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Show Page A2 Thursday, March 19, 1987 Park Record RD A funds may revitalize downtown by JOHN KINCH Record contributing writer Within the next three years Park City must spend some $2 million of Redevelopment Agency Funds for the revitalization of the "blighted" downtown area. At city council work session Thursday the council will review some proposals by the Historic District Commission through the planning department for a portion of the monies available. Funds that could be used for the Historic District would come in the form of financial incentives for commercial com-mercial and residential property owners, according to Nora Seltenrich, senior city planner. Approximately Ap-proximately $325,000 in Redevelopment Redevelop-ment funds will be requested to be used for the Historic Distric Incentives Incen-tives Program. These funds break down into three categories: public awareness, residential loans and grants, and J commercial loans and grants. Feed-1 back from a recent survey 3 distributed to nearly 300 Historic District property owners provided the background data for the request, according to Suzanne Mclntyre, city planner. The conclusions of the survey point to a need for greater public awareness and a variety of structural struc-tural improvements, ranging from roofs to foundations. Because the Historic District falls within the redevelopment area, the commission commis-sion will request funds. However, the amount of redevelopment funds used for historic properties is restricted by federal and state requirements, and the fact that a majority of the money is bonded, Seltenrich said. The RDA money that can be spent is from "tax increments" which are based in part on the difference between redevelopment properties' assessed value in 1981 and what they are today. to-day. A portion of funds from the $325,000 targeted for the Historic District might go toward renovation of the depot at the bottom of Main i-y f"ytfy tv.,H''w. " fi m l rai lli"Ltw,i" :r-7,rv t - w ""f . -7 Swede Alley is an area that may be targeted for Redevelopment Agency funds, which total approximately $2.5 million. Street. The depot, which has been derelict after a fire two summers ago, could receive as much as $50,000 in the form of a "revolving loan." The hope is that the money might get the owners of the building to begin renovation, according to Mclntyre. "If they get some seed money it might impress potential investors that the city has interest in this project," pro-ject," Mclntyre said. Mclntyre and Seltenrich said some other prominent historic buildings, whose owners have expressed ex-pressed interest in the incentive program, pro-gram, might be targeted for funds as well. Seltenrich said some of the additional addi-tional RDA funds will likely go toward Swede Alley, which needs improvement. Last fall the China Bridge Parking Structure, using RDA funds, was completed. MS ST ... luy " ' I K Sanw Eejpxoirit '"":r06'"to'two feet of new snow is expected to hit the Wasatch Front through Thursday. As of Wednesday, March 18, a winter storm watch had been posted by the U.S. Weather Service for the mountains of Utah above 6,000 feet for Wednesday night through Thursday, March 19. Call resorts for updated reports. DEERVALLEY Deer Valley is reporting a 55-inch base at the top of Bald Mountain, with three inches of new snow as of Wednesday morning. All lifts and all slopes are open. Skiing is on packed powder and powder surfaces. No reservations are necessary. Call 649-2000 (recording) or 649-1000 for a Deer Valley update. Park City Ski Area has all chairs open as well as the gondola. Seven bowls are open as well as 75 runs. There's an 85-inch base on Jupiter at the top of the mountain. The Summit House is reporting 55 inches. Expect Ex-pect packed powder and powder surfaces. For more information call 649-8111. P3-HH-5T SKI ARE ' ParkWest has a base of 65 inches at 7,800 feet. All lifts and runs are open with the exception of some of the Southside Chutes. Skiing is on packed powder surfaces and powder surfaces. Call 649-5400 for more in formation. 2s K-2 Some RDA funds may be used to renovate dilapidated historic buildings, such as these. MM TOUR 11 m m mwi Cross-country skiing The Park City Golf Course and Jeremy Ranch tracks are presently open under excellent conditions. For more information on local crosscountry cross-country skiing call White Pine Touring at 649-8701 or Jeremy Ranch at 649-2700 However, Swede Alley still needs to function better as a parking area, service entrance and link to Main Street, Seltenrich said. Prestigious music school might open Park City annex by JOHN KINCH Record contributing writer Park City officials and community members last week discussed with administrators of one of the most prestigious music schools in the country about possibly having an annex an-nex here in the near future. Mayor Hal Taylor and Director of the ChamberBureau Bill Clinger headed a delegation of Utahns last Tuesday and Wednesday that toured Interlochen Center for the Arts in Northern Michigan. Among the delegation were Larry Jackstein of Deer Valley, Claudia Ward of the Park City Foundation for the Arts and Humanities and Roger Miller of the University of Utah School of Music. During the two-day visit, Park City Ci-ty representatives proposed running a summer music program here that would complement the already existing ex-isting program in Michigan, according accor-ding to Clinger. "We were very well received. We talked to the faculty. I think we've been very deliberate in this process," pro-cess," Clinger said. .Discussions with Interlaken per sonnel have been ongoing for several months, according to Clinger. He feels a Park City location could .benefit Interlochen y attracting a . different group of students. "Interlochen primarly draws East Coast and Midwest kids for summer camps," Clinger said. "With a western location we could draw more regionally and create a new audience." Interlochen features summer and year-round music programs for young children up through college students. About 3,000 students a year attend the school, studying music and performing concerts. Although the discussions were very general, Clinger said a program pro-gram in Park City might be specialized, catering to a smaller number of students, possibly with four- instead of eight-week sessions. Clinger feels that Park City has facilities for performances, housing, and instruction. Deer Valley, The Resort Center, ParkWest, Prospector Prospec-tor Square, the Egyptian Theatre and Kimball Art Center could all be used for performances, he said. Con-dos Con-dos that are not used during the sum mer could house the students for the next five years. And a permanent facility for classrooms and offices could-.work in-the-abandonod. Cor4 Winters Middle School, if renovated. Clinger said if Interlochen decides to expand Park City has a good chance of becoming an annex. "We're optimistic. We do know at this point that we're the only location loca-tion that has pursued them. We are fairly comfortable if they decide to expand they will give Park City every opportunity to work," he said. The vice-president of Interlochen, Ed Downing, visited Park City three months ago to get a flavor for the town, Clinger said. Downing spoke to The Park Record on the phone this week from Interlochen about a second se-cond location for the music school. "We had no plans to go beyond our current facilities prior to talking to the Park City people," Downing said. "The impetus came from the Park City people and we were interested in-terested to the point of listening. " Clinger said continuing discussions discus-sions with Interlochen will begin in a couple of weeks. The Way We Were 1'-. U Irl yifHi fill V 'Wwl WHr a L WHWiWdll- r -, SflWPW" The Well Come Inn The Well Come Inn, near the present Pinebrook subdivision, was a hangout for skiers and ski jumpers in the 1930s and 40s. The painting of the ski jumper on the building was very similar to the logo of the Utah Ski Club on the jump at nearby Ecker Hill. The business was run by the Rasmussen family. That's Marie Rasmussen and her daughter Selma, now Selma Kilby, standing in the doorway. The building was eventually torn down to make way for a new highway. The east-bound east-bound lane of 1-80 now covers the spot. Photo courtesy of Selma Kilby and the Park City Museum. Reprints available. Chrysler buys AMC for billion MONDAY, MARCH 9, 1987 CHRYSLER SIGNS LETTER TO BUY AMC-In a deal that may top $1 billion, Chrysler has signed a letter let-ter of intent to buy American Motors Corpn Under-the agreement, Chrysler would buy French carmaker Renault's 46 percent interest in AMC for $200 million worth of Chrysler notes. A contingency payment based on AMC's future profits could add up to another $350 million. Chrysler also would buy all 116.7 -million outstanding shares of AMC for about $4 per share in -Chrysler stock, adding about $467 million to the price.' DRIVER SENTENCED FOR AUTO DEATHS A 33-year-old Salt Lake City man was sentenced to one to 15 years in prison for the auto accident deaths May 11 of a mother, her four children and boyfriend. Steve M. Rodriguez was driving southbound at 8400 S. and 3500 West when he broadsided a westbound car containing seven people. Rodriguez was exceeding 70 mph and had been drinking. One child in the other car survived. TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1987 VATICAN CONDEMNS ARTIFICAL PROCREATION PROCREA-TION Saying that test-tube babies and surrogate motherhood cheapen the dignity of human life, the Vatican renounced all artificial procreation. It also called for laws against embryo banks, attempts to DrDI1T1JI. : 11 u..i !J- I -i.-t:- -f KtrUltl lasniun aiuiiiai-iiuiiian uyvuvo oiiu uie piaiuiug ui human embryos in artificial and animal uteri. The Vatican said any Catholic who knowingly violates the directive will be committing a sin. Week in Review stitutional attack on the independent counsel investigating in-vestigating the case. U.S. District Judge Barrington D. Parker said North's suit was premature in that "Courts have almost never found that an ongoing criminal investigation impOBUJi sufficient hardship' to the person investigated to .warrant judicial review prior to his or her indictment.il He said North has not suffered an injury of sufficient keenness to warrant the court's intercession. FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 1987 UP&L SETTLES SUIT WITH WILBERG VICTIMS' SURVIVORS-Utah Power & Light Co. announced it has reached an out-of-court settlement with the survivors sur-vivors of the victims of the Wilberg Mine fire. A joint statement said the victims' survivors will receive a substantial amount of money and that the suit was settled set-tled because it was felt that protracted litigation would have benefitted no one. The victims' survivors had filed fil-ed a $250 million wrongful-death suit after 27 miners died in the Dec. 19, 1984 fire. JUDGE DELAYS BURR TRAIL WORK-Proposed improvements to the Burr Trail in south-central Utah include changes of a substantial nature that require further study, federal Judge Aldon Anderson ruled. The judge handed down a preliminary injunction blocking a Garfield County project to grade, expand and improve irrigation on 28 miles of the road from Boulder to Bullfrog Basin. "It was wise to take the longer view and examine it more closely," the judge said. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1987 HOUSE VOTE STALLS CONTRA FUNDING The House voted to freeze $40 million in Contra aid for six months and to order the Reagan Administration to account ac-count for millions of dollars in previous aid allegedly missing. Democrats said the vote was justified by alleged corruption within the Contras. Republicans said the vote reneged on a promise made last year by the Congress. The House vote sends the issue to the Senate. SHUTTLE MOTOR TEST FIRING DELAYED-The first post-Challenger test of a full-scale space shuttle booster rocket was delayed because engineers discovered a seal in an interim test became unstuck and allowed hot gases to leak. The full-scale firing had been scheduled for March 25 at the Morton Thiokol facility near Brigham City. It is not anticipated that the situation will cause a delay in the February 1988 target date to launch a shuttle. THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1987 CLOSURE OF HOTEL UTAH ANNOUNCED After 76 years of accommodating presidents, movie stars and royalty, the Hotel Utah will close Aug. 31, it was announced. The First Presidency of the IDS Church said the 10-story building will be renovated and turned into an office building for various church departments and church-affiliated organizations. The hotel's closure will eliminate 348 employees. Church spokesman Jerry Cahill said the decision to close the hotel was made after weighing the need to refurbish the building to maintain its status as a first-class hotel against the "urgent need" for new office and meeting space in the downtown area. JUDGE DISMISSES NORTH'S SUIT-A federal judge said the nation demands a complete disclosure of the U.S. government's involvement in the Iran-Contra arms scandal and threw out Lt. Col. Oliver North's con- MOB KINGPIN ACQUITTED-John Gotti, reputed leader of the nation's most powerful mob, was acquitted of racketeering and conspiracy along with six of his alleged henchmen. The jury, whose names never were given for security reasons, deliberated for seven days after the seven-month trial. Gotti was indicted two years ago for alleged crimes including in-cluding three murders, armored-car robberies, truck hijackings, loan sharking and gambling. SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 1987 COAST GUARD RESCUES SOVIET SHIP MEMBERS Three Coast Guard helicopters plucked 26 crew members and a child from the deck of a Cuba-bound Cuba-bound Soviet grain freighter in gale-force winds and rough seas 210 miles east of New Jersey. As 25-foot seas crashed over the vessel's pilot house and the winds howled at 57 mph, a woman crew member and her young child were the first to be hoisted in a basket into a helicopter at 9:40 a.m. to be ferried to a federal air base in Atlantic City, N. J., said Keith Comber, who piloted the chopper. REAGAN EXONERATES SHULTZ, WEINBERGER President Reagan said Secretary of State George P. Shultz and Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger "were right and I was wrong," when they advised him "strongly against the arms-for-hostages swap with Iran. The assertion by Reagan that Shultz and Weinberger gave him forceful advice against the Iran arms exchange came after both secretaries publicy complained about their treatment in the Tower panel report on the arms sales. SUNDAY, MARCH 15, 1987 TRAIN BOMBING KILLS AT LEAST 22 IN IN-DIA-Saboteurs blew up a railway bridge in southern .?"Afci!iBO at least 22 people, police said. It was reported 150 people were injured, in-jured, and leaflets left at the scene pointed to Tamil extremists ex-tremists as. the bombers who were angry that India was not lending enough support in the fight by Tamil separatists in Sri Lanka for a homeland in that nearby island nation. POOR MOTHER SUES GRANITE SCHOOL DISTRICT-A mother whose income is below federal poverty levels is suing Granite School District, charging charg-ing that the district is unfairly denying her a waiver for school fees because she isn't on welfare rolls. The suit's outcome may affect what poor working families across Utah will pay in school fees. Gwen Lorenc said Granite District refused to waive about $80 in school fees for her junior and senior high school children because she's not receiving public assistance. Granite officials say they've reduced fees for Lorenc's children and are following district policy. |