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Show Page A2 0 Thursday, October 12, 1995 The Park Record D Section A County governance changes ready to go to the public Eye on Park City continued from A1 To create the position of an administrative assistant, to be appointed by the commission. The assistant would answer to, and handle the enforcement and management duties of, the Summit County Commission. Grcenhalgh said the committee should "mandate the title of 'administrative assistant' assis-tant' so as not to scare voters," who might worry that an appointed county manager would gain too much administrative power without being accountable to voters. ; To attempt to pass legislation that would , enable county commissions to gain control, ; at least financially, of special service districts. ; Former state legislator Glenn Brown, who ; sat in on the meeting as an unofficial consul-; consul-; tant, recommended the move on special ser- vice districts. Brown, a Summit County Planning Commission member, said he has examined ! such districts created to address special needs in specific areas of a county across ' the state and witnessed numerous abuses of ' power and funding. "We had every kind of testimony you J could think of about the abuses of service dis-; dis-; tricts. It was just not a public process they ; were running them like social clubs," said ' Brown. ; It is likely that the committee would ask ; Brown, whose brother Mel Brown is a cur-; cur-; rent member of the Utah Legislature, to aid in 'We had every kind of testimony you could think of about the abuses of service districts. " Glenn Brown, committee member getting the bill through that body. Jim Milliner, Peoa, motioned that Gordon Strachan, Park City, draw up the recommendations recommen-dations for final approval at the Oct. 24 meeting, meet-ing, and the motion was seconded. The committee's com-mittee's recommendations will probably go straight to voters on a special election ballot, bypassing the county commission. Grand, Cache and San Juan are Utah counties which have made recent changes in their governance, according v to the Utah Association of Counties. Grand and Cache counties changed their farm of government from three-member commissions to seven-member seven-member councils, and San Juan altered the way its commissioners are elected, dividing the area into districts. sMurder suspect's hearing delayed ; continued from A1 had simply not had enough time to prepare. pre-pare. "It is nobody's fault, it is just one of those things that happens," said Mooney. Summit County Attorney Terry Christiansen said he and fellow county attorney Bob Adkins were prepared Wednesday but had no problem with the delay. "We were ready today and we were ready then so it doesn't matter to us," said Christiansen. He also noted that since Blanchard is accused in a capital case, he and Adkins did not want to do anything that may raise objections from the defense later on. The preliminary hearing will decide whether there are grounds for a is a case against Blanchard and a plea will be entered at that time. Blanchard is accused of strangling his ex-wife to death after climbing through a window at her Park Meadows home around 12:30 a.m. on Sept. 19. Blanchard then turned himself into the Park City Police and in a written statement state-ment said, "For months I have planned to kill her. I did it tonight. No regrets." Christiansen said his office will still be pursuing a death penalty conviction against Blanchard who is being held without bail at the Summit County Jail. Water use frozen in Pine Meadows continued from A1 deputy county attorney. But if Pine Meadows is to maintain R-l zoning, the requirements should be clarified clari-fied to restrict its use to recreational, he added. Commissioners felt the issue was over their heads. "We don't want to get hit cold-turkey with this thing until we know more about what we're talking about," Commissioner Sheldon Richins said. Following heated discussion, commissioners commis-sioners voted unanimously to turn the issue over to the planning commission for further consideration and a recommendation. More than 58 percent of all old newspapers in the United States were recovered and recycled in 1994 representing more than 7.6 million tons of old newspapers out of a total supply of 13 million tons. Source: American Forest and Paper Association Real Newspapers National Newnpnpr Wk October 8-14, 1995 RMS " f ,!t U v,V '-'''V U: Jl , --i ' i , ' I. in ...... . , - .,...,, .il,.., j, , -, - i - - - This old house? Photo by Brian Fryer A demolition permit has been granted for this home in the American Flag area of Deer Valley. "I think this1 is the first time we have issued a demolition permit for a building this new' said Park City Building Inspector Ron Ivie. "I think it's only about 12 years old, and that's pretty new around here." Ivie said the owners of the home, Harold and Diane Brierley of Dallas, Texas, wanted to make renovations renova-tions to the home but the design changes could not be accommodated in the existing structure. Tom Calder, of Coldwell Banker Real Estate, who deals with property in the Deer Valley area, said the market value of the current home is probably just under $1 million. Willow Creek: Planners pass the buck to next guys continued from A1 should proceed under the basis that they do have a vested right." In lieu of court proceedings, Dotson recommended a consent agreement between the county and Willow Creek, in which the county would receive a 20-acre park site, appropriate and desirable density, and design character transitions into existing neighborhoods neighbor-hoods to keep it consistent with a tiering objective. "The basis of the consent agreement is to try to create a win-win situation," Dotson said. But does it? In the consent agreement, the staff recommended an increase of the county-approved 54 lots to 67, clearly disregarding the tiering objective, which is to prevent the over-extension and inefficient use of infrastructure, services and facilities. " ' '! "We need to provide the best possible future for this county," said Commissioner Fred Hillyard. "To make a consent agreement with that kind of shift in density is, I think, something we should not consider." But disregard for the tier zoning laws is nothing new. The developers devel-opers of Ranch Place and Mountain Meadows both were allowed to build on Tier II property, Dotson pointed out, because they had vested rights before the new zoning was passed. "The purpose of the rule of law is to prevent the unfair treatment of applicants who act in good faith and whose filing of an application applica-tion triggers a reconsideration of the zoning requirements applicable applica-ble to the property," said Tom Ellison, attorney for Willow Creek Enterprises. His argument was persuasive, but it didn't sway dozens of residents resi-dents who attended the public hearing in protest of Willow Creek. "How can we as laypeople comment on whether or not Willow Creek Enterprises has a vested right to claim, especially in the face of Mr. Ellison's eloquence?" said Debi Scoggan, resident of Old Ranch Road. "We aren't in a position to refute that." Nevertheless, residents found a way to do so. Several residents expressed concern as to whether building against Tier II zoning would set a precedent. "If the county doesn't go to court on the issue, there will be a bunch of developers lining up to get vested rights," said resident Matt Lindon. "If the county does go to bat on this, then maybe people peo-ple will think twice about trying to get vested rights. I think we should stick to our tier development, and stick to the decisions we have made." ' . )! But a legal judgment hi favor of the county wouldn't stand as much more than an example to other developers, if that. Even if the county were to win its case, Willow Creek Enterprises would still be allowed to build, over an allotted time period, a total of 25 lots, according to Dotson. If the county lost, 54 lots could be built. "There is a lot more that 'we need to talk about," Toole said. "We're not ready to pass a positive recommendation to the county commission. Not tonight." The planning commission voted to pass the issue down to the new Snyderville Basin Planning Commission as soon as it is in effect. Eric Schifferli excused himself from the voting due to a conflict con-flict of interest, and Gary Weiss and Koy Page were absent. Immunize to fight flu season It's that time of year again when we all move indoors and to our dismay, the flu (influenza) season hits. Since the viruses that cause influenza change often, individuals indi-viduals who need the flu vaccine should get it every year. The flu can make people of any age ill. However, certain people who can be affected more seriously and should have an immunization are: all people age 65 and older; residents of long-term care and with chronic medical conditions; individuals individ-uals with heart disease, anemia, lung dis- ease, kidney disease, asthma or metabolic disease such as diabetes; those on cancer treatment, treatment with drugs, individu als born with a disease or HIV infection. A flu clinic will be conducted Oct. 5, 6 and 7 from noon to 7 p.m., and Oct. 8 from noon to 5 p.m. at the K-mart Pharmacy. Children can be immunized at the pharmacy Oct. 6 from noon to 7 p.m. Flu vaccine will be available at the Summit County Public Health Department on the following days: Park City, Oct. 25, 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. Kamas, Oct. 19, 8:30 a.m. to noon and 2 to 6 p.m. Coalville, Oct. 19, from 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 6:30 p.m., and again on Oct. 20, 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. Bus service update Park City's municipal bus service ended for the summer season on Saturday, Sept. 30. Bus service will commence Friday, Nov. 17, with the opening of the Park City Ski Area. All interested riders may obtain winter schedule information by calling 645-5129. I m WH GOOD 'mum smi STATE FARM INSURANCE Call nijffe me: dp$t-- Mum t - urn mi ri. m I- 'I TOM LIGARE, CLU 1662 BONANZA DR. 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