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Show OUTRAGED, OUT OF STAMPS? ART, MECHANICS AND NATURE COLLIDE IN NEW EXHIBIT AT THE KIMBALL BUSINESS, A - 7 STEIN'S SPA IS MUCH MORE SPACIOUS NOWADAYS, The PARK CITY, UTAH * ^COLUMNS, A-14 TERI ORR WAXES SEND A LETTER TO THE EDITOR VIA THE INTERNET AT: PARKRECORD.COM/WRITEALEHER FOEric^ay^ABO^ Park Record. P A R Vv / f > n A\!\ VOL. 129* NO. 86 Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, December 5-8, 2009 Serving Summit County since 1880 County picks its new boss I * \ MINER WRESTLERS WIN ANOTHER MATCH, REMAIN UNDEFEATED O N THE MAT Deer Valley in start gate He has lots of experience in 500 Basin loves the idea of getting Silly County Councilman says organizers wisely looking outside the city the West By PATRICK PARKINSON Of the Record staff TIMTH1MMES Bob Jasper has been hired as the first Summit County manager. By PATRICK PARKINSON Of the Record staff GRAYSON WESVPARK RECORD The Summit County Council ended a monthslong search for the county's first manager when the new appointment was announced Wednesday night in Coalville. County Councilman John Hanrahan said Bob Jasper is scheduled to begin the job Jan. 4. Since June, Jasper has served as interim county manager for Teton County, Wyo. "He has an enormous wealth of experience in county management," Hanrahan said. Before moving to Jackson Hole, Wyo., Jasper worked for 10 years as county administrator of Mesa County, Colo., and 12 years as assistant county manager for Washoe County. Nev., which includes the Lake Tahoe area. "He has been in rapidly growing counties," Hanrahan said. "He has had that tension of growth between maintaining historical, cultural and ranching components, as well as tourism components." Voters decided in 2006 to create the county manager position when they voted to change the form of government in Summit County from a three-member commission to the five person council/manager model. Jasper will fill the county's top administrative position. His yearly salary is roughly $130,000 plus benefits. "It's great to be here. I'm excited and I really feel privileged," said Jasper, who is 61 years old. In his career, Jasper has overseen budgets ranging from $182 million to $472 Please see County, A-2 | 3 SECTIONS • 42 RAGES rBusincss j Classifieds [Columns Editorial ,Events Calendar itegab ;Lccters to the Editor A-7 C-9 A-14 A-15 C-6 C-11 A-15 iMoviej Restaurant Guide C-4 C-7 ; Sport* Scene B-1 C-1 B-2 Jim Bragg, who manages Deer Valley Resort's race and freestyle operations, explains the protocol for maintaining race gates during a training session on Thursday outside Silver Lake Lodge. Deer Valley opens for the ski season on Saturday. The season starts with the Celebrity Skifest, an event that annually launches the skiing at Deer Valley. The resort is the third of the three local ski mountains to open. Building not on City Hall's 'radar' scheduled Dec. 23, recently was advertised in legai-advertisement section of The Park Record. "At this point, it has not been on our radar," the mayor said. State law allows government By JAY HAMBURGER boards like the Park City Council Of the Record staff to discuss property deals in closed-door sessions. If City Hall in the next two weeks chooses to City Hall officials have not place a bid during the Dec. 23 talked about bidding on the sale, it is likely that the decision Claim Jumper in a trustee's sale to pursue the building would be scheduled later this month. made in a private session. The Mayor Dana Williams said in an bidding, though, will be done interview, indicating that it seems publicly outside the Third unlikely that the local govern- District Court building at Silver ment would attempt to buy the Summit. building. Williams acknowledged that In the interview, thel mayor City Hall does not appear to have said the Claim Jumper * has not the funds on hand to outbid othbeen discussed at all." A notice ers for the Claim Jumper. 4 of the trustee sale was recently i don't think we've got posted on the historic Main enough money to play in that Street building and the sale. game right now," Williams said. Claim jumper bid seems unlikely The Summit County Assessor's Office values the Claim Jumper building. 573 Main St., and the land it sits on at just less than $2.5 million. The Arizona firm that owns the building owed the lender nearly $6.9 million as of November 2008. The lender, an Oklahoma Citybased bank, issued a promissory note to the owner for $6,850,000 in mid-2006. The trustee handling the upcoming sale early in the week declined to speculate about the number of bidders and the price the building will command. Several people in the commercial real estate industry told The Park Record this week they were not aware of anyone preparing a bid for the Claim Jumper. Germaine Partners had hoped to turn the Claim Jumper into a Please see City Hall, A-2 A Summit County councilman on Wednesday told organizers of the Park Silly Sunday Market they are wise to consider locations other than Main Street for the street fair. But he stopped short of suggesting they move to the Snyderville Basin. "I think you are astute to look at other options because a little competition never hurt anyone, and it sounds like it's the city's to lose," said County Councilman Chris Robinson, speaking in the aftermath of the apparent breakdown of talks between City Hall and the Silly Market. "There are other options." One of the Silly's Market key figures recently told members of the Park City Council she was considering moving her event off Main Street after City Hall refused to endorse a proposal for a long-term contract between the Silly Market and the city. City Hall officials say they are not prepared to move forward with a long-term arrangement because a study showed the market has had mixed effects on Main Street businesses. The current one-year contract with renewal options is not acceptable to market organizers, said Kimberly Kuehn. a cofounder of the event. "For the city to come to me and say, 'One more year,' it's really, really hard for me to get my media contracts and my sponsor contracts again." Kuehn told the Summit County Council. But Kuehn said she needs a location big enough for artists, craftsmen, performers and restaurateurs. The Silly Market currently occupies lower Main Street and some side streets in Old Town, however, parking lots at Redstone Towne Center or The Canyons could perhaps fill the need. "I have heard gossip coming back from people you have talked to that are just salivating over the possibility of having you move off Main Street," Please see The Basin, A-2 St. Regis, exuding luxury, debuts at Deer Crest Another high-end hotel opens its doors in Park City By ANDREW KIRK Of the Record staff One of the most anticipated moments of the winter occurred Friday morning when the ribbon was cut on the St. Regis Deer Crest hotel ushering in a new era in which Park City is expected to have a higher profile and greater exposure among the most wealthy vacationers from the Northeast. Michael Zaccaro, managing partner of the ownership group Deer Crest Janna. said the vision for an internationally-recognized, five-star-brand hotel was inspired by the site itself. Perched above and to the east of the base of Deer Valley Resort, the site is 8 94937 00001 i adjacent to one of the ski runs in the private community of Deer Crest. From below the site can only be seen from a particular angle near the south tip of Jordanelle Reservoir. With ski-in, ski-out access, incredible views of the Wasatch Back, situated in one of Park City's most upscale communities adjacent to a resort repeatedly voted No. 1 in America by affluent skiers, something like a St. Regis was the only thing deserving of the site. Zaccaro explained Thursday. The ownership group in conjunction with the developers, Stan Castleton and DDRM, chose Starwood Hotels' St. Regis brand because of the large and loyal following it has among elite travelers - especially those in the Northeast. General Manager Michael Hatzfeld said St. Regis is excited to be in Park City because being at the best addresses in the best destinations is core to its values. Deer Crest and Deer Valley is one Please see Luxurious, A-2 GRAYSON WEST/R4RK RECORD Government leaders join people affiliated with St. Regis in the ribbon cutting at the Deer Crest hotel on Friday morning. The hotel is perched just over a ridge from Snow Park Lodge. A funicular shuttles people between Snow Park and the St. Regis building. Christmas is for the kids Basin Recreation hosts Christmas for the Kids holiday party Saturday from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Ficldhouse. The community is invited to enjoy Clirislmns carols, desserts and beverages and a free photo with Santa. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Park City Ice Miners hockey team. Admission is $5 per person or three non-perishable food items. For more information, cull 65?-09l)£) or visit www.basiniccreaiion.org. \ |