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Show ern | as an individual defendant in a lawsuit filed — maybe one more time. That’s all. : Se, rem RO resenting to: Wasatch County, County Courier Q. Did you ever hold any private meetings between you and any of the devel- 525 S. Main Street Heber City, UT 84032 opers associated with DeerCrest, outside of the county offices? or faxthemto (435) 654-2531 ve Q. Any meetings off the roof. thes choose Q. And which MR. WENTZ: — is “he” again? outside of emphasize aa point. on We will be glad to proof and correct any letters that have a written request to. wherever I needed to go, and with anybody else I needed to meet with. do so after the signature. Of course, we . Did you You are also invited to come to our _ office and write your letter at one of our computers. Please call 654-2661 in to schedule a time on one of _ Our machines. 3 Cy 4. We give priority to letters submitted a -on 3 1/2 floppy disks in text only format. Please keep your letters under 500 words. We do reserve the right to edit tong letters for brevity. All letters must include a signature and ~ a phone number. Please bring a photo ID with your submitted letter. The Courier. will confirm the identity of the writer. We will not print without conformation. The Wasatch County ela éourier letter is not. responsible for, nor do letters to the editor express the views of The Wasatch County Courier. The Wasatch County Courier cannot and does not vouch for the accuracy or validity of any Letters to the Editor. A. off the mountain, . Yes. offices et a ‘ A. In Park City. ey Do you have: ‘s oul Hees of how many times you might have met with them at their Park City office! As. More than a couple 0of times. 2. What were the nature of ios ‘dis- | cussions? Why would they. be held at their office as opposed to the county offices? A. cet ato meet with the city manager of Park City. Q. Aas coordination of meeting with the city or the county attorney regarding preparations for that meeting? of A. Yes, they were actually made through his office. pees oe | | o. Was there some kind of report. back to the county commission after that a M meeting? =? | i A. Nota formal report, but several different reports where I discussed about how these resorts and golf courses fit. ' in a4 Another thing | hadn’t seen before was something called a casita, which was the Luber. ; idea you would have a lodge that would be the front desk for services for the hotel, but instead of all the hotel rooms being in one unit, they disperse throughout the grounds. them : | I didn’t understand that; it didn’t even A. Dalton Cannon. ever meet. at ‘their offices, | hese. are thei ‘ make sense to me, and he explained Who acta for the lane tickets and e how that worked at one point. J hadn’t seen that. We only stayed one night. % everything to get there! then? | engi- - — won’t print that request in The Courier. — advance mountain, wf eB cst A. LeRoy Farrell was there. I was there. I think Dan Matthews was there. [’m not sure. but it’s been my practice to meet people the ey name ©. Luber, thank you. And where in Arizona was this? Carefree. Any other county officials present? _ A. I met with them wherever and whenever I felt the need. I don’t have a list, to firm Q. “He” meaning Juber or Cannon? -Q. BY MR. DUVAL: Any other meetings with those individuals the county office buildings? A. I don’t recall ‘any special authorization being needed. I didn’t erty question that much. er asked us to go, and I went there and - he hosted dinner that evening. A | stance! — _ with Dalton Cannon. Another develop-. : but it wasn’t Q. Are there any authorizations needed for out-of-state travel in such a circum- ze No, but I did meet him in ee Arizona at a hotel called The Boulders Chang. I didn’t serve them any refreshments. I do not remember the subject of the meeting. — 3. We will print letters as they are submitted, with spelling and grammatical errors. This is not because we want to . embarrass or ridicule writers with their errors. It is because we do not want to unintentionally change the meaning of your letter. Some letters are written in A. I don’t know directly, hidden, you know. County or Park City? Correct. Who ie oR Any trips to areas ecb THE WITNESS: David Luber and Ken unable to print your letter because of space considerations. But, please, don’t stop writing. We will try our best _ to print your next letter. errors you say private, A. He came to my house one evening. 2. We apologize in ee intentional DUVAL: ©. Was there any discussion of it at a | public meeting, do you know? neering firm? With that qualification you may answer. 1. We reserve the right not to print letters we deem to be inflammatory, factually inaccurate or with unsupported accusations. ~*~ with When what's - A. I don’t know. A. J.J. Johnson. you're focusing on the location? ones to publish based on our own agenda. However, a few rules are probably in order. | character WENTZ: Q. Was fic trip authorized by the coun. ty commission at a public hearing, do you know? | A. He’s the head of the engineering Fe = a not to pick and MR. | That’s in Park was there, and Jack Johnson. | could understand, the conservation sort of subdivisions. It’s fascinating. A. No, my wife and I were there. His wife prepared the meal, and Ken Chang - ‘promise DUVAL: That’s correct. _ had ever really seen, ona scale that it was a better on one -occasion. a time-share we looked at that and we looked at a place called Mystic Waters, which was a subdivision, and it was the first time | Q. Were other county officials present? mean, at a restaurant, at his home? MR. I thought another resort that James Reid developed, and A. 1 accepted a dinner invitation to his you. wife on The resort in Sedona was Q. Jack Johnson. -What’s his position? Physically outside, my resort. Q. So you’d never been to a cabin or condo, other than that. one © at Sundance? — home ei, there with occasion, but we looked at that and _ they—they explained how ey did this roofing material than that. outside of the county MR. been be beautiful. that does their work. | MR. WENTZ: submission of reader. for publication in The Courier. We will do our letters we receive. We to I was alarmed because the slate spalled offices. Letters to the Editor Policy ae down in Sundance. We didn’t go in. We looked at the outside. It had a slate roof. A. What is a private meeting? — expected to a -support his selection of William — Richardson, he took me to see a cabin Wentz are so indicated. The Wasatch We stayed in a Holiday Inn. And then there was a mall next door. I had already A. One time when he wanted to get me Mr. Craig way Q. Oh, to see the office itself. Why was that important, to see their office? _ condo or cabin? current Olympic Coordinator Bob Mathis. Comments by the attorney rep- the Sedona. Q. Did you ever have any meetings at a _cedes questions asked by Canyons Meadows attorney, Mr. Gordon Duval. An: “A” precedes answers given by Former Wasatch County Planner and see A. To see them. To see the office. They were beautifully done. Volume 2 of the deposition, dated February 22, 1999. The letter “Q” -pre- to ing, do you know? Ast unfair, resulting in loss of use and monetary me * water and septic issues. They also contend that a building moratorium placed on the Canyon Meadows development because of — alleged landslide concerns was arbitrary and — ae RL SPO. was unfairly treated in also wanted resorts are developed in Arizona, and so we went to see that, and the D.C. Ranch & Motel that they er in -Q. What was the purpose of that meet- Meadows subdivision located in Provo Canyon. The homeowners contend that. Canyon Meadows He | — against Wasatch County and several county officials by homeowners in the Canyon depositions because they give a rare insight — into the day to day dealings of county officials. We invite the opinion letters Wasatch County best to print all py the same space. 7 excerpt of the deposition of Former County r announcements course that bak take 260 acres, be confined to say 90 acres, and still occu- ©. And so the city manager was present also at those two meetings, then? The following is an | value to the homeowners. The Courier will detail the case in upcoming articles. We have decided to print excerpts from this and other and SOIT Part Il Planner Bob Mathis. Mr. Mathis is named — A. Yes. I think I’ve been in their offices a arge TROP ONOT Note: 1999 ©. As. well as rene ing—accommodations there? . ae while you were. coun- 7 A. | think 1 paid for thosniese with a | ty credit card. Voter Registration Deadline j Publisher’s offers to print announcements din ‘omin September 21 COURIER Mathis Deposition Wasatch County Courier Send ih COUNTY Q. Was there any car rentals or anything like Was Friday, September 24 and icone, September af ate the. last days. A. No. Dalton: pas sche us ‘up. at the airport, drove us back:to the airport: . that citizens. can. register to vote C2. And. what ‘was the purpose for the _ three of you going to Carefree, Arizona? A. He wanted me to see the way they do. these golf courses in Arizona. | didn’t understand what’s called a tee-and-green concept. I’m not a: golfer and don’t know much -about golf courses, and questioned how you could have a golf — for this year’s primary election for the Heber City Council. Citizens can tegister to vote at the County — ~ Clerk’s office (Room County 205) Administration in the Building located at 25 North Main Street in Heber. Registration hours will — be from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. - WASATCH |