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Show 0rcniv23t Corp. H 3322 So. 2ri Ea3t Salt City, UT C-1115 Twenty-Five Cents Park City's Only Locally Owned Newspaper Volume Four Jordanelle Dam raws A public hearing held in the Salt Palace May 18 brought together a nearly equal number of proponents and opponents to the proposed Jordanelle Jor-danelle Dam and its associated projects. The reservoir would create a summer reacreation area near Park City but would inundate a scenic-valley, scenic-valley, causing controversy aside from the water storage question. The hearing was held by the Bureau of Reclamation to air opinions and questions concerning the project designed to meet the water needs of the rapidly expanding Salt Lake and Utah counties. The project will include the construction con-struction of the Jordanelle reservoir and power plant on the Provo River north of Heber City, the completion of two aqueducts currently under construction, and modification of 15 upper Provo River reservoirs. A statement read on behalf of Govenor Scott Matheson noted the change in construction sequence of the Bonneville Unit portions of the Central Utah Project (CUP). As originally planned, Utah Lake would have been diked to reduce yearly surface sur-face evaporation enough to allow storage in Jordanelle while still honoring existing water rights. The new plan, dubbed the Bonneville Municipal ana Industrial System, will draw transbasin water from the Strawberry Reservoir to meet Provo River water rights and allow storage of river water in the Jordanelle. The governor was quoted. "Utah is pleased with measures to mitigate impacts on wildlife. However, data on projected minimum and maximum streamflow are inadequate." A draft statement of expected impacts im-pacts of the projects drew mixed reactions from the audience. Robert B. Hilbert, general manager of the Salt Lake County Water Conservancv District, a major D Jrublic K Jan Buchanan On Fire Board A Summit Park woman has been selected from a field of candidates to fill an unexpired term on the Park City Fire District board. Jean Buchanan, a seven year resident of Summit Park, was appointed ap-pointed May 16 to fill the unexpired three-year term of Jim Schnirel, who earlier in the month announced his resignation for personal reasons. The three-person board of commissioners com-missioners now will consist of Tom Shellenberger, Bob Burns and Buchanan. On Monday, Shellenberger com mented, "I was very impressed with Jean's desire to be on the com mission. Her past experience in being active shows she won't be afraid to get involved." Ms. Buchanan was the president of the Sumit Park Homeowners Association last year and has served on that board for three years. She is co-editor of the community's newslet ter and has been active in civic at fairs for the past several years. "I admit 1 have a lot to learn about Summit Park fire protection.'' Ms Buchanan said, adding that the lirst . priority of the fire district should be to construct a fire station in the Summit Park area. Shellenberger commented that the "to . . . aur v-. Mixed eaction recipient of Jordanelle water, supported sup-ported the project. He took issue. however", with a point in the -..i..it witien noted that growth is "an unavoidable adverse impact." Hilbert pointed out that many water utilities in Salt Lake County already are operating at near maximum capacity in the development develop-ment and delivery of peak period water, and wondered aloud how much growth could be allowed with the Central Utah water. "The answer for the Salt Lake County Water Conservancy District is 'little." Hilbert said Without timely delivery of fVnti-ii "m water, this situation could result in a building moratorium for Salt Lake County. To class growth as an ad verse effect of the project is concep tually unsound and unwarranted." Many hearing attendees claimed the draft statement created more questions than answers, noting that it should have included a cost benefit analysis, total project costs, water quality reports and exploration of alternatives to the project. One consulting engineer, Leon A. Hansen, suggested that "large amounts of water could be obtained from deep wells into aquifers of the Park City mining district" rather than const. Hieing the darn near the Jordanelle Reservoir site community of Keetley. He said the dam site contains con-tains porous material "of questionable composition for a dam base." He added that the volcanic-material volcanic-material might allow the reservoir water to drain into the Park City district aquifers. Beth Kaeding, co-chairman of the Citizens for a Responsible CUP, submitted that the project leaders "would have us believe that en vironmental destruction is the price we must pay to utilize our water. They've chosen to pour the cement todav and think tomorrow." commission members strongK favored Ms. Buchanan s appointment because they felt a need to have the Summit Park area represented on the board, and because of her active commitment to community im provement Ms. Buchanan will serve as a Park City Fire District commissioner until Schnirel's term expires in November 19H0. Jan Buchanan Park High power threw their weight Monday and the was a bevy of records. i i i j . ( ; i r ! i ! - : m : : i ... 1 j I 1 Thursday, f ' v 4 - VJ? s .? This house on Norfolk Ave. suffered lire damage early Saturday Satur-day morning. 9 ire Arson has been suggested as a possible cause for a fire that started shortly aller midnight Fnda. gut ting a Norfolk Avenue home Park City police otticers said the fire started in the basement of the home of Anne Clark. liMi) N'orlnlk Avenue. It was not until a pas.serb noticed the smoke and flames that the alarm was sounded sometime a! ter midnight. Firefighters apparent h worked several hours to extinguish the fire. Ms. Clark was out of town ,n the time of the disaster The state fire marshall and ,u. assistant have been called in the scene, which was roped of I by local police after the fire. A strong odor ot gasoline in the area of the basement apparently has led local officers to believe an arsonist may have been responsible for the fire One Park City officer said the local department is not equipped to investigate Mir Norfolk H City Asks For Release Of Funds The City Council Thursda night approved a five part program requesting the U S Department nt Housing and Urban Development to release funds tor a $5 1 5.0011 lederal grant recently approved lor Park Citv Use 'Novel Ideas' Matheson Tells ASTA Guest speaker Governor Scott Matheson challenged delegates to use "novel ideas" when dealing with 'he gas shortage at Sunday's opening ceremonies of the convention of the American Society of Travel Agents held at the resort center. The welcome dinner, held in Park City's newly purchased tent, was attended at-tended by more than 500 travel agents from across the nation assembled for three days for the 33rd Western Regional Conference. Dressed in casual attire and dining employed "innovative and novel ideas." He said confidently that as professionals, the travel agents needed "to pick up the responsibility for designing ways and means to operate under the new ground rules less gasoline." Page 5 lifters around result state 1 i if- ' ti i, tmw WjL May 24, 1979 17 "St. iK.es ome i'i H in: ricacies associated with ar sui, ,iinl asked for the expertise nl hi- -t.itc tire marsh. ill Ms 'lark . home recently .was besel bv nlliei misfortune A home atiove her on Kmpire Avenue had a f i "k'.';i water mam last month that ,i;;e;! ifnwn the hillside and flooded her ba.M'inent The damage al thai Mine was estimated to be several thousand !nlars I k i'it Fin- Chief Paul Koltoni in riie.-da afternoon, declined to wtiIv the arson suspicion He com inentei! that both local lire officials .nut the stale lire marshall had just leit the scene, and were meeting to liscus- the findings be! ore releasing fetalis tn the public Although an aduster tor the Stale Kami Insurance company had been 'n the h.ime. no estimates of damage Ai'i'e u nlat)le The program, dratted by City Manager Wayne Matthews, outlined speed 11 areas within Park City's redevelopment district to receive funding lor improvements Matthews commented that the five pari prouram would include The A.V1A delegates will be circulating cir-culating throughout Park City through Wednesday, sampling sum tner recreational events, including golf, rides on the Alpine Slide, a parade down Main Street, and a rodeo at Kimball Junction, on barOequed 1 ius in me tradition ui the "West Rides Again" theme, con ferees listened attentively as Gover nor Matheson talked of the gasoline crunch. Whether contrived or not, we still have less fuel," Matheson said, noting that the shortage is not limited to Utah, but is faced by the entire country. The governor told the agents that their "experience, expertise and background" could keep the American tourist on the move if they Page 6 You can get your fill of ''CUPS" at the Kimball Art Center, cups in a variety of mediums go on display May 27. Development roposed For Nicklaus Course Plans for the 79-unit Park Meadows Fairway Village, to be located on the perimeter of the Jack Nicklaus golf course, were reviewed by the Plan ning Commission at its May 16 discussion session. As presented by engineer Jack Johnson and architect Spence Smith, the planned unit development would consist of units ranging between 2.000 square feet and 2,400 square feet and be located on 21 acres. Johnson noted that the zoning ordinance allows a gross density of 105 units on the property and a net density of 12 units per acre. "We're nowhere near that." the engineer said. Holiday Ranch resideni Ginny Pin der expressed concern over the possible traffic congestion in the Park MeadowsHoliday Ranch area due to the new development. Johnson replied that an additional access road would be constructed in conjunction w ith any development following Park Meadows Fairway Village. The additional access road was a requirement imposed by the Plan ning Commission as part of the Park Meadows master plan. Mrs. Finder then asked if Park Meadows would have to serve as an access route for development being proposed for nearby county land. "The roads are not designed for additional impact and the developers i of Park Meadows) do not intend to provide access," Johnson responded. The engineer requested that the commission consider a setback variance for garages in the develop ment American Flag Road widths were the major topic of discussion as Johnson presented plans for the American Flag subdivision, sub-division, part of the Deer Valley resort development. The subdivision is to consist of 93 single family lots varying in size Project 1: Housing and Com merical Building Rehabilitation. This would be for the rehabilitation of homes and commercial structures within a designated redevelopment area -$220,000 Project 2: Demolition Program. This project woulu lenuni- kilumi. blighted structures trom the redevelopment district on a volun Due to an equipment malfunction at the Main Street Photographer, all photographs for this week's edition of The Newspaper were destroyed. In a few cases we have been able to use Polaroid or file photos but, for the most part, the paper is devoid of pictures. As luck would have it, a large portion of this week's paper was to have been devoted to photographs visits by Gov. and Mrs. Matheson, the election of a new fire district commissioner, ASTA, soccer, power lifting, a tree donation at City Park by Neil Clegg, projects presented at last week's Planning Plan-ning Commission meeting, Little League, etc. Many of the photos were to have run with only captions. Although we have no control over the production of photographs, we apologize to our readers and advertisers adver-tisers for this unfortunate circumstance. Number Thirty-Six from 12.500 square feet to three acres. City law requires subdivision roads to be HO feet in width but plans for American Flag call for an access road only 26 feel in width. Johnson said the narrower road design and lack of curb and gutter were due to the purpose for which the road is to be constructed. "I think it is completely illogical to have a 30 foot road." the engineer told the commission. He noted that the road would be used only for en trance and exit and not for parking and transportation within the sub division. Interior roads would comply with the ordinance. After calling for a study by the cily engineer, the commission scheduled a walking tour of the area to further assess the road request. Sunnysiile Subdivision Roads also were the focal point of discussion when the Planning Commission Com-mission reviewed the Sunnyside sub division. Contemplating further deveh p ment adjacent to Sunnyside, the project proponents do not want to pave portions of the road servicing the subdivision. Questions arose con cerning dedication to the city of an unimproved road and of maintenance if it is not dedicated. Steve Deckert told the commission the developers do not wish to pave a portion of the road in expectation that it would have to be torn up at a later date. He said the intention is to keep the road private with snow removal and repair taken care of through covenants. Commission Chairman Burnis Watts Wat-ts said such covenants are not always effective or enforceable. The commiss'.on also requested that a cul de sac be included in the plans to provide a turn around area for service and emergency vehicles. tary basis -$59,000. Project 3: Capital Improvements. To replace dilap:tated sidewalks and a retaining wall on Main Street and in Swede Alley -$47,000. Project 4: Acquisition and Relocation. To acquire two parcels in the central redevelopment district Continued On Page 5) Mostly fair through the weekend with highs near 80 and lows in the 40s. |