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Show Wed/Thurs/Fri, January 5-7, 2005 The Park Record A-2 Plaza on minds of councilors Parkites can buy tickets Officials expect to spend time discussing Old Town project during workshop sultant to learn more about designs for such public spaces. "I think we have to look at a number of different plans that have been successful and not successful," Kernan said. City Councilwoman Candy Erickson, meanwhile, said the planning expected in 2005 is important to ensure that the town plaza does not siphon business from other venues in Park City, like the Eccles Center and Deer Valley Resort. "I want to make sure we don't compete with private enterprise," Erickson said. By JAY HAMBURGER Marsac Building renovation is slated for 2006 as well. But during this week's meetings, the elected officials are scheduled to cover a range of items beyond the capital improvements, which have been among the most time-consuming issues for City Hall for months. The bus system, waterworks issues and parking at the McPolin Farm might be discussed, Erickson said. Erickson, for instance, is interested in the future of the Racquet Club, the governmentowned fitness center in Park Meadows. She said the Racquet Club should possibly offer more programs for youths, saying that not everyone in Park City is a skier so a diverse selection of activities at the Of the Record staff The so-called town plaza City Hall intends to build will likely continue to be a priority for the government in 2005 as the city begins to consider the details of the public space that officials see as a new spot for concerts and other events in Old Town. Mayor Dana Williams and the Park City Council are scheduled to meet for the city's annual workshop Thursday and Friday at Hotel Park City on Park Avenue and several City Councilors indicated early in the week that (• time will be spent dis/ don't expect the overall agenda to Racquet ciub is smart. cussing the plaza. was growing Z | t I * m m »m I I I ~- ~- / a _. £ _ I _ / _ J-m '^ \ A Thepla^a is a key part Change 3 lot. It Will look much like '04 up, there was a pottery $ million illi ' j j ^^|U;ib'ing(la^^ of an overall $11 except now we're getting into the h package of downtown . , „ said about the offerings in her hometown fitness includes a new parking center, adding about the garage and a renovation - Joe Kernan Racquet Club, "Right of the Marsac Building. Park City Councilman now, basically, it's 'We The plaza, though, seems have a pool, come by if of greatest interest as the • • • • • • you want it.'" elected officials prepare to hudThe government did not post She also wants the Racquet dle with top staffers. a detailed agenda for the meet- Club's long-term maintenance ings. It is scheduled at the beginCity Councilman Joe Kernan addressed. said on Monday that he sees ning of a key year for the elected "The Racquet Club worries ensuring the plaza's success is officials. me. Things come up and they're one of his top goals. Three - Williams, Kay Calverl He indicated the plaza's and Jim Hier - have terms expir- never in the budget," she said, future, once built, is shakier than ing in early 2006 and they are adding, "I don't like surprises that of the parking garage, which part of a slate of elected officials and it's an old building." Still, it's the major downtown many Parkites have desired for that has been aggressive in the projects that appear key to the preparations for the capital projyears. government. Kernan said issues ects and supported the improve"It's definitely a harder task like those will extend from last than creating a successful park- ments through the budget year into 2005. process. ing garage," Kernan said. "I don't expect the overall He wants the government to The government plans to conduct lots of research before break ground on the parking agenda to change a lot," Kernan deciding on the final details of garage in the spring and the said. "It will look much like ' 04 the plaza. Kernan said he would plaza construction is scheduled except now we're getting into the support City Hall hiring a con- to follow the next year. The implementation phase." improvements that also implementation phase. City Councilor late on her taxes Calvert did not pay her property taxes on time but said she sent the check this week By JAY HAMBURGER Of the Record staff Park City Councilwoman Kay Calvert did not pay her property taxes by the deadline, putting her with a lengthy list of Summit County residents who were tardy. Calvert said that she planned to mail her property tax check on Monday, more than one month after the payment was due to Summit County. She said she has been busy in recent weeks and did not have time to mail the check. The deadline was Nov. 30. Summit County mailed tax notices at the end of October. "I've just been up to my eyeballs in alligators," she said. Calvert said work has kept her busy, she had family in town recently and she was out of town during the week before Thanksgiving. "I haven't had time to do anything other than work and take care of my family," she said. According to Summit County Treasurer Glen Thompson, Calvert owes $1,621.62 in property taxes on her condominium at 1505 Crescent Road, which is on the edge of Thaynes Canyon. Thompson said Calvert had not paid any of the taxes. Summit County values the property at $260,000, with the structure accounting for $200,000 and the land valued at $60,000. Thompson said property owners who are late face a 2-percent penalty if the taxes are paid after Nov. 30. If a person has not paid by Jan. 17, the county will charge interest of 8.25 percent annually, amortized from Jan. 1. Thompson's office on Dec. 28 published in The Park Record a list of property owners delinquent on their taxes. Calvert is the only elected official in Park City whose name is listed. Postal Service: keep carriers safe Every year an average of 60 Utah letter carriers are injured from slipping on snow and ice while delivering their mail routes. With snowstorms on the horizon, the U.S. Postal Service is asking customers to help keep letter carriers safe by shoveling a path to their mailbox as soon as possible after it snows. "We want our carriers to return home to their families healthy each night," said Salt Lake District Manager Ken Me Arthur. "Keeping a path clear to your mailbox will go a long way toward keeping our letter carriers safe and ensuring mail deliv- ery each day." Utah letter carriers, each of whom make an average of more than 600 deliveries daily, will continue to do their best to deliver the mail, according to McArthur, but when mailboxes and approaches to mailboxes are buried in snow and ice it can make it difficult for letter carriers to make deliveries safely. Unsafe conditions such as unshoveled snow, icy sidewalks, or large amounts of snow blocking mailboxes can delay or even prevent mail delivery. Postal customers who receive door mail delivery should ensure their sidewalks, steps and access ways are kept safely clear of snow and ice. Customers receiving street-side mailbox or centralized cluster neighborhood mailbox delivery should also pay special attention to having a safe and clear pathway to their mailbox. If access is not safe, mailboxes are blocked and streets are impassable, letter carriers must consider safety and accessibility first. They are instructed to refrain from delivering to locations they deem too hazardous. "We greatly appreciate the support of our customers in this endeavor," said McArthur. "Your letter carrier will thank you." Don't like our editorials? Send us one of yours: editor@parkrecord.com or by post at P.O. Box 3688, Park City, UT 84060. * Continued from A-1 over 600 screenings happening at the various locations around northern Utah. Helping ticket availability in the Park City area is the addition of the Park City Racquet Club as a Film Festival venue. The Racquet Club will give the Film Festival an additional 600seat space venue. Since the Racquet Club will host many of the bigger, more popular films, smaller films will be able to move up into bigger venues, making more tickets available for those movies as well. Otherwise, viewers can improve their chances of getting film tickets by choosing the right time to see their movies. "The second half of the festival is a great time to buy tickets for," said Hubley, noting that the films then often don't sell-out quite as quickly as the ones in the first half. Tickets are $15 for opening night premiers and $10 for all other screenings and panel discussions. A $1 discount is available to all students and senior citizens when purchasing tickets at the main Festival Box Offices. For all ticket sales, there is a 20ticket limit per order and a fourticket limit per screening. In addition to the locals ticket sales in Park City and Salt Lake, there will also be sales at the same times in Ogden and Sundance Village. However, those places will only have tickets available for those specific locations, not Salt Lake City or Park City. If person cannot attend the local ticket sales, he or she has at least a few other options for seeing a Sundance Film Festival film. The deadline for registering for online ticket sales through the Sundance Institute website has passed, so online ticket sales, which will be held between Jan. 10 and 14, are not an option. However, any remaining tickets will be made available to the general public on Jan. 15 by phone through Sundance. If none of these methods work, there's always a chance during the Film Festival itself. "The wait-list is also a really good option," noted Hubley. With the wait-lists, guests can purchase any unclaimed seats at screenings on a first-come, firstserved basis at the time of each showing. A final option for a local to see some Sundance films is the "Best of the Fest" series held immediately after the Film Festival. "Best of the Fest" features the various winning films of Sundance. Tickets for the series are free and will be available to the Park City public at a yet-to-be-announced date. For more information about ticket sales or the Film Festival in general, visit www.sundance.org. For more information specific to ticket sales, call the Sundance Film Festival ticket line at (801) 924-0882. Ana Bussmann case settled and said he is not surprised that the case was settled. "They are happy that all legal "The Phoenix Gallery feels teraspects of the case are completed rible about the tragedy that so now they can focus all of their occurred and the Phoenix Gallery efforts on getting Anna well is happy to see the Bussmann famagain," the Bussmann family's Salt ily able to put this behind them," Lake attorney, Darren Nelson, Wrona said. said about the family on Monday. He said Bussmann's side evenNelson said the case, which is in tually would have absolved the Third District Court at Silver Phoenix from liability for the acciSummit, could be dismissed by the dent. end of January. In November, the "The Phoenix Gallery had case was scheduled for a five-day nothing to do with Dilecta's decijury trial, starting on Aug. 8, 2005. sion to serve alcohol" at the party, He refused to comment what per- Wrona said. Bussmann's side has centage of the settlement goes to argued that Utah law makes peothe attorney. ple who serve alcohol to a person "We hoped for the best and I who is then involved in an alcoholthink that both sides negotiated in related accident liable for the accigood faith," Nelson said about the dent. mediation. Salt Lake lawyer Paul In the 18 months since Nelson Belnap, the lead defense attorney, filed the lawsuit, the Bussmann said the sides "amicably resolved" side had attempted to pin the legal the case. blame especially on Dilecta. "All the parties are happy that In the initial legal complaint, they can move on and that Ana Nelson outlined Dilecta's alleged Bussmann can hopefully continue role in what was dubbed the to get better," said Belnap, who 'Welcome to Hollywood' lounge in represented Dilecta and the the Phoenix's Main Street buildgallery. ing. The lawsuit claims that servers Joe Wrona, the gallery's local in the lounge readily poured alcoattorney, offered similar comments hol. • Continued from A-1 The lawsuit claimed that bartenders served Nielson the equivalent of nine or 10 drinks over the span of an hour while he was at the lounge. During an October, 2003 deposition, Nielson told attorneys he remembered having a cocktail and a beer at the lounge after he had consumed a shot of alcohol and one or two beers at Club Suede beforehand. Nielson, driving a silver 1997 Honda Civic, struck Bussmann within minutes of leaving the gallery. Nelson, the Bussmann attorney, said she is currently living with her parents in Curitba, Brazil, but she needs constant care resulting from a brain injury suffered in the accident. A full-time nurse cares for her and she is in physical therapy twice daily. He said the physical therapy is painful. She speaks on the level of a four- or five year-old, Nelson said. Her father was reassigned to a night shift so he can take Bussmann to her physical therapy and doctors appointments during the day, Nelson said. "Anna still has a longjon^way to go," he said. ^ 1"!V- 1" - Adkins nominated as judge • Continued from A-1 els of practice in the county," she said, expecting several applicants for the post. "We may not get the most prominent or most famous attorneys apply for this job." For many it would entail a pay cut, Bonham adds. The Summit County Department of Personnel Management will recommend Adkins' replacement be paid his current salary of $95,243. With the hiring of several deputy county attorneys over the past decade, Adkins began spending most of his time as a prosecutor. Allowing citizens to elect a county attorney, as opposed to appointed attorneys in Park City, is critical for providing the independence necessary for prosecuting the county's most serious crimes, Adkins said. "You would want the prosecutor to be independent of any pressure from any other source," he adds. 1\vo West Side attorneys, Jodi Hoffman and Joe Wrona aren't interested in replacing Adkins, how- ever, Republican David Brickey, chief prosecuting attorney for Summit County, intends to apply. "It might be very difficult for a Republican to step right in and assume that role," Brickey said. "Democrats, I dont think are just going to willy-nilly hand it over to somebody without asking a whole lot of questions." "It would be an honor and a privilege to serve as county attorney ... but itls a little bit out of my hands," he adds. Seven named to study committee • Continued from A-1 Bill Aho and Steve Dougherty. "There was no real disagreement," Easterly said about the proceedings, adding that the appointment committee was unanimous in each selection. "We had an excellent mix geographically." Voters opting Nov. 2 to study a potential governance change were sharply divided. Not one precinct on the East Side wished to even discuss the issue. Easterly expects the study committee to examine broad issues like whether the goal of county govern- ment should be to minimize taxes, or if changing the governing board would increase efficiency in the county. "There are competing considerations," Easterly said. "I dont know how unified the committee will be." The committee is expected to make a recommendation to the Summit County Commission before the end of the year. If a change is suggested, commissioners could either ignore the committee^ advice or place it on the ballot for voter approval. Commissioners Bob Richer and Sally Elliott, from western Summit THE BEST LUNCH THERE IS! SUSHI 435 - 655 - 0800 County, support the study and Richer suggests the Summit County Commission expand to five representatives. Since the debate began, Commissioner Ken Woolstenhulme, of Oakley, has opposed changing the form of government. To lend credibility to the report, Easterly hopes the study committee finds consensus in its recommendation. "It's a subject that, to me, is interesting," the attorney said. "I think it's one that is important to the county and the voters." |