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Show VISITOR GUIDE Let the good times roll v, Park CityWeather Possible showers this weekend with lower daytime temperatures. See B-2 for full forecast. 15£1 3S"30 S SUITE SflLT LAKE CITY UT Ice rink draws more praise T he Park City Film Scries will present "Spring. Summer, Fall. Winter... and Spring" tonight at 8 p.m. and Sept. 19 at 6 p.m. at (he Jim Santy Auditorium, 1255 Park Avc. Tickets are $6, $5 for seniors and $45 for a 10punch pass. For more info, call 615-8291. Eccles Center to host preseason fundraiser and unveil 2004-05 lineup. Page C-1 Paik 500 Serving Summit County since 1880 VOL. 124 • NO.64 Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, September 18-21,2004 Negotiating hurdles fand $500K for culture Hockey players won't have to travel to Salt Lake to play Grant applications from eligible nonprofits due by Oct. 15 By JAY HAMBURGER Of the Record staff Andrew Archer would prefer to slay in his home county when he wants to play hockey. The sophomore at Park City High School now must drive to a rink in the Salt Lake Valley three times each week during the hockey season for practice and games. Archer, a Silver Springs resident, Tuesday night was one of the fans of a recreation complex City Hall intends to build at Quinns Junction. The government on Tuesday held an open house at the National Ability Center, which is at Quinn's Junction, nearby the site of the proposed recreation complex, to gather opinions about the plans. "It will be a lot better. It won't take an hour of our time out for driving." Archer, a varsity defender at the high school, said. "We'll have a lot more ice time. We'll be able to practice a lot more than we do." About 20 people had gathered at the center by 6 p.m. on Tuesday, a day after another open house drew up to 80 people, the government reported. The crowd looked at blueprints of the proposed recreation complex and asked questions to City Hall staffers and the design team. The government plans to spend $6.5 million on fields and another $4 million on an ice rink. Voters in Park City and the Snyderville Basin approved a bond measure to pay for the ice rink and it will be jointly funded. The fields, though, will be funded by the city. Construction is set to commence on April 20, 2005, said Colin Hilton, who directs the city's capital projects. The ice rink's completion date is expected in the 2005-2006 winter and the fields arc to be ready in the spring or early summer of 2006. Hilton said. "There's no more talk. It's time to gel this built," Hilton said. The project will encompass 70 acres, of which roughly 50 acres will be developed, he said. "This, to me, is continuing the momentum of seeing this facility built in an exciting way," Hilton said. Park City plans to construct five fields usable for sports like soccer, lacrosse and rugby and four full-sized soflball diamonds will be incorporated into the complex. Studies have found that the Park City area has a shortage of fields. Park City officials argue that the complex will be good for the economy because the city could attract more tournaments, such as national rugby contests. The city is now choosing between two site plans for the complex. They depend on where the iee rink is located. The ice rink could be placed at the northern end of the land, which would place it next to a hillside, or at the southern part of the site, where it would be located more centrally to the fields. The land is currently owned by City Hall but it is not located within the city's borders. The city is now pursuing an annexation of the land and it seems that the annexation will proceed without difficulty. Once inside the city, the Planning Commission must OK the recreation complex. Strike Fongeallaz. an Old Town resident, likes the plans for the ice rink. "A full-service resort should have an ice rink available for its visitors," said Fongeallaz. who judges for U.S. Figure Skating and is a volunteer organizer for the International Skating Please see Rink, A-2 3 SECTIONS • 48 PAGES Agendas Automotive Business Classifieds Columns Crossword Editorial Education Events Calendar Letters to the Editor Legals Movies Professional Services Restaurant Guide Sports TV Listings Weather A-6 C-16 A-11 C-10 A-14 C-4 A-15 B-7 C-2 A-15 C-17 C-4 B-12 C-7 B-1 C-8 B-2 """ Park Record. Sewing Summit County since 1880 www.parkrecord.com ^4937 00001 7 RAP Tax to By PATRICK PARKINSON SCOTT SINE/PARK RECORD Jacqueline Kidwell clears a tough jump at the equestrian center in Heber City during practice Thursday afternoon. Kidwell is in training for the upcoming nationals competition. Of the Record staff v Which of Summit County's nonprofit have been naughty, and which, have been nice? Some could have merry Christmases in 2004 depending on which entities receive $500,000 in culture grants from ihe Summit County Commission. Its the mosi money the Recreation. Arts and Parks (RAP) Tax has generated since the grants were firsi doled out in 2002. With permission from voters. Summit County in 2001 began collecting an extra penny in sales lax on every $10 spent in the county. Cultural organizations receive 55 percent of the revenue with the remaining dollars funding recreation. About eight people, including applicants and members of the RAP Tax Cultural Advisory Committee met Tuesday to discuss the process of submitting grant applications before Oct. 15 at 5 p.m. Mailed applications must be postmarked that day before 5 p.m. "In year three, the county's going to be able to award a half a million dollars." said ParkiteTom Fey. chair of the committee responsible for making a recommendation to the County Commission about which entities should receive cultural funding. The county started collecting the tax in 2001. Cultural grants in 2002 totaled $392,181 and in 2003. $442,000 was divided among 19 requests. 'Hie revenue will be collected for 10 years and the Recreation Advisory Committee leveraged its expected earnings over that period, with bo'nds. to fund more expensive capital projects for local governments. Recreation committee members intend to soon meet with potential applicants. 'Ihe amount of recreation dollars available in 2004 wasn't determined 'Ilnirsday. said Blake Frazier. Summit County auditor. Fey expects ninny of the same organizations u> apply as in past years. The Park City Performing Arts Foundation, Kimball Art Center. Park City Jazz Foundation. Sundance Institute, the Egyptian Theatre and Mountain Town Stages have received large RAP Tax grants from the county. Only 501 (c)3s at least three years old can apply for the grants. Fey said. Start-ups, religious organizations, schools and individuals i\o not qualify for funding. According to Summit County s website, the applicant's Please see County, A-2 Parents blame BFI for son's death in July crash County officials say investigation concludes it was driver error By PATRICK PARKINSON Of the Record staff 'Ilic Summit County Attorney s Office is investigating whether criminal charges should be filed in the death of Heber resident Josh Earl Huggard, 25, killed July 1 while driving a loaded BFI sanitation truck down White Pine Canyon Road in the Snyderville Basin. Valerie Huggard, M. of Heber, the man's stepmother. is concerned about a copy of a report she received Wednesday from the Summit County Sheriffs Office, which documents an investigation into her stepson's death. "There's a lot of discrepancies in the sheriff's report.1" Valerie Huggard told The Park Record. She and Josh's father, 44-year-oJd Earl Huggard say they arc speaking with attorneys who might be interested in suing BFI Waste Systems, a private sanitation company, for causing her son's death. A Sheriffs Office deputy sent the case to the county attorney for screening Wednesday, said Summit County Attorney Bob Adkins, Early Friday he was still reviewing the report. "It is possible to charge corporations," Adkins said. Josh Huggard was collecting construction debris the day he died and his parents claim there was no strap in the truck to secure the bin. Josh apparently lost his brakes coming down the hill and swerved off the road to avoid running into oncoming traffic on S.R. 224. As the truck went into a ditch and struck a bridge near St. Marys Catholic Church, it appears the unsecured bin slipped forward and crushed Huggard in the cab. Sheriffs Office Capt. Joe Offrct said at the site of the crash. "He saved a bunch of lives," Of fret said, crediting Huggard for avoiding the busy highway. 'Hie man died at the scene. Earl Huggard, a BFI employee at the time, said he and two others quit their jobs in response to his son's death. "(Bins] should be chained." Earl said, about the importance of securing the container to the truck. "At BFI. nobody ever got written up ... it was never implemented." Please see BFI, A-2 Not lost on Lost Prospector GRAYSON WEST/PARK RECORD Oakley School staff member Steve Young leads the school's cross-country team on a practice run on the Lost Prospector Loop Thursday afternoon in Park City. Unload hazardous waste for free Recycle Utah plans to accept toxic materials from residents, businesses By PATRICK PARKINSON Of the Record staff Insa Ricpen, executive director of Rccyelc Utah in Park City, is especially excited about an upcoming day for citizens to recycle hazardous material. Summit County residents have paid in the past to dispose of household waste like rat poison, pesticides and herbicides, and antifreeze. But on Oct. 2 the recycling center at 1951 Woodbine Way will accept hazardous material for free between 9 a.m. and noon. "It is the very first time that it's going to be free for households," Ricpen said. Toxic personal items like some lotions and medications, cleaners containing ammonia and bleach, and flammable substances, must be kepi out of the landfill, she adds. Paint and paint thinner are the most common items disposed of at Park City Hazmat events. "We do not want that anywhere close to our water source. We don't want it in our homes because these things kill dogs," Ricpen said. "Especially the stains and varnishes, the wood preservatives. All that kind of thing is really, realPlease see Dump, A-2 |