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Show LETTERS Bea Responds to Distad's Response were better off where they were. Of course, the county was left holding the bag and were very happy to have the taxes paid. I am sure to them who payed them, it was very cheap, but the increases we have been going through have increased our taxes to five times or more to what they were. For instance my home was built over 50 years ago and the tax then was $500 a year. This was reduced as a depressed area for a time, then the state raised the tax to equal other areas in the state. Since that time the tax is five times higher than it was and now we are paying VA of what the tax was when the home was new. The tax on these old homes are much higher in a sense than the new ones. We paid taxes and were the ones who stuck it out when things were rough and we are still -paying and we wounder each time tax is mentioned, water rates, mill levis, etc., how can we continue to stay here espec-- espec-- ially on a fixed income. The water rates seem high since we live where there is water. I have three daughters daught-ers in Phoenix, in the heart of the desert, where they pay between $17 and $24 per month even with a swimming pool and this includes sewer and scavenger also. There is a lot of good, a lot not so good, and a lot we can do without (being taxed for a free bus for one thing; this is the only place I have seen courtesy buses). By the way, Tom, I remember when you came here to entertain. Do you own property? Do you pay the taxes or are you in and out as are 90 of the entertainers? If you do have property it could be in the new area where you have not yet been hit with continuous -tax increases. It is no wonder so many have sold out and left here. We are plagued every day , with some one who wants us to sell and go elsewhere. Sometimes I do feel like it, but I sort of have a "stick to it" kind of personality and besides I have not yet found a place I would rather be. And I can and do sympathize sympath-ize with those who feel shut out of their own town and the many changes not made for them but for the tourist. Sure when things were down it was hard but it has happened here in Park City " many times and she always seems to come back in some ways better than before and some not. We did expect changes - perhaps they came a little to9 fast ' for us to grasp, but we will and you can bet we may still be here when many of you have left. BeaKummer Dear Editor: Dear Mr. Distad: I read your letter to me and what you seem to have gotten from it is not what I said. I am proud of my town and have never let it down yet, and do not plan to, even though I have felt let down not by the town, but the people. I remember when locals were hired not fired-yes there was a time when jobs were given to the locals first then the transient. Since the lay-off of city employees, new people have been brought in forcing those who owned homes and payed taxes here all their lives to move elsewhere. How many of the new people live here are paying taxes and other fees? Not just the city jobs and not just recently, but for a long time jobs have been given to others not the native or long-time resident. The application that reads born in Park City has for a long time made it to file 13 (wastebas-ket). (wastebas-ket). Yes, indeed, it is a crime to be a native, not in our way of thiinking but in the eyes of those who have come here and taken over. - Even when we try to help, we are put down by being told we don't know what we are talking about. I am proud that I have been a part of this town through the good and the bad and I do believe no one person has done more to help others see what a great town we have and help them to see it as it was, as it is and as it will be. I have always said I hope to be big enough to grow with my town, not by being any bigger, Lord knows I don't need to be, but hope to be able to accept and this has been hard where tax and utilities etc. keep increasing at a fast pace. Taxes have never been as high in comparison to wages and the times. The friends who bought property for back taxes were lucky they got them at so low a cost. The mining was down and things were very bad here. People were forced to go elsewhere for employment. There was no value to their property. They could not sell and in some cases couldn't give it away. When they did find work elsewhere, and many far away, it seemed useless for them to pay taxes on a dead Horse (so it seemed) and after several years knew they would not return as they Garage Sale Thanks Dear Editor, Kimball Art Center would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the volunteers who helped with our successful success-ful Garage Sale on Saturday. Many thanks go to Betty Keith Carry, Bette Snyder, Beverly Maw, Suzanne -Thomas, Sherry Holmes, Shirley Smith, Julie Man-waring, Man-waring, Sydney Reed, Ute Ruzicka, Lisa Warr, Ve Dawson, Cindy Huseth, Hazel Gunderson, Moire Rosal, Marjorie Sowards, Connie Marolt, Raye Ring-holz, Ring-holz, Deanna Carpenter, Catherine Carpenter, and Carlyle Morris. We couldn't have done it without you! Also, many thanks to all of you who donated merchandise merchan-dise for the sale and to those of you who bought items. The community involvement was super! Many thanks to all from the KAC staff. Carol Calder, Development More About Nets Dear Editor: Not wanting to give credit where it isn't due, I must report that there is not even one new tennis net on the community courts as I reported last week... that bad eyesight must be what's wrong with my game! The fact is, no maintenance has been done on the courts in the three years we've been , here. $1,000 was allocated v by the City Council last year to bolster the fences so that windscreens (which we already have) could be put Plsase turntopsgs iqa drape! The courts benefit the whole town because they bring in people who spend money in restaurants, shops and lodges. Before this town embarks on new projects, we implore that those assets we already have been made fully operational. The cost is minimal, and the money has been allocated. Are we asking too much after waiting wait-ing three years for improve- ; ments? ' ' Suzanne Rowan Continued from Page 2A up, but no action was taken. Such lethargy is disappointing disappoint-ing to the many tennis players who enjoy the three courts hut lament their neglect. Wind prevented us from playing all but two days last week because of the missing windscreens. And the Recreation Dept.'s ambitious ambi-tious tennis instruction program pro-gram began today with balls sailing through gaping holes in the nets. Imagine trying to teach or learn the game with two of the three courts having no net tightening tighten-ing crank to regulate height; this guarantees a Crecian Barcal Raises Budget Concerns Dear Editor: At last Thursday's special hearing for the budget of Park City Municipal Corporation, Corpor-ation, I had the opportunity to listen to Park City propose its' budget. There were some very notable points, brought up by Park City Municipal Corporation. The most notable being that the general fund of Park City would be going down by 19 (estimate); this indicates that our City Fathers are keeping' their pencils extremely sharp in this time of recession, yes even for Park City. Since I personally do not have an opportunity to review the budget, I sincerely hope we achieve this 19 reduction of our general fund and not incur some of the atrocious cost over-runs that we have seen in the past. As we progressed through the meeting a gentleman got up and gave his interpretation interpreta-tion of the state of the economy and that taxing situation in Park City. In summary he urged Park City Municipal Corporation to. maintain and raise taxes in Park City. I believe, that this was the second presentation that this gentleman presented pre-sented to the City Council imploring the City Council to maintain services and raise taxes. Now raising taxes to provide for basic services in an acceptable part of life under certain circumstances. Specifically, one of those circumstances would occur if all employees have exhausted ex-hausted their personal resources for performing in a cost-conscious and a fiscally responsible manner. I can personally point out to the gentleman who has urged our City Council to raise our tax levy examples in poor planning and judgement which has cost the tax-payers of this community tens of thousands of dollars. At this point I must make one thing extremely clear, all city employees do not fall in the above mentioned category. The employees that I personally person-ally have made acquaintances acquain-tances with, and know on a first name basis I feel are extremely well qualified, but there are still blatant deficiencies defi-ciencies in our internal working system within Park City Muncipal Corporation which are counter productive to efficient government operation. oper-ation. , Therefore, I sincerely hope our City Council does not accept one persons' comments com-ments at a City Council meeting as a mandate of the people of Park City. Bruce Barcal |