A KOTO Radio show, called Friday Live, that aired February 10, 1978, in Telluride, Colorado. Carol Ward interviews John Micetic about the following:
1.) Micetic's various interests, including the animal service, the fire department, and the town board.
2.) How the town board is changing. Randy King is coming to be the new town manager.
3.) Growth of Telluride: Micetic believes it will be a resort community and wouldn't mind if mining stuck around. He wants controlled growth and doesn't want big businesses here. John would like to see high density growth in town and not outside of it.
4.) The fireplace ordinance--Micetic wants to keep it. Carol points out that with all of the new construction, many people would like to have fireplaces in their homes.
5.) John's fireman career. He states that at night, if someone calls the fire department, the response time is usually only 2-3 minutes and in the daytime, it's even quicker.
6.) Both John and Carol do not want to see the new construction of homes in the valley.
7.) Bear Creek development--John is not sure if the town has any say in this as it is not part of the town of Telluride.
8.) John's tropical fish/goldfish/pet supply business
9.) How John got to Telluride and the opening of his restaurant business (Silver Jack) in June 1973. John's first impression of Telluride was an old, dirty mining town. John is not sure if he'll stay in the restaurant business, but is going to retire to Ophir, soon.
10.) Discussion of how businesses survive in Telluride with high real estate prices and not too many people in town, including tourists. How does a business survive having to pay large amounts of overhead and still make a profit? Also, the high prices of home ownership is mentioned.
Supported in part by an award from the Colorado Historical Records Advisory Board, through funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), National Archives Records Administration
