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Tha • Record's Web site also hosts interactive entertainment, restaurant and lodging listings, multimedia features and community blog forums. , . _ , • • Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, May 28-31, 2011 The Park Record A-2 • j ^ * * •• ?•*••" ~ ' c • ' "*^" ' • Contents oF The Park Record are copy. right © 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 j. weekly by Utah Media Inc., 1670 ;. Bonanza Drive, Park Gly, Utah, ! : 84060. Periodicals Postage Paid at j. Salt Lake City, Utah;84199-9655 and . ! at additional mailing offices. i Postmaster Send address changes to | The Park Record, P.O. Box 3688, Park •; Gly, Utah, 84060. Entered as second! class matter, May 25, 1977, at the Post ! Office in Park Gly, Utah, 84060 under 1 the Act of March 3 J 897. Subscription rates are: $42 within Summit County, $70 outside of Summit County, Utah. Subscriptions are transferable: $5 cancellation fee. Phone fax [phone] or " email [e-mail]. Published every Wednesday and Saturday., * Continued from A-1 Bold ideas outlined input about the ideas. The crowd was much larger than those that are expected to attend the upcoming City Hall meetings centered on the Bonanza Park redevelopment. The Park City Planning Commission is preparing for what will likely be a lengthy process as the panel considers whether the bluaj prints are appropriate. The panel is anticipated to spend extensive time considering topics like the amount of square footage in the project and the heights of the buildings. Some of the people at the open house mentioned similar concerns. The chairman of the Planning Commission, Charlie Wintzer, was in attendance. Several members of the Park City Council also attended the open house, as did high-ranking City Hall staffers like City Manager Tom Bakaly and Michael Kovacs, who is the assistant city manager. Michele King, a Pinebrook resident who once owned a business at Redstone, said in an interview a revamped Bonanza Park district will benefit the tourism industry and the overall business climate. She said visitors are not interested in what she considers to be rundown building dotting the district now. The visitors also want to be able to stay inside Park City when they are on vacation. "People that come into Park City, they're not interested in Kimball Junction," King said. Another person at the open house, Mike Andrews, said he is intrigued by the possibility that housing for senior citizens could be worked into the plans. Andrews, a 74-year-old retired Park City School District official, said he could someday move into the Bonanza Park district. He mentioned the district is within walking distance of grocery stores and a movie theater. "I would seriously consider, and I know my wife would seriously consider, coming into central town," Andrews said. Meanwhile, a figure with the Swaner Preserve and EcoCenter spoke about the possibilities of someday having a presence in Bonanza Park. Fischer's blueprints call for institutional buildings in the district, a category that could likely accommodate some sort of arrangement with the Swaner Preserve and EcoCenter. Elliott, the architect, presented an overview of the development idea, which entails upward of 940,000 square feet of buildings spread through approximately 11 acres of land. He spoke about creating a new road network in the district and what he labeled market streets, or places where people may gather. He envisioned a streetscape • Continued from A-1 Imperial deal reached once considered prior to the recession. The lot at 205 Main St.T meanwhile, is one of the last remaining vacant pieces of land on Main Street in Bonanza Park that resembles the stretch of Main Street just uphill from the Heber Avenue intersection. Elliott said he prefers a series of underground parking garages over street-level lots. Meanwhile, he described a mix of retail, residential and office square footage. His ideas would put retailers on the street level with offices and residences on the upper floors. Residential units in Bonanza Park could be attractive to young people and older couples whose children have moved out, he said. "The real question is what's sustainable," Elliott said. For renderings of the Bonanza Park proposal, with narration by Elliott, visit the following YouTYibe postings: •http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= QK27pfixM0o&feature=mfu_in_or der&list=UL •http://www.youtube.comAvatch?v= m6zgMtDA78o Sundance will occupy The Yard for firsttimein2012 v by Jay Hamburger OF THE RECORD STAFF A high-ranking Sundance Film Festival organizer on Wednesday evening indicated The Yard will be an official festival venue in 2012, putting Sundance in a spacious spot that had previously been used by corporate interests during the festival. Sarah Pearce, who directs the festival's operations, told a crowded open house of the arrangement between Sundance and The Yard. Pearce said organizers are excited, but she did not provide details about Sundance's ideas for the location. Mark J. Fischer, the Bonanza Park developer who controls The Yard, said the location will be buzzing during the festival. He did not provide details, either. A spokesperson for Sundance said on Thursday the organizers this summer will consider options for the space. Sundance had previously been . involved in a park-and-ride lot on the grounds of The Yard during the festival. Sundance occupies space throughout Park City during the festival, setting up screening rooms and spots for festival-related happenings like the Music Cafe, the Filmmakers Lodge and the New Frontier held by the private sector. It could be developed in several different fashions, perhaps with commercial space on the ground floor of a building and residential square footage on upstairs levels. If the deals are finalized, there could be a positive effect on the collective psyche on Main Street. The Imperial and the Claim Jumper have been some of the starkest visiblercminders of the recession. It has been rare since the 1980s for Main Street buildings to sit empty for years at a time like the two have. Charges filed in fatal crasti BY SARAH MOFFITT Of the Record staff Eight charges have been brought against Wyoming resident Karen Lynn Gallegos, 58, this week stemming from the drunk driving accident that killed University of Utah student Joseph "Hance" Henrie and injured three others on May 5. Troopers said the accident happened when Gallegos drove the wrong way on westbound 1-80 near Echo Junction, causing the pickup truck carrying Henrie and three others to swerve and roll off the road. Gallegos has been charged with a second-degree felony of automobile homicide criminal negligence D.U.I, in the death of Henrie as well as three counts of driving under the influence of alcohol from injuring the driver and two passengers. Other charges include failure to remain at the accident involving death, open container and traveling the wrong way on a one-way street. • Continued from A-1 Mine shaft caves in built around the opening as well. The fence was anticipated to be finished by as early as Friday. "This is a serious issue, a serious hazard," Gee said, adding, "It's a dangerous situation." A United Park City Mines staffer monitoring surface-water flows in Empire Canyon discovered the caved-in shaft. Gee said it appears the cave-in was a result of years of deterioration in the strength of the timbers that made up This is a serious issue, a serious hazard . . . It's a dangerous situation," Kerry Gee Untied /'ark Cilv Mint"' shaft. The timber rotted over the decades and finally gave way, he said. Gee projected it would take between 3,000 and 6,000 cubicyards of material to fill the shaft, a sum roughly equivalent to between 300 and 600 loads carried by a typical dump truck. The material is being gathered from land in the vicinity of the site. Estimates of the size of the hole range from approximately 15 feet by 15 feet to 20 feet by 20 feet. Kurt Simister, a Park City Building Department official, said it is the largest opening linked to a mining site discovered in his 16 years at City Hall. He partially attributed the cavein to the high levels of moisture in the ground as a result of the heavy winter and spring snowfall. Gee on Wednesday tossed a few FINAL SPACE LEFT According to Matthew Bates, trie Prosecuting Attorney for the state of Utah, Gallegos admitted to hiding an open bottle of vodka from police, resulting in a third-degree felony charge of obstruction of justice as well. Bates said his office is waiting for results on Gallegos' blood test that was taken after the accident to determine how much alcohol was in her system at the time. "The family of the deceased is obviously very shook up by this. But they are being very supportive of the prosecution and the charges that are being brought against [Gallegos]," said Bates. He was unsure if any of the family members or other victims would testify against Gallegos, but saw no reason why they would not. Gallegos pleaded not guilty in Third District Court last week and is still being held at the Summit County Detention Center. Her bail was reduced to $10,000 and next court appearance is scheduled for June 13. She faces one to 15 years in prison. Gallegos' lawyers could riot be reached for comment. rocks into the shaft, waiting to hear the echo of them hitting the bottom as he tried to figure out the depth of the fill material that had been dumped down the shaft to that that point. The shaft is at the top of the historic American Flag mine. The mine produced gold and silver, Gee said, noting that it was probably the only site in Park City that could be classified as a gold mine. Miners also brought lead, zinc and copper out of American Flag, he said. Gee said no mining is believed to have occurred at American Flag since the 1940s. Historic mining sites dot the mountains ringing Park City, with there being long-abandoned buildings still standing as well as the shafts like the one that caved in on Tuesday. The Park City Council recently enacted a law requiring landowners with large tracts of ground within the city limits to search for mine hazards and then close any that are found by late 2015. Leaders see the law as being important to protecting people who use the mountains for recreation. United Park City Mines falls under the jurisdiction of the law. . The Tuesday episode continues a string of high-profile incidents involving mining-era sites over several years. In one of the other cases, the fop of a mine tunnel gave way as someone skied over, causing the person to crash and then forcing him to struggle out of the depression left in the snow. In another case, a dog tumbled down a historic mine shaft and was rescued by a firefighter. Empire Canyon is a popular recreation spot, drawing hikers and mountain bikers in the summer and showshoers and skiers in the winter. There is not much recreation activity in the canyon in the spring, however, as snow conditions deteriorate at the upper elevations and mud is prevalent in the lower eleva.tions. Gee on Wednesday, though, forcefully demanded two snowboarders driving close to the site to leave the area. They were on a road that is often used to access to backcountry skiing and snowboarding terrain. _ jsp 1 UNIVERSITY OF UTAH J J HEALTH CARE M O B L U Y MO FACIAL PLASTIC SURGERY STARTING @ $35/SF INSTALLED (3 cm Granite) Granite Samples and Estimates Call: Sue Lipke [phone] Never Have to Seal Again! FREE Lifetime Sealant w/ Purchase! 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