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Show Wednesday, August 7, Page 2 1974 Price Refutes Empire Rumors TWO GOOD MEN punch was delivered to our community last week. Mr. Victor Buck, chairman of the Park City Planning Commission, tendered his resignation to the City Council and Mr. Dennis Nelson, superintendent of the Park City School District, announced he will be leaving our town to become the superintendent of the Carbon County School District. Men of their quality are not easily replaced. Victor Buck served on the Planning Commission for five years. His acquired perspective and his leadership abilities were two of the commissions greatest resources. Throughout his tenure, Mr. Buck never lost sight of his responsibility to the citizens of Park City and he never affected the air of royalty which often infects those in positions of influence. Perhaps most remarkable of all, Victor never lost his sense of humor. This is no mean feat in the face of power plays and small-tim- e griping. Dennis Nelson served as School Superintendent for six years. During that time two guiding lights dictated his actions; the welfare of Park Citys children and the desires of the majority. His genuine concern and his diligent labors have created the foundation for a strong and productive educational system. The shoes of these two men will be hard to fill but the shoes have been pointed down the right path and, hopefully, their new wearers will continue in the same direction. Mr. Buck and Mr. Nelson, we thank you and wish you A staggering one-tw- o . big-mon- only the ey now being improved as Mayor John Price said that Empire Avenue, which is part of an improvement district, will NOT be closed to normal city traffic. The Mayor further said that rumors are being circulated in town that a traffic study prepared by Greater Park City Company calls for the street to be used only for buses and not normal traffic. Price said the GPCC traffic study does NOT make any such proposal. The traffic study prepared for the City Council by GPCC deals only with Resort-relate- d traffic. It states that the only use the Resort will have for Empire Avenue is bus traffjc, but it in NO way suggests, requests, or implies that others using Empire Avenue will be limited to bus traffic. Price stated this rumor is the latest example of some people wanting to stir up trouble and others being more willing to believe a rumor than to clearly think the situation through. First of all, if anybody stops to think 10 seconds, they should realize that the law would not allow us to close a public street to all but bus traffic, Price said. Second, property owners, including the Resort, are paying thousands of dollars to improve and widen Empire Avenue. This has not been done so we can close the street, and people should realize that. Price said that GPCC has developed plans for improvement of Lowell Avenue, near the Resort hopefully for completion next summer. The traffic study indicated that most of the traffic flow into the Resort would be along the new Lowell Avenue, north of the present improvement district. The Resort plans to use Empire only for buses, but everyone else WILL be able to use Empire as any other public street in Park City. best. ARTS CONTROVERSY In any situation which involves subjective evaluation, differences of opinion arise. Such is the case with Park Citys Arts Festival. In order to limit the quantity of works displayed and to insure their quality, a knowledgeable judge was employed to assess the merits of artists desiring to participate in the festival. Although the vast majority of applicants were accepted, some were not. Of course those deemed unworthy were disappointed, hurt, or angry. Some were all three. The adage, You cant please everyone is as true as it is old. As soon as the judging was completed the Arts Committee became the target of verbal abuse from nonqualifying artists. Every artist felt his work was worthy of display' if he didnt, he would not have entered. But each aspiring participant knew the rules and should have been prepared to accept the consequences. Were not saying the judge was infallible and that the artists who were denied would be dealt a similar fate by a different critic. But either the line has to be drawn somewhere or else everyone has to be accepted. We think the latter is not a viable alternative. The continued success of Park Citys Arts Festival depends on the quality of its product. To insure large attendance, the potential visitor must feel confident what he will see will justify a trip to Park City. Allowing everyone to enter will not accomplish this objective. To those of you who made it this year, congratulations. To those of you who did not, why not look ahead to next years festival instead of belaboring this years misfortune. 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