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Show Wed/Thurs/Fri, February 9-11, 2005 The Park Record A-2 GM donates car to NAC Mush to the finish on the truck. Some of the notable signatures include, Sean Astin, Kevin Costner, Joan Allen, Adrien Brody. Kevin Smith, tival, and thought about Carmen Elect ra and Jenny By APIA WALDBRGER approaching I he company. McCarthy. Of the Record staff Simultaneously, OM representa- "It was really positive. Almost Amidst the wonderfully cre- tive Carol Frimmer was looking everyone we asked said 'yes,' ative chaos that is the Sundance for a charity in Park City that particularly when we told them Film Festival, a few celebrities would appreciate a donated vehi- what we were trying to do. look a couple seconds out of cle as a token of thanks to the Virtually everyone signed," said their busy schedule to make a Park City community. Rather Jackson. mark on the festival that would serendipitously, GM then decid- The winner of the drawing can mean something to many Park ed to donate their autographed either wash the names off of the car or have the car clear coated pick up truck to the NAC. City people. to seal the star power on the "For the last several years, we As part of a promotion by General Motors (GM). celebri- have provided courtesy trans- truck forever. Money raised from the drawties around town were asked to portation in conjunction with the ing will go to benefit the NAC Village at the Lift. We were looksign their autograph on a Chevy Silverado that would be donated ing for a way to leverage our and its participants. "With the NAC, we have a to the National Ability Center brand and give something back," (NAC). The NAC a Park City- said Mike Jackson. General very low operating budget. All of based charily dedicated to Motors western region general the money raised at the Park City improving the lives of individuals manager. "For the past two years, Culinary Wine and Ski Classic with disabilities though integrat- the Park City community has goes directly to support our proed recreational opportunities, been nothing but gracious to grams and provide scholarships will stage a drawing for this star- GM, and donating a vehicle to for people who couldn't otherstudded vehicle at the Gala the National Ability organization wise participate. In turn. GM is really helping out our kids," said Dinner and Auction at the Stein is our way of saying thank you." Eriksen Lodge in Deer Valley GM chose to donate the Dustin. GM will have some of its local during Park City Culinary, Wine Silverado to the NAC, because and Ski Classic weekend- Feb. the model seemed to correlate dealers on hand at the Gala well with the mission of the non- Dinner and plans to continue 10-13. The idea was born when NAC profit. A pick-up is useful to peo- offering a vehicle to benefit Park development director Kacy ple associated with the NAC, City charities in the years to Duslin was looking for a vehicle who may have hauling needs tied come. Tickets for the drawing are to be donated for a drawing at with able-bodied and disabled the Park City Culinary Wine and winter sports and horseback rid- $100 and may be purchased by calling the NAC at 649-3991. The Ski Classic. As a former employ- ing. ee of the Sundance Film Festival.. "We thought the Chevy Silverado drawing will take place at the Dustin was aware that GM was made a lot of sense as we learned Gala Dinner and Auction at the responsible for chauffeuring stars more about the NAC." said Stein Eriksen Lodge in Deer Valley on Saturday, Feb. 12 at around Park City during the fes- Jackson. 6:30 p.m. There are about 90 signatures Sundancefilmfestcelebrities signed car which will be auctioned off at a benefit dinner Recreation center wins approval Park City Planning Commission passes motion for 'master planned development' By JAY HAMBURGER Of the Record staff Park City has won an approval for the recreation center City Hall plans to build at Quinn's Junction. On a 4-0 vote recently, the Park City Planning Commission approved what is known as a 'master-planned development' for the project, which is slated for a 70.5-acre piece of ground the city owns on the southwest corner of Quinn's Junction. The junction sits at the intersection of S.R. 24S and U.S. 40, east of Park City. Park;Citf h^asiplannea' to build the rec^eationcCpmplexior some time and the City Council has tially. The city plans to build three fields for sports like soccer, rugby and lacrosse and three softball diamonds. According to previously set aside money in the information released by the city, a budget for the project. The proj- main rectangular-shaped field ect has won lots of support from will have a seating capacity of regular Parkites and it was not 1,500. controversial through the budget Meanwhile, the city and the hearings or as the Planning Snyderville Basin Special Commission considered the Recreation District will build a application. long-anticipated ice rink in the "It keeps us on schedule. This complex. Voters in the two jurisis where we targeted the time- dictions approved bonds to build frame," said Colin Hilton, who the ice rink, which is expected to directs City Hall's capital proj- cost $4 million. That sum is ects. included in the overall cost of the The city plans to break ground project. in April. Hilton said the governHilton said much of the work ment must obtain building per- will be completed in 2005. He mits in the meantime before con- said^the ice rink is expected to struction starts. . •' ''• *"£jf \ppe\n ^ri *Fet>fuar^. 20(j6;:.ari'cf ;_thfc The . recreation, ^cpmplex ^g , fields 1(wilL-be ready, in- summer expected toxost $8.5-million in'i-- 2 0 0 6 . - " ' • " : " *~* '• Lawsuit filed against Summit • Continued from A-1 decreased from 2.5 units per acre, to 10 units per acre. However, developers must still provide community benefits to increase base densities on most residential property from 20 lo 10 units per acre - a process Hutchings calls performance zoning, and claims is "subjective, arbitrary, capricious, unpredictable, and ... hopelessly vague." "'Hard' zoning, at least in theory, involves the creation of fixed zoning districts, the boundaries of which are specified on an intelligible map, having certain uses permitted as a matter of right at reasonable minimum levels of intensity," states Hutchings1 complaint, which also criticizes a recently adopted zoning map for the SnyderviHe" Basin. The Summit County Commission stated publicly that hard zoning has not been adopted in the Basin because it "would limit the amount of concessions the [County] can extract from landowners or prospective developers/' adds the complaint. Hutchings. and co-counsel. Salt Lake attorney Bruce Baird, represent longtime Snyderville landowners in the suit, who claim unconstitutional zoning restrictions enforced by Summit County have prevented them from reasonably developing their property. The landowners claim county officials have "conspired" to use the zoning ordinances to devalue their properly attempting to "condemn" their land as open space. "You have to agree with me, despite your attorney's advice, that the emperor is naked ... this law is naked and ugly." said Baird in January about past county zoning practices. Baird appealed to the Board of Adjustment last month, after a last-ditch effort by his clients to develop their land, was quashed by the county last November. Approval of the development applications could have resulted in more than 1.100 new lots in western Summit County, planners say. Meanwhile, as Baird litigates with Summit County in a different case, involving denial of a request from Gillmor to build a subdivision near an LDS Church under construction in Trailside, Gillmor intends to begin farming on her property on Silver Summit Parkway to recoup her legal costs. "It's uneconomic to put the houses on there with the zoning ... one of the few things that's clear in the new code is that agriculture is a permitted use on that piece of property," Baird said last week. Zoning laws in the Snyderville Basin violate his clients* rights to due process and equal protection, under both the Utah and United States constitutions, Hutchings claims. Hutchings asks Third District Court Judge Deno Himonas for declaratory judgement against Summit County acknowledging the "unlawful, arbitrary, capricious, discriminatory and illegal land use." The court should issue an injunction against the county to prevent enforcement of the laws, Hutchings claims. Saying he had not yet seen the lawsuit, David Thomas, a deputy Summit County attorney, would not comment this week. GRAYSON WEST'IPARKRECORD The final stage of the 2005 International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog race helped commemorate the Winterfest festivities at Park City Mountain Resort in honor of the 2002 Olympics. Non-profit offers car seats • Continued from A-1 you. We were talking on the phone and Rosa Amaiia started screaming," confirmed Grimaldo. "The mother was telling me that the doctors said she was so resilient. The mother isn't working anymore. She quit her job to take care of her daughter." Though Young said she knew both Doyle and Sullivan separately beforehand, the three women met together for the first time at the scene of the accident. "We came upon the accident before paramedics even arrived and none of us had ever stopped before at an accident scene," said Young. "We all have kids around the same age as Rosa Amaiia. All you could picture was your child lying on the side of the road. So it was never what are we' going to do, bufwhalean we do. because no child should have to go through this." Wal-Mart at Kimball Junction has stepped forward and collaborated with the women so that they will be able to order car seats as needed and at a reduced price. The women have purchased a "convertible" seat which can be used to face a child backwards when they are less than 20 lbs., and then forwardfacing when the child gets to be 40 lbs., along with boosters for older children. "Originally, I thought we'd be able to use old car seats from people's garages, but because of safety regulations, old seats can't be used. All of the [monetary] donations we receive, will go to buying seals," explained Doyle. Both Doyle and Young have been impressed by how easy it has been to make positive change in the community. When Doyle came across the accident on her daily jog, it was just moments after it happened, and people had already gathered. "Christina, who is trained as a nurse, was there, but it wasn't just her. It seemed like all of the sudden all these people in the medical field appeared out of nowhere. I think it's a testament lo the people of Park City," said Doyle. The newly registered nonprofit, Roscy's Carscats for Kids, will distribute seals through The Summit County Health Center as well as the Park City Fire Department. As the women researched their cause, they found out quickly that not just anyone can install a car seat properly. "The thing with child passenger safety is to be able to do a really good job, you need to become certified," explained Jeri Essen, a health educator at'*f1ie Summit County Health Center in Park City. "We have certified technicians in all of our health department offices whether you're in Park City. Coalville or Kamas." According to Essen, it takes 20-40 minutes for a technician to help parents put in a seat and before allowing anyone to install it, a parent should check to see if the installer is certified, because regulations and the seat style change very quickly. The three women will be taught by Essen in order to help to educate others about specifics. They will not be certified, however, so the women will be directing those that receive car scats to Essen and The Summit County Health Department. Appointments can be made for any Friday at any location. "The general guidelines we have arc weight and height related," said Essen. "What I tell peo- ple is, if your child can sit with their back completely against the back and their knees bend over the edge without them sloughing, then they're O.K. It's when the bell starts to ride up their stomach, Ihen you have a problem." According lo Young, parl of the issue has to do with the fact that many people may not be aware that their child will need a booster seat. A child usually needs at the very least a booster seat until they weigh SO lbs. "We've done several observations throughout the county and seen quite a few children taken out of their seats younger than they should be-there's just a lack of understanding out there about what's safe." said Essen. Next Monday will mark the beginning of Child Passenger Safety Week, and The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports children ages four through eight who use booster seats and car seats properly are 59 percent less likely to be injured. Young, Sullivan and Doyle know that 25 seats is just the beginning-the demand will surely require a larger supply. Though they have barely begun, Roscy's Carseals for Kids has already received a private donation from a local family following a previous slory in the paper. In the future, they hope to expand beyond the local community and eventually take their message state-wide and help other communities with donations. For more information visit: www. roseyscarseafsforkids. com To make donations or to receive a car seat call Rosey's Cars eats for Kids at (435)6494194 or The Summit County Health Department at (435) 6153910. Judge hearing enters third day • Continued from A-1 Seven involved the death penalty, he added. "I do not back away from new or difficult cases," Adkins said. Adkins said he was surprised Tuesday that his confirmation hearing had stretched over three days. If the committee approves Adkins for the bench, the matter goes to the Senate floor for a vote. THE BEST LUNCH THERE IS! SUSHI 435 - 655 - 0800 "Confirming a judge isn't like just confirming anybody," said Sen. David Thomas, R-South Weber, a member of the confirmation committee. "It's fairly unpredictable." |