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Show C-1 B-1 BALLERINA PIROUETTES INTO SAN DIEGO EDUCATION, A-5 VOLUNTEER YOUNG MINERS OPEN REGION WITH A ROUT COLUMNS, A-10 WANTED:VOLUNTEERS Help out in your community! Become a volunteer! Volunteer listings can be found on page B-7 Park Record. A SPORTS ACADEMY JUST DOWN THE STREET EXPANDS AMY ROBERTS LEARNS NO ONE AGES GRACEFULLY The PA R K C I T Y, U TA H Affordability could be a key issue in critical stretch of election The Park Record Park City Museum volunteers bring local historic figures to life during the Glenwood Cemetery tour that will be held this year on Saturday. The event is a benefit for the cemetery, which was created for miners who were members of local fraternal organizations and couldn’t afford to be buried in the Park City Cemetery. The hillside Treasure development proposal would involve buildings overlooking Old Town. There would be traffic increases and years of construction. But as Park City voters prepare to vote on a ballot measure that would provide most of the funding to acquire Treasure in a conservation deal, it could be for some a pocket- book decision rather than a planning one. As the community enters the crucial stretch of the election season, the idea of a successful ballot measure’s impact on the affordability of Park City could become more prominent than it has been during the months of discussions about the prospects of a conservation deal. There have been scattered comments about the impact on affordability, but an Old Town resident recently broached the topic directly in comments to Mayor Andy Beerman and the Park City Council. Mark Stemler provided a blunt prediction about affordability in Park City should the ballot measure be successful. He essentially told the elect- ed officials rents would increase and goods would cost more as property owners pass the tax increase on to renters or businesses that hold leases. It was a brief appearance but one that offered some of the most candid statements in a public forum thus far about the impacts of a successful ballot measure on the affordability of the community. Park City leaders want voters to approve a $48 million ballot measure that would fund most of the cost of a $64 million acquisition of Treasure as well as a contribution of up to $3 million toward an unrelated conservation agreement in Thaynes Canyon known as Snow Ranch Pasture. A hold on the hill The Park Record 3 sections • 32 pages Classifieds .............................. C-8 Columns ............................... A-10 Crossword .............................. C-4 Editorial................................ A-11 Education ............................... A-5 Events Calendar ..................... C-6 Legals ................................... C-11 Letters to the Editor ............. A-11 Restaurant Guide.................... B-6 Scene ...................................... C-1 Scoreboard ............................. B-5 Sports ..................................... B-1 Weather .................................. B-2 City Hall projects a successful ballot measure would increase property taxes by $194 annually on an $800,000 residence classified as a primary home. The increase is projected to be $353 each year on a vacation home or commercial property with the same value. The bond would be repaid over a term of 15 annual payments. The supporters of the ballot measure, generally those who oppose the Treasure development proposal, are outlining an argument that holds that the financial impact is worthwhile to block a project they say would have broad repercussions for the community. There have been comments that Please see Pocketbook, A-2 Mayflower involves significant residential numbers, expanded skiing in Wasatch County SCOTT IWASAKI Please see History, A-2 50¢ Project seen as a Deer Valley base approved Tours will tell tales about one of the city’s graveyards Park City Museum and the Glenwood Cemetery Association will resurrect a group of Park City historical figures during the two upcoming Glenwood Cemetery tours Saturday. The morning and afternoon tours will highlight the lives of such notables as William Buck, one of the owners of Welsh, Driscoll and Buck, a mercantile store that was located where Treasure Mountain Inn stands today; Edmond Thiriot, whose wife Nellie was the Park City Post Office’s postmistress; and Judge Jim Don, said Diane Knispel, Park City Museum’s director of education. “We have selected seven people who are buried in the cemetery, and have assigned docents and volunteers to act out their stories near the graves,” Knispel said. “For example, we’ll learn about Jim Don’s court cases and things like that.” The first tour will run from 10:45 a.m. to noon, and the second will run from 12:45-2 p.m. Tourists can register by visiting parkcityhistory.org. No dogs are allowed, and the tours are open to people ages 10 and older. The cemetery is located at the 401 Silver King Drive. “Many of these stories are tragic and disturbing, so we felt they were not for all ages,” Knispel said. The cost for the tour is $15 per person. The money will benefit the Glenwood Cemetery, which was created so miners who were members of local fraternal organizations and couldn’t afford to buried in the Park City Cemetery could be laid to rest, Knispel said. The money will help fix the fence and help maintain the cemetery grounds, according to Knispel. “We like to open the cemetery at least once a year for tours and give people a history lesson about the lives and deaths of the people who are buried there,” Knispel said. There are approximately 900 Vol. 138 | No. 65 Treasure: pocketbook or planning? JAY HAMBURGER COURTESY OF THE PARK CITY MUSEUM W W W. PA R K R E C O R D . C O M Wed/Thurs/Fri, September 19-21, 2018 Serving Summit County since 1880 The history of cemetery comes alive | JAY HAMBURGER The Park Record TANZI PROPST/PARK RECORD Female participants in the Red Bull 400 climb up the K90 Nordic jump at the Utah Olympic Park during the annual event Saturday morning. The grueling race requires competitors to scale the 400-meter ski jump and draws entrants from all over the state. Wasatch County leaders recently approved plans for a major development envisioned to someday become an eastern portal of Deer Valley Resort, a project seen as a possibility for decades and one that, in sheer numbers, is audacious even in an area where the resort industry continues to boom. The Wasatch County Council in late August approved an overall plan for the land known as Mayflower. The 940 acres are located on the Deer Valley side of U.S. 40 south of the Mayflower exit, stretching from close to the Jordanelle Reservoir to the slopes. Significant development has long been contemplated at the location, but the prospects became Please see Mayflower, A-2 Rubber meets road: Redone street criticized Complaints to county mount as drivers fume about Basin street ANGELIQUE MCNAUGHTON The Park Record Summit County has been inundated with complaints about the new design of Kilby Road, with many questioning whether the improvements will actually deter speeding or cause more accidents. County officials said the redesign was intended to help traffic flow better while reducing congestion and speeding. The county widened the road from Ecker Hill Middle School to Quarry Village and constructed two new roundabouts in front of the park-and-ride lot and the middle school. Several medians were installed as traffic-calming measures, which creates a “winding” or “snake-like” design. County Manager Tom Fisher said the county has received a significant amount of negative feedback since the project began over the summer. He said people are concerned about whether the bike lanes are safe, if snowplows will be able to maneuver around the medians in the winter, and how the curvilinear lanes will slow down traffic as intended. “All of these things are valid concerns and we want to recognize that,” he said. “We don’t want anyone to think we are tone deaf to their comments. Is it an innovative design? Yes. Is it new to the community? Yes. We will be watching it very closely to make sure it achieves the goals we want it to achieve.” Fisher, who lives in Pinebrook, said he drives the road every day and doesn’t take the complaints lightly. “Those who live there have to pay attention and travel at speeds based on the current conditions,” he said. “Bicyclists have to pay attention. I think we could always blame the engineering department. But, some very thoughtful design went into this project by some very experienced people.” Complaints about Kilby Road are not new to the county. Residents in nearby neighborhoods would frequently call the county or the Summit County Sheriff’s Office to report speeding vehicles, congestion problems and concerns about pedestrian safety before the decision was made to upgrade the road. “The road that was there before did not allow passing, so if you were stopped waiting to make a left turn, there was no way to pass,” Fisher said. “We tried to achieve an expansion of what the road can be used for.” Kim Olson, who lives in lower Pinebrook, said she drives on Kilby Road at least twice a day. She agreed speeding was an issue before the construction, but she’s unsure how the new design can be considered safe. She noted that a car crashed into the new roundabout in front of the middle school within days of its construction. “It’s a zig zag,” she said. “If you go the speed limit of 35 mph, which a lot will do, I do anticipate a lot of issues with people hitting the median or weaving into the bike lane.” Penny Tang lives in Park Meadows, but frequently drives on Kilby Road because her children attend the Weilenmann School of Discovery. Tang said she is concerned about the additional traffic the park-and-ride lot will create, as well as the safety of cyclists. Please see Street, A-8 ANGELIQUE MCNAUGHTON/PARK RECORD Summit County has been inundated with complaints about the new design of Kilby Road, with many saying the snake-like design is unsafe and will lead to more accidents. The county widened the road and added several traffic-calming measures to deter speeding and help traffic flow better. VISITOR GUIDE The autumn harvest includes a Holy Cross Ministries event Holy Cross Ministries, a nonprofit that provides health outreach, education, and legal services, will host its annual Autumn Harvest Benefits fundraiser on Sept. 22, at High West Distillery, 27649 Old Lincoln Highway. To register, visit hcmutah.org/autumn-harvest-benefit. |