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Show A-2 The Park Record Continued from A-1 The Park Record. Serving Summit County since 1880 The Park Record, Park City’s No. 1 source for local news, opinion and advertising, is available for home delivery in Summit, Wasatch, Salt Lake, Davis and Utah counties. Single copies are also available at 116 locations throughout Park City, Heber City, Summit County and Salt Lake City. SUBSCRIPTION RATES In Summit County (home delivery): $56 per year (includes Sunday editions of The Salt Lake Tribune) Outside Summit County (home delivery available in Wasatch, Salt Lake, Davis, Weber and Utah counties; all other addresses will be mailed via the U.S. Postal Service): $80 per year To subscribe please call 435–649– 9014 or visit www.parkrecord.com and click the Subscribe link in the Reader Tools section of the toolbar at the bottom of the page. To report a missing paper, please call 801–204–6100. 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The concentration of venues over time has turned the section of Kearns Boulevard between the Park Avenue intersection and the Eccles Center into a critical strip for Sundance. The screening rooms and other venues like the one that houses the New Frontier programming represent a significant part of the overall Sundance program. The festival headquarters buzz as well. The Kearns Boulevard corridor during Sundance has effectively been shifted from a utilitarian role with parking lots and restaurants generally less expensive than those on Main Street to a starring one. Festival organizers envisioned that would be the case in 2018. As Sundance officials and City Hall leaders last summer crafted a plan for festival operations, they saw The Ray as perhaps the most important part of a package of changes for 2018. Sundance told City Hall the space where a Sports Authority store once was located offered an intriguing opportunity for the festival. A Sundance submittal to City Hall described the possibility to create a “mini Theater District for the Festival.” It also noted that a theater district during Sundance could enhance the municipal government’s own plans to create an arts and culture district in nearby Bonanza Park. The submittal indicated Sundance Continued from A-1 Charging available 17. Rocky Mountain Power’s CEO Cindy Crane and Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox are expected to be in attendance. Wednesday’s event will also introduce a three-year driver training program that Forth, an electric vehicle advocate, will conduct in partnership with Rocky Mountain Power, according to James Campbell, legislative policy advisor for Rocky Mountain Power and principal investigator for the company’s Live Electric program. “They are going to train transportation-network company drivers, such as Uber and Lyft drivers, about electric vehicles and the goal is to make these driver’s ambassadors for electric vehicles,” Campbell said. “The Uber and Lyft drivers that participate in this program will get some form of incentives that will reduce their costs when they actually charge at these stations.” Rocky Mountain Power is partnering with Summit County, Park City, Salt Lake City, the University of Utah and other advocacy and environmental groups to increase the availability of infrastructure for electric vehicles through the Live Electric program. Rocky Mountain Power received a $4 million grant from the Department of Energy to match the $10 million the company is investing in electric transportation and infrastructure, Campbell said. The grant funded the installation of the chargers at Kimball Junction, as well as an electric-bus charger at the Old Town Transit Center. Campbell said the goal is to install electric charges along Utah’s major corridors, including I-15, I-80 and I-70, and eventually expand into Wy- Direct Importer of the World’s Finest Rugs A t t h e H i s t o r i c Vi l l a T h e a t r e 3092 So. Highland Dr., Salt Lake City (801)484-6364 888.445.RUGS (7847) Mon.-Sat. 10 am to 6 pm reached an agreement with the property owner of the former Sports Authority space involving an initial five-year term with two five-year options. The work to create The Ray required “a substantial investment” by Sundance organizers, according to the submittal. It also outlined the benefits of the location along the Kearns Boulevard corridor, noting the proximity to other Sundance venues as well as a wellused bus stop on Park Avenue outside Fresh Market. It said the concentration of venues could cut traffic. The Ray will likely lead to larger crowds walking along Kearns Boulevard as they move between the venues. There are a number of businesses on Kearns Boulevard that could benefit, most notably restaurants and perhaps a coffee kiosk as the crowds arrive for Sundance. The Boneyard Saloon & Wine Dive is one of the businesses that The Ray crowds could boost. The Kearns Boulevard establishment is roughly midway between the Sundance venues. Ronnie Wedig, the operations manager for The Boneyard Saloon & Wine Dive, said he anticipates more people will walk by the restaurant, drive by or board a bus nearby during Sundance than would have been expected to if The Ray had not been added to the slate. “More exposure,” Wedig said. “More exposure, more business.” He said there is easier access to the Kearns Boulevard corridor, even during Sundance, than there is to Main Street and said traffic normally flows easier. Wedig also said the Sundance venues fit well into the vision of an arts and culture district like the one City Hall wants to create in Bonanza Park. “We want to get the exposure of this area. . . . We can get great revenue throughout the whole year,” Wedig said. “And Sundance helps us do that.” oming, Idaho and Montana. “We were very interested in that location in Kimball Junction because it just made sense with Interstate 80 as part of a corridor,” he said. “It was also critical for the ride-hailing program with Uber and Lyft drivers. We wanted to have a network to connect fast-charging stations between the Salt Lake City International Airport and Park City.” The fast chargers, Yoder said, will help further Summit County’s goal of eventually eliminating vehicle emissions. “It achieves some of the Summit County Council’s goal objectives and goals for transitioning our county fleet to alternative-fuel vehicles,” she said. “This will ultimately contribute to better air quality and lower emissions countywide. It will reduce tail pipe emission and help us as we transition to 100 percent renewable electric energy.” When the charging stations are available, the information will likely be posted to several online and phone applications that allow drivers to locate and find chargers in their area. There will not be an initial cost to use the chargers, Yoder said. However that will be re-evaluated after a couple of months. She said the chargers have data management that will allow the county to monitor the usage. She added, “We don’t want to charge to the point where we discourage people from using electric vehicles, but we can’t give away power endlessly.” Yoder said the installation of the chargers is special because the county is “kind of leading the way” in assisting the transition to electrical vehicles. “We are extremely grateful for these because we don’t have the funds to put in the chargers ourselves,” Yoder said. “It really is a huge benefit to the county that we were given this grant. The cost per mile of running an electric vehicle is much lower than running a gasoline vehicle and will benefit the county operations budget.” Wed/Thurs/Fri, January 17-19, 2018 Housing development clears a Basin panel County Council must now consider project topping 100 units ANGELIQUE MCNAUGHTON The Park Record The applicant for a proposed housing and commercial retail project along Rasmussen Road cleared one of the first hurdles in the development process last week despite concerns that the community will have a negative impact on the area. The Snyderville Basin Planning Commission unanimously agreed to forward a positive recommendation to the Summit County Council on Jan. 9 for the rezone request for a 22-acre parcel to develop a mixed-use neighborhood. Commissioner Chuck Klingenstein was not present for the vote. Red Gate Properties, LLC, a Salt Lake City-based development firm, is asking to build 108 multi-family units. The project would also include 8,200 square feet of neighborhood retail and access to public trails. The site is located adjacent to the Park City RV Resort/Campground on Rasmussen Road. The proposal includes 40 percent affordable housing. It doubles the Basin’s requirement for only 20 percent, which for this project would equal about 13 units. “We were excited they were looking to double the amount of affordable housing,” said Canice Harte, Planning Commission chair. Most of the discussion surrounding the project has focused on whether it meets a specific component of the Snyderville Basin’s General Plan. The General Plan is intended to guide future land uses and patterns of development. Policy 2.3 was created to prevent any new development until existing entitlements and density was significantly exhausted. A clause within the policy, however, allows the county to approve the project if it presents a “compelling countervailing public interest.” “The affordable housing, dedicated space for a trailhead and trail access, as well as including a bus stop, we thought that met what was our understanding of a countervailing interest,” Harte said. Resident Tom Horton, former member of Park City’s affordable housing commission, said he loves the project and the affordable housing component. He said it is a “good project at the right time.” “I think this is the picture of a project that is crossing all the T’s and dotting all the I’s, including the transit design,” he said during the meeting. “It is the picture of a developer and staff working together well and picture of a developer trying to do the right thing for Summit County.” Other members of the public who spoke at the hearing said Rasmussen Road is the wrong location for the project because of its impact on the environment and wildlife. Continued from A-1 Avoid the traffic mit County and Wasatch County. The traffic remains difficult through 6:30 p.m., City Hall says. “Keep that cool Park City attitude and plan a little extra time to get from place to place,” the community guide suggests. It also wants Sundance-goers to “be respectful” when they drive through neighborhoods. Park City leaders for years have discouraged private vehicles during Sun- Mary Perry, a member of the East Canyon Creek Watershed Committee, said the group is concerned about runoff from the community and its close proximity to the creek. “We know we need affordable housing in Summit County,” she said. “But, with that being said, our concern and my concern is it seems we are trying to pack in so many units along East Canyon Creek. This is one of the few true waterways we have in our county. I think we need to be considerate of what effects, environmentally, we are giving to that area.” Eric Hitzelberger, a Kimball Junction resident, said he also worries about storm water runoff when it comes to low-income housing or apartments. “If they have a need for low-income housing, they might not be able to afford mechanics and may be doing some work in their garage or parking lot and changing oil where they shouldn’t be,” he said at the meeting. “That’s a big worry for me.” Hitzelberger suggested those who live in deed-restricted housing may also be “fishing for lunch there at the creek and taking the fish out that should not be used.” He said the county likely needs affordable housing for those who are well below the average median income, but not in this location. “This is a hard site to sign that up for,” he said. “It’s really a hard impact on the environment.” Harte said the environmental impacts are valid concerns and the Planning Commission will take that into consideration and do “everything to mitigate it.” However, he also said the commission is guided by the concept that the property owner has property rights. Peter Corroon, project developer, said in an interview on Monday the concerns about the environmental and wildlife impact will be incorporated into the design of the project. He said the site won’t be developed within 150 feet of the creek. He added, “We are also willing to set aside some of the property for trail and wildlife habitat.” Corroon briefly addressed Hitzelberger’s comments about the demographics of the people who may live in the affordable units, countering his notion that they will harm the environment. “It doesn’t matter if you’re rich or not, people can be respectful of their community,” he said. “If someone lives in affordable housing units, it doesn’t mean they won’t be.” Corroon said he is “obviously very excited” to have the project move forward. If the County Council approves a rezone request, Corroon’s firm would need to apply for a conditional-use permit and create a development agreement with the Planning Commission. The item has not been scheduled yet to go before the County Council. “This is just the first hurdle of many to come,” he said. “We are excited, but still have to be cautiously optimistic that we can get through the rest of the hurdles.” dance, saying the traffic is terrible and there is little parking available as City Hall-managed parking spaces are heavily restricted in the Main Street core for the festival. Those that are not restricted are priced much higher than is usual. They instead want festival-goers to use the City Hall bus system, which operates at capacity during Sundance, or the festival buses that run between Sundance venues. Officials also say walking between many Sundance locations is simple. In another suggestion included in the community guide, City Hall says it is best to go to the Main Street post office by 1 p.m. The community guide is available on the City Hall website, www.parkcity.org. The direct address is: http://parkcity.org/ home/showdocument?id=48708. |