Show Have You Gotta GottaR R R G-R GRIPE I. I P E c I t Why Not Write I I Salt Lake City utah Utah Jan 17 1965 I I The Park Record I Mr MI H. H C. C McConaughy Morgan Utah Dear Mac I have a gripe against last weeks week's letter In the Gripe Column I regarding the big accommodations accommodation's accommodations accommodation's tion's robbery In Park City The letter written by H H. H B. B complained complained complained com com- that hl his hla 3 California friends a a couple and their four chil chil- dren could dron-could could not find motel rooms for for tor the six of them In Park City I I for under thirty dollars 3 a day As a result this family apparently apparent apparent- ly Iy stayed In in Salt Lake City and skied at Alta i f Now I have six she children and my family and I have traveled extensively throughout the west GO co ao I do know the difficulty in obtaining enough beds at reasonable reasonable reason reason- able prices for tor a traveling family family fam tam ily but my heart certainly does doas not bleed for tor these poor put upon If they had stopped at y land on the way here they wo ild have paid from 36 to 40 40 nt rit Aspen Colorado I paid 32 32 Jr tour four children during season off-season In Inthe inthe the summer At Taos New MexIco Mexico Mex Mex- ico and Denver I paid 30 Mex for four children In West Yellowstone Yellowstone Yellowstone Yellow Yellow- stone Jackson and Cody and other othe resorts resort in season rates are I per person minimum Park City is 13 or of course In season Beason at this time where Salt Lake Lak where the family from California la stayed stay stay- stay stay-i ed would not be considered to tobe tobe be in season season now I All of these rates I have quoted are wilh without ut meals and by the way motel owners feel teel a o. family of six six like like the California family Is is not a small family As far tar as Park City Cily sc scaring them away way is s Letters are most mot cordially in in- But they MUST be signed signed sign sign- ed or 0 they will never be used If for good reasons the writer does not wish his name used the publisher will refrain from printing the l name McC Publisher The Tho Park Record Sir The recent letter from Todd Smith of ot Salt Lake City telling of ot the parking and driving problem problem lem in Park City prompts me to tomake tomake tomake make a suggestion which should be obvious obvious' to all of ot us I It If If Mr Smith thought traffic I was bad Saturday evening he uld sh-uld uld have brought his guests h here re on Saturday night Then he real really realy y would woul have seen some some- thing Cars are parked double-parked all an the way down to the foot toot of Main Street and In every every possible nook nook and cranny It If we ever have a abad abad abad bad fire tire uptown on Saturday y I I concerned concerned It if they're scared of ot paying for tor nv five days days' for rooms they had better stay stay tay sc scar scar r. r ed stay away from resort areas areas and stay home Besides that Park City would have offered these people tar more than a less expensive motel motel motel mo mo- tel on South State in foggy Salt Lake would have Also Aloo they had to drive back and forth to Alta which took over two hours a day plus gasoline expense expense all all e all to s save savea ve a little money on motels when motels whon th they y could have enjoyed the charm and excitement of Park City Cily and not had to commute to skiing areas Robert B. B Swaner night God only knows how our fire-fighting fire equipment could get through in time We all agree that something must be done done- but what How badly do we really want to do something to make it possible for visitors to tb enjoy our town over the weekend have fun and spend money as long as as' they stay out of ot trouble There is a wide-open wide parking lot lot which which- would accommodate more than cars right under under our our noses The Marsac School playground could be used in the daytime for tor a playground at night night as a parking lot There Is l' not a reason in the world why all this open space should go to waste when our business men men are are crying for a place to park their customers mens It would take about 10 or 15 minutes each morning to cleanup clean cleanup up any any mess mess the he parkers might leave Permanent post holes could be installed so the posts could be removed In the evening and and replaced replaced re re- placed in the early morning There could 1 here could be no danger no danger no danger to chit chil children dren because they use the playground play round ground only in the daytime Think it over Is this sacred ground or should It be opened for cO community good good goodA A A Citizen |