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Show 1 The Park Record A-2 City mum on dog park sites Eleven possible locations reportedly outlined in guarded report inappropriate for a dog park. But Twombly says the report Of the Record staff recommends City Hall pursue City Hall kept secret this the North 40 site. He says there week a critical report about the is adequate parking, it will be government's efforts to build a inexpensive to build, it is an dog park, allowing only staffers appropriate size and it is situatand members of the city's ed near lots of dog-owning Recreation Advisory Board Parkites. "A lot of people can get there access to the document, which reportedly details information without having to drive," about prospective sites for the Twombly says. The report likely will not be park. Matt Twombly. the city's released until April 16, three parks planner and a co-author of days before the City Council is the report, says it is a draft. scheduled to resume its discusThose typically are not made sions. The Park Record on public. It is unusual for City Hall Wednesday, citing open-records staffers to distribute a report to laws, requested the report but a board or commission during a officials by midday Friday had public meeting but not provide not responded. Some of the parcels outlined copies to people in the audience. 1 In an interview, Twombly says in the report, Twombly says, the report lists pros and cons of include spots at the Quinn's building a dog park on 11 City Junction recreation complex, the Hall-owned pieces of land. He southern end of City Park, the wrote the report with assistance field on the north side of the from Ken Fisher, who manages Park City Library and Education Center and the land off Holiday the city's recreation programs. Twombly says some of the Ranch Loop Road where a parcels include the so-called sewer plant once stood. A few of the parcels were dis'North 40* fields, located near Treasure Mountain cussed at a March 29 City International School off Kearns Council meeting but the report Boulevard. People who live in likely provides more details than the neighborhood around the the earlier meeting. The City North 40 fields in late March dis- Councilors at the March 29 puted the site during a boister- meeting did not favor one parcel ous Park City Council meeting, over another. arguing that the location was At a Recreation Advisory By JAY HAMBURGER Board meeting on Tuesday, members appeared interested in attending the upcoming City Council meeting. They indicated they would rally supporters to attend the April 19 meeting in an effort to counter the opposition from neighbors, who generally said they are dog lovers but the North 40 location is inappropriate. "We'll tell these guys to show up and say something." Carol Potter, the executive director of Mountain Trails Foundation, an advocacy group, said at the Tuesday meeting. City Councilwoman Candy Erickson, who attended the meeting, told board members she expected more people supporting the dog park to attend the earlier meeting. She said City Councilors were "taken off guard" by the testimony. "I was really surprised that didn't happen," she said, adding, "They were there but they didn't say anything." But a board member, Rob Lea, indicated some Parkites have told him they are not enthused with the idea. He said the critics worry that people would not use a park and Park City does not need one. "I didn't find a whole lot of people interested," Lea said. There was a brief discussion about making Round Valley a leash-free area but the board members acknowledged that idea would encounter opposition because lots of Parkites enjoy the sprawling open space. Development fight in Coalville • Continued from A-1 require a pre-application conference with the Coalville City community development director prior to any activity occurring on the property," a draft of the new ordinance states. This week critics panned the plan that encompasses property along much of Main Street. "Is it mandatory or is it strongly suggested, which is it?" asked Coalville businessman Leon Simister. He called attempts by officials to efj^iaSbVtffafe-fcistoric district' venues of note are gone," Simister said about coal mines, a co-op building and a Mormon tabernacle that once existed in Coalville. "There should have been some planning that took care of things like that. We're coming up with all this wonderful hindsight that isn't going to solve anything." Citizens, however, are often leery of change, Sargent noted. "We've got something unique here and we better do everything we can to keep it unique," he said, adding, "the only premise of this whole ordinance is just to make people aware of the historic value of the existing architecture." Coalville resident Jason Moore was praised for building his new tire store on Main Street in line with the guidelines. "Some of the stuff that I didn't want to do. I'm actually glad that I did it," Moore said. A recessed entrance and retro signs and light fixtures on the building preserve the town's character, Sargent explained. "With the other buildings going up, I had to follow specific guidelines and I don't really want somebody else putting a building up next to me that doesn't have to follow the same guidelines," Moore said. According to Sargent, "this Don't like our Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, April 7-10,2007 Going for the dig Park City High School sophomore Shannon Cunningham hits the sand trying to return the ball as teammates Hallie Magee, left, and Heather Reynolds play backup during a girls vs. boys volleyball game at City Park Thursday. The high schoolers were out enjoying the nice weather during their spring break; the girls ended up beating the boys. SARAH AUSE/PARK RECORD Bonanza work requires big trench • Continued from A-1 Cashel describes a route from the Woodside Avenue-12lh Street intersection that follows the western edge of Deer Valley Drive toward Bonanza Drive, tunneling under that intersection. The crews will then have to move into the middle of Bonanza Drive to avoid underground utilities that are buried under both sides of the road, Cashel says in a report to the elected officials. The route crosses Kearns Boulevard where the Boot Hill tank and pump station sit. He estimates the work will take four months. City Hall usually schedules roadwork and other publicworks projects in the spring, in an effort to avoid Park City's bustling ski season and the emerging summer tourism season. But Bonanza Drive is busy throughout the year and backups, especially in the afternoon, are commonplace near the Kearns Boulevard intersection. Cashel says it is unclear if Bonanza Drive closures will be required but, if parts of the road arc shut down, the closures would be short. He says those instances would be "get in, get out." He expects disruptions to left-hand turns onto Bonanza Drive. "Any particular point along that road will not see four months of closure," he says, describing plans to do the work stretch by stretch with a "rolling closure." The work will likely complicate the commutes of scores of people who work in Old Town, Deer Valley and Prospector. People who live in Prospector especially use Bonanza Drive and people who live in Park Meadows, the East Side of Summit County and Wasatch County also frequently drive on the road. In describing the project to the elected officials, Cashel indicated Bonanza Drive is stressed with traffic in the morning and evening rush hours, from 7:30 a.m. until 9 a.m. and from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. He said, though, in another five to 10 years, the time it takes to make turns along Bonanza Drive will • lengthen. The Bonanza Drive discussions will unfold as. talks about the emerging North of Main district con-, tinue. The road is the key corridor in the district^ sometimes referred to as NoMa, and developer Rodman Jordan has ambitious plans to reshape the area into a hip destination, with loft-style residences, restaurants and boutiques. The redevelopment of NoMa, led by Jordan, par-' tially hinges on upgrades to Bonanza Drive. Before, the waterworks project is scheduled, there areexpectcd to be discussions about whether Bonanza Drive should be redone at the same time. "I know there is an awful lot of talk about mak-! ing Bonanza Drive function better," Jordan says. Jordan, who owns or controls large swaths of land along the Bonanza Drive corridor, says his team has considered the effectiveness of three roundabouts along Bonanza Drive, at the intersections with Iron Horse Drive, Prospector Avenue1 and Munchkin Road. ' Cashel acknowledges the pending planning will1 consider upgrades for drivers and pedestrians to the' Iron Horse Drive and Prospector Avenue intersections. City Hall is finishing a long-running study of pedestrian and bicycle safety and Bonanza Drive was targeted by many Parkites in a series of open, houses during the study. [ At No Place Like Home, a kitchen and houseware store on'Bonanza Drive, owner Terry Frank predicts the store could lose 20 percent of its business during the work. Longtime customers would continue to shop, he says, but he does not expect new business. He urges that the waterworks' upgrade and street improvements be done at the' same time. "I'd like to see the hit come all at once instead of' spreading it out over several seasons," Frank says. Charges pending in boy's death • Continued from A-1 you pretty high," he said. "We're looking at trying lofindways to educate, to get involved, parent aware- ness, things like that." A popular athlete at the high school. North Summit junior Justen Hale was killed last fall in a traffic crash, meaning this year the junior class in Coalville has lost two students. "Its been a tough learning expe-| rience for us all... Two out of a class of 75 in one year is just too many," Carlsen said. Governor considers pandemic plan SCOTT SltiBPARK RECORD SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Stale health officials are recommending that large public gatherings of any kind, including Ulah Jazz games, concerts and business conventions, be outlawed during an influenza pandemic. could be a Minut-Lube with cin-, Despite being home today to It is one of several broad recommendations derblock and neon plastic signs just a smattering of merchants, presented to Gov. Jon Huntsman on Tuesday by all over it." Coalville in the 1970s had hard- the his Task Force for Pandemic Influenza Meanwhile, at the corner of ware, lumber and clothing Preparedness. Main and Center streets, a soda stores. If a flu pandemic as severe as the one in 1918 fountain that opened in the "This was a big town," were to hit the state today, it's possible more than Boyden Building nearly a centu- Sargent said. "Then Kimball a million Utahns would become ill and 4,000 peory ago is being restored inside a Junction took off," ple would die in a year, according to a state report. delicatessen. The task force's recommendations seek to limit "That's going to be a real neat The City Council is scheduled the severity of any outbreak. deal," Sargent said. "The to conduct a public hearing to "We need to have authority at the lime to limit landowner and architect are very debate the proposal April 9 at congregations," said David Sundwall, director of sensitive to the historic value of 7:30p.m. at,Coalville City Hall at the Utah Department of Health. the structure." 10 N. Main Street. The task force is urging the Legislature to expand powers available to state and local officials during a public health emergency and to editorials? Send us one of yours: editor@parkrecord.com clarify who is responsible for enforcement. It's still unclear exactly when state officials would Coalville Community Development Director Don Sargent explains a historic district officials hope to create on Main Street to preserve the character of the rural town. wan I to use such authority to close schools,, churches, shopping malls and other places where people gather. "We would have to do it fairly early," said Robert Rolfs, state epidemiologist. Those measures could be applied statewide even if an outbreak seemed confined to one area, of Utah because it would only be a matter of time before the infection spread, Sundwall said. "Any outbreak in St. George would quickly' manifest in Logan," he said. ', The task force is also recommending that the i state stockpile antiviral medications. Earlier this year, the Legislature allocated $750,000 to do' that. Huntsman said Tuesday he would ask the Legislature to spend more on medicine next year.' 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