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Phone: 435–649–9014 Fax: 435–649–4942 Email: circulation@parkrecord.com Published every Wednesday and Saturday Redo is possible Corners, Tanger Outlets and other small commercial developments. “This is an opportunity to not make the same mistakes we made over the last 30 years,” said Pat Putt, Summit County’s community development director. The committee’s goal was to come up with a plan to overhaul the area while re-establishing a more traditional main street that isn’t dominated by large areas of asphalt. When the committee revealed its preliminary plans to the County Council in early 2018, the list of suggestions included creating safe pedestrian and bicycle connections between residences. Other ideas addressed creating mixed-use development zones, an enhanced civic center and improving regional traffic flow on S.R. 224. “We are never going to solve the traffic problem,” Putt said. “But, we can make that better. We think that we can strengthen the mix of uses, which means we will put them in the right locations and infuse the area with more residential mix.” Putt suggested the area would be ideal for potential workforce housing units because of the proximity to the transit center, grocery stores, and other amenities. He stressed that, while many think more residential units means more cars, that may not be the case. “We are beginning to talk about that in terms of the build of the neighborhood,” he said. “We will see new development and re-development, and we think there are opportunities to design new development with a more transitional relationship between buildings and public Continued from A-1 Volunteers crucial Since then, Bookman has introduced her friends, her sister and her sister’s husband to the festival’s volunteer world. “While my sister wasn’t too into it, her husband has also became a regular volunteer,” Bookman said. Throughout the years, Bookman has worked different assignments at three venues — a crowd liaison at the Holiday Village Cinemas; a shift leader at the Park Avenue Theater in the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, and a shift leader at the Library Center Theatre. “When I was at the Holiday, things got crazy busy because we were working four theaters,” she said. “I manned the door. I loved being a door guard because I had to make sure everyone who comes in is allowed to come in.” One night while she was manning the door, Bookman was approached by a man with a camera. “He told me his last name was Redford and that he didn’t need a pass to get in,” she said. Bookman radioed someone to see if that was correct, and then asked the man if he knew filmmaker Jamie Redford, whose father is Sundance Institute Founder Robert Redford. “The man said, ‘Yes. I’ve known her for years,’” Bookman said. “Then I said, ‘but Jamie’s a guy.’” After Bookman turned to talk into the streets versus the way it is not a huge sea of parking.” Putt anticipates a “constant teardown and rebuild” in Kimball Junction in the near future. He said there is somewhere between 50 to 60 acres that is left to be developed near the Park City Tech Center. Conversations have also taken place with property owners of other large commercial properties exploring the potential for re-development. “What this plan attempts to do is, hopefully, become a set of guideposts for when we begin to look at new projects and future development at the Tech Center or a redo of Tanger Outlets,” he said. “What we are trying to get people to understand is that part of that review is going to be more neighborhood context sensitive.” The meeting on Tuesday will likely be the first of a series of meetings where the plan will be reviewed. Putt emphasized that it is “not the final product.” He said staffers and committee members want to hear from the public to better understand “what we are missing here.” Putt admitted that it took the committee longer than expected to come up with a plan. The committee was originally hoping to produce its suggestions in 2017. “I think they have done a good job, though,” he said. “Was it as fast as we would have hoped? No. But, I don’t think it was unrealistically long. It may have taken 18 months, but we are here now so let’s roll up our sleeves and dive into this. I’m really looking forward to everyone’s reaction and we are prepared, that in some cases, there may be negative reactions to pieces of this. But, this is where we start.” Tuesday’s meeting is listed on the agenda as a work session. The first meeting where public comment will be taken on the plan is scheduled for Feb. 12. To view the plan, go to the http:// summitcounty.org/agendacenter under the Snyderville Basin Planning Commission. headset, the man hurried away. “It was the funniest thing,” she said. Another one of Bookman’s fond memories is her interaction with award-winning actor Peter Dinklage a couple of years ago. “We do our very best not to approach celebrities, but if they talk with us, that’s a different story,” she said. “One night I was wearing a ‘Hamilton’ T-shirt, and he came up and told me he couldn’t get tickets because the shows were sold out. I told him my friend is in charge of the hair and wigs for the show, and I was sure I could get him some house tickets. We had a great conversation.” The little highlights and connections Bookman makes with people like Dinklage are fun, but don’t compare to the friendships she makes with her fellow volunteers. “My favorite thing about volunteering is that I have friends from around the world who are film maniacs like me,” she said. “When they come to Atlanta, they can stay at my home. If I go visit them in Sydney, Australia, or visit them in China, I can stay at their homes.” Being a Sundance Film Festival volunteer is a dream come true for Bookman, whose father, Larry Swindell, wrote biographies about classic Hollywood stars Carole Lombard, Spencer Tracy, John Garfield, Gary Cooper and Charles Boyer. “My mother was an Equity actress, and Oscar night was like Super Bowl night in our family,” she said. “So I see Sundance as summer camp for grown ups in the winter that is exclusively for film nerds like me. We watch, watch, watch, talk, talk, talk and work, work, work film for two weeks.” The Sundance Film Festival will run from Jan. 24 to Feb. 3. For information, visit sundance.org. Correction The caption accompanying a photo appearing in the Jan. 16-18 edition of The Park Record under the headline “A flight with bumps” misidentified the subject as Cristina Morelli. The skier was Mackenzie Davies. Direct Importer of the World’s Finest Rugs A t t h e H i s t o r i c Vi l l a T h e a t r e 3092 So. Highland Dr., Salt Lake City (801)484-6364 888.445.RUGS (7847) Mon.-Sat. 10 am to 6 pm Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, January 19-22, 2019 A developer decides to scale back project Brown’s Canyon idea includes fewer houses, less commercial space ANGELIQUE MCNAUGHTON The Park Record The Eastern Summit County Planning Commission reviewed a new proposal for a housing and commercial project along Brown’s Canyon Road, south of the Promontory Development, during a meeting Thursday night. The current proposal represents a scaled-back version of the original plan for South Point that called for 190,000 square feet of commercial space and 735 residential units on top of the 285 that were already approved for the property located between Roger’s Ranch and Black Rock Ridge. Francis Najafi, managing partner of South Point Utah Development, LLC, the firm that applied to more than quadruple the previously allowable residential density, pulled the application in June. South Point was carved off from Promontory in 2015 and operates under its own development agreement with the county. Both Promontory Development and South Point are under the umbrella of the Pivotal Group, of which Najafi is a managing partner. South Point has approvals for an 18hole golf course and 285 residential units, including 33 employee units. The original application sought to amend South Point’s development agreement to more than quadruple the allowed development for a total of 1,020 homes, including employee units, and 190,000 square feet of commercial density. In 2013, South Point assumed the responsibility of building 33 affordable units required as part of Promontory’s development agreement. From the onset, residents who live near the proposed development vehemently opposed the plan, which they felt was out of character with the area. A previous proposal included a water park, 350-room hotel and a helipad. Those were removed after significant pushback from the public. The new proposal is for 285 market-rate homes and 10,000 square feet of commercial space. It requests to amend the South Point Specially Planned Area Development Agreement for a density transfer, as well as modify lot sizes, roadways and design guidelines. Planning Commissioners did not take any action at the meeting Thursday night. “Before, they were proposing 1,000 units, a hotel and commercial and that got nowhere,” said Tom Clyde, Planning Commission chair. “But, this iter- Continued from A-1 Attorney resigns ordered not to violate laws. Her husband, internationally known skier Andrew McLean, also was implicated criminally. A bow hunter from Riverton said two tree stands, which provide hunters an elevated platform to target animals, were taken in September as well as a camera fixed on the immediate area. The bow hunter, Skip Roberts, also said locks and ladders were taken. A charging document against Samuels McLean indicated the value of the stolen merchandise was between $500 and $1,499. ation of it is exactly what they are entitled to under the existing approvals. We are just rearranging the furniture.” The 285 homes would be market-rate units and the allowance for commercial space is 10,000 square feet. But, Clyde said he would support adding more. “I think we need more,” he said. “Between what is coming online in Wasatch County and what we have, I think they need a grocery store or child care of some sort. More of the basics. I mean, there is not even a 7-11 over there.” Clyde said the planning panel was more receptive of the new proposal, but wanted more time to explore some of the details surrounding connectivity throughout Promontory and South Point, as well as the ability to provide the needed infrastructure. The Planning Commission will likely revisit the new South Point proposal in late February. “All of that stuff, we will have to sort through that,” Clyde said. “They wanted us to approve it the first time in one meeting.” Some of the urgency to get the proposal moving forward likely stems from the Planning Commission’s negative recommendation for the third phase of construction of the Nicklaus Clubhouse at Promontory. Promontory was seeking approval for construction of a conference center, which would include a banquet hall, spa, laundry facility and other support facilities. County staffers had recommended approving the final plan. But, commissioners requested Promontory submit a housing plan outlining a timeline of when the employee units would be built in South Point before approving the clubhouse expansion. They accused Promontory of avoiding its obligation to provide the required 37 employee units, two of which have already been built. Clyde said a “plan to get to a plan” regarding employee housing was presented on Thursday. He said it included a schedule to get five units “somewhere within a year,” possibly in the Silver Creek Village along U.S. 40, with the other units likely being built within five to seven years. He said those units would be contingent on the development of the new version of South Point. “They are very upset that they haven’t got the permits on the clubhouse and feel like they are being wrongly withheld,” he said. Representatives of South Point have maintained that Promontory has not violated its requirement to provide employee housing, often highlighting the two units that have already been built. The Summit County Council is scheduled to consider an appeal regarding the clubhouse expansion on Wednesday. Prosecutors said Roberts saw the McLeans and their dog on images captured by a camera fixed on a nearby trail and then drove around the neighborhood. He saw the pet and followed it to the residence, the prosecutors said. The Unified Police Department recovered the missing items during the execution of a search warrant at two residences owned by the couple, the prosecutors said. Samuels McLean worked for City Hall for approximately 13 years after working for the Office of the Attorney General of Utah. City Hall placed her on paid administrative leave after the arrest and her status was later changed to unpaid leave. Samuels McLean as part of her Marsac Building duties worked closely on planning and zoning issues, frequently attending Park City Planning Commission meetings to represent the interests of the municipal government. She traveled to Park City’s sister city, Courchevel, France, in 2018 to participate in an employee-exchange program. |