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Show Wed/Thurs/Fri, September 7-9, 2005 CITY BEAT A-5 The Park Record CITY EDITOR:Jay Hamburger 649-9014 ext,l I I citynews@parkrecord.com Issues '05: development, downtown fp-FREE \ U\ Computerized Analysis of Your Home's Approximate Value Emailed to Your Inbox Candidates may debate Treasure Hill, Main Street By JAY HAMBURGER Growth and Of the Record staff The 2005 Park City election, development Always o r great interest to two months away and appearing Parkites, growth and developto he without much political pizzazz, will nonetheless afford reg- ment in Park City, though slowed ular Parkites the opportunity to compared to the boom years of debate the city's future, from the 1990s, remain critical, interhow land is developed to the twined issues in the city and the candidates will probably spend vibrancy of Old Town. significant time addressing the On Nov. S, Parkites will topics. almost certainly re-elect Mayor Some of the most intriguing Dana Williams to a second fourdevelopment-related campaign year term. He is running unopposed in what has been the most statements could be centered on significant political surprise of the Sweeney family's Treasure Hill proposal, the most controthe year. versial application And the voters will choose that Citydevelopment Hall is currently considtwo people to serve on the City ering. Council. The incumThe residential project, probents. Jim Hier and Kay Calvert, posed for a prominent hillside on are seeking second terms. Mark Blue and Roger Harlan are chal- the slopes of Park City Mountain lenging for the City Council Resort just west of Old Town, scats. Ron Shepard has rescind- was approved in the 1980s as part ed his candidacy, a move that of an overall development packcaused the city to cancel an age between the city and the family. The Swceneys are now October City Council primary. seeking the permits needed to Miners Day, which was purse the project and it is unclear Monday, normally marks the when a vote will be scheduled. beginning of Park City's political Neighbors are displeased with season, when the candidates usu- the application, especially saying ally appear in numerous forums that the development would and embark on door-to-door draw too many drivers to streets campaigns, two of the important they say are inadequate for the parts of the local campaign trail. traffic. It is unclear, though, how liveThere is a chance that the ly the campaign will be. especialPlanning Commission will not ly compared to the elections of the past decade, when fast vote on the project until 2006, growth and preparations for the meaning that Treasure Hill will 2002 Winter Olympics provided be before the panel as the campolitical fodder for both the paign is unfolding. After the Planning Commission incumbents and the challengers. vote, there is a chance that the Parkites have until late City Council could consider the October to register to vote in the application through appeal or November general election. The by deciding to an review the city will hold satellite registra- Planning Commission's decision. tion on Oct. 28 and Oct. 31, a With Treasure Hill as the most Friday and a Monday, at City polarizing application that the Hall.' For more information about city is processing, there are other voting deadlines or other elec- development-related issues faction dates or procedures, call ing the city. The future of Quinn's Cindy LoPiccolo, the city's elccJunction, debated in earnest only tions'officer, at 615-5026. Some of the broader issues in the past several years, involves that the candidates are expected cooperative planning between to address over the next two Park City and Summit County, Much of the land at Quinn's months include: GRAYSON WEST/PARK RECORD The Sweeney family holds development rights on a hillside west of Old Town. The family's Treasure Hill project will almost certainly be debated during the upcoming campaign. Junction, located at the intcrsec- is allowed. tion of S.R. 248 and U.S. 40, is The city, for instance, is curnow undeveloped and in unin- rently considering an application corporated Summit County. to build a hospital at Quinn's Some landowners have ambi- Junction and there is an idea to tious plans and Park City may build a Branson. 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