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Show Resort Subdivision Approved STORY BELOW SEE WOMB Volume II, Number 2 Free tsmfl PARK CITY AND THE WORLD June IS, 1973 LAWYERS WARN IN PIPELINE CONTROVERSY 'Natural Gas Fair Settlement. But Keep Watch On Heaters' r fitsu By NICK SNOW sv vA ' . j.iv 1? V t yy The agreement between the Chevron Pipe Line Co. and readmits and summer home owners in Summit and Wasatch Counties that pipeline heaters will use natural gas is only as good as its participants, according to two one a New Yorker specializing in environmental, die other a Salt Laker owning property on the upper Provo River. . ' vv; V v. J. r es, t Nicholas A. Robinson, one of a group of lawyers who prepared die Sierra Club test suit that deadlocked in the U.S. Supreme Court earlier this week, and Edward W. Clyde, who sought to restrain construction of die Woodland furnace, both agreed that monitoring of the heaters, mice they are in place, by die citizens concerned will be a must since no formal, binding order by a court coven diem. , The scene at the Kimball Junction pipeline heater site is quiet for the time being. . s 1 It seems to me that its now been left open for the jape-lin-e company to revert to their original plan .to bum die heavy crude oil if the natural gas were in short supply or if they decided it was just too expensive, Robinson said. There is no enforceability for the citizens groups. If, on the other . hand, they had brought further suit, the court 'could have ordered that Chevron Pipe Line Co. refrain from polluting their otherwise clean air. He added that a court order would have, at. the least, have required Chevron Pipe Line to lode into the best equipment possible, the state of die art so to speak. It could be expensive for them, but their parent company. Standard Oil of Cdi-- , fomia, certainly isnt poor. . . , Continued on Page 3 ""I east, the Chevron Pipe line installation at Hanna in Duchesne County already has its furnace built (right). Park City Okays Subdivision Plan A final protest by Councilwo-ma-n Mary Lehmer that proper -- regulations hadnt been built into Park Citys ordinances failed to convince the rest of the city council not to take the first steps toward approval of a proposed Park City resort subdivision in a special Satur-- . day morning meeting. Apjiroval by 1 of a motion from Councilman Robert Hays that the .council rescind its 2 decision taken at a meeting two days earlier not to accept a resort proposal to aid city sewage disposal exjiansion and fire protection opened the gate to what apjiears to be final apjiroval of the Holiday Ranch subdivision. Acceptance of another Ilays motion, stating the resort had complied with an earlier council zoning, resolution, followed almost immediately. 4-- then-impendi- ng With the zoning, I was concerned that the jnjieline Wacompany had applied to for a building per- satch County mit after the county commission zon- bad approved county-wid- e ing but its still going into in area that it essentially wont fit well in, Clyde said. 50 Photo bv Mike Whitney However, Clyde said, his lawsuit could be refiled at any time since I had it dismissed by die court 'without prejudice upon bring advised April 26 by die attorney for the Chevron Pipe Line Co. that the firm was planning to use natural gas to fire die furnaces. Clydes suit, filed in Wasatch County Court last year, focused mi three areas: zoning, potetial air pollution and the decision on the Sierra Club versus Ruckelshaus caser- - ..while 3-- . Resort president Warren King said the councils rescindits action of - disapproval, coupled with another resolution that the planning commission be directed to rule on the resorts zoning application, would give the resort a few days jiast the original June 15 deadline with1 the bank financing the project. With the resolution approved today and die planning commission .working on the final zoning documents, I think well have another jmint to talk from, King said. Our bank was a little concerned when reports in the jness indicated a possible conflict between the resort and the city. Now, we can afford a few days slippage, but we wont be able to handle another long wait. Resort offers included a $1 million back-u- p guarantee on -- he said. We have to start buildany bonds issued to cover sewtreatment plant expansion ing when they start building age and ujigrading of the citys the houses. Estimated .expanfire department, including donasion costs were $1,770,000. Park City attorney Carl tion of land for a new fire staalso offered tion. King a $20,000 agreed with Probascos reduction in the price of a belief that sewage treatment exnew school site if the city jiansion would have to proceed would agree to channel the savI apace with city exjiansion. ima the Swede into in-do the not want Alley ings city to be provement program. jiosition where the sewer and water systems arent dedicated Approval of the motion disapproval came after when the subdivision is ready some 45 minutes discussion of to hook up, he said. the citys present sewage facili- -' However, he added, 1 dont ties and jiolicies. have the answer today to where Engineer John Probasco said youll get money for that present sewage facilities operate Backed by studies by the with a 250,000 gallon daily avat accountant and a consulresorts 400,000 galerage, peaking lons at a 500,000 gallon cajiac-il- y ting engineering firm, King told the council any bond the city What youre looking at, issued, backed by the resorts with the sewage treatment plant, $1 million guarantee to houdhol- is starting expansion next spring, Continued on Page 3 Ne-mel- ka . . |