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Show cv. ::::: :: c..:... slc, ur 61110 Fifteen Cents Volume Three iii Tii in 1 fin' in 11' "mniiMiiiairl f Tf'ti Jack Nicklaus points to preliminary plans for the Park Meadows course as Vic Ayers, Enoch Smith and Dick Smith observe. Photo: Craig Reese It Will Be The Course That Jack Built "This is all very exciting to me," golf great Jack Nicklaus told a gathering of media representatives last Wednesday evening during a press conference held at the Park City Racquet Club. Nicklaus flew to Prk City from Australia to formally announce that he will design the Park Meadows Country Club golf course. The 38-year-old professional told reporters he also will supervise construction of the course and be involved in its maintenance main-tenance and promotion. Sitting at the table with Nicklaus were smiling Park Meadows Development Company partners Vic Ayers, Enoch Smith and Dick Smith. Introduction In introducing Nicklaus, Ayers said courses designed by the Golden Bear are "very well-respected" and added: "We are honored to think he would be involved with us." Nicklaus will be building a home in Park City and Ayers commented that golf's leading money winner "will use Park City as his ski resort." "We are looking forward to making it (the country club) one of the finest things in the country," Ayers said. First in the West Fatigued from his long flight but in good spirits, Nicklaus told reporters Park City would mark his first involvement in-volvement with a ski area golf course. "I have not been involved in a project in the western United States before," Nicklaus said, "and certainly cer-tainly not in the mountains." He called himself a "neophyte skier," having skied for three seasons, and said his family loves the sport. Nicklaus said he was "intrigued" by the idea of designing a golf course in the mountains and called the local vista "something else." The Florida resident noted that the highest place in his part of the country is Palm Beach Mountain "and that's 28 feet." Skiing Ends This Sunday Wax up your skis for the last few day's of GS turns, because the 1977-78 ski season will officially end as the last skier-filled gondola gon-dola rounds the final turn in the base station on Sunday, April 30. The final weekend of skiing will end a season of seemingly endless end-less days of fresh powder, sunshine, and Happy Hours at the Mid Mountain Lodge foot-tapping to Pablo Cruise. "We are closing a week earlier than we had hoped because the warm weather has deteriorated the mountain," said Assistant Marketing Director Laura Thomas. "And we took a tally of the lodges and there are virtually no bookings next week for skiing." "We would like to thank everyone who helped promote the resort this vear your efforts are greatly appreciated," Thomas continued. "We, of course, look forward to an equally fantastic season next year!" tnmtt mm mimri'' iF-i'f Challenge The Park Meadows site is flat and devoid of trees but this is an attraction rather than a deterrent to Nicklaus. "The property is fairly barren," he understated, "but this creates the challenge I enjoy." Unveiling preliminary design plans, Nicklaus said a variety of routings and layouts have been contemplated con-templated for the Park Meadows course. "The land is relatively flat and our concerns are how to handle water and drainage," he said. "We will create lots of lakes." Nicklaus noted that the preliminary drawings were only a "concept of what could happen." He said he would be creating a "links-type of golf course, cour-se, not cutting it out of trees." The course will use bodies of water and land forms "so you don't have to wait 20 years" for trees to grow, he added. Accessibility Perhaps the major factor that convinced con-vinced Nicklaus to become part of the local project is Park City's easy accessibility ac-cessibility when compared to other ski resorts. He said he has skied at Aspen, Vail and Squaw Valley and found that getting to and from these areas is "very difficult." "Park City is 30 minutes from an international in-ternational airport," the golfer commented. com-mented. "Good gracious, what more could you ask for?" He described Park City's accessibility ac-cessibility as "the thing that really intrigued in-trigued me." "Because Vic Asked Me" Nicklaus studied the Park Meadows site last August after playing in a charity golf, match with Arnold Palmer at the Salt LakeCountry Club. Gump and Ayers real estate firm was one of the event's sponsors and Nicklaus traveled to Park City with Vic Ayers. During a question-and-answer session with reporters Wednesday, Wednesday, J yftfriiw i"- ''i:i.4 the golfer was asked why he chose Utah as opposed to Colorado.' "Because Vic came to me and, Continued On Page 3 INSIDE : Silver Kings get Grudge Cup ...Page 5 Dave Goble, farrier ...Page 10 : f -ft THE afe i 1 t y t1 ' 31 H I :B'lc d ifev" "T" - .; j Cong attract; fare aneffrtzzare j . . S II April 26, 1978 Parties To Meet On Resort Course Dispute The City Council Thursday night asked that a Planning Commission recommendation be received before holding a public hearing on future use of the Park City resort golf course. The course is currently being considered con-sidered for rezoning, and the council requested that involved parties and the city planner meet with the Planning Plan-ning Commission to draw up boundaries boun-daries defining areas to remain undeveloped. un-developed. The property is owned by Greater Park City Company and president Ray Johnson has indicated that although the ski corporation intends to sell the course, a 25-year covenant restricting the property to use as a golf course will be honored. Thaynes Canyon II homeowners, represented by fonder Park City Mayor John Price, have expressed concern that the city could not enforce the covenant and the course could be altered, devaluing their premium-priced premium-priced lots and negating the planning theory that allowed for smaller lots because of the open space provided by , the golf courese. The golf course is zoned Residential Development which affords no protec-JljjSn protec-JljjSn against development of the course cour-se itself or view corridors and rough areas. The City Council is considering rezoning parts of the property as open space, as was originally designated on the city master plan, to ensure its continued con-tinued existence as a golf course. Johnson said he intends to retain ownership of the driving range and possibly build a garden apartment and indoor driving range. "I think there is some developmental developmen-tal property around the golf course that would be agreeable," Price said. "But not a hotel I think that is against again-st the master plan of the city." Price told the council he has met with Johnson five times as a represen-Continued represen-Continued On Page 8 Decker To Quit City Will Run For County Post; Stevens Also Announces Park City Treasurer Bruce Decker and hotelrestaurant owner Lloyd Stevens have announced they will run for seats on the Summit County Board of Commissioners. Decker also revealed he will be leaving his city post effective June 1 to become manager of the Snyderville Basin Sewer Improvement District. Decker had been serving as acting manager of the district but the sewer board Monday night appointed him as permanent manager. The city treasurer will run for the two-year seat also being sought by incumbent Commissioner Dale Leavitt, of Kamas. Stevens will try for the four-year position and faces opposition from Snyderville incumbent Bill Walhn. Bruce Decker : nf xSr Saturday with a chance of I showers on Sunday. High tem- Council Sets edevelopment oundaries The City Council Thursday night approved boundaries for a redevelopment district in Park City the first major step taken in the redevelopment program since the council appointed itself as the redevelopment agency last November. Novem-ber. The boundaries extend from the intersection in-tersection of Highways 224 and 248 on the east side of Park Avenue to 2nd Street, to Swede Alley, then north along the Union Pacific railroad tracks to Highway 248. The Claim-jumper Claim-jumper and Homestake condominiums con-dominiums are not included. Blighted or umimproved properties within the district will be improved or developed according to a proposed land use plan, or Neighborhood Development Plan, outlined by the agency. Redevelopment projects will be financed through tax increment funding. fun-ding. At the time a redevelopment plan is adopted, a base assessed valuation is set for the district. Taxing entities, such as the school district, fire protection district, sewer district and the county, will continue to collect taxes on the base assessed valuation but as the valuation of the redevelopment redevelop-ment district increases, the resulting increase property taxes will go to the redevelopment agency for specified projects. Decker has not said which party nomination he will seek while Stevens said he will file for the Democratic nomination. Wallin again will run as a Republican. Before facing off in the November election, each announced candidate must either receive the nomination ol his party at the county conventions or run as an independent. Decker Decker, 27, has served as either city recorder, city treasurer or both, for the past 42 years. He made an unsuccessful unsuc-cessful bid for the Republican nomination two years ago but, after receiving the backing of Park City's Republican delegation, he was defeated at the county convention by Wallin. He finished third in the voting as a write-in candidate. Decker's decision to run for the two year seat was predicated on his knowledge that Stevens would be seeking the four-year term. "My whole thinking was not to split the vote with Lloyd," Decker told the Newspaper Monday. "I want to see someone from Park City on the commission com-mission and I didn't want to hurt his chances." Acknowledging Leavitt as his prime opponent at this time, the city treasurer feels the county is disenchanted disen-chanted with the incumbent's performance. per-formance. "I think people from all parts of the county are displeased with Mr. Leavitt," Decker said. "And there's no way I can see him holding a seat on the commission the way he's treated this end of the county." . . ' He said his decision to leave his Park City governnient post was. in Number Thirty-Two Hesitation on the part of the school district to relinquish the increased tax monies had put the future of the redevelopment program in doubt. But that obstacle seemed to be removed Thursday night. "The school board has not made any statement in reference to the redevelopment agency," said Mayor Jack Green. "But a recommendation was made to the board by the Utah State School Board Department of Education indicating that it would be a good thing." City Treasurer Bruce Decker pointed poin-ted out that the taxing entities would be notified that the redevelopment agency would be actively functioning with the designation of a redevelopment redevelop-ment district. He said their support would be welcomed, although the agencies have no veto power. City Manager Wayne Matthews told the council that the tax increment financing could be supplemented with a CETA (Comprehensive Employment Em-ployment Training Act) grant, an aid for employing city workers. "The city applies for the CETA, not the redevelopment agency," said Matthews. "After we get the CETA money, the agency can use part for redevelopment and the city can use Continued On Page 8 part, an effort to defuse any allegations of conflict of interest. The candidate predicted the major issue in the upcoming election will be the county's ability to provide services ser-vices for a growing population. "The current thinking in Summit County is that there's a way to get around providing government services ser-vices and still allow growth," Decker said. "If this thinking persists, we will be in the same tax trouble Salt Lake County is currently experiencing." Decker said he will approach Park City voters and county voters in the same manner during his quest for office. of-fice. "I will talk to as many people as I can," he remarked. "If they like what Continued On Page 8 L Y i 1m- mMw ir ii m " " 1 o I . - .1 Lloyd Stevens |