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Published every Wednesday and Saturday. Reform is urged Planning Commission needs another member after quick resignation By AARON OSOWSKI Ure said that the state's row crop and cherry harvests were down last year because there were not enough agricultural laborers. He said farmers should be allowed to bring on immigrants without fear of being reported or their workers deported. The Council's resolution does not lay out specific policy initiatives for immigration reform. Ure stressed that he is not in favor of granting undocumented immigrants amnesty. He added that he saw a survey that showed 60-70 percent of undocumented immigrants want citizenship but not legalization, as many wish to return to their home countries. "They want to live, work and be a good steward here and go back to their homeland," Ure said. "If there was a will, [Congress] could resolve Continued From A-1 Tax impacts studied has said since the early days of the lawsuit a loss would have serious Continued From A-1 Institute has new exec sion plan so that when I'm no longer here, the organization will become even more successful. Nothing would make me sadder than to leave the organization in such a state that it couldn't continue." West's first day is Monday, May 5. "I decided not to take any time off and start working with their talented and dedicated staff to learn about their programs," she said. A couple of months ago, Orr mentioned that she was looking for someone help elevate the Park City Institute, West said. "We started casual conversations and they started getting more serious as time went on," she said. At the same time, West began feeling that the position would offer a great alignment with her entrepreneurial spirit, love of the arts and dedication to the Park City and Summit County community. "I was delighted when she offered me the opportunity to be managing director," West said. West plans to use the skills she learned at Sundance to benefit the Park City Institute. The Park Record PARK RECORD FILE PHOTO Summit County Council member Dave Ure wants the Council to pass a resolution calling on the U.S. Congress to pass an immigration reform bill. Ure says many in Summit County, including business owners and undocumented immigrants, believe action must be taken. it in 15 minutes." The Summit County Council will vote on the resolution calling on Congress to pass immigration reform at next Wednesday's meeting. For an agenda, visit summitcounty.org. economic impacts on the community. The other side, though, disagrees with that prediction. PCMR is selling season passes for the 2014-2015 ski season with a caveat based on the lawsuit. It says season passes will be refunded on a prorated basis if the resort is forced to close for all or part of the ski season as a result of the lawsuit. It is the third consecutive year the resort has published a caveat. "There are so many shared relationships between the Sundance Institute and the Park City Institute," she said. "This community is so dedicated to the arts, so a lot of those relationships have already been established through my seven years at Sundance. "I will continue to build on those in my new role with Park City Institute," West said. "I'm excited to be a part of their team." Looking back, West has nothing but good memories about the Sundance Institute. "The Sundance Institute is an amazing organization and I'm so grateful to have spent seven years representing the Utah community," West said. "I'm grateful for this opportunity that will allow me to stay in this community. I am raising two little boys, so this is exciting for us." Orr has known West for a number of years as a friend and colleague. "What is unique about her is that she brings experience of not only working in a nonprofit, but being on a board of a nonprofit, which are very different perspectives," Orr said. "She has worked with Sundance, which has international appeal and that allows a greater pool to draw from when you're looking for donors." Orr is especially pleased that West is a Park City resident. "She grew up here," Orr said. "She knows the community and worked in the community and has an understanding of the diverse audience the Park City Institute has. We're very lucky to have attracted someone of Sarah's caliber to this position and look forward to all the places we will go." Get all the latest Park Record updates. The Snyderville Basin Planning Commission will look to bring on one more member after the quick resignation of Ted Levy, who was appointed March 5 but left the post shortly after, citing time constraints. At the end of the application deadline - April 9 - four individuals had applied for the vacant position: Ryan Dickey, Canice Harte, Brad Thompson and Chris Hague. Interviews will be conducted during next Wednesday's Summit County Council meeting. The most familiar face to the Council is Hague, who will be interviewing for a planning commission spot for the third time. He said the primary reasons he wants to be involved are to assist in crafting Phase 2 of the Snyderville Basin General Plan and the Development Code and hopes the Council appoints someone who knows how to "properly formulate" these documents. "After the last debacle with the appointment of a man who had to resign because he didn't realize that there were going to be two meetings a month, I'm hopeful that the County Council will take seriously the appointment this time around," Hague said. Thompson, a local Realtor, is a fifth-generation Utahn who feels his input on the planning commission Continued From A-1 Fairness pledged lasts until July of 2017. It seems almost certain that the Planning Commission will cast a vote on Treasure during his term. It would be one of the most closely watched decisions by the panel in years, perhaps since the controversial decisions about what would be developed as Empire Pass in Deer Valley. The Joyce email is strongly worded in sections as he argues against the project. He mentions the Planning Commission by name in one sentence. "I hope that the planning commission will be responsible in protecting the town of Park City. Treasure Hill should be scaled back so that isn't such a giant blemish on such a visible piece of town," the message says. "Just designing the buildings with pretty architectural details isn't enough. They should fit the appearance and scale of Old Town." The project would be built on "probably the most visible piece of mountain in Park City," he says, noting its proximity to Main Street. "The plans I have seen result in that mountainside being torn up and replaced with large buildings, completely inconsistent with anything in that part of town," the message says. He also says the developers should be "forced to offer a SOLUTION to the additional traffic they would add. Not a patch. Not an excuse. A solution." Joyce, meanwhile, challenges Jess Reid Real Estate SEARCHING FOR YOUR NEXT HOME? We make it easy at: www.jessreidrealestate.com ® EASY SEARCH AND ALERTS FROM My Dream Home • Set up automatic searches that email you new listings • Targeted search by neighborhood or subdivision • Keep track of price changes on your favorite homes On behalf of all the agents at Jess Reid - Christie' s International Real Estate; thank you for 30 years! - Jess www.jessreidrealestate.com • 435-649-3000 • Park City & Deer Valley POWERFUL GLOBAL REACH. DEEP LOCAL ROOTS. would be important. "It's an important position within the community. We need a balance in someone that will read the [Development] Code and adhere to it closely," Thompson said. "I think it's important that we do our best." Harte is a Park City entrepreneur who has years of experience in the outdoor industry. He is the co-founder of Waterbox, a water bottle company that he recently sold. After finishing up his contract with the company late last year, he said he has free time that he wishes to give to the planning commission. "Responsible growth in making pragmatic decisions is very important to me, [as is] being a part of the community and representing it." Harte said. "It's a pretty intensive bit of work you're doing on behalf of the community." Dickey is a senior managing consultant who has lived in the Park City area for several years. He thinks being on the planning commission is a "good way to get involved in community issues" and said he would not bring an agenda with him. "I'm a proponent of smart growth, which should be the foundation for growth in Park City and in the Basin in an era of climate change," Dickey said, adding that climate change could affect the local ski industry. "We need to do things that are smart and targeted and still protect the unique character and quality of our area." The applicant who is chosen to replace Levy will serve through February 28, 2017. The Summit County Council is expected to interview these four candidates during next Wednesday's meeting. For the time, location and agenda, visit summitcounty.org. the members of the Planning Commission at the time to drive the roads in the vicinity of the Treasure site. "Pick a nice snowy day and drive around as PCMR is letting out. Try getting somewhere, like Prospector. Now imagine living in that area and having to contend with that every day," he says. "Worse, picture an emergency vehicle trying to pick its way through that traffic. Now add a few hundred more cars. What a disaster." The talks between the developer and the Planning Commission stalled. The panel had deep-rooted concerns about the project, some of them similar to the issues broached in the Joyce letter and by others. The Treasure development partnership and City Hall later unsuccessfully attempted to reach an agreement that would have shifted some of the development rights attached to the Treasure acreage to another site deemed more suitable for growth. Those discussions stretched from the spring of 2010 until recent weeks, when the sides acknowledged the talks collapsed. The Treasure partnership intends to return to the Planning Commission with the same development proposal that was criticized earlier. Those meetings are expected to start in coming months. In an interview, Joyce said he learned about Treasure through an open house and a walking tour of the land hosted by the Sweeney family, the historic owner of the property. As a member of the Planning Commission, Joyce said, he will fairly consider the Treasure development proposal regardless of the opinions he outlined in the 2009 message. He said the message was part of his efforts to be a "good, participating citizen." Joyce said sometimes personal opinions must be set aside. "A lot of people have to do that in their jobs," he said, adding, "If I didn't think I could do that, I wouldn't have signed up for the Planning Commission."