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Show Wednesday, December Page 2 OQALITION i i Coalition comments L r 11, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR IN WHOSE BEST INTEREST? December 8, 1974 Park City Coalition Park City, UT. 84060 can produce economic benefits and reorganization which are very attractive but not to Park educational advantages City. Although school consolidation is the real issue, reorganization is the matter at hand. It has been at hand for many years, and it has been found lacking by the state legislature 29 times. However, many of Utahs top educators are adhering to that proverb of persistence, If at first you dont succeed, try, try again . . . and again, and again ... The number of defeats reorganization has suffered would cause one to regard it lightly were it not for the number of intelligent men striving to make it a reality. Indeed, school reorganization has been dusted off for still another and it looms very large over the of session the state upcoming legislature. What can reorganization offer Park City? Very little when compared with what it would take from Park City. The Boren Report, the bible of contemporary reorganization apostles, claims the advocation of school administrations mergers only. And yet, the preponderance of statistics provided by Dr. Boren acclaim the many blessings which accrue to large schools, not to reorganized districts. Dr. Boren has made it perfectly clear that reorganization provides only the means, not the pressure, to effect school consolidation. Consolidation is a matter to be decided by local school boards, he says. In fact, the ability to consolidate if and when it is deemed desirable, and substantial savings in administrative expenses are advertised as the two great boons or reorganization. The first proposition falls flat very quickly. Mr. Robert Wright, Chairman of the State Board of Education and a prime mover for reorganization, recently inflated and deflated the consolidation at--' tribute in almost the same breath. After promoting reorganization as a necessary springboard for possible consolidation, Mr. Wright stated that consolidation can be achieved without the precedent of School The In reply to your Coalition Comments on the Chamber of Commerce: The point was made that only six lodges belong to the Chamber, and many, answers to requests are made for all lodges in Park City. I am not in favor of power politics or threats to get people and businesses to join the Chamber. It would seem very likely to me that with this attitude of the Chamber, they will not only find fewer lodges as members, but also less money to work with, since a good share of the monies that the office is staffed with and those letters reorganization. In other words, if you reorganize, you can consolidate, but if you do not reorganize, you can consolidate anyway. Poor logic used in support of a weak argument. Besides, consolidation is far from being a popular movement with the majority of Park City residents, and linking it with reorganization certainly does not make reorganization more alluring. The second major proposition, that of financial savings, appears to be valid. Statistics, which can prove anything, indicate that larger, - more centralized districts spend much less money per student to manage their schools than do the smaller, more autonomous districts. But let the buyer beware ! What do we give for the money we get? I If it encompasses culturally homogeneous areas, reorganization has its attributes. This is not the case in Summit County, however. -Although the Park City, North Summit, and South Summit school .districts possess historic similarities, a fork in the road has been reached. The three were cousins in the past, are distant relatives at - present, and will be almost strangers in the future. Park City is fond of sJ ts neighbors, but its destiny is quite divorced from theirs. Park City is growing rapidly on the strength of a recreational H ' economy and on the promise of a reborn mining industry. The growth - will mean greater wealth. Money will not make us better, but it will vmake us different. : Our educational objectives will not be identical to those of Coalville 2and Kamas. And yet, if school reorganization takes place in Summit ECounty, those two factions combined will constitute the majority, .. , ... opinion for the single school district created.. - If Park City is willing to pay the price of maintaining a community school, why should it be prevented from doing so? If the citys future unfolds as predicted, the quality of our childrens educations will improve without necessitating the destruction of direct community answered with is State Region money from I would like to point out that the lodging industry has to spend a very large percentage (10 to 20 percent for some lodges) of their gross a year in advance, to pre-se- ll their facilities, the City, and the skiing. If the lodges are empty, so are all the businesses in town. The 1975-7- 6 - packages all have to be finished by the end of this years season, and all ad money must also be paid for next years business. The ads must reach a world market, not just people who are in this area. Our business depends on people we bring into the State of Utah into Park City; to not only ski the hills, but shop gift shops, eat .in restaurants and, in a large number of cases, buy food in the local grocery store; also, they rent and buy skis and equipment. Lodging is Park City's second largest industry and is an asset to the City and directly or indirectly sup ., f S3 QUALITY SKISMITH tuning mmintng& rmln PAUDIilRE (BMJNSBJim imlimB&BtlEMs op ca DONT WASTE NATURE ENJOY THE PARK o CITY coin COALITION, Voon Pnteott John Cloy ton J PUBLISHERS,, City common D Ml tanM ftbnttry 14, December 3, 1974 Park City Coalition Park City, UT. 84060 The Dear Editor: A reprinted article from die New York Times, by Mr. Leonard S. Bernstein, did appear in your weekly edition, dated November 27, 1974. I wish to forward some comment on two statements that appeared in this lengthy article. The statement that Park City in the early days had 23 saloons is very true. In fact the exact tabulation the figure, as was quoted, in this article. In the past several years would exceed more than once its been published that at one time Park City in its early growing years had a total of five breweries. I certainly have no idea of where such a rumor originated from. Its my opinion that at no time did Park City have one brewery, not alone some make claims that five existed there at one time. Back in 1888 Joseph Dudler is listed as a saloon and brewery, but I still fail to find positive proof of his operating had its main full-tim- as they kept in their warehouse, for resale to other saloon keepers and several of the mercantile stores in the (Sty, liquors, wines, ales, and beer. They represented many of the eastern firms, plus several 1174 the of western breweries, plus the various brewing companies of this State. The names of Dan Patrick Heenan, and George Wanning were some of the early saloon keepers, but also they were listed as wholesale distributors. The time may come when someone may come forth with sane historical data, or I might uncover some positive proof in reference to the five breweries that did exist in Park City; but until that time comes along, I stay firm in my convictions that Park City can make no claim to five breweries within its City limits back in the good old days. If someone might have some information that would help clarify this issue, I surely welcome Mc-Poli- n, same. Sincerely, Joe J. Davich New Apartments Proposed The Park City Planning Commission reviewed plans for an apartment project at its December 4th work session. Mr. Wayne Thornton presented preliminary plans for an eight-un- it apartment building which, if approved, would be located on Daly Avenue, just above the turnaround at the end of Main Street. Hazards Cited Councilman Jan Wilking called the proposed site a potential hazard due to the possibility of earth slides. The area lies adjacent to a steep slope where such slides could originate, he said. Mr. Thornton responded that a retaining wall would be erected to preclude damage or injury from slides. Mr. Wilking also referred to a Department of Housing and Urban Development survey which has listed the site as lying in a flood plain zone. Although there was sane question as to the validity of the survey, if substantiated, it would mean certain building requirements would have to be met before adequate insurance could be procured. pliance, but stated that a representation of the structure on an actual site plan was needed to ascertain the compatibility of the project with the surrounding area. No Landscaping Plan Nightly Rental Also Planning Commission members agreed that there is an acute need for more monthly rental units in Park City, but they also felt that the plans presented were not comprehensive enough to 's warrant approval at the regular meeting on December llth. (X particular note was the absence of a ren- dering which depicted proposed landscaping. The Commission expressed satisfaction with the building design and ordinance com- - Mr. Thornton Coincidental with Mr. Thorntons plans to build the Daly Avenue project, a nine-un- it nightly rental building is proposed for 1451 Park Avenue. The structure is to house one- - and apartments and would cover 9,614 square feet of land. The financing of Mr. Thorntons two projects are bang so the construction of either is dependent on the approval of both. Presents Plans Form Revisions Due to the incomplete manner in which many conditional use permit applications are submitted, the Planning Commission, at the urging of Chairman John Strand, reviewed the forms. It was determined that several of the questions included were not relative to the of consideration qualification, and these questions will be deleted in the future. m It was also decided that a form letter will be mailed to applicants whose ap- plications have been found lacking at the work sessions. The letter will inform the applicant of the reasons for rejection. WRAP A PACKAGE WITH WHAT'S LEFT. was operational plant in Salt Lake CSty. I believe that he was only an agent for this brewing company; such as we might classify today a distributor. In die early years, this State had quite a number of breweries and, for reference purposes, I would like to forward this information. In e 1878, one could find 14 breweries in operation. In 1895, two breweries could be found in Logan; two in Ogden; and four in Salt Lake City. In 1903, one brewery existed in Logan; one in Ogden; and five in Salt Lake (Sty. In 1913, the entire State of Utah would only have five breweries in operation, as one was located in Ogden, and four in Salt Lake City. Some of the early saloon keepers of Park (Sty were known to have been licensed as a wholesale liquor dealers; THEN EDITOR ASSISTANT EDITOR SNfDtrtng GRAPHICS S DESIGN . . . Lnlio Bate! Sian Arory PHOTOGRAPHY Dtbbio Raada COPY EDITOR Joan Lory' REPORTER ADVERTISING MANAGER. . . Dick Slain KaHiy Oecaert FFICF MANAGER o Sincerely, DaleM. Nelson Lodging Association Director name , Can-mission- THE company His linked with The California Brewery Company ; and this I dividual. When promoting his cause, Dr. Boren proudly boasts that many of the high echelon educators who support his campaign for largeness come from small community schools. Does Dr. Boren fail to realize the ..significance of this circumstance? These people attained lofty and respected positions using the skills and knowledge gained through a small school education. Is big necessarily better? We think not. Alpine PtvspectorLadge Otin St. Ark City, Vuh tmy rates and brochure Kamas does not want reorganization. Coalville does not want reorganization. Park City does not want reorganization. But somebody 'does want reorganization, and that somebody is attempting to apply a blanket formula to a unique situation. Computer processed statistics should never be allowed to supersede the rights and wants of the in- 6496946 s. not included in information sent by the Chamber. com-muncati- (SOD Moun-tainland- This money is from generated lodging. It would be very likely that support from Mountainlands would be withdrawn, if all lodges are i .... money and much money put out in worldwide ads to faring business into Park City. 1 might suggest that before any rash new policies are initiated it would be a good idea for both boards of (tractors to get together and discuss how we can make Park City Commerce all work in a unified Chamber and truly be a Park CSty Chamber of Commerce. The Park Lodging City Association and the Chamber of Commerce, Im sure, can work out any problems and get together and all pull together into a strong Chamber of Commerce for 1975. totally . . a brewery. indirectly with sales tax Dear Editor, go-roun- d, ports the Chamber. AH lodges have supported the Chamber . . CONSERVE Councilman WNking Discusses Hazards EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY: There will be NO PARKING on Main Street absolutely from 1:00 a.m. 6:00 a.m. Any cars parked on Main Street between these hours will be towed away! All traffic signs will be strictly enforced! The Speed Limit on Swede Alley will be a maximum of 1 5 MPH, due to the narrowness of the read and the location of the Elementary School. Park City Police There will be a special meeting of the Park City Council on Thursday, December 1 2th at 7 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is the adoption of a new business license fee schedule. All merchants and interested citizens are urged to attend. Immediate Opening HEAD CUSTODIAN Park City High School Exceptional salary, full benefits, must be able to shovel snow, maintenance ex perience preferred. Apply to Leon Uriarte at Marsac Elementary or at Park City High School. A meeting to establish a PARK CITY FOOD COOPERATIVE will be held at the Memorial Building on Friday, December 13th at 7:30 p.m. Come and contribute your energy. andor leaassorted crafts such as knitting, Anyone Interested in teaching rning macrame, needlepoint, quilting, etc., please call Becky at 649-978- 6. |
