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Show The Park Record Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, August 15-18, 2015 CITY BEAT CITY EDITOR: JAY HAMBURGER 649-9014 EXT. 111 | citynews@parkrecord.com Growth worries abound A-3 DELIVERING GREAT STEAK AND SEAFOOD FOR 39 YEARS! Lunch Special: Try one of our new hand shaped, home ground sirloin burgers and enjoy a complimentary salad bar with it! Open for Lunch Mon. - Fri. 11.30 AM to 2.00 PM Dinner Daily from 5.00 PM on, Live Entertainment Friday and Saturday (435)649-8060 JAKE SHANE/PARK RECORD Parkites remain pleased with City Hall's land acquisitions for conservation purposes, including the purchase of the McPolin Farm along the S.R. 224 entryway. The idea of creating, in essence, a moat of largely undeveloped land around Park City as a way to define the borders was mentioned recently in a set of comments about growth collected by the municipal government. Parkites are leery of bad air, traffic and crime JAY HAMBURGER The Park Record One person, a real estate agent who lives and works in Old Town, adheres to City Hall's longtime strategy of, in essence, creating a moat of largely undeveloped land around Park City as a way to geographically define the city's borders. Another person, an Aerie resident, questions whether Park City should upgrade roads. Doing so could make it easier for the city to grow, the person says. The opinions are just two of a cache of written comments released by City Hall in early August as leaders continued a broad discussion of growth in Park City. Officials collected the comments during a wellattended June event focused on the growth prospects of Park City and the surrounding area. The panel included Mayor Jack Thomas, Park City Councilor Tim Henney and Robert Grow, the president and CEO of an organization called Envision Utah that studies growth in the state. The event drew a crowd of 167 people, a strong number for a City Hall-organized event, to listen to growth projections and comments by the mayor and Henney about Park City's future. Grow told the crowd the population in Summit County was pegged at 36,324 in 2010 and that number is projected to hit 45,491 in 2020. The population would reach 107,671 by 2060, he told the crowd. The growth in Wasatch County is expected to bring the number of residents there to 96,696 in 2060, the crowd was told. The numbers likely surprised many of the people in the crowd even in a community where growth and development have been overriding issues for more than 30 years. It is not clear whether the written comments were made before or after the presenta- Opportunity is sorely lacking. While our economy is based on a seasonal service economy, with all the drawbacks of low pay, it is all but impossible for anyone to buy into town without lots of money… Those with deeper pockets will be able to outbid the poor and push them into the county, where they will add to our transportation + air quality problems," Aerie resident comment to City Hall tion, but the opinions outlined in them cover a wide range of topics related to the overall growth theme of the event. City Hall is continuing a discussion about growth that has stretched through much of the year. It was spurred after some of the elected officials indicated Parkites had approached them with concerns about the city's future. Development and traffic have been especially worrisome, but there have been concerns about issues like historic preservation and housing options for the work force as well. The written comments were left anonymously with only the neighborhood where the person lives or works and, in some cases, their profession left with the statements. Still, the comments offer an intriguing description of the concerns of Parkites as the city approaches a municipal election with the majority of the City Council seats on the ballot and a ski season seen as being full of promise as Park City Mountain Resort and Canyons Resort are connected to create the largest mountain resort in the United States. City Hall staffers forwarded the written comments to the mayor and City Council as part of a report outlining options for future engagement about growth. Officials call the process ‘What's Next Park City.' The real estate agent who wrote about the moat idea was also worried about "more people, crowds, competition for trails, jobs, parking, restaurants … You name it." The person wanted development to be concentrated as a means to reduce sprawl and said wildlife protection is important. "Leave open space as open space. We take it for granted, but people (and animals) love our trails and view corridors," the person wrote. "Absolutely leave a ‘moat' around PC… It truly defines us." The Aerie resident who wrote about roads was apparently especially worried about properties with development rights already attached to them. There are numerous parcels of land in Park City that are not currently developed but have rights attached to them from approvals granted years or decades ago. Some of the Please see Worries, A-4 OPEN HOUSE - SAT. 8/15 - 2-5pm BISON BLUFFS #53 | 2243 SADDLEHORN DR. | PROMONTORY 4 Bedrooms | 5 Baths | 4265 Sq Ft | .99 Acres | PCMLS 11501010 Furnishings and Promontory Golf Membership are available but not included. 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