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Show I Wedi ?sday, August 10, 1977 Page 3 Ventures Receives Prelim. Approval For Slime Line Park City Ventures received tentative approval Thursday night for slurry line easement across city property. The underground slurry line, and a backup parallel line, would run from the mining company's ore processing mill south of the city to Richardson Flat, northeast of the city, crossing the property of several individuals and corporations, including the city. The line would be used to transport slurry materials from the mill to a tailings pond in Richardson Flat. After Ventures' general manager Bill Norem showed the City Council a map of the proposed route City Councilman Council-man Jan Wilking expressed concern over the line's proximity to a proposed route for the new state highway. Wilking said he feared the line could affect highway plans. Council Votes To Make Initial Move On Main Street Lighting The Park City Council, by a slim 3-2 margin, instructed City Manager Wayne Matthews Mat-thews and city treasurer Bruce Decker to set the wheels in motion for the resurrection of the old street lights on Main Street. A motion made by Councilman Council-man Steve Dering called for the two officials to begin contacting electrical companies com-panies and to formulate a plan for restoring the old lights and for moving the existing lights to Swede Alley. The motion stipulated that the total cost not exceed the $85,000 budgeted for the project. Prior to the vote, Decker said that Wasatch Electric "We have conferred quite closely with the highway department," Norem said. "They feel the space left is sufficient for the future highway." When Wilking said he would like to insure that the slurry line and the highway are compatible, Norem responded respon-ded that the highway route is only speculation at this point and that no commitment has been made. Noting that he has met with Norem on "several occas-sions," occas-sions," City Manager Wayne Matthews observed, "There are quite a few dollars at stake here." The city plans to build its new million-gallon water reservoir on mining company com-pany land and Matthews said the granting of a city easement would be taken into consideration when the city negotiates for the property. prop-erty. "In my opinion, it's a tradeoff," Matthews told the council. The city manager was has had experience with similar projects in Salt Lake City and should receive strong consideration for the lighting contract. He added that Wasatch should be contacted as soon as possible so that it can "send its crack crew in and do a good job." Jack Green and Eleanor Bennett both said they favored fav-ored the project but argued strongly that a public hearing hear-ing should be held before the council makes a decision to go ahead with the project. Dering noted that money for the project was included in the city budget which was approved at a public hearing and that his motion did not provide for the awarding of a OURTSID TENNIS SHOP Park City Racquet Club TENNI 25 Fred Perry & Betta T n s an 25 20 Wilson & Head Tennis R supported by Councilman Jack Green. "The fortunes of the mining company and the fortunes of the city are closely tied together," Green said. "We better damn well cooperate with each other." Ventures wants to install the line before this winter's bad weather begins. After Councilman Steve Dering recommended that city planner Dave Preece walk the proposed route with mine officials to insure that the city would not be adversely affected by the slurry line. Green moved to grant tentative approval of the easement. The motion passed unanimously. Following the vote, Norem remarked. "We have made studies of nearly every alternative. There are other alternatives but this is the best route." A previously planned route was redesigned to accomodate accomo-date the Depot project at the north end of Main Street contract. Councilman Jan Wilking, Richard Martinez, and Dering Der-ing voted in favor of the motion with Green and Bennett dissenting. In casting the final and deciding vote, Martinez said, "I've looked at those lights (the old ones stored behind the fire station) a long time and wondered how they have stayed there this long. Under the circumstances, I vote yes." Following the vote, Dering made a motion calling for public discussion on the" lighting project at the August Au-gust 18 City Council meeting. ALE Tennis lothes OFF OFF acquets OFF 4 Council Gets Deer Valley Report Park City Planning Commission Com-mission Chairman Burnis Watts, Thursday night officially offi-cially presented the City Council with the commission's commis-sion's report on the proposed Deer Valley Resort. The seven-page document, which outlines the 15-year phasing of the project and comments on the impacts which will result, "recommends "recom-mends highly" that the City Council approve the annexation annexa-tion and zoning sought by the developers. A public hearing on Deer Valley has been scheduled for August 18 and the council is expected to make a decision on the annexation and zoning at that time. "This has been the most well-thought-through project that has ever come before us," Watts observed. The chairman said he was confident that the ambitious development will make a positive contribution to the city. "We think the phasing is proper, we think the detail is proper and we think the benefit to the city is good," W:atts remarked. He complimented Royal Street Land Company President Presi-dent Warren King for "putting "put-ting out the time and money" necessary to provide the planning commission with the information it needed to assess the merits of the resort. Watts emphasized the need for monitoring the resort's progress to insure that development adheres to the master plan approved by the commission. "Followup is probably one of . the most important aspects as-pects of Planning Commis-.sion Commis-.sion work," he said. Warren King told the council, coun-cil, "I think we've made our best efforts to forecast how this thing will happen." Ski Team Moves Uptown The United States Ski Team moved its administrative administra-tive headquarters Friday into the Treasure Mountain Inn. The Ski Team offices were previously located in the old Mt. Air Market building at 537 Main Street. U.S. Ski Team Executive Director Bill Traeger said the move was prompted by a need for more space. or Vice Versa Sunday Aug. 14 at the Mountain for $3.50you can take a Slide & have a Corner Store Hamburger, Potato Salad, & a Draft or a soft drink Iglll I delicatessen restaurant All team coaches are now-requested now-requested to live in Park City and this will mean a staff increase of seven or eight people. The lower Main Street building would have required significant repairs and remodeling to house the additional employees. Traeger Trae-ger said. The new headquarters will permit greater involvement in community affairs and 3,000 feet of Thrills and Excitement for all ages Park City Resort Noon till 10:00 7 days a week 1 to EAT N LIDE! Children $2.50 Let us show you present a more professional image, according to the director. He said there is sufficient space for fund raising events in addition to conference rooms which may be used for ski movie nights open to the public at no charge. The TMI location contains 7,200 square feet of floor space whereas the old offices 4 p .m . a Good had only 3,200 square feet. "All the way around it's a much better deal." Traeger commented. The Ski Team is presently negotiating a sale of the former headquarters to Sunn Classic Pictures. Traeger said the Ski Team intends to hold an open house in late September, "to kick off the ski season." Day |