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Show LEARNING IN THE BRONX: 'WORK IN PROGRESS SERIES PRESENTS WHATEVER IT TAKES BUSINESS, B-8 SEASONAL EMPLOYMENT CAN BE RISKY BUSINESS PARK CITY, UTAH Park Record. The W W W . P A R K R E C O R D . C O M VOL. 128 • NO. 15 5 0 0 Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, March 30-April I, 2008 Serving Summit County since 1880 A raucous caucus Board accepts $2.4M bid for KCPW-FM Democrats pack Park City caucus meeting Group will sell station to focus on KPCW in Park City Cillmor, Elliott named delegates as feisty contest nears PATRICK PARKINSON Of the Record staff SCOTT SINE/PARK RECORD Community Wireless of Park City Chairman Bill Mullen speaks to reporters outside a closed meeting Tuesday at the Gateway Center in Park City. By PATRICK PARKINSON Of the Record staff The tone on Wasatch Public Media's Web site is jubilant. "We did it," proclaimed Ed Sweeney, the leader of the group of KCPW supporters trying to raise funds to purchase the station from Community Wireless of Park City, the parent company to both KCPW in Salt Lake City and KPCW in Park City. A blog entry also refers to an anonymous $200,000 donation that helped make the deal possible. "Wasatch Public Media has committed to maintain KCPW's existing National Public Radio format if it is successful in acquiring the station from Community Wireless," a March 28 press release from the Community Wireless board states. Board members entered into a letter of intent with Wasatch Public Media to sell the broadcasting license for KCPW-FM for $2.4 million. In a separate agreement, an AM frequency owned by Community Wireless could go to the Catholic broadcasting network IHR Educational Broadcasting for $1.3 million. The board members who attended a closed session Tuesday in which the deal was inked included Summit County residents Mark Fischer, Tina Lewis, Rich Sonntag, Bill Mullen. Joe Wrona, Judy Hanley, Tom Sly, Bill Coleman, Bob Wells and Flint Decker, KPCW General Manager Tina Quayle said. Community Wireless of Park City founder Blair Feulner also attended the meeting at the Gateway Center in Old Town. "Make no mistake about it, Community Wireless had several competing offers ... and some of those offers were from organizations that are very well financed and could have closed very quickly," Wrona explained. "But the board of trustees felt an obligation not only to Please see Board, A-2 4 SECTIONS • 58 PAGES Agendas A-11 Automotive C-16 Business B-8 Classifieds C-11 Columns A-14 Crossword C-4 Editorial A-15 Education A-17 Events Calendar C-6 Letters to the Editor A-15 Legals C-15 Movies C-4 ; Professional Services C-8 Restaurant Guide B-12 Sports B-1 T V Listings C-9 Weather B-2 TUesday at a table with about 50 of his neighbors, Highland Estates resident Michael Ballases said he had never been to a neighborhood caucus meeting before. "I wanted to get involved," said Ballases, who attended the Democratic caucus at Park City High School. Nearly 450 people crammed the cafeteria to pick delegates who could help trim a crowded field of Democrats vying for five seats on the new Summit County Council. Candidates mingled in the crowd hoping to persuade new delegates to support them at the county nominating convention April 12. "You've got five seats, plus you've got multiple candidates in each seat," Summit County Clerk Kent Jones said about the high caucus turnout on the West Side. ''When you've got one or two candidates on the ballot, you're not going to get as much interest." Instead of three county commissioners, this yearfivepeople will be chosen to serve on the Summit County Council after citizens supported changing the three-person commission to afive-personcouncil/manager form of government. SCOTT S\NE/PARK RECORD Part-time councilors, elected at-iarge, may earn about Nearly 500 people gathered at the cafeteria at Park City High School Tuesday night to choose $30,000 per year plus benefits. , , 7 J. ,. . . . . _, ,.« i*. * * #«• i is A i I ve not seen a Democratic caucus tius crowded, said u delegates at a Democratic neighborhood caucus meeting. Summit County Clerk Kent Jones said P a r k C ity resident JenyGibbs. "I think irt indicative of peoit was the highest caucus turnout he has ever seen in Summit County. Please see Demo, A-2 Invoking Christ, the local GOP starts its crusade would be done "in the name of the savior, Jesus Christ." Republican leaders later downplayed the nature of the statement, saying religious references are common during political invocations and leaders of other faiths By JAY HAMBURGER are sometimes asked to begin government Of the Record staff meetings and gatherings. "I truly believe the entire nation is betWest Side Republicans, acknowledging the deep religious roots of America, ter off having some kind of spiritual overinvoked Christ as they met in Park City on tone," said David Ure, the chairman of the Tuesday night for a crucial gathering that Summit County Republican Party and a starts what is expected to be a barnburning former state legislator who is campaigning for a spot on the County Council. "I don't campaign. The Republican Party has long been care what religion it is, as long as it is posiassociated with the religious right, but the tive." Ure, who did not attend the Treasure West Side is seen as a secular area in a state where most people are followers of the Mountain gathering, said be believes the invocation before the Republican caucus Mormon faith. At the start of the Tuesday caucus meet- meeting in Coalville, where he was on ing at Treasure Mountain International Tuesday, also included a mention of Jesus. Middle School, Republican Mike Sibbet Ure said people of different political briefly addressed the party faithful, prais- stripes are religious and the invocation ing "our father in heaven," praying that would not have offended anyone. local and national leaders receive guidance In a past Summit County Republican and indicating the evening's business convention, Rabbi Josh Aaronson gave the Party realizes the county contest will be tough Dispute, so Silly, continues The current County Commission is weighted 3-0 Democratic. The last County attorney: Dems won't dominate Republican on the panel was Eric Schifferli, who left office in 2003 after not Summit County Attorney David running for re-election the year before. Brickey, who led the West Side gathering, Republicans generally post strong said in an interview Democrats in showings on the East Side, but Democrats November will not capture each seat on are popular in Park City and the the five-person County Council. Snyderville Basin, where most of the counHowever, he acknowledges it is "cer- ty's population resides. tainly plausible" the Democrats will win a Brickey said he is pleased the GOP will majority of the seats on the newly created compete in each of the County Council panel. Voters in November will choose the contests. five members of the County Council, "We have a candidate running in every which will debut as Summit County's new seat," he said. "This is Summit County. type of government in early 2009. It will We're talking about Republicans." replace the three-person County Commission. Delegates selected "I would imagine the Democrats, based on numbers, will have an advantage,'1 The Republicans on Tuesday night Brickey said. selected 126 delegates from across Summit He said partisanship, though, is not as County to attend the upcoming county critical in county politics as it is on the fed- GOP convention, scheduled on April 4. eral level. Candidate platforms will be The delegates will try to decide which more important in the campaign than their candidate - Clark Kain or Alison Pitt - party affiliation, he said. Please see Republicans, A-2 invocation, Ure said. The final descent with lower Main Street reopening to traffic by 7 p.m. City Manager Tom Bakaly had preferred the 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. schedule as well. Organizers deemed the Sunday Market's debut year a success, with big By JAY HAMBURGER crowds flocking to the artists, craftsmen, musicians and food sellers who set up on Of the Record staff lower Main Street. But some of the people on upper The organizers of the Park Silly Main Street say business tanked when Sunday Market, a summertime bazaar on compared to Sundays in previous years. lower Main Street, Thursday night won a They complain the Sunday Market stole slight change in the hours they can oper- the crowds, and the people with the booths did not have to pay Main Street's ate. In doing so. however, a rift was pricey rents. exposed between merchants and restauMayor Dana Williams and the City rateurs on the upper stretches of the Council listened to about 30 minutes of street and those near or below the Heber testimony before choosing the schedule. Avenue intersection. The speakers offered an array of stoThe businesses south, or uphill, of the ries about Sunday business last summer, intersection are peeved, saying the with some reporting solid year-over-year Sunday Market funnels business away increases and others saying sales dipped. from them, but the ones near the mar- Business at places like Butcher's, a ket's stretch of the street are happier. restaurant and bar near the Sunday In 2007, the Sunday Market's debut Market, was up 20 percent on Sundays, year, it was open 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. on but other places like Park City Clothing Sundays in the summer and early fall. Company suffered, speakers said. The organizers wanted the hours Doug Hollinger, from the Clothing changed to 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Company, was especially frank as he The Park City Council Thursday night talked about a sharp drop in business. KRISTIN MURPHY/PARK RECORD compromised, after taking testimony He described upper Main Street as being from about 15 people. The elected offi- a "complete ghost town" during the Matthew Duhamel makes his first run through the halfpipe during the finals cials agreed to 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. hours, of the 2008 Sprint U.S. Freestyle Championships on Friday. The event conPlease see Sunday Market, A-2 tinues with moguls on Saturday and dual moguls on Sunday at Deer Valley. Bazaar wins slightly altered hours for 2008 II m ftuk Record -Wjig 5 w ™ Cr-stj uiui IS-ii) www.pa rkrocord .co m 9493 00001 VISITOR _ T 6UIDE » he U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association^ Sprint U.S. Freestyle Championships continue through the weekend at Deer Valley" Resort Watch the country^ best moguls skiers go head-to-head with moguls on Saturday and dual moguls on Sunday. Qualifying rounds are at 10:15 ajn. andfinalsbegin at 2:45 p.m. 5:3Q p.m. in the1 Town Lift Plaza with live entertainment from Shaky Trade and a sponsor village. Admission is free to all events. |
