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Show Free Bob Hays on the Candidates Jay Meehan on new Bluegrass And our Places page is Back! Volume II, Number 4 PARK CITY AND TIIE WORLD November 5, 1973 The Ski Season Approaches I Resort opens Nov. 1 7 Amid the sound of workmen using hammers and nails. Park both the resort and the City Main Street business community head toward the Nov. 17 opening of ski season. Expansion at the resort, some $12 Vi million worth, includes the addition of Park City's first triple chairlift .(with a capacity of 1,500 skiers per hour, raising capabilities to 10,000 per hour), six new designated runs and two open ski areas.' The resort village, at the base of the mountain, will open 132 new condominiums, a new restaurant and bar, additional commercial shops and expanded ski shop and food service facilities. Against backdrop of October snow, two people ride gondola overlooking U.Srski training center below at right. k area devaWith a stated bv the recent fire and Highlighting the expansion at building permits at a premium; the resort is the addition of the the small businessmen in that United States Ski Team National area of town have, none the Training Center, under the di- less, managed to effectively exrection of will Willy Schaffler. pand and alter some of the Open since Oct. 23, the center shops and stores, among them: will have an open house Dec. 2, coinciding with the 2nd Annual The Claim Jumper, once a Park City Classic cross-- country restaurant and bar in the baserace. ment of the New Park Hotel, has now taken over the entire buildRuns available this season for ing, with plans to move the the ski team include five restaurant upstairs, expand the Alpine runs and three bar in the basement and rearNordic training runs. range the lobby and building in general, according to proprietors But resort construction is Dick Ringwood and Lloyd Stenot all thats happening in Park vens. City, as a quick tour down Main Street will show. Dolly's and Kindersport, across the street in the old Olpin Mortuary, offer womens clothes (Dolly's) and ski an-sporting goods especially for the younger set (Kindersport). half-bloc- Park City, Resort Formulate Battle Plan To upgrade sewers, water supply for expanded sewage treatNICK SNOW ment, the city council has apby The city council and Park proved bonding and we hope to City Resort will work together have designs ready and bids let to solve Park Citys water sup- by the end of the year, Terry ply and sewage treatment prob- Pierce, of the citys consulting lems, the two groups announcengineering firm, Bush and Gud-gel- l, ed last week. said. We plan to start building by the next construcThe agreement climaxed some tion season. two weeks of meetings by the The lifting of "the building city and Greater Park City Co. permit moratorium, will carry that included lifting of a with it a build at your own ing permit moratorium ordered Asst. soe thing risk clause, by the state last June and assuris Nemelka ances by the resort that Park City Attorney Carl to Bailey. City residents and their guests evaluating, according would be included in top prior-- , Park City has already .changity should the resort decide to ed its sewer connection fee to limit skiing. $350, Bailey added. Under the agreement, GreatWhile the ride clauses's coner Park City Co. will assume responsibility for die new wa- stitutionality is still being evaluter system under provisions of ated, its presence, along with the Utah Industrial Facilities sewer connection fees collectesAct. Development Company ed in advance and held in the will to add marketability spokesmen said this will enable crow, the city to finance necessary of the sewer bonds, according additional sewage treatment fa- to resort spokesman Dale Zacilities through its own bonding briskie. program. able to The city will of people Were working with Great- point to the number this build chosen have who to on the to Co. er Park City tap of basis and amount the Tunmoney water supply from the Spiro assurance that the as Keith deposited Bailey nel, city manager said. ' For the time being, our bonds will be repaid, he said. water supply is adequate only An earlier $1 million guarantee by the resort on the sewer bonds for the present population. As . - as was unnecessary Zabriskie added. a result, F.I.S.-approv- Finalization of the argument's specifics, such as terms of the companys lease of the new water system' from the city to pay off bonds, are still being determined. But so far, both the resort and the city seem happy with it. . Red Banjo We are pleased with the spirit of cooperation that prevails between the city government and Greater Park City - plans 2nd resort president Warren Co., said. We have been able King to sit down and discuss problems and these discussions have resulted in mutually, desirable tions. ed location solu- The Purple Mushroom, up the street in the old City Cash Markets still offering the same craft goodies as last season, while Toy Alley occupies the old haunt down the street. Mash-room- The Red Banjo, one of the earliest Main Street arrivals during Park Citys ski renaissance, will open a location at the Resort in time for ski season, owner Pete Toly announced. Mayor William P. Sullivan said the agreement would meet the major concern city councils to protect die rights of the lo- -. cal citizens and their guests to ski on the local mountains. The company has cooperated with the city regarding this and we are pleased with the results. ' The second Banjo, located in the Gondola terminal in the old Red Room steak house just oft the Rusty Nail Lounge, will We want the company to feature the same salads, pizza do its share in helping develop and beverages as the Main Street the city and solving the location. munitys problems. But at the same time, the company has The present location will reto be profitable or it will not be able to help us at all, Su- main open to serve regular llivan said. i 's The Club, a Park City landmark with a history to match. leing restored with an eve to keeping as much of the old atmosphere as possible. Iron Hollow Jewelers and China Bridge Rooming Hoase. farther up the street. 1 time and Racing against workers construction weather, are moving to beat the Nov. 17 deadline signalling the beginning of the most exciting Park City ski season yet. |