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Show 6monday, 1978, Taxis continued from page I light the problems with the bus system. The Utah Transit Authority runs four express shuttles to Alta and Snowbird daily, charging $3 per person, one-waFour return buses are also scheduled. Taxi service to the mountain would run between $20 and $25, says Boynton of Salt Lake Transportation Co., owner of Yellow' Cab. PRIME SPACE FOR LEASE y. IDEAL FOR: Retail Store, Stock Broker, Insurance, Advertising, Offices, etc. Located Downtown-2n- d South & Main. 5200 sq. & Lower level. Very attractive lease rate. ft.-Str- eet Something they can afford The taxi rates are certainly something the skiers can afford, Boynton charged, since they average more than $100 a day in expendi- Call: MR. SWINTON 364-551- tures. 1 n He estimated revenues for Yellow Cab have decreased between 30 to 35 percent this year over 1975, down-mountai- revenues and have dropped 10 percent. They dont know about the bus when they step off the plane, Boynton said of the So we dont lose tourists. up-mount- quite as many runs up the mountain. Tallying what he can usually expect during a good ski season, Boynton said his company has lost between $65,000 and $80,000 in tourism fares from December through March. Furthermore, it is insanity to regulate the limos-sine- s and taxi businesses while the UTA has full, unimpeachable authority to ruin our business, he charged. The Public Service Commission should be as deeply involved in UTA as it is in other public transportation busi-nesses- Buses running from dewn-towSalt Lake stops are not a bone of contention with Boynton and other transportation owners, since they primarily transport residents to the slopes. Thats what mass transit is all about not hauling skiers up the for nominal a slopes price, one rental agent griped. The locals obviously couldnt afford rentals, but the tourists m o out-of-sta- te I I It I , 1i.1tl.111- 1 1 1 - i. mi. in. 44.4.444 pay- - Another complaint common among the rental car agents and taxi businesses is the airports requirement that they pay to use its driveways. Says Boynton: Limousines and rental agents are asked to pay 10 percent of their income to the airport for using its terminal or drives. Taxis pay 25 cents per fare to the airport. UTA pays nothing. Airport manager Paul Gaines agreed the situation is inequitable. Iam trying to work up a system whereby the UTA will pay for its use of airport facilities, but right now Im not sure thats even legal, Gaines said. s. No gripe here o would not flinch once at M ing. They would have to pay for the airport usage with tax he explained, and money, the Airport Authority is expected to review the proposed rate scheduled and determine its legality sometime soon. Meantime, UTA community relations manager Terry Twitchell admits wrere the only bus service in the nation which provides direct ski resort services from the aiport. Its experimental, and were still, after two years, trying to determine if it is working well. Builders slate Dixie meet 4. fc i. The Home Builders Association of Utah plans to hold its 19th annual meeting in St. George March itmiMsiSSrnm 29-3- tt 1. Highlights of the conference will be new technology and energy conservative homes-- at a price people can afford. Twelve special seminars will be held to stress how to cope with rising lumber pri- ces, cement shortages, escal ating costs caused by government requirements and cost techsaving managment niques. Sen. Jake Garn will be the keynote speaker at the Hunt on breakfast, beginning Thursday, the 29th, at 9:00 a.m. On Friday, the 30th, the president of the National Association of Home Builders, Ernest Becker, will address an awards luncheon. 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