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Show c:.':;i:r.:? c:r.:c?.Ai:::i lex 2?Zi q ' ii f i y 1 1 Fifteen Cents Volume Three What if someone invented a time machine? Where and when would people like to go? Would they want to visit the old West go back and see what Park City was like in the heyday of mining? Sunn Classic Pictures thinks so. They are revising the movie version of the time machine, as described in the famous story by H.G. Wells and will visit old Park City, starting May 15. Sunn will begin filming an entirely new version of H.G. Wells "The Time Machine" in Park City, creating an old western mock-up on Main Street and casting the Mother Lode Bar as itself an old western bar. Casting is not yet complete for the film which will feature time travel visits to at least three different time periods on earth a trip to the time of the Salem witch trials, a stopover at Park City before the turn of the century cen-tury and a time jump of about 6,000 years into the future to visit Wells' infamous in-famous fanciful creatures, the Morlocks and the Elois. Part of the filming will take place inside the old Silver King mine, the supposed dwelling of the underground monsters, the Morlocks. The stomping stom-ping grounds of their hapless victims (anf' main course for dinner), the Elois, will be somewhere in the nearby near-by woods. The experienced team of makeup artists Dennis Marsh and Don Ling arrived Sunday from Hollywood to begin the task of designing the fearsome fear-some masks that will transform the actors into Morlocks. The huge animal-like monsters will Relocation Site Offered For Miners Hospital A possible relocation site for the Miners Hospital has been offered to the city, warding off the use of a demolition permit applied for by owner Monty Gibson last week. City Manager Wayne Matthews told the City Council Thursday night that Park City resident and developer Ed Vetter has offered the city a choice of two lots in the Prospector Square area to relocate the hospital. "We need to sit dow-n now and talk to Monty," Matthews said. Gibson indicated last week he intended to have the 75-year-old building removed from his property in early June to make room for a condominium project. He offered in March to give ownership of the hospital to the city and pay for its f relocation, in return for city-secured financing and 20-year leasing rights. The city had not, until now, found a 95th Birthday Celebrated l ; J C . : fcI2JsJ : Park Citv High School's lop : f" : T. ' I . , j singiplayer... I ( ' Spy M ) Z fi :r 1 ! i : , Ami", W aP i ", O ; ,i . 1 : iXf' : vine hundred and eight relatives joined C'h.ulcs Davis of Wanship at the Mt. Air Cafe to celebrate his 95th birthday. Davis wore a button v hich read, "If I'd known that I would live this long I would have taken better caf of My?6lf. ' " VV Z; . if 'V, ''' - r v . i : ,V,..t: ,:: ?.- Hollywood makeup artists Dennis Marsh and Don Ling take on the masks that will transform the actors into Morlocks. be played (no comparison intended; by" 15 members of the University of Utah football team. Team members were in town this week to be covered in plaster, the first step in making the life-sized rubber masks they will wear in the movie. suitable location for the building. Representing Gibson at the council meeting was Salt Lake attorney Al Walcher, who said it was "good news that land is available." "We would like to reaffirm that our proposal is still open," Walcher continued. "I am hopeful that the land offer makes discussion of the demolition demoli-tion permit unnecessary." The attorney said he "felt satisifed" that the relocation could be accomplished accom-plished for Gibson's original estimate of $135,000 to $137,000. Mayor Jack Green questioned what the building would be used for once moved, estimating an additional $100,000 to $125,000 to bring it up to fire code. "How we propose to raise that money, I don't know," Green said, suggesting the possibility of historic grants or a tax levy. "We can discuss this seriously with Wednesday, May 10, 1978 : A life-mask is taken from each of the football playeractors and then, through several casting and molding steps, they are sculpted into a latex Morlock mask specially designed to be worn by that actor. The filming in the Park City area is Monty as soon as he gets back," Green said. "By June 1, we could have something worked out." Gibson called the Newspaper Friday Fri-day from Los Angeles to reaffirm that a bid of $135,000 for relocation had been received from a Salt Lake City house moving company. "It is not our intention to demolish the building," Gibson said. "But the hospital can't stay there. I feel if I hadn't taken out the demo permit,the city would have let the situation remain in limbo," he said, referring to Mayor Green's earlier estimate of one year before relocation could begin. Gibson said if the city does not act, his next efforts before demolition would be directed toward private developers. "But I would still rather see the city have it to preclude this problem from Continued On Page 12 task of designing the fearsome o ported to last about three weeks, we wili try to have the shooting r schedule and final casting information infor-mation in next week's Newspaper. In the meantime, if you have to waik Main Street at night. ..beware of hungry Mor;locks. Mr. Clean-Up Page 10 INSIDE 1 ""' j " P 'BIBg 5 Hail to the chief... I I: :l IIIIMMIIIIIIIMIIIII.IIIIHIIIIIIIIIHII1IWIIH IIIINMII " WWWWn..l weather rWM ?$&f Mostly fair Friday and Saturday 1 Wa 3fs with a chance f afternoon and lr&v KjjA at evening showers Sunday. Highs will i Silver Springs mpact Statement Approved The Summit County Planning Commision met Tuesday night May 2 to continue hearings on amendments to the zoning ordinances for the proposed Silver Springs development. Much of the commission's attention was focused on an Environmental Impact Statement for the Silver Springs Development, formerly Canyon Rim. The comprehensive EIS statement was prepared by J.J. Johnson John-son and Associates for Partnership Investments Incorporated, which has owned the property, which includes the acreage from Old Ranch Road to the Hixon property on the north side of 1-80 for six years. Van Martin, representing Johnson & Associates, presented the results of the research on the projected effects of the 1,277-unit 1,277-unit development in the Snyderville Basin. The EIS statement, which is the second of five steps required to achieve final approval for a master plan change, was approved at 12:45 a.m. The statement was challenged by Snyderville resident Ike Koleman, whose main concern was that the developers have underestimated the projected population of the development develop-ment and overestimated the available water supply in the area. The Silver Springs development, according to current plans, will have an overall density of .9 dwellings per acre. Martin described the boundaries boun-daries of the residential, active recreation, open and commercial areas within the project and said each area had been carefully designed to integrate with the existing environment. environ-ment. The developers have also proposed to set aside 10.4 acres for an elementary school, which according to preliminary negotiations would be firmly supported by the school district. The project could take, from 5 to 15 years to develop, and Martin commented com-mented that "building will be phased out from the highway so that in its developing stages it will not be a burden bur-den to the county." The county has allotted seven mills for road maintenance in the Canyon Rim area and currently collects a tax revenue of $7,554. According to projections compiled by Johnson & Associates the county could reap $351,300 in taxes from the development. develop-ment. "Silver Springs would stabilize and increase the economy in the area," Martin said. "It would definitely be an economic benefit to the community." The Environmental Impact Statement, as required by ihe commission, com-mission, includes evaluation of potential poten-tial destruction of the environment, and in order to be approved, must suggest constructive solutions to any possibly damaging problems. The civil engineers of Johnson & Associates have incorporated 160-foot buffer strips along all areas of natural drainage and have designed the roads to integrate with existing grades. There are no endangered species reported among the wildlife in the area. According to hydrology studies, enough water exists naturally to support sup-port the development's culinary needs. Martin concluded his presentation presen-tation with a request that the commission com-mission approve a zone change from AG1 (limited to one dwelling per 40 acres) to a higher density Residential zone. The commission asked to hear further fur-ther discussion on the project. Leo Harvey of the Soil Conservation Service Ser-vice expressed concern about methods that would be used to sink the Number Thirty-Four utility lines. According to Harvey there are only 20 inches of soil above a bedrock formation, he also sueeest-ed sueeest-ed that in-depth hydrology studies be conducted to insure that run-off flooding would not occur. Snyderville resident Ike Koleman, who has been a vocal opponent of the project, outlined his main objections to the Silver Springs proposal. "Has there really been adequate research done on the water problems?" he asked, "I suggest engaging a water rights attorney. It won't be the first time that developers have miscalculated their water supply." sup-ply." ' ...;..v,- Koleman commented there is only one planned egress, which could create a traffic problem. He is also, concerned about the elimination of wildlife in the area, particularly the.. Rocky Mountain Mule deer. According to Koleman, Johnson's population statistics based on a 2.4 children per family national average are deceivingly low for Utah, whose average is 3.8 children per family . "Are we going to have the same problems here that we are finding in Park Meadows?" Koleman asked, "Who will support Silver Springs while it is under development. Is it fair to people in the area who bought property zoned AG1 to have the zoning changed?" The commission approved the EIS statement as proposed. County planner plan-ner Max Greenhalgh commented that the approval does not constitute a final acceptance of the project. "It is meant to delineate the problems not necessarily to provide the final solutions," he said. Claimjumper Expansion Still Questionable A special Planning Commission meeting was called last Wednesday night to formulate a solution to the zoning ordinance question delaying approval of the Claimjumper Hotel expansion. The addition would extend north from the existing hotel to the Family Jewels, and then west to Park Avenue. Approval of the project was denied by the commission at their regular meeting April 26 because of a question of the number of units proposed. The plans include suites with two and three lockout bedrooms. Project developers contended each suite should be counted as one unit when determining density, while the commission questioned whether each bedroom constituted a unit. Counting each bedroom as a unit brought the total of new units to 30, exceeding the allowable density for the residentially zoned Park Avenue portion of the project. City attorney Mike McCoy was asked to review the ordinances and stated at Wednesday night's meeting that densities are determined by number of beds, pushing the proposed project over legal density limits. Continued On Page 14 |