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Show Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, March 12-15, 2005 CITY BEAT The Park Record CITY EDITOR: Jay Hamburger 649-9OI4ext.lt I citynews@parkrecord.com A-3 5 Some things are classic like... Projects' price tags increase The Grub Steak 28 day aged Black Angus Beef • Young Adults & Children's Menus Fresh Fish and Seafood • Lunch & Dinner • Live Entertainment Friday & Saturday Nights 45 Item Fresh Salad Bar GRAYSON WEST!PARK RECORD City Hall plans to build a new parking structure next to the existing China Bridge garage on Swede Alley. The expected price tag of the new structure has risen to $6.25 million from the S5.5 million that was budgeted. The city plans to cut the number of spots to reduce costs. 649-8O6O Prospector Square • Corner of Sidewinder and Gold Dust www.grubsteakrestaurant.com Both the Old Town garage and ice rink costing more than expected made public within I wo weeks. Colin Hilton, who directs the government's capital projects, Hakaly said the City Council said. By JAY HAMBURGER The supporters see the recrewill decide how lo make up the •Of the Record .-tuff remaining shortfall during ation complex, which will house the ice rink and multi-purpose Just weeks he Tore work is upcoming budget discussions. scheduled lo commence on two "We think losing 30 is neces- playing fields, as a grand addition significant City Hall projects, the sary to bring the project almost to the city's sporting facilities. government has acknowledged within budget. We don't recomThey say that the complex will Hint u downtown parking garage mend scaling it down any fur- attract big tour na men Is as well as and a Ouinn's Junction ice rink ther," Bakaly said. serve local sporting leagues. will cost more than anticipated. That, they say, is good for ihe The garage will he built nexl Mayor Dana Williams and the to the China Bridge parking local, tourism-driven economy. Park City Council were recently structure and such a facility has Hakaly said the government (old of the price increases and been desired by Main Slreel mer- had realized that the $4 million authorized government staffers chants for years. budgeted for the ice rink was .to continue planning for a spring Studies have found lhal there potentially lower than the actual groundbreaking on the two proj- is a parking shortage during the cost. ects. Bakaly. however, said (he curbusy winter months, leaving The elected officials directed scores of motorists driving rent budget figures arc solid comthe staffers lo deal with the through downtown looking for a pared lo past City Hall capital shortfalls through several means. space. projects because contractors The voter-supporled ice rink is 'Hie merchants argue that the have been selected for recreation complex and the garage. pegged at $4.8 million. up from (he $4 million 'Hie mayor, supports the that the government inistrategy.1 saying that City We would like to have as many Hall must not delay the tially forecast. ; 'Hie parking garage is parking spaces as we possibly could • now expected lo cost "Stopping construction i$6.25 million. It was orig- but we understand the city has to live is not an option." inally budgeted for $.*o Williams said. . within a budget. . . It's better than the He said there will likely •million. be several options to Combined, the costs alternative - nothing." make up the cost differarc up 16.3 percent ence the parking before breaking ground, Mike Sweeney, Historic Main garage. in Williams suggestwhich is scheduled in mid-April. Street Business Alliance ed that perhaps tax rev^ ^ • ™ cnucs will be strong from The government mmmmm the current ski season. blamed the new costs on the price of steel and the elected new garage will provide a boost which has been busy, or perhaps the government could sell realofficials did not appear worried lo the local economy. when they were told of the Mike Sweeney, the president estate holdings such as the Imperial Hotel on Main Street or increases. of the Historic Main Street the Walts properly on Park "I think it's fairly typical, espe- Business Alliance, said in an cially with rising construction interview that the merchants Avenue and put money from 1 costs nationwide, ' City Manager would prefer that the full number those sales into the garage. Tom liakaly said. of spots is built but he acknowl'Hie Imperial Hotel, which is In a recent meeting, the elect- edges the financial restraints. on Main Street, was bought by ed officials decided to reduce the "We would like to have as Park City primarily as trade bait number of spaces in the parking many parking spaces as we possi- in negotiations with the Air garage in an effort to reduce bly could but we understand the Force for a parcel of hind that the costs. city has to live within a budget," military owns and is long coveted The city had w.mted to build a Sweeney said, adding. "It's better by Park City. 329-spot garage but the City than the alternative - nothing." The city had hoped to swap Council supported a plan to The alliance has been one of the Imperial for the land and remove about 30 spots thai were the chief supporters of City Hall's have the Air Force open a milimore expensive to construct than plans for the garage. tary hotel in the Main Street the others. , The government's strategy for building. The city initially wanted to net the ice rink is lo phase the projWilliams is confident the 250 spots with the garage but that ect, meaning that it will start con- recreation complex will not be number will be reduced as a struction with the $4 million it gutted in order to reduce costs. result of the new plan. has but delay some of the finish- The ice rink, for instance, will not 'Hie change is expected to save ings until the money is available. he reduced in size. the city $500,000 on the garage, "It will be what we envisioned. 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