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Show MSIJEST CC3FC3ATI0.V Pirk( h). l ull fll(M4)l 1 4 4 ill l . I'lltS ' ft. A mrn Volume Two Can Breaking ground for the Park City Learning and Cultural Center Wednesday were (from left to right) Dr. George Reiser, Dr. Oakley Gordon, Janet Casey, Burnis Watts, Dr. Alex Oblad, Senator Orrin Hatch, Lonny Adams, Gord4jn Sioan and James Burgess. EIQC 1BG Former P.C. Dogcatcher Caught County s Biggest Drag Bust Made P'ormer Park Citv animal control of ficer Michael H. Hilton was arresttxl Wednesday night in what was described by Summit County Sheriff Ronald Robinson Robin-son as the biggest drug bust in the county's coun-ty's history. State. Summit County, Kamas and Bountiful law enforcement officers raided Hilton's Kamas home at 8 p.m. and discovered what is believed to be marijuana, hashish, and laboratory equipment valued between $150,000 and $250,000. Five other persons were arrested during the raid. Wednesday night's police action was the result of a three-month investigation, according to Robinson. Hilton and his wife Eileen .Michelle, both of 145 F. 300 South. Kamas, were arraigned Thursday before Kamas Justice of the Peace Stanley Leavitt on five third degree felony counts. Assistant Summit County attorney Terry Christiansen said the charges" stemmed from unlawful production, manufacture and possession of controlled substances with intent to distribute for value. " Also arraigned on misdemeanor Charges of resorting at a place where controlled substances were being used or possessed were Jeffery Baach, originally Planning Commission Studies Three Annexation Proposals Three annexation proposals were brought before the Park City Planning Commission Wednesday night. The 80-acre Treasure Hills Village, the 167-acre Quarry Mountain Estates and a 12-acre island surrounded by city land belonging to Herb and Melbourne Armstrong Ar-mstrong are being proposed as additions to the city. Treasure Hills : The Treasure Hills Village annexation was previously reviewed by the City Council and sent to the Planning Com-: Com-: mission for a recommendation. City Planner Van Martin suggested "that the parcel which lies north of the city :be divided into two zones if annexation is tfavored by the commission He said the You Dig -jfr- DDE 3BE from iowa and living in Kamas, Randy Nelson and Thomas A. Salisbury, both of Bountiful, and Mary Louise Smith of Woods Cross. Sheriff Robinson said the investigation which led to Hilton's arrest was initiated by Detective Tom Carlson of Bountiful. After making narcotics arrests in Bountiful. Carlson traced the source of the drugs involed to Kamas, according to Robinson. The sheriff said plants found grow ing under controlled conditions in the attic of the Hilton home and laboratory equipment equip-ment capable of extracting hashish oil from marijuana were taken as evidence. Hilton, who lived in Kamas for two years, was employed as Park City's dogcatcher from September of 976 until February of 1977. He reportedly involved himself in police-related work with no authority from the city and was terminated ter-minated by City Manager Wayne Matthews. Mat-thews. As of Monday. Hilton was being held in the Summit County Jail, Coalville, with bail set at $15,000. His wife is free on $2,000 bail and Smith Salisbury and B .:.ch were released after posting $700 bail each. eastern half shouid be considered for RD zoning with the western half zoned the more restrictive estate. RD allows houses on 12.500 square-foot lots while estate permits one dwelling on three acres. Treasure Hills representative Warren Hernend said the estate zoning would present no problem if the developers could come to the commission at a later date and request a zone change. He was told he would be able to do so. Martin also recommended that the developers conduct a detailed soils analysis before finalizing building plans. (Juarry M'- The Quarry Mountain Estates annexation an-nexation request was also brought before' the council on March 23 and sent to the1 Planning Commission. -tut .! Ste, f Wednesday, It? SEE 3BI IBE Former Park City animal control officer Michael Hilton was arrested on drug charges Wednesday night in Kamas. Nelson was returned to Bountiful on charges stemming from a prior warrant, Robinson said. Preliminary hearings for all six of the accused has been set for April 28. Located at the north end of town and east of the Holiday Ranch area, the 167-acre 167-acre development is slated for subdivision sub-division into 226 single family lots with 14 acres reserved for a cluster development of 100 units, bringing the total number of units to 326. Quarry Mountain developers are asking for RD zoning except for land exceeding ex-ceeding a 25 percent grade which would be zoned estate. City Planner Martin noted the property is divided by a ridge which cause part of the land to slope away from the city. He said that if only the area facing town were annexed, city roads running through that portion would be used to access ac-cess the outlying property anyway. Continued 4n Page 6 City y JKffliiP April 20, 1977 ewer istrict Park City has once again been strongly reminded of the federal and state support being thrown behind the Snyderville Basin regional sewage treatment plant. In a letter to city officials, Calvin K. Sudweeks. executive secretary of the I'tah Water Pollution Committee said, failure of the upcoming bond election could result in an Environmental Protection Protec-tion Agency-imposed ban on new sewer connections. The state would support this action. Sudweeks wrote, for environmental en-vironmental and health reasons. He noted that two separate studies showed that a regional treatment plant would be more "cost effective" than upgrading the existing city plant. The letter reads as follows: Gentlemen: We have been approached on numerous num-erous occasions since the defeat of the .; 'strict 's first sewage facilities bond election concerning the State's position regarding the regional wastewater treatment concept which is currently proposed to serve the Snyderville Basin Sewer Improvement District. In view of the upcoming second bond election, tentatively ten-tatively scheduled for March, we feel it is vitally important that everyone involved in this project, particularly the citizens of the District, be appraised of the current status of the project and possible ramifications in the event the bonu issue is again defeated. In 1974, the Weber Basin 303(e) study was completed through a joint effort of Stevens, Thompson & Runyan and Nielsen, Maxwell & Wangsgard consulting con-sulting engineers, concluding that the regional wastewater treatment concept was the most cost effective and practical approach for handling the wastewater treatment and disposal problems within the basin. Later in 1974, a separate facility planning study by Call Engineering again showed the regional concept to be the most cost effective solution to the area-wide problem. It is important to note that upgrading the existing plant in Park City was evaluated as an alternative in these studies but was not selected because it was shown not be be the most cost effective. In 1975, the Environmental Protection Agency required the District to perform a detailed environmental assessment of various selected treatment alternatives. Of all the alternatives evaluated, the regional treatment concept was determined deter-mined to be the most environmentally sound. Both the State and EPA concurred con-curred with and approved the plans which concluded that the regional wastewater treatment plant concept was the most cost effective and enviornmen-tally enviornmen-tally sound alternative. EPA representatives have also stated that federal regulations will not permit the expenditure of grant funds for the construction of facilities which are not in ccordance with approved facility plans. The State supports EPA's position in this matter and will not approve the expenditure expen-diture of State allotted federal funds for such facilities. Furthermore, by law, the State must review and approve plans for the purpose of issuing construction permits per-mits for all public wastewater treatment facilities regardless of whether federal funds are involved. Such approval can not be given unless the facilities conform with area-wide and basin plans. In other words, the question of expanding the existing Park City plant as opposed to construction of the regional plant does not rest entirely with the fact that federal grants will not be available. If the second bond issue is defeated and all other avenues for pursuing the regional concept (including the possiblity of additional bond elections) ultimately fail, thereby demonstrating that the plan is not implementable, a new study would be required to identify a new course of action and to modify the existing plan. Questions are immediately im-mediately raised as to who would bear Continued on Page 6 Backs MHaBMBBMHBiBMMM. II II I I mi mill WIIBW 3BE 30E w Dry weather continued through the weekend. Highs in the low 50's with low temperatures tem-peratures near freezing, 30-35. Main Projec Favorable Comm The proposed lower Main Street redevelopment project cleared its first major hurdle Wednesday night when the Park City Planning Commission issued a favorable recommendation for commercial commer-cial rezoning of the site. The commission also recommended approval of zone changes for two parcels of land included in the proposed Norfolk Avenue residential development. Objection The redevelopment project (called the Park City Depot), the Norfolk Avenue development and the proposed ski lift with a terminal at the Coalition Mine Building all part of a master plan previously presented by developers Wally Wright, John Prince, and Jack Sweeney along with Park City realtors Harry Reed and Bill Coleman - will be considered as separate projects by the commission. Planning Commissioner Burnis Watts said there is "much opposition to the ski life concept, not as much opposition to the upper development (on Norfolk Avenue)... and some objections to parts of the commerical ( the Depot project ) . " Watts expressed personal objections to the Depot project. "I have some real reservations about this," he said. "In all fairness, I have to say this very loudly and very clearly." The commission chairman voiced concern over the extension of the Main Street commercial area. "I don't know if that's what we want or not," he said. Harry Reed responded, "We're proposing something that will help the downtown area." Watts replied, "The planning Commission Com-mission has to deal with the total community, com-munity, not just the business portion. There has to be an amalgamation." Reed said a study conducted by the developers indicated that "the people thought the project would stimulate the development of vacant lots "on Main Street and would have "a much more positive than negative effect." Bill Coleman noted the project would constitute the lowest commercial density "in the entire city" and that the Planning Commission could hold the developers to their master plan. Agrees But... Commissioner Roy Reynolds said he agreed with Watts that "every project should be considered on its own particular par-ticular merits" but added the Depot has "more benefits than disadvantages to the town." Commissioner Bob Wells noted that a public meeting on all three proposals produced only two negative comments regarding the Depot. Watts responded that Mayor Leon Uriarte has said the project does not fit the city's master plan. Prior to a vote on the rezoning recommendation, recom-mendation, the commission chairman observed, "The public hearing will bring forth public comment. Our action does not mean this will be zoned." Motion The Wednesday meeting was a non-decision-making work session for the commission but facing expiration of a 30- Number Thirty EH3EH3CtHl D(3t E1THE1 3QE Gets day limit for making a recommendation on the zoning request, the commission convened a special meeting. A conditional motion by Commissioner Wells to recommend City Council approval ap-proval of the commercial rezoning ' passed 3-1 with Wells, Reynolds and Greg Lavvson voting in favor and Merrill Sanchez voting against. Commissioner Kurt Nelson was absent. Wells' motion requesting the City Council to set a public hearing date and recommending approval of the rezoning contained five conditions. It stated that the 13-acres of property involved must be developed in conformity confor-mity with the master plan presented by the developers; that the density restricted to those proposed; that tne phasing of construction adhere to the schedule presented to the commissiqn and; that an area east of the projecl previously included in the site plan not bef rezoned (which was agreeable to the developers). Norfolk The upper Norfolk Avenue residential development encountered little opposition. op-position. The developers asked that two small triangular parcels of land be zoned HR1 to conform with the other property included in-cluded in the project site. The development is to consist of 48 single family and duplex lots. A 50-room lodge was called a "future possibility." Reynolds said he had "some reservations reser-vations about the manner in which the parking is handled," but added, 7J think these reservations can be handled when w&f onsider plan approval." The commission recommended 4-0 that the zone change be approved by the council. The proposed ski lift was not discussed. 3BB 3BB 3QE HOC Plans far a Holiday Inn uvrc approved by the Planning Plan-ning Commission two and a half years ago. They have risen. Page 3 The Volunteer Guild for the Kimball Art Center held its first meeting Thursday and elected officers. Page 5 The High Uinta Commit- 0 tee held an all-dnv meetinn ' 'fi Saturday To find out what happened see Janet Gilchrist's story starting on Page 2 Street Vote |