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Show Fifteen Cents Volume Two lanning Commission Main St. Redevelopmen Three proponents of the extensive lower Main Street redevelopment plans met with the Park City Planning Commission and an unusually large audience of about 50 people, Wednesday night to discuss their proposal. Park City realtors Harry Reed and Bill Coleman, along with Jack Sweeney, a former resident of the Park City area, gave a preliminary description of the project which calls for restoration of the Coalition Mine Building for commercial use. conversion of the Union Pacific Depot for commercial use, construction of a ski lift with the lower terminal in the Coalition Building, a trolley car servicing the length of Main Street and possibly farther and the residential development of 126 acres of land west of the unimproved portion of Norfolk Avenue in the uDDer part of town. The other two backers of the project, nationally known developer Wally Wright and Salt Lake City businessman and radio personality John Prince, were unable to attend the session, but did meet with Planning Commissioners Roy Reynolds and Bob Wells on Saturday. Sweeney, who has extensive property holdings in Park City and who works for the stock brokerage firm of Dean Witter in Salt LpJe City, called the project a "fun one." He said the chairlift connecting the downtown area with the ski area would 'anchor Main Street." "This will be a downtown ski lift to be used by the people staying downtown." According to Sweeney, the total concept was thej-esult of a "Marriage of two projects," the chairlift, being pushed by Reed, Coleman and himself, and the Union Pacific Depot plans being formulated formu-lated by Wright and Prince. He said the jjroject "will make us a nickel or two," but claimed the major benefits will be" reaped by Main Street. Calling Wright a "dreamer who is also practical," Sweeney remarked, "Walley does not believe in automobiles. If we have to pujjn a whole lot of parking the deal is off." School Supt. Says No Contract For Elwell Park City School Superintendent Dr. Richard Goodworth has reaffirmed his recommendation that Marsac Elementary Elemen-tary School Principal John Elwell not be rehired On .Monday, Goodworth sent Elwell written notification of his recommendation recommend-ation to the Park City School Board and on Tuesday the Marsac principal officially requested that a special hearing be held to hear his appeal. A standing-room-only crowd attended the school board meeting at the high school library Tuesday night only to find the Elwell issue had been taken off the agenda. Elwell was at the meeting but said nothing. Board president GAry Boyle told the audience his group had made on determination on the issue and would wait lor the special public hearing before reaching a decision. Elwell is entitled to legal representation at the healing and will be able to call witnesses Boyle said Dr. Goodworth's allegations against the principal will be aind at that nme. THe date of the hca i mi: has not been set. AREA Park City Park West Snowbird Alta Sundance Brighton SNOW SKIING 55" Good-Exc. 50" 62" 68" Excellent CLOSED 70" Good-Exc. AREA SNOW SKIING I, 1 CMSHSST CCRFCSATIOII Box 2bC3 S'-C, UT 4110 J: rUllL'r"1 i Aft ir--Wu':.l-U4i-' I ' ffl . '.--.- "v : im - isJ- A trolley car similar to "Let the people park where they're staying and walk or ski to the lift," he said. Plans for the Norfolk Avenue development develop-ment call for ski decks allowing skiers to cross the road and a traverse to a mid-station where the new lift could be boarded. In a later and informal meeting held that night to field questions from residents, Coleman was asked if he thought skiers not having access to the mid-station would want to walk to the new lift carrying their equipment. He responded that the lift coupled with the Mrs. Richard Williams told teh board a poll of 138 Marsac parents asking whether Elwell contract should be renewed resulted in 108 positive responses, 14 "no" replies and 23 undecideds. SHe said the poll, which is to include almost all Marsac parents, is not complete but will be presented to the board and the local newspapers when finished. Mr. Douglas Glad questioned the Validity of the survey saying a "bias" had been built in. When Alexander Holmsen asked that Goodworth's "charges" against Elwell be aired, Boyle responded that they had to be kept confidential until the hearing in compliance with state law. Board member Jack Green noted that only the superintendent and board president were "officially" aware of the allegations. Goodworth had previously sent a letter to Elwell on January 31 advising him of "purported shortcomings" and stating Continued on Page 11 John Elwell Wednesday, this one at Trolley Square is proposed for Main Street trolley car would allow anyone staying in the downtown area to get onto the mountain with a minimal amount of walking. During the presentation to the commission, commis-sion, Reed asserted the project could save the Coalition Building from demolition. demoli-tion. "There will be no more Coalition Building due to the liabilities involved if something isn't done right away." Coleman said, "We can't do the lift unless we can do the two real estate projects." The Norfolk Avenue development, as described by engineer Jack Johnson, Financing has been approved for a scaled-down version of the Park City Learning and Cultural Center. Gordon Sloan of Western Woodlands told the Planning Commission Wednesday night. Sloan said First Security Bank has agreed to fund construction of a 17,000-square-foot learning center building build-ing and 104 residential units on 4.9 acres in the Prospector Square area. ump The Park City Council voted unanimously Thursday night to discontinue discon-tinue its cooperative landfill agreement with Summit County. Park City and the county had been sharing landfill expenses for the past year with the city paying 70 percent of the costs and the county 30 percent. The previous year, the costs were shared equally and the city had proposed that this arrangement be reinstated but the offer was rejected by the County Commission. Com-mission. In a counter proposal, Summit County-offered County-offered to "accept full responsibility for providing solid waste disposal for the Park City-Snyderville area including the operation and maintenance of the landfill and securing additional sites to meet future disposal needs." "Paramount to this proposal," was the deeding of the present landfill site to the county and giving it the bulldozer used at the dump. The county said this arrangement would eliminate the "alleged double taxation for removing solid waste removal." The proposal also called for a 50 percent per-cent increase in dumping fees for both county and city residents. The motion to sever county ties was made by Councilman Steve Dering who Park City To S3 I Park Cll. I'Ub ftl(MU) flk. March 9, 1977 Hears ans would consist of 49 lots, all but two of which would be on the uphill side of the road. In addition to the lots, proposed as a mix of single family, duplex, triplex and fourplex sites, a 50-room lodge would be constructed. The developers expect the presence of the lift to increase the value of the property and, in turn, they would apply part of the profits toward retiring the lift debt. They will also ask that part of the impact fees paid to the city be applied to the lift. Continued on Page b Learning Center Funded A year ago, the project received approval for the learning center, a recreation building, tennis courts, swimming pool and 318 units. "It has not been easy to finance a project like this in Park City," Sloan told the commission. When originally aproved, the University of Utah had committed to lease the learning center building and use it for professional seminars and groups con- County has expressed concern over the rate at which the city's 20-acre landfill site is being exhausted. He said eliminating county use would prolong the life of the dump while disposing of annual contract hassles with the commissioners. As for the county offer to secure future sites, Dering told the Newspaper, "There's no assurance the dump sites would be within a reasonable distance of the city limits." On Friday, City Treasurer Bruce Decker sent a letter notifying the commissioners com-missioners that after a 60-day period only refuse originating in the city will be accepted ac-cepted at the landfill site. In a related action, the council agreed to a request by Summit Valley Sanitation for a $300 a month increase in refuse collection payments. However, the council coun-cil stipulated the hike would be only for a period of 60 days during which time the entire refuse collection and disposal situation will be reviewed. The split with the county coupled with the time limit on the pay increase for Summit Valley Sanitation indicates the city is seriously considering initiating its own refuse collection. At Thursday night's meeting. Councilman Richard Martinez said, "I think the city could do a better job. an inr mn 1nFwilBI IBG . 1BC1I3I 1, WE1THER ! Snow Wednesday, snow showers Thursday, fair Friday and snow again Saturday. Colder temperatures with highs in the 30's and lows in the teens. County Attorney Says P.C. To Lose Two Sewer Reps. An opinion delivered last week by Summit County Attorney Robert Atkins indicates the makeup of the Snyderville Basin Sewer Improvement District board of trustees will have to be restructured, restruc-tured, diluting the power of Park City. The board is presently composed of five members, three from Park City and two from the unincorporated areas of the district. Under Atkins' interpretation of state statutes on water and sewer districts, the board should be comprised of only three members. Two of the members would be elected from the unincorporated area and one appointed by the municipality of Park City. This means the city, which contains the vast majority of the district's population, would have only half the representation and voting power of the outlying and less populated areas. Atkins explained that sewer districts usually encompass more than one city and the statute was written to cover such situations, giving one vote to each city and less than majority representation represen-tation to the unincorporated areas. In these instances where there is more than one city in the district, the board has normally more than three persons but the county attorney said with Park City being the only municipality in the netted vvith it's Continuing Education Division. The lease would have cost the University virtually nothing, but the school would have been responsible for maintanence of the building. This arrangement has changed, Sloan revealed. reveal-ed. "I hope the Planning Commission will not hold us to that agreement," he said. According to Sloan, the University feels it cannot bear the learning center maintanence costs if only 104 living units are available to support it. He said a lease agreement with the school is "not dead" but that such an arrangement is "unlikely for the first phase." The University still intends to make use of the facility. Sloan said, "Their commitment to fill the units is as strong, if not stronger than ever." The first phase of the Learning and Cultural Center is slated to cost $500,000 and the total project as originally Continued on Page 3 Trans. Bill May Pass Today The Municipal Transportation Authorization Bill which would permit cities to impose a quarter percent sales tax for funding of public transportation systems cleared the Utah State Senate last week and could be voted on by the House today. The bill written by Park City Attorney Carl Nemelka and, if passed into law, could make approximately $40,000 available to finance the city's no-fare bus system. The Senate approved the measure by a unanimous voice vote after it was put on the consent calendar by the Rules Committee. Com-mittee. On Friday the bill went to the House Shifting Committee which placed it on Continued on Page 3 Number Twenty-Five Snyderville Basin District and limited by law to one representative, the board should be reduced to three members. Calling the local situation a "quirk," Atkins said, "It's just one of those things. It's too bad the statute is written that way." The opinion was delivered at the request of the Summit County Commission. Com-mission. Ironically, the commission sought the opinion to determine the legality of two board members serving from the unincorporated area of the district. The ruling was asked for after the, commission met with Park City resident '"Bob Trepanier who has filed a petition calling for the city's withdrawal from the district. Along with numerous objections to Park. City's participation in the district, Trepanier claimed board chairman Melvin Flinders and trustee James Kilby should have stood for election elec-tion during the bond election last June which was defeated. Trepanier demanded the resignations of Flinders and Kilby at the February 28 sewer board meeting, stating they had been serving illegally since the June election. It is Atkin's opinion that the two members mem-bers are serving illegally but that an election should be held within 60 days. The board election could be held at the same time as the next sewer bond election, elec-tion, originally scheduled for this month but pushed back, or during a special elc-tion elc-tion called for by a district resolution. The county attorney also said, "Park City has to decide who its board member is going to be." When the members are elected from the unincorporated area of the district, Park City will have to appoint a new board member or have two of the present members resign, he stated. At present, City Councilman Jan Wilking and Jack Green and Planning Commission chairman chair-man Burnis Watts are on the five-man board. If the opinion is upheld, it appears Trepanier's attempt to have Flinders and Kilby removed will actually result in the loss of two Park City representatives. With passage of the bond election already in doubt, these latest events could make it very difficult for district proponents to capture the crucial Park Citv vote. Cancer in women is discussed in this week's Park City Women 's perspective. Page 5 Greer Markle is Talking Books and his subject is The Grass Roots Primer. Page 7 The topic Desk. runnin Utes are th3 at the Avise Sports Page 9 The U.S. Ski Team's Phil Mahre won the World Cup slalom at Sun Valley last Saturday. Paee8 - INSIDE s J 3GJE 3QC 3 GIG |