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Show Wcdnesay, March 3, 1 976 Pago 3 Now Lift P(rD MW Will 0 .IN A A 4,.. Proposed route of tht JupHtr Chair Plans to construct a new chair lift servicing the Jupiter Bowl area and to upgrade a number of existing lifts were announced early last week by Park City Ski Corporation President Bay Johnson. Exciting Skiing Referring to the new Jupiter lift, Johnson said, "We feel it will provide Park City skiers with some extremely ex-tremely exciting runs that previously had only been serviced by helicopters." He added, "People who in the past felt our mountain only offered intermediate skiing will ' now have something to talk about at cocktail partries." Mystique In describing the ad- roads into the mountain, Johnson explained. Construction Con-struction of the lift is . scheduled to get underway as soon as weather permits and is expected to be completed during the summer. 10,000 feet . The Jupiter lift will be similar to V the present Thaynes chair , in both its design and passenger capacity of 1,200 skiers per hour. : It . will be approximately 4,200 feet long and will ascend 1,300 feet vertically to an altitude of, just over 10,000 feet. .Connect with Thaynes , The new lift will be reached by taking the Thaynes chair and then skiing on a "cat walk" down to the Shadow Lake area. The top of the' lift vertising affect the-i newi iftu ovtfU dbe avery meap he Tri-wlll Tri-wlll have" on Park City,' CtJunW Peak. ' ' f Johnson stated, "It will provide a certain mystique that will put us in the same league with Aspen and Vail." Scotts Pass Although the Jupiter runs will be geared to the expert skier the president of pointed out that the Scott's Pass area will offer some intermediate skiing. $400,000-1450,000 The lift, which is expected to cost from $400,000 to $450,000, will be designed and constructed by the Lift Engineer Co. out of Carson City, Nev. The use of helicopters to place the towers will avoid the necessity of cutting new S '-. No Help For Bootleneck ' While the Jupiter lift will add a number of runs for the. Park City Skier, it is not expected o increase the mountain's present capacity of 7,500 people. "Our bootleneck at the bottom of the mountain will continue to , limit our capacity," Johnson said. He mentioned, however, than the gondola will be upgraded from 500 to 800 passengers per hour this summer. Future Lifts The PCSC executive disclosed that the Resort plans to open at least one new lift every year. New lifts planned for the future include two more for the Jupiter Bowl area and one for the National Training Center runs which would begin at the. bottom of the mountain, thus alleviating some of the, bootleneck conjestion. Passes Go Up When asked to what extent the construction . and'' operating costs of the new lift would be passed on to the skier, Johnson said, "We have not as yet sat down and talked about passes for next year so I can't really say for sure." He added, however, "It looks very likely that daily passes will go up from $9 to $10 and that season passes will go up around 10 percent. . The projected cost for a, mid-week pass for next year would then be in the neighg borhood of $'l65 while the full pass would be in the vicinity of $250. ' Johnson explained that the 10 percent increase is in proportion to the 10 percent net increase of operating costs the Besort is expected to incur. Avalanche The Besort director pointed out that although the Jupiter Bowl area presents a degree of avalanche danger, he feels there will be no problem due to the excellent job done by the Ski Patrol. He noted the area is already under avalanche control and the only difference will be that it must be done more quickly in the future. Building Inspector Cracking Down On Owners Of Dilapidated Buildings Park City s Building Inspector Lyman Lewis , announced Monday that he is cracking down on owners of abandoned and 'dilapidated houses "in accordance with the building code." Lewis said he has begun notifying Owners that they must take action to remove ' buildings that are detrimental to the health and safety of the community. , ; If the owners fail to demolish such buildings, the city will, have the demolition work done and charged to the property owner, the inspector said. Lewis revealed that he has most recently contacted Mr. Robert Fowler of Salt Lake City who owns the Ski Shack at 1153 Lowell Ave. which was heavily damaged by fire last November. "He was very agreeable to the demolition," Lewis said of Fowler. Responding to the building inspector's . notification, Fowler sent a letter in which he stated, "We are very proud of Park City and feel, as you do, that the building is unsightly and? dangerous." ' Fowler noted that removal of debris and rebuilding will begin as soon as the weather permits. . , ' Mr. Lewis said he will be contacting every owner of a dilapidated building and hopes that each "will follow Mr. Fowler's excellent example." "The cooperation of those involved will enhance the overall appearance of our town while eliminating real hazards," Lewis added. ; If any property owners have questions concerning the disposition of buildings deemed to be hazardous, they are encouraged to contact the building inspector at City Hall. Application For Transportation Funds Being Cynptied By Parte City Officials City Planner Van Martin and City Manager Wayne Matthews are rushing to meet a March 22 application deadline for federal funding of Park City's - no-fare transportation system. If received, the grant money would be used by the city to purchase buses and to make partial payment on operating and maintenance costs for the system. Funds The federal government has allocated $15 million for the Rural Highway Public Transportation Demonstration Demonstr-ation Program in 1976. The money will be disbursed by the Federal Highway and Urban Mass Transportation Administration for various demonstration projects for public mass transportation in rural areas and small urban areas.. ' ' The funding program is designed to finance 100 percent of the capital equipment costs of these transportation projects and 30 percent of the operating and maintenance costs. . - Although Martin ascribes a justifiable need of the funds , to Park City, he said the city's chances for success are questionable. "Fifteen million dollars doesn't go very far when you're talking about the whole country," the planner said. Study The uncertainty of receiving the federal funds led city officials to reject an offer from the Wayne T. Vanwagoner company to prepare the city's proposal. It was decided that the $1,550 price tag on the professionally packaged application was too steep in light of the doubtfulness of its acceptance. Before being sent to state and federal authorities, the application must be approved by State officials but this does not pose a problem, according ac-cording to the city planner. "I'm not worried at all about getting past the state," Martin said. One Time The grant would be a onetime one-time appropriation enabling the city to purchase the equipment it needs but requiring the city to perpetuate per-petuate the project after the initial funding. Convincing ' the Highway and Urban Mass Transportation Tran-sportation Administration that the city is capable of continuing the bus service after the federal funds have been depleted is one of the more important aspects of the application. Martin said Park City has a distinct advantage over many of the competitors for the money. He points out that the city has already instituted and operated a no-fare system under a contract with Lewis Bros. Stages. He asserted the existence of such a system without federal funding demonstrates the city's ability to continue its operation once the required vehicles have been purchased. pur-chased. Support Another criteria for acceptance ac-ceptance is local support for the project. Martin noted that the willingness of local merchants mer-chants to finance the no-fare system is tangible evidence of support but said he is also receiving letters of endorsement en-dorsement from other entities en-tities within the community and hopes to receive more. A public hearing concerning con-cerning the grant application will be held Thursday night in City Hall as part of the regularly scheduled city council meeting. 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