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Show The Park Record Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, April 13-16, 2013 A-3 CITY BEAT CITY EDITOR: JAY HAMBURGER 649-9014 EXT. 111 | citynews@parkrecord.com Library director will depart More Bang for the Buck! WE WILL BE CLOSED FOR SPRING CLEANING MONDAY 4/15 THROUGH WEDNESDAY 4/17 (435)649-8060 Prospector Square • 2093 Sidewinder Dr. www.grubsteakrestaurant.com grubsteakrestaurant@xmission.com Reservations gladly accepted FILE PHOTO BY TYLER COBB/PARK RECORD Linda Tillson, the departing director of the Park City Library, says the community is wonderful and she enjoyed working for the municipal government. She took a job with a library district in central Colorado. Linda Tillson takes Colorado position, enjoyed Park City By JAY HAMBURGER The Park Record The director of the Park City Library since the fall of 2001 will depart for a job in Colorado at the beginning of May, City Hall said on Wednesday. Linda Tillson will become the library director of the Eagle Valley Library District in central Colorado. She will leave the Park City job on May 1. In a prepared statement announcing her departure, City Hall said Tillson and the staffers at the library "promoted the concept of the 21st Century Library in Park City." It described technological advances at the library during Tillson's tenure, including online catalog software and revamped Internet terminals for the public. The statement also notes the E-Reader program. "I have truly enjoyed my 12 years as the Park City Library Director. Park City is a wonderful community and PCMC has been a great employer," she said in the prepared state- ment, referring to the municipal government's proper name of Park City Municipal Corporation. Tillson will leave as Park City prepares for a major renovation of the library. The prepared statement said Tillson is "excited about the opportunity to manage a larger library district." She wants to retire in Westcliffe, Colo., on a ranch that her mother's family pioneered, the statement said. City Hall is conducting a national search for her successor. Applications are due May 10. The position was listed on the municipal website on Wednesday. Digging begins next week Roadwork along Deer Valley Drive will last until fall By JAY HAMBURGER The Park Record A crew from Questar Gas is scheduled to start work along Deer Valley Drive next week, the first action in what is anticipated to be one of the major road and infrastructure projects in Park City this year. Matthew Cassel, the Park City engineer, said the workers from Questar Gas are expected to start on Tuesday. The company will replace a section of natural-gas line in the vicinity of the intersection of Deer Valley Drive and Sunny Side Drive. The section is between 300 and 400 feet long, Cassel said. The city engineer said the natural-gas line is buried close to the edge of the road, meaning that no lane closures are planned. A trench will be dug along the route of the line. Cassel said the work should last between seven and 10 days. Questar Gas is funding the work. It is seen as part of the overall Deer Valley Drive redo that will be at City Hall's expense, though. The wider project is anticipated to start in early May and involve Deer Valley Drive between the Old Town roundabout and the intersection with Deer Valley Drive North. City Hall plans to replace a water line, work on storm drains, build bus pullouts and make pedestrian improvements, among other upgrades. The work is expected to last until mid-October. It is anticipated to cost between $3 million and $4 million, with $1 million of the total coming from a federal grant. An open house is scheduled on April 30 for people interested in learning about the work. 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