the U.S. There is no treatment treat-ment for the virus. Park City and the abatement district are in talks .centering on whether it is smart for the city to annex itself into the abatement district. That would make the abatement abate-ment district responsible for getting get-ting rid of mosquitoes within the city but also require Park City properly owners to pay more in I! 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Mike's has the finest quality nursery selection, at amazing prices! 20 off all fountains, bird baths & redwood furniture Select groups of trees on sale f Summer is still a great time to plant, come see us! 51 5 North Main in Heber, next to the bowling alley Monday - Saturday, 9am-6pm 435-657-2970 taxes. C'ily Hall is currently considering con-sidering options. Talks are tentatively tenta-tively scheduled to continue during dur-ing a Park City Council meeting on July 22. No decisions have been lrjade regarding an annexation. annexa-tion. Mayor Dana Williams indicated indicat-ed that the city and abatement district should ensure that fogging fog-ging is not needed, saying that he-would he-would prefer that mosquito larvae lar-vae be eliminated before they become airborne adult mosquitoes, mosqui-toes, which are killed through fogging. "People will go nuts around here if we start fogging." Williams said. Steve Jenkins, the director of the Summit County Health Department, agreed that the larvae lar-vae should be attacked instead of killing them once they are mosquitoes. mos-quitoes. "Our goal is to get them before they become adults so we don't ever have to fog," Jenkins said. John Jaussi, the manager of the abatement district, has said that the substances the district uses are safe for people and most animals. However, officials said one of the substances, called Abate, is toxic to frogs and tadpoles. tad-poles. During the open house, Jenkins described the spread of West Nile virus since 1999, when 62 reported illnesses were record ed in the U.S. The virus was confined con-fined to New York i'n 1999 and seven people died; 'Jenkins said. By 2003. the Health Department said. 9.862 illnesses were reported in the U.S. and 264 people died. In 2003. cases were reported in 46 states and the District of Columbia. Ihe Health Department said. It the city annexes into the abatement district, it is estimated that a person w ho owns a primary home in Park City will pay $3.15 per $100,000 of the property's assessed value each year. A person owning a secondary home or a commercial property would pav an estimated $5.70 per $100.000 'of assessed value each year. Assessments could start in Park City as early as January if the annexation proceeds. Dennis Dale, a Prospector resident res-ident who attended the open house, said afterward that he-pleased he-pleased with the efforts but said lie hoped that an alternative is chosen that protecls wildlife, including tadpoles. "'A virus and a plague spreading spread-ing at this rate is a definite health concern. 1 just really would like to find a better alternative." Dale-said. Dale-said. He praised the plans to attack the larvae. "I'm very impressed they're going after the larvae stage. 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