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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 sensors pick up details from Bluetooth technology in cars to say, “We saw this device at this location and it took people this long to go this far,” Pittman said. “The first thing we are doing is finding applications to display to the public what the travel times are today,” he said. “Later, we will be able to display this information in vehicles and the signs will no longer be needed. The car itself will become the sign.” The Blyncsy signs will be in place on S.R. 224 conveying traffic times to commuters for about six months. Pittman said the idea is to have them there through the peak season. “We are hoping Summit County, Park City and S.R. 224 will be an innovation hotbed and in 2019 we may see the installation of connected vehicle technology on that roadway to communicate travel times to the public,” he said. The technology would only be available in vehicles that are properly equipped and it would be considered an after-market product. 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Postmaster: Send address changes to The Park Record, P.O. Box 3688, Park City, UT84060. Entered as second-class matter, May 25, 1977, at the Post Office in Park City, Utah, 84060 under the Act of March 3, 1897. Subscription rates are: $56 within Summit county, $80 outside of Summit County, Utah. Subscriptions are transferable: $5 cancellation fee. Phone: 435–649–9014 Fax: 435–649–4942 Email: circulation@parkrecord.com Published every Wednesday and Saturday and they (voters) elect us to spend the hours and hours and spend the time to implement the programs in order to work,” he said. “When we get the people to vote on something and implement something and it’s half of the people, or slightly over half of the people, who wanted that, if we Continued from A-1 No marches planned timated crowd of up to 9,000 marching down Main Street to a rally on Swede Alley. Everyday Parkites walked with the Sundance crowds, and celebrities like Charlize Theron added to the excitement of the marchers. The 2018 event, called the Respect Rally, drew far fewer people than the Women’s March on Main. Held at City Park, the crowd estimates ranged from 2,500 to 4,000. Jane Fonda highlighted the Respect Rally with others like attorney Gloria Allred also delivering remarks. Cindy Levine, a Park City-area resident who was the primary organizer of the Women’s March on Main and one of the organizers of the Respect Rally, said the two events were “very successful.” Both events focused on issues important to the political left. “I think we did what we needed to do. We showed up,” Levine said. She said the people who participated in the demonstrations during Sundance 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 can pick up the technology, including the 2017 Cadillac CTS and other newer Cadillac models. Pittman said real-time traffic information helps alleviate drivers’ frustration when they are sitting in traffic. He said UDOT tries to convey accurate information to the public at all times, for example on Interstate 80, to let commuters know what is happening on the road in real time. “It lets you know how long you will be sitting there,” he said. “We are hoping that information will be available on other roadways so when you are driving down the road you are getting more accurate information about what the roads are doing and how they are responding.” Pittman said the technology provides more accurate information compared with current smartphone apps because it is gathered from 70 percent of the population, as opposed to only using data from active users. Pittman emphasized that “this is just the beginning” of this technology application. He said the technology could later be used to turn traffic signals green for emergency vehicles or even buses, something UDOT has already done. He said if a bus is running behind, the technology could be used to turn the lights green to allow the bus to get back on schedule. But, it wouldn’t be used if the bus has no riders. “That is the vision for what we are doing,” he said. “It is an autonomous intelligence transportation system that is self-healing and self-correcting. Summit County and Park City have always been at the forefront of cutting-edge technologies to try and alleviate traffic congestion and pollution. As a taxpayer or resident, I would be incredibly proud of my community. They are really leading the nation here in testing out these applications to make our community better.” ran the bill again ... it would overwhelmingly pass even better than Prop 3 did.” Proposition 3, the Medicaid expansion ballot measure, passed with a margin of 53.3 percent to 46.7 percent. “I’m trying to make it responsible,” Christensen said, saying that running into issues with the system down the road would amount to breaking a promise to voters. Armstrong said she is frustrated with the outcome of both the medical marijuana compromise and the proposal to alter the Medicaid expansion law after its passage. “Why do we have the ability to have a ballot initiative if you’re not going to honor it,” she said. “When a voter votes, that’s the answer.” are resisting in different fashions. Levine said the people interested in change also must ensure they vote. “We’ve marched. We’ve protested. And now we’re all taking action,” Levine said. The lack of a major demonstration during Sundance, particularly on a day of the opening weekend, is expected to relieve at least some of the pressure on Park City during the first Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Sundance is at its most crowded over the opening weekend with a heavy celebrity, industry and corporate presence on Main Street. A demonstration like the Women’s March on Main and, to a lesser degree, the Respect Rally requires a broad effort by City Hall as it readies for impacts to the bus system, parking and traffic. Law enforcement is also heavily involved in the planning for a major demonstration. The opening weekend already stresses the traffic flow, parking and the bus system, and there were complaints during the Women’s March on Main of terrible backups as demonstrators added to the traffic headed into Park City. It is not known whether smaller-scale demonstrations are planned during Sundance. Some of those sorts of events may not be finalized until just before they are held. Sundance in the past has attracted an array of demonstrators pressing issues like animal rights, the Dakota Access Pipeline and the Occupy Wall Street movement. Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, January 12-15, 2019 Park City rules apply during film festival City Hall provides info about load-in, load-out, municipal processes JAY HAMBURGER The Park Record Park City’s rules of the road during the Sundance Film Festival are not limited to stop signs and turn signals. City Hall has published an annual pre-Sundance guide outlining many municipal regulations and processes. Called the “Rules of the Road,” the guide is meant for people who are preparing to conduct business inside Park City during the festival. It is not designed for the typical Sundance-goer, but the Rules of the Road offers an intriguing look at City Hall’s role during the festival nonetheless. The municipal government has long been seen as having heavy regulations regarding activities that happen alongside Sundance but are not officially tied to the festival. The information outlined in the Rules of the Road is critical to event planners, promoters and corporate interests that temporarily operate in Park City. The festival runs Jan. 24 until Feb. 3. Hannah Tyler, a planner at City Hall who also coordinates the activities without official ties to Sundance, said she anticipates the hubbub will resemble previous years. Tyler is City Hall’s first point of contact for the activities. “I think we’re probably on track,” Tyler said, adding, “Probably very similar to last year.” The corporate interests without official ties to Sundance arrive in Park City for the publicity generated by the festival. Many of them rent temporary space along Main Street, giving them a presence during the celebrity-heavy event. Some of the corContinued from A-1 Panelists light up law defendants. “This is potentially the greatest people’s movement since statehood,” he said. “(Lawmakers) have to show when they mess with the people’s initiative that there is a compelling state interest to interfere with what the people have done, and any such interference has to be as narrowly tailored as possible. There is no way that H.B. 3001 meets that standard.” Anderson said H.B. 3001 is the only law in the country that requires the health department and its employees to violate federal law. Marijuana is illegal under federal law and is classified as a Schedule 1 substance. “This bill requires state actors to affirmatively violate federal law, which is amazing when you think about it,” he said. “The Legislature has required a state department, through the eyes of federal law, to become a drug cartel to oversee the growing, distribution and transportation of what is currently a Schedule 1 drug. It is a blatant violation.” The state’s measure allows elected officials in each county and municipality to come up with their own methodology for addressing the law enforcement impacts of the law. Gill said he is going to try to err on the side of patients. He added, “These are patients not criminals.” “This has been a long journey for the patients,” he said. “When it comes to medical access, it is something we, as prosecutors, have no role to play and should be playing no role at all. The porate setups are elaborate, requiring an extensive temporary remodel inside and a redone exterior for the festival. The work is sometimes significant enough that it appears from the outside to be a genuine construction site rather than one building a temporary setup. The Rules of the Road outlines some of the procedures important to those planning to conduct business in Park City. The document provides a step-bystep review of processing a convention sales license, which is the license needed for many of the activities without official ties to Sundance. It also provides a guide to liquor permits that regulate a single event. Other permitting outlined in the document include those for filming, hanging signs and loading or unloading a building. Another section of the Rules of the Road — a calendar — would likely be of interest to rank-and-file Parkites as well. The calendar highlights important dates in the processing, the setup of the temporary locations and their tear down. The setup and tear down information is critical since Main Street during those times is especially busy with trucks delivering the materials or carrying them away afterward. According to the calendar, loading the materials for the setup is prohibited from Jan. 19 until Jan. 21. Loadin hours are from 4 a.m. until 10 a.m. on Jan. 22-Jan. 25. The load-out work is prohibited Jan. 26-Jan. 28 followed by loadout hours of 4 a.m. until 10 a.m. from Jan. 29 until Feb. 3. The load-out day restrictions are designed to guard against corporate interests dismantling the setups after just a day or two, essentially leaving a darkened space until the year-round tenant reopens. The Rules of the Road is available on the City Hall website: https://www.parkcity.org/home/showdocument?id=57181. problem with H.B. 3001 is it is putting more criminal acts on the patients. They are continuing to be criminalized because they want access. We are seeing a lot of problems.” The new obstacles that have been created through the state’s alternative will not stop the flow of marijuana into the state, Gill said. He added, “It is already here and people are using it recreationally.” “It’s not going to leave,” he said. “The issue was and always has been about access to medical cannabis in a legal way for patients.” Marc Taylor, who traveled from Ephraim to attend the event, said the discussion gave him hope and energy to keep moving forward. Taylor helped gather voter’s signatures to get Proposition 2 on the ballot. “I want to be supportive and I want to see Prop 2 happen,” he said. Jeane Kruse Baron, of Midway, said she attended because the “will of the voters is being subverted.” Baron voted for Proposition 2. “I think that we have an experienced group of people in the TRUCE organization that will be able to provide guidance to the rest of us that are not as well informed about the ins and outs,” she said. Wright anticipates a series of discussions among the County Council and officials at the Summit County Health Department, county attorney’s office and Sheriff’s Office. He said enforcement is something that will have to be addressed. “As a county we will have to sit down with Margaret (Olson) and with (Sheriff) Justin (Martinez) to come to an agreement about how the law will be enforced in Summit County,” he said. “I think the law that was passed by the Legislature has created a situation that is worse than if they had just left Prop 2 alone. They feel like they have to be in control of everything and they have made the situation worse for most patients.” |