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Show ! : H i I I sis s: ; .,, ; i t, v " i ' , ' , - J ' it " 4 V" it I I ... V . . . - t - W . j Councilman Clements P. Hansen, left; Councilman Jan Wilking, Mayor John Price, Councilwoman Mary C. Lehmer and Richard Martinez concentrate con-centrate on the business at hand. The Park City governing body passed a new sign ordinance, heard committee reports and granted business licenses during their last regular session. Chief item of business was the vote to lower water rates. ! Council To Lower Water Rates on Establishments the insurance. I In their Thursday meeting, the City Council voted 3-2 to lower water rates on establishments es-tablishments operating a nightly rental business from $1.50 to $1.25 per pillow a month. The legislation will be enacted en-acted in the form of an amendment to the present ordinance. The reason was given: "The present rates were unequitable un-equitable in that the lodge owners are currently made to bear an unfair burden as far as the rates go. Councilman Clem Hansen, opponent of the lower rates, maintains that, "The nightly rental business is the cause of the current water prob lem, andtheirpayingthecost of the needed improvements is only right." The motion met with heated heat-ed argument from the audience aud-ience over the fact many people were ignorant to the proposed, amendment. Mayor John Price states the proposed rate decrease was the cover story of one of the local newspapers last week. The Mayor then brought the chaotic Council meeting to order and a roll call vote was called. The amendment passed 3-2. Councilman Jan Walking's right to vote on the issue was challenged by Council- person Mary Lehmer on the grounds that he is an employee em-ployee of Greater Park City Company. She stated the resort re-sort will probably gain the most from the decrease, therefore Wilking's vote might be partisan. The matter was turned over to City Attorney, Carl Nemelka for a legal opinion. Nemelka maintained that Wilking was acting in the interest of the community as a whole therefore his vote was completely legitimate. Councilperson Mary Lehmer Leh-mer made a motion to lower household water rates from $5.00 to $4.00. This was debated. de-bated. It was defeated on grounds that the City had been given a $150,000 grant on the condition that water rates would be raised 66 and 23. Therefore, a one dollar dol-lar reduction in household rates may revoke the city's grant. ' J , ,A (A x X V ' . ;.. v. . v Councilman Clements P. Hansen was the chief opponent of the water rate decrease. The final j vote to lower the rate was three to two. I I i i |