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Show Park Record Y j Ti . - Within the next two weeks, the Summit County Democratic and Republican parties will be holding their county conventions to discuss platforms and candidates can-didates for the upcoming election. Delegates to the county conventions will also vote on the candidates for the two commission seats up for election. If one candidate can-didate for a particular office gets 70 percent or more of the votes at the convention, it will eliminate the need for a party primary for that office. This week, the Park Record profiles the four Democratic candidates: Winr w r i.rfin... nnd Ron Jey (both running for tne jour-yw vUs(0n slat and John Bergen and Wendell R. "Dutch" Woolstenhulme (both running for the two-year com-m,inn com-m,inn teat) The Democratic County Convention will ZheldMay9at 7:30p.m. at the Summit County Court- House. Next week, the Record will profile the seven Republican candidates. The Republican Party Convention Conven-tion l be held May 15 at S.4S p.m. at the North Summit Sum-mit Elementary School in Coalville. ' 4 . - . . r-- . - I 5 - ' " ' '''V V' m J1 - A'l i - c-1 , wot , Ron Perry Ron Perry who has represented repre-sented western Summit County since January of 1983 as the two-year commissioner, commission-er, is running for re-election as the four-year commissioner. commission-er. The upcoming Summit County Democratic Convention Conven-tion will help select the Democratic candidate for the four-year post. Perry is also the chairman of the Summit County Democratic Party. Perry said he is seeking re-election to the County Commission because, "Two years is too short a time to get programs implemented and get things moving." A Summit Park resident for 10 years, he has a background in management. For many years, Perry worked at management level for the Zales Corporation and their subsidiary, Zinik's Sporting Goods. Perry managed man-aged one of the corporation's 33 sporting goods stores. In 1980, Perry formed Perry-McAllister Company, a local real estate firm. Perry-McAllister merged with Mansell in 1983. Perry said that he has spent his term, thus far, working on "personnel and policy" matters in County government as well as interacting with his constituency constitu-ency here in Summit County. Currently, Perry said, the County Commission is working work-ing to establish a General Services Department within County government. The director of that department would act as the commissioner's commission-er's assistant and follow through on policies set down by the commission. The director of the General Services would oversee capital capi-tal improvements, maintenance mainten-ance and human services. Perry said this is the best alternative the commission can offer to a manager form of government. He said that it is up to voters to establish new forms of County govern ment. Such a measure has been defeated by County residents. Perry stresses that good working relationships between be-tween the different parts of the county and Park City are critical. He said that he has been able to work well with the Park City ChamberBureau ChamberBur-eau and is now sitting on the Mountainland Travel Council Coun-cil which promotes tourism locally. Walter W. Ludlow iff y r a ' 8. " v ? &v 1 - ft f, . , - W i j ' ' .v.fl w;f.s, .V. Parkite Walter W. Ludlow has set his sights on the Democratic nomination for the four-year County Commission Com-mission seat. The Summit County Democratic Convention Conven-tion next week will help select the party's candidate. Ludlow, who has a background in management, is running on a platform of modernizing county government govern-ment and increasing public input. The County should incorporate incor-porate a "manager" form of government, similar to that of Park City, according to Ludlow. He maintains that the commissioners don't have time to handle all the County's problems and should delegate some of their power. Currently the commission meets one day a week. f Ludlow has lived in Park City for 12 years and currently current-ly is an agent for Farmer's Insurance. He holds degrees in accounting and marketing from the University of Utah and has worked at the management level at all three Park City area ski resorts. He got his start in management with the Parson Par-son Construction firm, based in Ogden, where he held the "project manager" position, which included management of materials, personnel and financial matters. Ludlow said he became familiar with politics as a boy because his mother was very active in the Democratic Democrat-ic party. He said that he was ready to run for the commission commis-sion two years ago but personal per-sonal commitments interfered. inter-fered. Additionally, Ludlow said, he has been involved with city politics here in Park City. "Park City has been left in the dark on County government govern-ment issues," Ludlow said. "That was a campaign issue two years ago and it's still true. I can't remember when I last saw a County Commission Com-mission agenda posted." Beyond streamlining man-County man-County government, Ludlow said that he believes in listening to county employees em-ployees as a source of information infor-mation on the problems in Summit County. "Somebody has to listen to the county employees," he said. With his experience in management, Ludlow said he can bring efficiency and accountability to County government. "When you've had experience at different levels of management, you become attuned to problems," he said. John Bergen y i'i Ax sff Vw& John Bergen, a resident of Francis, said he is running for the Summit County Commission because he can be more than a "Tuesday commissioner, two-year seat on the commission. commis-sion. That slot is presently held by retiring Commissioner Commis-sioner Gerald Young. Gerald Young. Bergen is retired and has lived in Francis for 3 years. This means he can give more time to the job than just the Tuesdays set for commission meetings, he said. He was asked to run by neighbors, who want to have someone from their area on the commission. "Maybe some people think if a commissioner com-missioner is their neighbor, they get snow removal or trash done sooner. But I don't know whether that's an issue." Bergen lives on the south end of the Kamas Valley. He said that in recent years the South Summit member on the commission has come from the north end of the valley. He said one concern of his neighbors is about medical care in the South Summit area. People are looking at ambulance service and the training given to EMTs, he added. "I am taking a serious look at whether everyone is getting their fair share of medical service." On other issues, he said he believes in a balanced fiscal program. "I think we're in good shape, but I want to stay on it. "As commissioner, he said, he will seek out expert advice if there is ever a need. Bergen was born in Canyon Can-yon City, Colorado. His family later moved to California. Califor-nia. He worked 11 years for the city of Santa Ana as an arson investigator, and was medically retired after injuries injur-ies suffered on the job. In retirement, he said, "I wanted an area with clean air that was close to skiing." Since he moved to Summit, he has become familiar with Park City, he said. In Kamas, he has been active in the 4-H, the softball league and the area rodeo. He was recently elected for - - " ' - - the second year as chairman of the District 28 Democratic caucus. Bergen is active in the IDS Church. He has been married 32 years and has six children. 'Dutch' Woolstenhulme r : y ' ! ' Democrat Wendell R. "Dutch" Woolstenhulme feels that his part of the country needs strong representation on the Summit Sum-mit County Commission. As a lifelong resident of Oakley, he said that he can provide that representation. Woolstenhulme has owned Dutch's Service Station in Oakley for 23 years. He is also a cattle rancher. His experience as an independent indepen-dent businessman and as a member of the agricultural community will serve as useful background, he said. "We have three very different dif-ferent parts of this country and we need someone to represent each of their in-, terests," said Woolstenhulme. Woolsten-hulme. Woolstenhulme ran for county commissioner once before, in 1976, but he was not elected. He has been Oakley's water master for eight years and is an active participant in the town's annual an-nual rodeo. "I'm honest and I'll do what I think is best. But I am not so strong minded that I won't listen to other people's ideas," he said. Woolstenhulme's father, Elmo, is the mayor of Oakley. The entire family is active in the community. His brother Ken is the town postmaster. "We need a full-fledged citizen to represent South Summit, not someone who has moved here from out of state," he added. Although "Dutch" still runs the town's only service station he said that, because his son is there to help he can come and go as he wants. He |