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Show 1 Fifteen Cents MiHHIiHBnHnMHnHnHIHBHHHnBHHHHBHMaMMHIiHMIiHBBHMHBMMMlf - inmr - mrr r i r ffi n nn -w r -i r ri mi ni ii n iiiiimimhh 1 3fallHBMNMHHHBflHMWHffi9dft92N9MIUHV Volume Two Wednesday, April 13, 1977 ; if i . 1 ;J ' t I l (Mil? - - Uvv ; ir jfrl - J PJiotcw by Pat McDowell f 1 il i ii CUNIXSST CORPORATION V Box 2603 " 7 JTvl F A A D t The local ski season limped to a halt Tuesday as the Park City Ski Corporal ion shut down its lifts. After struggling through this winter's record-breaking drought, Resort officials reported that business was down 58 percent from last year, a figure readily believable by Park City merchants Skiing terminated on April 2fi las! season but the real story is in the opening, not the closing. The downhill craziness of the 75-76 season began in mid-November whereas there was no 76-77 season; only a 77 season which began on January 5. To carry the feast or famine comparison farther, this year's biggest business week was the seven days before Easter, during which 13,000 skier days were registered. During Christmas week oi 1975, the skier days totaled over ;in.0iw with the following week hitting the 29,ooo mark. Looking forward to whiter weather and blacker ink next season, resort officials are again promising to open as soon as snow conditions permit, with the official opening date set for sometime in mid-November. Law, Sch Reports City officials last Wednesday night wer e presented with reports on the law-enforcement, law-enforcement, school and roadway main tenance impacts which are expected to occur with the development of the proposed Deer Valley-Lake resort. Law Enforcement Consulting engineer Jack Johnson told the Planning Commission and City Council members present. "National guidelines which use population and density figures as a basis for establishing recommended police protection levels are not altogether pertinent to Pi;rk City. This can be attributed to Park City's uniqueness as a recreation area in contrast to urban and suburban areas." National recommendations call for nine police officers per thousand population whereas Park City currently utilizes seven officers for a population in the2.40o to 2,800 range which swells eonsiderabh with the influx of winter visitors. Johnson said. The engineer stated that protection of the Deer Valley-Lake Flat area can be viewed as an extension of Park City's current law enforcement situation if an assessment of expected needs incorporates incorpor-ates "an understanding of local law enforcement characteristics with emphasis em-phasis of known and expected problem areas." He said the distance from the existing police station to the proposed developments develop-ments are "within the threshold of effective police protection," negating the p v' This year's brow nout has caused some :r-onin'ing ot priorities at PCSC. Number one -in ilio things-to-do list is the li'Mallalion oi snowmaking equipment. Tin' temporary, snowmaking systems hastily called into action on Payday and First Time runs will be replaced this summer with permanent systems. ! hi lack of early snow also allowed the ',a!'T pipes son icing the upper portion of .in mountain to freeze, creating an iRcw.w'iiiemx' tor skiers on the go. The pipes were not repaired until February and Mountain Manager Phil Jones said both l lie water and sewer systems will be " ci hauled in the warm months ahead. .hmes said lie is also hopeful of cutting a new run under the Ski Team Chair and of clearing more area in Jupiter Bowl. There is a possibility that an alpine !a:e. which is a small toboggan track, may he installed on the lower half cf the I'awlay run. It would be serviced by a mid-station unloading ramp. With memories of the Winter of 77 knawing at their stomachs, local business persons undoubtedly will be rasfu!i anxious glances skyward next ai! And d it doesn't. ...let's not think nd Road Impact ft need for an additional station. Johnson added that access controls for various parts ol the project and the use of private security guards could help reduce the law enforcement impact. It was noted that the added territory to be covered would mean increased costs foi polit e vehicles amounting to five to seven thousand doilars per car. Citing Park City Police Chief Garth Wilkinson as one of his major sources of information. Johnson contended that police visibility has been one of the strongest deterrents to local construction site and condominium thefts. He said regular police patrols should be initiated in the Deer Valley-Lake Valley-Lake Flat area as soon as construction begins, creating a need for two additional officers at a cost of $18,000 per year. Schools Various school population projections put the number of Park City students in 1980 at anywhere from 800 to 2,500 as opposed to the present level of 576. The wide variation is due to the uncertainties inherent in a resort community, Johnson said. Using a l'.WO population of 1,700, the number of students in 1993, the year the new resort is expected to be completed, was calculated to be 3.400. With a permanent population of 1,057 predicted for the residential portions of the project. Johnson's staff calculated that 280 of the 3.400 students in 1993 would be arrtibutable to the resort development. develop-ment. Stating that "the figure of 3,400 students in 1 ti'.'.i i probably very high," the school impact report noted, "while the development will create a sizeable tax base, only a small amount of school age children will be added to the school svs!em." Council ater Bill In the shortest meeting in recent memory, the Park City Council took only 15 minutes to take care of business and heal feet Thursday night. Bel ore its hasty adjournment, the council extended the delinquency period for water bill pavments from 30 to 40 days. Due to numerous complaints of insufficient insuffi-cient time to pay the bills, residents will have an extra ten days to get their money to City Hall. Bills are due the first of each month and now must be paid by the 10th of the following month to avoid the 10 percent late penalty. Any penalties assessed prior to April will be forgiven and any penalty payments made to the city will be credited to the appropriate water account If payment is nut received within 70 davs of the due date, water will be shut 3BE 3QE 3QC WEATHER Generally fair Wednesday through Friday with a chance of showers and cooler over the weekend. Lows in the 20's. Highs in the upper 50's with a cooling trend to low 50's by Sunday. a ii IBEB553BE 3QE Hollings Will Be Tried For Auto Death Terry Kip Hollings, 20, of Park City, will stand trial on charges of negligent homocide and automobile homocide stemming from a December 3 car crash which claimed the life of 15-year-old Jennifer Goings, also of Park City. At a preliminary hearing held Monday in the Memorial Building, Justice of the Peace James Kilby determined there is sufficient evidence to warrant a trial for Hollings, driver of the ill-fated car in which Miss Goings was a passenger. n Deer Valley Royal Street Land Company President Warren King observed that "there's probably not more than 10 school children" in the entire Three Kings condominium development. The difficulties involved in relating school population to total population were manifest during discussion of the school impact report and Commissioner Roy Reynolds said he would like to see a comparison made with other ski towns. Bob Kammerle, an employe of Johnson, noted that the number of school age children in Vail, Colorado had risen by 25 percent over the last three years. A revised version of the school impact analysis will be compiled and submitted to the commission, Johnson said. Roads "If I don't know about this, I don't know about anything," Johnson said of the roadway maintenance impact study. The report showed that 12 miles of roads will be constructed in the proposed resort at an expense of $3,100,000 which will be borne by the developers. Once installed, the city would be responsible for maintenance costs, including snow removal, patching and cleaning, as well as the cost of resurfacing roads when needed. Yearly maintenance was projected at $9,600 for the 12 miles of road while expectancy, was pegged at $200,000 for the five years. The total annual cost to the city was computed to be $43,600. city to $54,000. Although not required to do so by ordinance, King agreed to provide the Planning Commission with a cost-benefit Continued on Page", Extends Deadline off until the account is brought current. Due to the enforcement of the late penalty, water bills will be arriving later than usual, according to City Treasurer Bruce Decker. "People are going to have to bear with us while we're making all these adjustments and we can get back on our regular monthly billing cycle," Decker said. Transportation tax Also during its brief Thursday night session, the council instructed City Attorney Nick Colessides to draft a resolution calling for an election on an additional quarter of a percent sales tax to fund the city's public transportation system. The election, recently authorized by the state legislature, will be held on May 17. concurrent with the sewer bond election. Number Twenty-Nine JHSS The crash occurred at approximately 10 p.m. on Highway 224 about one and a half miles north of Park City. Damaging With Summit County Attorney Robert Adkins withholding some evidence, attempting only to show "probable cause for a trial," some of the facts surrounding the incident remained ambiguous. Perhaps the most damaging testimony came from Utah Highway Patrolman Kendall Lawton. Following 'the accident, Lawton took Hollings to Coalville and questioned him there. According to the trooper, when asked if he was under the influence of alcohol, Hollings replied, "I presume.... yeah, I'm drunk." Hollings admitted to having three drinks oi Bourbon Supreme prior to the crash, two while driving, Lawton said. During questioning by Lawton at Coalville.; Hollings was asked how the wreck occurred, the patrolman said. According to Lawton, Hollings said he was attempting to pass a small passenger car when he spotted a car coming in the opposite direction. The trooper reported the driver as saying he tried to steer his 1968 Chevrolet Chevelle back into his own lane behind the small passenger car but that previous front end damage to the Chevelle caused the car to react improperly and a side swipe occurred. Saying he had observed persons suspected of being under the influence of alcohol "on several hundred occasions." Lawton told the court, "My opinion was that he was under the influence." Hollings was described by Lawton as being, "very, very talkative" and having an "unsteady" walk and the "classic odor of the drink." Under questioning by defense attorney Sumner J. Hatch, a noted Salt Lake criminal lawyer, Lawton admitted that the symtoms of shock are present to some degree in almost every accident" and that discounting the odor of alcohol, "the appearance (of shock) is quite similar" to intoxication. According to Lawton, Hollings said he was driving from Snyderville to Park City when the crash happened. Breath Test Results of a breath test administered to Hollings in Coalville were not revealed during the hearing although they were alluded to by Adkins. The test findings were contested by Hatch who noted that a slightly damaged CiuiliiHii-d on Pau" 3QE 3E1C INSIDE Instrui liotu i'd rl''' -s Jur the 8th Annual Art. lestnul arc presented in this neck's Chamber Made column found on Page 2 Phil Mahre. and Chrntin Cooper dominated the Western Spring Series held in Park City last u-vek. Page 6 Business in Park City increased in-creased in 1976 according to the Utah Foundation. Page 3 lHiat I |