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Subscriptions are transferable: $5 cancellationtee.Phone (435)649-9014, fax (435) 649-4942 or ^r. email circulation@parkrecord.com. Published every Wednesday and vi? - Saturday.. • ^ ^ S * * " recession forced the firm to reconsider its options with the properties. Other Germaine Partners projects on Main Street, such as turning the historic Imperial Hotel into a restaurant, have also stopped. The Claim Jumper has been abandoned for years, but longtime Parkites and visitors recall an eponymous steakhouse that once operated inside and the hotel that the balance by noon the next day. occupied the upstairs floors. Nearly The Claim Jumper had been a century old, the building is a landseen as the crucial building in the mark on the street that is situated portfolio of Germaine Partners, an on a sought-after location near the Arizona developer that invested middle of Main Street. heavily on the street in the years The building remains on the immediately before the recession. market for $7.2 million, according The firm months ago scrapped its to the listing agent, Eric Nelson. plans to turn the Claim Jumper into He said there has been "a lot of a boutique-style lodge that was to interest in the building," but be called Agio. prospective buyers have worried The Claim Jumper and most of about the combined price of the the other properties the firm owns building and the cost of a renovaon or near Main Street were put on tion. the market by last spring, with one "It's all about the money. It's all of the principals of Germaine about cost, development cost," Partners saying at the time the Nelson said. Millions owed on building • Continued from A-1 Budget is tight in Coalville But the arrangement upset some higher paid staffers, he acknowledged. "I would say a majority of them are all right with it. But there are those who worry about themselves more than anything else, and that's just reality," Frazier said. Funding the pay increases will cost about $120,000 in the next budget year, Robinson said. "It's not a huge item, but if you're on the receiving end and you're making 20 grand, it's a huge item," he said. The Summit County Council is • Continued from A-1 Man sent to jail for attack them. A conviction on the more serious charge could have carried a prison sentence of between 1 and 15 years. Cook, who is 26 years old and from Lindon, on Jan. 18 viciously kicked Bilbrey in the face on the upper stretch of Main Street, close to the Egyptian Theatre. The attack followed moments after an altercation between Bilbrey and another man charged in the case, Kyle Erickson. Bilbrey, who is from Los Angeles, was on the ground after the struggle with Erickson when Cook attacked, causing extensive injuries. He has required repeated surgeries. The attack was a rare instance of street violence in Park City, where fights only occasionally escalate past fisticuffs. It occurred during the opening weekend of Sundance, a time when Park City was jammed with festival-goers. Main Street was bustling that night, and many people either saw the confrontation or were nearby as the police and paramedics responded. The sentence was handed down after an emotional statement delivered by the victim's wife, Rebecca Bilbrey, who was with Bilbrey when he was attacked. She called the attack and the months since an "absolute nightmare." She broke down as she described the trauma to Need a roommate? Find rooms, tenants at housing event ByAUSHASELF Of the Record staff As seasonal workers and international students arrive in Park City, they are all looking for the same things: a place to stay and a place to work. While immediate employment may be more coveted, the top priority is finding a place to live. This month, Mountainlands Community Housing Trust (MCHT) and the Christian Center of Park City are teaming up to make the housing hunt a little easier. Starting tonight and continuing on Wednesday evenings through scheduled to finalize next year's Dec. 16, the organizations will cobudget following a public hearing host Roommate Roundups, public Dec. 9 at 6 p.m. at the County gatherings for anyone looking to rent a room, find a roommate, or Courthouse in Coalville. Spending is tight because sales- find a tenant. The get-togethers will be held tax revenue has declined due to a slowdown in tourism, Frazier said. Officials have projected the budget for Summit County for 2010 at about $47 million, Robinson said. • Continued from A-1 He said he expects road and building projects in the county next year to account for about $4 million. Work is scheduled on Hoytsville Road, Highland Drive and Landmark Drive. Despite the layoffs, Robinson said Summit County's finances are on solid footings compared to other local governments. "The reason that we don't have a enforcement personnel to adefour-alarm fire going on here is quately police this." He said he wants Talisker to because we have a pretty solid revdesign the affordable housing into enue base," Robinson said. "We their development in Deer Valley. have a property-tax base that is very Of the 26 units Talisker pursolid and provides probably half of chased at Black Rock Ridge in our revenues." September, nine are expected to be sold at market rate. But some of the condos may the couple. not be issued certificates of occu"He needs to understand, if he pancy. can, that his time in jail won't change "I doubt that Talisker knew that anything for us. We still have to live occupancy wouldn't be granted. with this," she said. We weren't asked and we were She said Bilbrey must undergo never approached,", Davis said. "It additional surgeries, he has had "hor- certainly creates a problem for rific" headaches while visiting Park everybody involved." City since the attack and said the Park City did not consult time since January has been emo- Wasatch County before approving tionally and financially draining. the arrangement. City Hall offiCook briefly apologized to the cials said existing units be used Bilbreys, facing the victim as he by developers to satisfycan affordable spoke. housing requirements, and the 'Tm sorry for what I put you housing does not need to be within through, the damage," Cook said. the Park City limits. The attorney who represented County has affordCook on Monday, Brook Sessions, able"Wasatch housing requirements well, said Cook lost his job afterward, is and some of these unitsasmay "beside himself that he caused such already be committed to Wasatch serious injuries and "feels terribly County for affordable housing," sad" about what occurred. Davis said. "By not contacting us Sessions said Cooks parents, one and not working with us up front, of his brothers and several friends it's created a very difficult situawere in the courtroom for the sen- tion. What if we can't grant occutencing. pancy and Park City is relying on Lubeck carefully worded the sen- that occupancy to fulfill their tence, ordering Cook to jail for one need? Nobody's coming out on top year but suspending the jail time. As of that one." part of the suspension of the one year Loomis, executive direcin jail, the judge ordered him to serve tor Scott of Mountainlands the 300 days. Summit County Housing Trust, said he Community expects the Sheriff's Office deputies led Cook affordable units at Black out of side door after the sentencing. Ridge to sell to people earningRock less Erickson faces four charges stem- than 80 percent of the area median ming from the confrontation, the income. The area median income most serious being class B misde- for a family of four in the Park meanors. His next appearance is City area is about $93,400. scheduled Dec. 9. Using units at Black Rock In an interview after the Cook Ridge to satisfy affordable housing sentencing, Bilbrey said he support- requirements in Park City likely ed Lubeck's decision. "We're satisfied with the sentence. I think a year in jail is meaningful," he said. "It makes us feel we're getting justice." Help Us This Christmas! Talisker s plan is panned 6 at the Alpine Internet Cafe, located at 738 Main Street, from 5 to 7 p.m. According to Scott Loomis, executive director of MCHT, the meetings may continue beyond December if the need arises. Roommate Roundups are primarily for seasonal workers or visitors who are trying to locate housing or find roommates, Loomis notes. "This is the time when people usually get pretty desperate," he says. The gatherings are also a great way for renters to meet prospective tenants, he adds. "It's a good opportunity for them to meet people and feel out if it's going to work or not." MCHT will provide a wealth of information for seasonal visitors, including local services, resources and housing contacts. For more information about Roommate Roundups, call 6479719 or visit www.housinghelp.org. Those who are interested in renting a room for the winter but are not able to attend the gathering should contact the Christian Center at 649-2260. complies with state law, Loomis said. "Park City is the one that agreed to allow [Talisker] to do it there," Loomis said. "Under most circumstances, I would like to see it within the community or certainly in the outlying areas of the community where the demand was created for affordable housing. But this is very close and probably will accomplish what the objective is, which is to provide some affordable housing for the development that happened at Empire Pass." Meanwhile, Davis said he has heard from the Deer Mountain Homeowners Association and residents at Black Rock Ridge. "Certainly the county still has concern and there isn't resolution to this in our mind at this point," Davis said. The Black Rock Ridge development has been in foreclosure, Davis explained. "The developer presented the development to Wasatch County as a second-home development, and that has a lot of implications. The property tax on second homes is higher," Davis said. "Now that it's basically being turned over as a primary residence for supporting Park City, it has drastically changed the financial outlook for Wasatch County. It was a positive development as a second-home market. It's a negative development as a primary-home market." But Talisker spokeswoman Lisa Roskelley said she expects certificates of occupancy to be issued by Wasatch County. Zoning in the area allows for primary homes, she said. "It is not restricted to only secondary homes," Roskelley said. "Obviously, Talisker worked through all the requirements of the process to get the units designated as affordable housing by Park City, and now we're working with Wasatch County ... This was a unique opportunity that allowed us to be creative in addressing our affordable housing requirements and it really was up to Park City to determine what qualified as affordable housing." SUNPEAK STUNNER You can give a delicious Christinas dinner to a hungry and homeless person fur SI.83. 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