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Show : yfy-; : ILetiiteir it The families in this group had relatively little to gain from participation in this study. Again, this served as a prime example of community response and cooperation. coopera-tion. This investigation, which was initiated in response to a request from the Park City manager's office, has been noted as a cooperative arrangement between the Utah Department of Health, the Summit County Health Department and the University of Utah. It is clear to me that we have neglected to credit the most important partners in this endeavor... the children and parents of Park City. Sincerely, Dennis M. Perrotta, Ph.D. Utah Department of Health A prime example of community response Editor: I would like to express my personal gratitude to the parents and children of the Prospector Square Subdivision for their interest and cooperation in the current Lead Body Burden Study. Almost 30 families representing 49 children saw fit to take time out from their busy schedules to have blood drawn and to respond to a battery of questions. One can imagine that there are many things that a child would rather do than get blood drawn. Likewise, the questionnaire that the parents completed was rather lengthy. This has impressed me as to the cooperation that is attainable when important health issues are raised. Also worthy of special mention are the 19 non-Prospector Square children and their parents that participated. The lead levels in these children will serve as a comparison. Wonderland? Not without an Ice Arena." I would appreciate it if you would print the following as a rebuttal to that article. This article represents all the classical arguments of a child demanding a new toy. 1 . Every body has one but me. 2. We won't be world class without one and we can't even have a high school hockey team. 3. Everyone is "selfish" or "assinine" for not giving Randy what he wants. I can imagine Randy having a tantrum if he doesn't get his way, but let's look at the facts. First, everyone does not have an ice arena. In fact there are only three or four in Utah and these are in large population areas. As any adult knows, you simply can't have everything you might desire. Second, Sec-ond, whether something is world class or not is simply a matter of opinion. God has not defined world class in stone, so us mortals can only guess. Sun Valley has its problems too, like being far removed from a major city having support facilities. I Letters to A5 Randy's tantrum Editor: As a citizen of Park City, I was disturbed by the article written by Randy Hanskat entitled "A winter :y'y?. ILettiteirs it area. We implore you. as the Redevel-opinent Redevel-opinent Agency, to vote to proceed with these negotiations, and look forward to a favorable reply. Regards. Bob Haedt President Historic Main Street Association preparation of and working the event. Thank you. Holiday Inn lor the hospitality. Thank you KPCW and the Park Record for helping us reach our supporters. To the entire cast of people who helped make this year's annual event a success, thank you. Sincerely, Bob Marsh and the Park City Ski Team Letters from A3 see no reason why a high school is second class if it does not have a hotkey team; most Utah schools do not. And then if we must have hockey, why not polo, rugby, surfing, etc. The third argument is simply insulting. The taxpayers, businesses, and city are either "selfish" or "assinine" for not giving Randy what he wants. Apparently Randy's desires cannot be selfish. To me, forcing taxpayers or businesses to spend their earned money to satisfy Randy's desires is not only selfish, but outright theft. Forcing anyone (taxing or extorting businesses) to pay for something they neither want or use, is simply legalized theft. The reason that Park City exists in its present condition is entirely due to the investments of developers. Without their investments this city would be a decaying mining town , with no facilities and no jobs. Developers will probably build an ice arena when it becomes economically feasible. That means at such time as there is enough anticipated demand to pay for the expense. The higher taxes are raised and the more the city can be persuaded to use building permit extortion, the less likely it becomes that any developer will build anything, including your ice arena. L Swaner Let's hear from the other side Editor: I attended last Wednesday's Planning Commission work session regarding the Snow Creek Hotel. First. I made a phone call to find out whether work sessions were open to the public; the answer was yes. When I arrived I found about 50 people in attendance, all representing represent-ing one side of the issue. I was the only person representing the other position. Now I understand that there will be no public hearing before Planning Commission makes its final decision. Please, could others have an opportunity to express their views in a democratic fashion at a public hearing on a project of this magnitude? Marianne Cone A vote for the Marsac hotel Editor's note: Here is a copy of a letter sent Oct. 10 to the members of the Park Ci:y council. Dear City Council members, The Historic Main Street Association Associa-tion collectively recommends that the Redevelopment Agency proceed with negotiations concerning the development of a hotel on the Marsac Mill parcel. As businesspeople and residents, we feel this hotel development would aid in the revitalization of Main Street. This development would create a substantial increase in the amount of visitor traffic on Main Street and would serve to make this district a more viable merchandising Half-baked paving jobs Editor's note: Reprinted below is a copy of a letter sent Oct. 5 to the Park City Council. Dear City Council, I can't believe the citizens of Park City deserve the half-baked pie crust street paving jobs being thrust down our throats. The taxes in this community are high enough to provide us with decent street paying. I am of the opinion that jio one is inspecting the paving as it is going down or we wouldn't accept it. The edges of Main Street were never rollpacked and now it is flaking off. Whose responsibility is it to see that it is done right? On upper Park Avenue the paving is stopped 5 feet short of the sidewalk on the east side and doesn't even join 6th Street. The paving stops well short on the west side as well. The sub-grade by the west side of Park Avenue where 6 th would continue wasn't compacted, and the new paving is sinking and crumbling. I ask, have we paid the bill on Main Street? Have we accepted the developer (Field's) compensation on Park Avenue? W ho is responsible for inspecting and accepting this work or where does the buck stop? Don't you agree that after going through the agony of all the mess that the finish should make us feel it was worth it? Sincerely, Robert C. Johnston Thanks for Winter Welcome Editor: This 3rd Annual Jans Winter W elcome, held last Friday night was a success. The combination of special guest Christin Cooper plus the enthusiastic crowd of Park City Ski Team supporters were the ingredients for an evening of fun and excitement. On behalf of the Park City Ski Team organization, I would like to thank everyone who contributed to this annual fund raising event. Jan Peterson of Jans Mountain Outfitters along with general manager man-ager Pete Taylor and store personnel, per-sonnel, did a good job in organizing the event. Thank you Candy, Gale, Sari, Lynn, Rort, Goose, Scott, Alan, Brooks and shop volunteers. A special salute to the ski industry and the many local businesses which contributed prizes for the auction. Rossignol led the pack by bringing us Christin Cooper and helping sponsor the event. Equipment sales representatives gave willingly and continue to support our program. Many individuals gave of their time and talent to help! Thank you. The dance and fashion show was very colorful. Val Cowan (Body Dynamics) and friends provided a dance exhibition and Jans, Cole Sport and Easy Street displayed the latest fashions. Thank you Val, Debby, Gary, Jackie, dance and fashion models. Thank you Jack Turner and Bill Coleman for sharing the role of emcee. A special thanks goes out to everyone who volunteered time in |