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Show More mayoral hopefuls emerge, forcing primary election October 8 by CHRISTOPHER SMART Record staff writer The race for mayor of Park City is ."' ' During the ' past J weeki ' ' W illiam Mammen and Burnis Watts filed with the city recorder to run for the position. Last week, Steve Dering tossed his hat into the mayoral ring. Because there are three candidates, candi-dates, a primary election will have to be held Oct. 8. Also during the past week, Bill Coleman filed for re-election to his City Council seat. Also running for a council seat is Park City businessman business-man Dave Novelle. Two council seats are up for election in at-large voting. If no one else files for those seats, Coleman and Novelle will run unopposed. If three or more candidates file, the two with the most votes will win the seats. The deadline for filing for candidacy in the city election is Tuesday, Aug. 27. Mammen said if he is elected mayor, he will try to establish a better relationship between city and county officials. He said the key to a successful relationship is better communication. The mayor's job is to see all points of view are addressed by the City Council, Mammen said. That is why he has chosen to run for mayor instead of councilman, he said. Mammen has served on the Park City Planning Commission and the Historic District Commission. Longtime Park City resident Burnis Watts said he decided to run for mayor because he has a number of concerns about the area's business climate as well as the town's residential base. Watts said he favors reasonable and controlled growth for the town. Included in that philosophy is an expansion of the town's economy so it is less dependent on tourism. A former chairman of the Planning Commission and member of the board of adjustments, Watts said he believes his background and experience exper-ience will enable him to execute the duties of the mayor. He describes the position as one of facilitator. And while not enough candidates have filed for City Council to force a runoff, Novelle said he hopes more residents will file. He said more candidates will help bring out the issues and make a better campaign. Novelle said he will run a conservative businessman. He has owned and operated Park City Transportation since 1971. He said the city must live within its budget and hold the line on taxes. And in terms of community development, Novelle said he would like the town to broaden its economic base. He said Park City should be a town with a ski resort, not the other way around. |