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Show SCENE, C-l FIND A HOUSE GREEN EGGS AND HAM, AND ST. PATRICK'S DAY IS STILL MONTHS AWAY THE BEST PLACES THAT ARE ON THE MARKET ARE AVAILABLE INSIDE REAL ESTATE WEEKLY • COLUMNS, A - 1 8 VALIUM IN THE WATER? THAT'S WHAT TOM CLYDE HEARD The PARK CITY, UTAH • - • ; BUSINESS, A - 7 FIND O^.VVHAT $500 MILLION BUYS IN THE SKI INDUSTRY VV W W . P A K K R E O R D . C O M Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, November 20-23, 2010 VOL. 130-NO. 81 50(J Project along U.S. 40 spurs keen interest It's ski season More than 1 million square feet envisioned in The Summit at Park City; criticism starts Galleries could help draw people to Park City BY JAY HAMBURGER Of the Record staff BY SCOTT IWASAKI Of the Record staff Connie Katz, owner of the Coda Gallery and one of the organizers of the Park City Gallery Association, said the monthly Gallery Stroll, taking place Friday, Nov. 26, is not about Main Street. "Most of the galleries involved with the stroll are on Main Street, but really this is about the art in Park City and around the area, 1 ' Katz said during an interview with The Park Record "The stroll is just a little part of the art here. And while we want to become one of the best gallery strolls in the country, we want Park City to become a true art destination." Katz also said the gallery stroll is a good vehicle to benefit Park City's economy. "Friday nights, there are hundreds of people out and about," she said. "And they go eat before or after they stroll. That's a big draw that helps Park City in general. "People need to know that there are a lot of visitors who dont ski, who come visit Park City to do other things." That's why she helped revamp the Park City Gallery Association two and a half years ago. "Before we took over the association, there was an admission to the Gallery Stroll," Katz said. "So we did away with that when we changed things, and began encouraging other galleries throughout the area to get involved." Katz, who has been involved with visual arts for 24 years, said it is important for arts organizations to support each other. "The support allows us all to keep motoring," she said. "With the way the recession has been going, we're actually doing pretty well. And its because we help each other. "The art market is suffering all over the country and every little bit helps," she said. The Park City Gallery Association membership includes 20 galleries, including the Coda, Lanny Barnard, Mountain Trails, Old Towne Gallery, Thomas Kearns McCartney, Images of Nature, GRAYSON WEST/PARK RECORD Park City Mountain Resort worker Jordan O'Brien steadies a feature at the Three Kings terrain park Friday morning, a day before the resort was scheduled to open for the season with three lifts - PayDay, First Time and Three Kings - operating. At left, Chris Vanderline clears away snow while readying the maze at the First Time lift. Legislator finally settling in Democrat who represents the Basin is happy he has won his own term at the Statehouse BY CHUCK GATES Record contributing writer Utah House Rep. Joel K. Briscoe, D-Salt Lake, tries avoiding labels and labeling others. But there's one label he's very happy to be wearing these days - that of newly elected incumbent. Briscoe spent much of 2010 tagged with the label of "replacement," after being appointed by Gov. Gary Herbert to finish out the final months of the term of popular Democratic Rep. Chris Johnson. Johnson, one of only two openly gay Utah legislators, resigned her seat during the 2010 3 SECTIONS • 42 PAGES A-7 C-9 A-18 A-19 C-6 C-11 A-19, C-4 C-7 B-l C-1 B-2 A i^BMediaNews Group NEWSPAPER legislative session. But after defeating a pair of fellow Democrats in convention in May, another Democratic challenger in a June primary, and Republican opponent Rick Raile in the general election, Briscoe now feels comfortable calling House District 25 his seat going forward. ' T m happy to win the seat outright, but certainly will always acknowledge the groundbreaking efforts of Rep. Johnson in the legislature. I'll certainly do my best to do the same," said Briscoe who's district includes a portion of the Snyderville Basin, the University of Utah and neighborhoods on the east side of Salt Lake City. The district has traditionally had strong Democrat leanings. Briscoe said he wants to be involved in crafting good policy on Capitol Hill and to not be knee-jerk about myriad important issues facing Utah, among them resolving a $300 million operating deficit, reaching meaningful immigration reform, continuing proper funding of public education, reapportionment and finding unemployed Utahns jobs. Please see Legislator, A-2 A dozen dining decks City Hall will allow more restaurants onto road on Main Street BY JAY HAMBURGER Of the Record staff Please see Galleries, A-2 Business Classifieds Columns Editorial Events Calendar LegaU Letters to the Editor Movies Restaurant Guide Sports Scene Weather , * Park Record. Serving Summit County since 1880 Arts stroll highlights all of town « Outdoor dining on Main Street next summer could expand significantly, with City Hall officials leaning toward allowing upward of a dozen restaurants to build dining decks into the road. The Park City Council on Thursday talked about the setup on Main Street with the dining decks but did not set a limit on the number that will be authorized. The elected officials, though, seemed to agree that between 12 and 15 of the decks is an appropriate number. In 2010, the debut year of the decks, three were built - outside Bistro 412, Cisero's and Zona Rosa. Some Main Street restaurateurs indicated this year they wanted to monitor the success of the first decks before committing to building one themselves. The decks were frequently packed, and the restaurants owners that built them this year seemed pleased with the business. Tom Eddington, the planning director at City Hall, said staffers over the next few months intend to craft a set of criteria that will be used to rank the applications for decks next ^ear. The ranking will be needed if more restaurants Please see More, A-2 Check out the NAC GRAYSON WEST//WW RECORD The International Ski Federation of Rotary last ski season raised more than $10,000 for the National Ability Center and presented the check on Tuesday. The National Ability Center offers athletic programs for the disabled. .• Are your dreams as wild as 8 9493700001 7 Blueprints for a major development along U.S. 40 have turned up on an Internet site promoting what has been dubbed The Summit at Park City, a hub that appears to be the longanticipated commercial district that could help finance a hotel offering military discounts in the area. The website positions the development on a triangular piece of land abutting U.S. 40 midway between Quinn's Junction and Silver Creek Junction. City Hall and Summit County jointly own the land. Promotional material on the website indicates the developers want to put up approximately 1.2 million square feet of retail space on 112 acres of land. The website envisions a combination of stores, restaurants and entertainment options at the site. The Air Force for years has sought a location in or close to Park City as a replacement for the hotel it lost at Snowbasin in the years leading up to the 2002 Winter Olympics. There have been various sites considered in the Park City area, and the project has grown in its ambition in recent years from a hotel to a wider commercial development like the one envisioned as The Summit at Park City. The talks have taken on greater urgency with the entry of the Military Installation Development Authority, sometimes known as the acronym MID A, an entity formed to make it easier for a development like The Summit at Park City to move forward. The website says "both Park City and Summit County will work in conjunction with the developer and MIDA." A blueprint on the website shows the square footage spread between a series of buildings, with the largest pegged at 160,000 square feet. Building labels include a hotel, "large format," which appears to identify a big retailer, and "resort." The blueprint also shows what has been labeled as an "Olympic Center" and a theater. It is not clear whether the hotel on the blueprints would be designed to offer the military discounts. Some of the recent talks have leaned toward building the hotel elsewhere, likely close to the Jordanelle Reservoir, while using tax revPlease see Project, A-2 Park Cily Film Scries presents "The Wildest Dream: Conquest of Everest." which explores the mystery of George Mallory, who perished while attempting lo reach the summit of Mount Everest. The screenings will take place at M p.m. Saturday nnd fi p.m. on Sunday al I ho Park City Library and Education Center. For more information and tickets, visit www.parkcityfilmseries.coni. |
