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Show City, county officials bury the hatchet, but not the garbage by CHRISTOPHER SMART staff writer The Park City Council and the Summit County Commission believe they have worked out an arrangement that is as good as the proposed interlocal agreement recently rejected by the commission. Under the defeated interlocal agreement, the county would have to notify city officials when a major development was proposed in the Snyderville area or on lands to the east of Park City along Utah Highway 248. The County Commission Commis-sion unanimously voted down the agreement citing lack of public support in the Snyderville area. But according to Park City officials, an oral agreement hammered out in a May 2 joint session will be as effective as the written one that didn't make it onto the books. The two bodies met in a work session at the Marsac Municipal Building to discuss Snyderville Basin development, the city dump and growth projection studies. Following the meeting,-the mood was upbeat on both sides as city and county officials began to patch up what has been a strained relationship. relation-ship. County officials put their best foot forward at the meeting by offering a standing invitation to Park City planners to attend "pre-application conferences" where developers bring projects for the first round of staff recommendations. City officials believe those meetings will give them necessary information on Snyderville Basin development at an early stage'in planning. City Councilman Bill Coleman described the defeated interlocal agreement as a "communication tool." He added the new agreement will accomplish the same goal. "They have agreed to do it although it isn't in writing." Summit County Director of General Gen-eral Services Stan Strebel called the new agreement a good compromise. He said pre-application conferences, much like Park City's staff reviews, are professional and technical in nature, rather than politically oriented. orient-ed. Strebel believes pre-application meetings are a proper place for city officials to become involved with development in the county that could impact Park City. "I think it will fit right into things," he said. The city council and county commission also discussed possible reimbursement, to Park City for operating its dump until a new county landfill can be created. A proposal to locate the county dump in Brown's Canyon has been delayed by property owners there who have filed suit against Summit County and are appealing a decision by the State Bureau of Solid and Hazardous Waste allowing the landfill. Meanwhile the city's dump is filling up and by August a new "cell," or trench, will have to be created there. The cost of digging the cell is estimated at $20,000. The county commission told Park City officials it would pay about two-thirds two-thirds of the operating costs since Jan. 1, but would not fund the new trench. Park City Manager Arlene Loble believes the county should pick up the full tab, including the new cell proposed on the Richardson Flat ground where the current dump exists. She maintains the county is taking one mill from property owners for refuse disposal and therefore should cover all costs. The county currently picks up all residential garbage in Park City and hauls it some 35 miles to Henefer The city dump is open only to contractors. Officials here fear that when the city dump closes not all contractors will be willing to drive to Henefer, which may result in roadside dumping. The county commission has not made a final determination on city dump funding. Finally, the county commission listened to a proposal by city officials that would fund a study of growth projections in the Park City and Snyderville area. City officials asked the commission if it would consider funding parts of the study outside city limits. The analysis would cost an estimated $20,000 and would help officials plan for future growth here. County Commissioners Stan Leavitt and Cliff Blonquist said they favored the proposal. |
