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Show COALITION CITY PARK COALITION COMMENTS CANT GIVE IT AWAY Times are not the best and it looks as though things are getting worse. Inflation is voraciously devouring the dollar bill and a rocketing unemployment rate threatens large segments of the nations population. Money, rather the lack of it, is a problem facing almost all of us. Especially hard hit are the elderly who live on fixed incomes. Their pensions and Social Security benefits are made more meager every day by the constantly rising cost of living. As their monthly incomes descend from an inadequate amount to a level, e people are helpless and powerless to to alter their deteriorating situation. below-subsisten- ce fixed-incom- .. 27, 1971 Wednesday, Hovemter THE Page 2 This is certainly not a news bulletin. The plight of the elderly and other persons unable to work has been widely publicized. Unfortunately, the revelations have not resulted in a corresponding rush to ameliorate these conditions. People lose their homes and go hungry as politicians weigh the facts. Meanwhile, the oil corporations are so slick and the sugar companies are so sweet that we dare not disturb them as they increase their net profits four to ten fold. Not exactly poverty cases to begin with, these corporate caliphs are bestowed generous tax loopholes and seem immune to any legislative action which would curb their fiscal gluttony . Where does this leave the pension people? They get it coming and going. Not only do their incomes shrink as prices rise, but they are deprived of big business tax dollars which could be used to supplement low incomes through government subsidies. is settling over the whole nation, not just the not narrow. The economic pressures which the does gap elderly, but e most are pushing population even people down, push the An economic gloom fixed-incom- lower. But theres a bright spot right here in Park City. Its a bright spot but its also a paradox. Three thousand dollars in home improvement money is available to no cost, no strings attached, to persons whose yearly income does not exceed five thousand dollars. You say to yourself, that money will be snapped up in no time, right? Wrong! To date, only one family has taken advantage of this money which was alocated at a special session of the state legislature. Even sadder, if the money is not distributed by January 1st, it will revert to the state. Councilman Dements Hansen, who is supervising the fund, conjectures that pride may be the reason the money has gone begging. He says qualified persons who could make good us of these dollars are reluctant to accept what they consider to be charity. Its not charity. Its government making a feeble attempt to compensate for the mismanagement of the economy. 1 11 conceived fiscal policies have placed many persons in unenviable positions. Fixed-incom- e people are certainly not to blame for our economic woes, they from them. Its hard to practice inflationary spending suffer only when you cant make ends meet. No, its certainly not charity and it will certainly be a shame if the money is not used here in Park City. Do you have an income of less than five thousand dollars per year? Do you own a home in need of repairs or improvement? If both an-.- .. swers are yes, contact Mr. Hansen. The money should not be lost and ; the governments small effort to correct some gross inequities should not prove fruitless. -- CITY MARSHALL Property Management Pondered RESIGNS Merrial City Marshall Street resigned his position with the Park City Police Department last week after eight years with the force. Leaving due to health reasons, Mr. Street said he enhad Had enough of law forcement". Mayor Price commented that he hated to see him go, but that it was The Park City Planning Commission spent the lioni share of its November 20th meeting reassessing the legal responsibilities of nightly rental owners and property managers. Requirements? The issue of who pays what and what licenses or permits are needed by whom was raised fay Mr. Ed Erie of Park City Reservations, a property management business. After lengthy discussions on the various aspects of the matter, it was resolved that nobody really knew what the story was, and it was decided that some type of story should be written. The Commission agreed that Mr. Erie, who acts as an agent for Skyline Realty under the brokerage license of Mr. Harry Reed, should apply for a business license for Park City Reservations and then provide an listing" of the properties he is managing. It was the Commissions opinion that unless a building was constructed specifically to be a nightly rental, its addition to a management pool would be covered under the conditional use permit of the property management business. The disposition of the matter caused City Attorney Carl Nemelka to remark, We may have to take a hell of a long look at this property management business." , Commission chairman John Strand said, We may have to look at some other people. Bruce City Recorder Decker characterized the previous hodgepodge of ordinances dealing with nightly rentals as ridiculous". Summing up the action taken, Mr. Strand said, As far as the Planning Commission is concerned . . . anytime you have an addition (to your management pod) you come and talk to Bruce. Subdivision Amended Just prior to spending the better part of an hour cm the v nightly rental issue, the Commission consumed only eight Fraud Prevention Clinic Bfr. Streets decision. Taking over the responsibilities of City Marshall is Larry Henley. Officer Henley previously was the Assistant City Marshall: his apThurpointment came last comsday at the city missioners meeting. Born and raised in Park is a City, Officer Henley Police State the of graduate Academy. He joined the P.C. Police department in 1972 and says that police work has been a life long ambition. Officer Henley says that in order to upgrade the department it should undergo complete reorganization. He is particularly concerned with the updating of records, ' which he feels have caused problems in the past. He would also like to see officers specialize in specific areas of police work so that in four or five years the force would have experts in burglary and narcotics. Officer Henley feels that Park Gty has a high crime rate due to the seasonal influx of people. With the city's future forecasts growth rocketing, OfficerHenleysays he wants to get trainiig, financing, and equipment before the population, and its inherent problems, get out of control. Although he feels the new job will be hectic, Officer Henley says he is looking forward to the challenge. Ht feels that he is qualified to handle whatever comes along. His philosophy on law enforcement is fundamental to the job: We go by the law, yet he acknowledges that in a small town this often makes more enemies than friends. Larry Henley Ed Erie minutes in granting a subdivision amendment to the nine-acr- e Prospector Square development. Amid a flurry of maps whose lines were being retraced by numerous Referring to the city property Nemelka aspect, Mr. remarked, Its no different than 150 other buildings. fingers, mission voted to approve a scaled-dow- n version of the sign which had indirectly stirred so much discussion. blue-print- the Commission quickly agreed to permit Bfr. Ed Vetter and Mr. Rick Gardner to redraw the lots to smaller sizes, creating more lots in the same space. ? Gazebo A Mr. Greg Ashe appeared Boo-boo- before the Commission requesting a sign permit for his Mountain Fishery restaurant, located in the Treasure Mountain Inn. Mr. Ashe said he wished to place the sign on the gazebo which has been constructed at the T.M.I. and which funnels into a covered stairway leading to the restaurant. Two questions were raised. Had the gazebo ever come before the Commission for approval? And, did the structure sit on city property? The answer to the former was no, to the latter, yes. It was revealed that City Building Inspector Glen Smith had approved the gazebo. The consensus of the Commission was that the structure should have come before them, especially since it was constructed an dty property. Deciding to consider matter at hand and not on past mistakes, the the dwell Com- Licenses and Permits The Commission granted approval for business license applications submitted by Lester and Anna Eddington for the Tramway Lodge", to Mr. Ashe's Intermountain Restaurant Corporation", to The Stope, a nightly rental owned tty Bfr. Bruce Decker, and to Mr. Ken Nortons Park City Accommodations and Travel, Inc., a subsidiary of Interstate Rental, Inc. A general contractors license was granted to Bfr. ' Jim Park. Conditional use permits were issued to Robert Flecks Purple Mushroom Arts and Crafts", to The Stope, and Park City Mountain realty Ac- commodations. P.O. Sign permits were received by Alan and Dally .Crooks' Dollys, Prospector Interstate Rental, Inc., BOX 736 - PARK CITY - UTAH - PHONE (801 ) 649-989- 1 84060 or 8581 Square Development Company, a host subsidiary of Mountain Fishery, "The Stope, and Park City RON PURDOM CRAIG MASTERS jmstegfier PRESENTATION AT MEMORIAL BUILDING Park City Merchants attended a Fraud Prevention Clinic Wednesday, November 20th. Sponsored by the First Security Bank, the clinic hosted representatives from American Express, the Secret Service, and Blaster Charge. American Express representative Ted Pathakis told the audience that travelers checks should be used like cash and that a cashier should be alerted when large denomination checks are used for small purchases. The best protection for a teller or cashier is to always witness the countersigning of a travelers check, said Mr. Pathakis. After the countersigning, the clerk should always compare the two signatures. If there is any doubt in the cashiers mind as to the validity of the signature, the purchaser should the checks on re-sig- n the back. ASSISTANT EDITOR Stare Daring GRAPHICS S DESIGN Elly Katz PHOTOGRAPHY StanArary COPYEDITOR Oabbia R REPORTER Joan Levy' ADVERTISING MANAGER.. . Dick Stain PICE MANAGER Kathy Decker! Om Praacotl John ClaytonJ PUBLISHERS Tim Pw car coautioh 14, lira QMknMrm Merchants were shown a film entitled Battle of Wits" which exposed a myriad of ways to accomplish a forgery. From covering the check with his hands while pretending to sign to the use of a felt-ti- p pen, the forger uses any conceivable method to outwit his opponent the cashier. Secret Service agent Barry Green discussed counterfeit Mils with the merchants. He explained that there is a definite difference in the Federal Money Series. If a merchant thinks he may have a bad bill, he should compare It with a bill in the same series. Inspection of the lattice work an a tall is die best way to tell if it is counterfeit, said Mr. Green. A counterfeit Mil will display a broken line effect; a genuine Mil is consistent in its lines, and displays an illusion of depth. Bfr. Green also advised that there are discrepancies in thickness, size, and tran- sparency in giaurani 1492 Park Avenue, Park City Cbse to the Ski Area For Reservations Call 0 counterfeit 649-930- money. Working Plastics" is another hazard with which businesses must cope. In a film entitled Hot Cards, merchants were alerted to the possibilities of getting ripped off by the fraudulent use of credit cards. A Mg business in itself, credit card crimes can be all but stopped if merchants will take a few standard precautions, said Master Charge representative Dan Lloyd. Since credit card criminals on thrive misrepresentation, they are experts at distracting a clerk from doing what he can to protect Ms business. This The Most Elegant CONTINENTAL CUISINE LIQUOR & WINE STORE ON PREMISES BANQUET & RECEPTION FACILITIES Open every night 5 p.m.-l- l p.m. in- cludes the vitally important a procedure of checking weekly list of stolen or lost credit cards, checking the card bearers identification, and calling the credit card's bureau. Your Iwsts: AU and Jennifer Manteg |