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Readers may also purchase reprints of photos taken by The Record's.award.winning photographers by fogging on to http://parkrecord.mycapture.com/ .For more information call 649-9014 or email photoQparkrecord.com ', '. n Five acres of the parcel might be used for a new LDS church, Gabryszak said, adding Kimball Junction where builders in the past th.at the church and work force housing would have envisioned nearly 1,000 homes and a likely be situated east of the Powderwood million square feet of new commerciaJ devel- and Crestview condominiums. opment east of Utah Olympic Park. "The traffic is going to be an ongoing "Through these next few months we'll talk issue," Basin Planning Commissioner Mike more about the entire parcel ... today we're Washington said about his major concern. really focusing on the research park," Allen "The other issue to me is housing, period." said. "The residential density of 900 to 2,000 •Allen said he expects the project to prounits is not part of this proposal." vide at least 150 new work force housing units Pay for jobs at research parks is often for people who earn under the area median three times that of retail workers, Allen said. income in the Snyderville Basin. "Some economic diversity is never a bad "The affordable housing needs to be early thing," Allen said. "We believe that the types and up front," Planning Commissioner Jeff of tenants were going to have here is going to Smith said. "The sooner you can build it, the attract people to come to conferences.'/ better off you're-going to be and the better off Allen wants the 89 acres rezoned from less dense residential and hillside development to the community is going to be." Finally, the housing mix must be suited to allow commercial buildings on the property. abroad range of owners. Basin Planning The less dense areas aliow landowners to Commissioner Julie Baker said. build just one unit on every 20 or 30 acres of "Let's continue to promote diversity in the property. county with work force housing," Baker said. Buildings would be situated away from A public hearing to discuss the research sensitive streams and wetlands. Summit park proposal is scheduled at the Sheldon County Planner Kimber Gabryszak said. Richins Building Oct. 21. .'• Continued from A-1 Options offered for S.R. 248 Transportation would hold lengthy talks before road construction commences. There is not a bus route on S.R. 248, but access to the lane. The rest of the time, it officials have long indicated one is planned. A would serve as a turning lane. A third lane park-and-ride parking lot is under construccould also be used by buses. tion near Quinn's Junction, and bus service • Widening S.R. 248 to four lanes, with two of will be required to the lot. Meanwhile, facilithe lanes then dedicated to buses and vehicles ties like the Quinn's Junction recrreation comwith at least two people inside. plex and a hospital are either open or under • Widening the state highway to four lanes, construction nearby, with the likelihood of with two of them eastbound and two of them buses one day serving them. westbound. A study has found. driving S.R. 248 • Building what.the consultant calls queue- between its intersections with S.R. 224 and jump bus lanes. Lanes like those are put close U.S. 40 takes about 12 minutes in the mornto intersections, and they have shorter red ing rush .hour, if there are no accidents or lights than regular lanes. With the shorter red construction, and the route takes about 11 lights, the buses have a jump start on the traf- minutes to drive in the afternoon rush hour. fic. The consultant, however, says the queue Without traffic, the drive should take four or jump bus lanes- would not work on S.R. 248. five minutes, the study found. The consultant, engineer Laynee Jones, On the busiest days, 20,000 vehicles use said it is possible to widen S.R. 248 to four the S.R. 248 entryway, and the number is lanes without significantly impacting the wetexpected to climb to between 30.000 and lands on the Rail Trail side of the highway or 40,000 by 2020. the mountainside on the PC Hill side. She "I think they, experience a lot of, delay to said, however, state transportation officials get into town. The queues at the intersections would need to grant exceptions to their typiare long," Jones said. cal highway-building standards to allow narAn open house about the options for S.R. rower lanes or narrower shoulders. 248 is scheduled Tuesday, Sept. 30 at the "My gut says, yes, the public will want Shadow Ridge Resort Hotel and Conference something to be done," Jones said, anticipatCenter, 50 Shadow Ridge Road. The hotel is ing wide-ranging support for options that Call across the street from Park City Mountain for buses on S.R. 248. She hopes to formally recommend one of Resort. The open house is scheduled from 5 the options by December. Afterward, it is p.m. until 6:30 p.m. City Hall officials and the likely City Hall and the Utah Department of consultants plan to attend. • Continued from A-1 Agencies take 3 percent cuts respond to the requested budget cuts. Despite the pleas of health care advocates, the departments of health and human services were sidered. asked to cut 3 percent like everyone else. "I have discomfort at not being able to Higher education officials bristled at the look at this earlier and examine alternatives," 4.9 percent cut that was initially requested. he said, "There are not a lot of little pots of money Bramble reminded subcommittee chairs sitting around," said commissioner of higher and co-chairs that time was short and the education William Sederburg. "You're asking decisions would be made for them if consen- us to hand back 80 percent of what was given sus wasn't reached in time. us in July. That's not very fair or academically On Thursday Hillyard warned the senate possible." that public education would probably face a 3 Approximately $75,000 was requested percent reduction when the legislature meets from state sports programs, $120,000 from the in normal session in January. He also asked motion picture incentive fund and approxithe committees to find ways to reduce the mately $365,000 from business creation, higher education budget without requiring a growth and recruitment. rise in tuition to pay for it. $110,000 was requested from arts and He also called for mercy on the trans- museum programs including grant money. portation budget which is already $35 million TJie subcommittee over natural resource short due to shortfalls in the gas tax caused by appropriations was relatively relaxed and residents driving less. somewhat jovial. Cuts in programs targeting Hillyard said this was the third time he'd farmers and ranchers may affect Summit been through this process and acknowledged County businesses, mused Sterling Banks. that it wasn't easy. USU extension agent. But most of the cuts Advocates for the poor and uninsured were to travel budgets-for officials from the spoke after the floor meetings pointing out different agencies. • that the slowing economy which caused the Transportation was discussed with little shortfalls has hit the demographics they serve emotion. Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr. had the most. requested the transportation budget be The. Utah Health Policy Project asked the largely left alone, since officials had already legislature- to hold Medicaid and other pro- had to make up for budget shortfalls previgrams harmless as was promised to education. ously, and many road projects were already Karen Silver from Salt Lake Community underway. Action Program Said the food banks have It was proposed that money taken from been getting more first-time users in the past the budget be covered by bonds. two years. Negotiations began Thursday afternoon Tensions began forming in subcommittees on the more controversial cuts and all final as agencies were given the opportunity to decisions and votes were made Friday. • Continued from A-1 • •' r Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, September 27-30, 2008 T/?e Park Record A-2 <„! ••: ,•'.-; •tit'--' Gwtenh of The Park Record arti" copyright. 2004, Utah Media Inc. All rights reserved. No portion may be reproduced in any form without written consent of the managing editor or publisher. The Park Record (USPS 378-730) [ISSN 0745-9483) is published twice weekly by Utah Media Inc., 1670 ^ Bonanza Drive, Park City, Utah, '•' 64060. Periodicals Postage Paid at Salt Luke Cily, Utah, 84199-9655 and at additional mailing'offices. Poilmaster: Send address changes to Tne Park Record, P.O. Box 3688, Park Cily, Utah, 84060. Entered as iecond*class matter. May 25, 1977 at the Post Office in Park City, Utah, 84060 under the Act of March 3, 1897. Subscription rates are: $42 within Summit County, $70 outside, of Summit County, Utah. Subscriptions are transferable: $5 cancellation fee. Phone (435) 649-9014, fax (435)649-4942 or email circuld• lfonQparkrecord.com. Published every Wednesday and Saturday,.. Candidates: leave money messtoD.C SCOTT SINEffWVC RECORD Park City Democrat Kathy Lofft Is vying against state Rep. Mel Brown, R-Coalvllle, to represent most of Summit County in the Utah House of Representatives. Hopefuls say the Legislature lacks much influence in the economic turmoil By JAY HAMBURGER Of the Record, staff Politicians campaigning for the Statehouse said Thursday night the nationwide economic mess should be left to the politicians in Washington, D.C. They indicated there is not much a Utah legislator can accomplish since President Bush and Congress are handling the crisis themselves. Three of the candidates seeking local Statehouse seats appeared at a forum in the Snyderville Basin, with each of them saying the state Legislature's influence on the federal government's bailouts of troubled financial companies is essentially nil. Democrats Christine Johnson and Kathy Lofft and Republican Mel Brown offered brief comments about the crisis to about 30 people at St. Lukes Episcopal Church. Johnson was especially stark in her assessment, saying the U.S. could face a depression. Brown indicated legislators could provide more oversight of the state's financial institutions, and Lofft said "there's probably little we can do" as a state government. The comments came hours after the opening of a special session of the Legislature to fix the state budget, which is suffering from a projected shortfall in revenue. Brown, the incumbent Republican from Coalville. and Park City Democrat Lofft are competing for the'53rd District seat, representing Park City, the East Side of Summit County and parts of several outlying countiesJohnson, a Democrat from Salt Lake City, is the incumbent in District 25, which stretches from the eastern edge of Salt Lake City to the Snyderville Basin. Her Republican and Constitution Party opponents did not attend the Thursday event. The three candidates took questions submitted by audience members, and they covered a range of issues, some central to the campaign and others on the political fringes. SCOTT SINE/PARK RECORD State Rep. Christine Johnson, a Democrat, speaks Thursday to her constituents in the Snyderville Basin. They spoke about transit systems in the area and the potential of someday having mass transit between the West Side and Salt Lake City, long a wish of local leaders. Johnson said a public-private partnership is preferred, adding that extending Salt Lake City's light-rail system into the Sugar House neighborhood someday would open up possibilities for bus service between there and Park City. Under her scenario, park-and ride lots would be put in the Park City area and Sugar House, a bus would run between the lots, and the light-rail line would link the Salt Lake bus stop with the rest of the TRAX system. Lofft acknowledged there have been repeated calls for a mass-transit system between the West Side and Salt Lake City, but she acknowledged one would be "very expensive/' The state's,ijnancial situation pushes a Park City-Salt Lake City bus line well into the future, she said. Brown, meanwhile, said legislators must grapple with traffic on the two state highways that serve as Park City's entryways before moving to more ambitious ideas for Park City-Salt Lake City transit. The three largely followed party lines on issues like gun control and gayrights,and they briefly touched on their disparate fundraising strategies. They agreed that state liquor laws need to be revamped, but they did not provide details. Massive project proposed through the property. "I think it's awfully dense for the location and I think that's being illustrated by said. "For sustainability for our communi- the issues regarding the development," ty and for protecting our ability for keep- Tuerff said, adding that buses do not curing a very diverse community healthy, we rently serve the area. need to bring that affordability and attainThe incentives allow builders to conability to our housing." struct bigger neighborhoods in exchange At what cost. Citizens Allied for for building work force units. Responsible Growth President John But that eastern side of the Snyderville Tuerff asked in a telephone interview Basin is in the South Summit School Friday. District and students who live at the soThe proposal presents a slew of poten- called Silver Sage development will not tial burdens to schools, the watershed and likely ride the bus to Kamas, Tuerff said. sewer infrastructure, Tuerff said. The open enrollment policy for public "The question becomes: Is the afford- education in Utah allows students from able housing that we get worth the cost of anywhere in the state to attend highlyall the infrastructure we.need to provide?" rated schools in Park City. Tuerff explained. "The challenge with Further, the property that landowner incentives for affordable housing is Florence Gilmor wants rezoned for whether or not we can afford to pay for the Silver Sage is within a half-mile of a bus incentives." stop on Highland Drive, according to Silver Creek and the Rail Trail snake Gabryszak. • Continued from A-1 BLIND DOG RESTAURANT' & SUSHI BAR* ! . STEAMED WHOLE 1 POUND*.: • .MAINE LOBSTER >':0? • '•' RED POTATOES, SWEET CORN ON THE COB, . 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