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Show Page A2 Thursday, November 5, 1987 Park Record HOLLAND from A 1 judge. He also angrily left the hearing hear-ing when Levine asked the judge to delay it, saying he wanted it over and done with. But Wilkinson advised advis-ed him that the court didn't normally normal-ly set a hearing of that magnitude so soon after a guilty plea, saying he didn't want to do something that was going to be regrettable down the line. But Holland responded, "Two or three weeks or a month is not going go-ing to make any difference. It's still going to be the same outcome." Levine now says, "I just think he should have been given more time; he's in a different state of mind now." Levine says Holland, being in jail, is "more relaxed, and has agreed to further psychiatric testing," something he hotly disagreed with two months ago. Levine is not surprised that Holland has changed his attitude, now being in a culture he identifies with prison. The defense attorney describes that environment as one that Holland feels "at home" in, which has resulted in him being more relaxed and more amenable to playing out his options. Woman carrying Uzi pleads guilty A 30-year-old woman who was stopped by Utah Highway Patrolmen on 1-80 last month and was found possessing an Uzi machine gun and chemicals that manufacture speed, pleaded guilty to those crimes in 3rd District Court Monday in Coalville. Geneva LaNeal Hutchinson, of Abalene.Texas, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to produce, manufacture or dispense a controlled substance (a third-degree felony) and to carrying carry-ing a concealed dangerous weapon (a class B misdemeanor). She will be sentenced for those crimes Dec. 7, following her Nov. 2 trial previously previous-ly this week before Judge Maurice Jones. One charge, possession of an infernal infer-nal machine, also a third-degree felony, was dropped. Hutchinson was stopped on 1-80 Oct. 6 by trooper Gene Openshaw, after he observed her following another vehicle too closely. An assisting trooper, Richard Haycock, saw ammunition in the passenger compartment of the vehicle, according accor-ding to a probable cause statement. When the vehicle was searched, Haycock found an Uzi-type machine gun behind the seat of her 1975 Chevrolet pickup, as well as two grenades and a baggie containing about one pound of ephedrine, a drug which can be converted to metham-phetamine, metham-phetamine, or speed. According to trooper Openshaw, Hutchinson "admitted that she was transporting the submachine gun to Nevada, where she was to deliver it to a male individual who is a member of the Banditos Motorcycle Club. The defendant stated that she was to receive money from the Banditos Ban-ditos Motorcycle Club and then return the money to Texas." Public turns out to speak against commercial center by HEIDI WEST Record staff writer City council member Tom Shellenberger summed it up at Thursday's public hearing for public input on a zone change to accommodate accom-modate a new shopping center when he said, "I think they got an earful here tonight." The parcel is a 10.82-acre piece sandwiched between Hwy. 248 on the north and Sidewinder Dr. on the south. It is currently vacant and zoned zon-ed for medium density residential use, but developers City Development Develop-ment Co. and Highline Co. have asked ask-ed for comments on a plan to change it to commercial zoning. They are tentatively proposing a new shopping shopp-ing center anchored by a new 60,000 square foot market (Albertson's is 40,000 sq. ft. ) for the space. City Development representative Mike Swenson began the hearing before the planning commission by saying his company would try to do all it could to help make the project palatable. "We're very sensitive to and willing to accommodate residents' concerns," he said. And concerns they got. As one city official said following the well-attended well-attended city council hearing on the issue Oct. 29, "now that's a public hearing.' Of the more than ten residents who spoke on the zone change, not one approved of the idea. The concerns ranged, but a primary worry was the effect on Prospector homeowners. The way the tentative plan was presented, the market would abut homes along Sidewinder Dr., separated only by a 30 foot buffer and potential berm and wall combination. com-bination. "We never would have bought our home if we'd known it would be commercial com-mercial (next to it)," said resident Leslie Allen. Noting her home would be "right behind the grocery store" as the plan reads now, Allen told planning commissioners and city council members "the city master plan should demonstrate some stability." Allen's neighbor, Bill Garcia, noted the market would be "a 30 foot building 50 feet away" from his house. "It doesn't take a genius to see that would be a 30-degree view impact," im-pact," he said, adding he and his neighbors would no longer be able to see the mountains if the market was built. Garcia also pointed out being next to a commercial development would lower property values. "First there was the EPA probe, then you hit us with a grocery store," he said. "I wonder when it's going to end." Others criticized the proposal for more general reasons, including whether or not Park City could even support a second grocery store. Tim Hurley, who said he was a lifelong resident in Park City, told council members, "Alpha Beta had said under no circumstances or terms could another grocery store make it here." Although Alpha Beta may have had its own reasons for making such a statement, Hurley's claim was reinforced through the testimony delivered by Bruce Erickson representing the Lost Prospector Property Owners Association. "Park City can only sustain one grocery store based on the current resident population," he said, adding ad-ding the store would have to "rely on visitor demand," which it would be instrumental in reducing because it would take up acreage on which dense housing could be built. City planner Suzanne Mclntyre noted the 10.82 acres could support a maximum of 400 1,000-square foot units with density allowances for low-cost housing. "Very dense residential development could go in there," she said. Sheila Howell, ex-president of the Main St. Merchants Association, pointed out that Park City "is already diluted by commercial fcr- Vrf J " w Tit lH If 1 1 The preliminary site plan for a commercial center if the city ci-ty approves a rezone of 10.8 acres across Hwy. 248 from the high school. A 60,000 sq. ft. market is tentatively shown in the upper right corner on this plan. space." She had informally polled a number of stores along Main St., and said she found "absolutely no one who was for this project." Jan Hurley agreed there was already enough commercial space. She said the proposed shopping center "seems to me is adding too much commercialism to our small town." "People are finally starting to clean up their homes in Prospector," Prospec-tor," the resident noted. "They're painting and taking care of their lawns." Adding a commercial center next door would affect that, she said. At the planning commission hearing, hear-ing, commissioner Ron Whaley made it known he felt the discussion of "where to put the garbage and how the trucks were going to turn around" was premature. "We have no demonstrated need for a zone change," he said. "The procedure to me seems quite backwards." At the subsequent city council hearing, council member Ann Mac- Quoid noted the zone change was by no means a given. "Anybody has the right to request a rezone," she noted, adding this meeting was "a very preliminary review." Council member Kristen Rogers blasted the idea of a commercial center on the 10.82 acre parcel. "Expansion "Ex-pansion of commercial space is of great concern to me," she said. "I don't feel expanding the commercial zone would benefit other commercial commer-cial property in town. "Extraordinary, and I mean extraordinary ex-traordinary measures would have to be taken to establish an adequate buffer zone" between the center and existing residences," she said. Although planners responded they were considering the application only on-ly because "this is one of the last large parcels of land left" in town, others debated whether a market had to be located where it was proposed pro-posed by the developers and said there were other parcels large enough for a grocery store. They suggested a "conditional rezone" be considered for the site. If the developer does not use the land as commercial space in the next two years, it would revert automatically back to residential zoning. They also said items such as circulation, scale, turnaround, buffers, noise and odor control would come back to both the planning commission and city council coun-cil before final approval was given. Although neither planning commissioners com-missioners nor city council members made any decisions about the rezone at their public hearings, council members Tom Shellenberger made his sentiment known. "I'm opposed to the rezone," he said, adding in view of the comments com-ments received "it would be ludicrous to procede ahead with the zone change." 1 , Ah, it's Andersons.. .white? After a number of discussions with city decision-makers who consistently said no to Albertsons blue, the market decided to go with a more neutral off-white sign so as not to conflict with the existing yellow signs in the Holiday Village Mall. The sign was installed last week. - -. J r '..V'tfVVi yMi 3 Y 7 " 'z ni ' Hili.V ! RID 'si ' A i HeWIVVwl Ken Griswold and Mickey Smith each proposed their own plan for renovating the old Carl Winters school. Griswold thinks the city should lease to him for an entertainment complex, and Smith is proposing an artists' colony. SCHOOL from A1 Smith specifically proposes what she calls the "Art Outreach Institute," In-stitute," a boarding school, studio and gallery for professional artists from around the world. Visiting artists ar-tists would stay an average of six months, and would be asked both to teach their craft and display it in the institute's gallery. Several different kinds of visual arts, as well as theater, film, music and photography would be included as activities of institute participants. par-ticipants. Griswold would like to turn the school into an "entertainment complex" com-plex" where theater and film productions pro-ductions are shown in the auditorium. Other rooms in the three-story school would be made into in-to "The Balcony" for viewing of the dance floor below, "The Classrooms" for civic, educational and other meeting space, a comedymagic com-edymagic club, "The Middle School" for young people to meet, a day-care and nursery facility, "The Cafeteria" where all three meals will be served cafeteria style, and "The Gymnasium," a private club and dance hall. The complex would be geared toward family fun, said Griswold, who added "I only work in projects that have a social conscience." Council members debated whether making the school into a commercial establishment with "support facilities" would interfere with other local businesses. Rogers said "It concerns me to think of a book store or T-shirt shop there. By the time the tourists get to Main Street, they'll have already bought that book or T-shirt." Council member Tom Shellenberger disagreed, pointing out that fast food restaurants and car dealers, for example, congregate. con-gregate. "They want to be where all the activity is," he said. "If it's well-run, it should be able to stand on its own and not be unfair competition to Main Street. " Rogers reminded council members they had just discussed and decided against making part of Park Avenue into commercial space "because of vacancies on Main Street," and that creating new commercial com-mercial space in the Winters school would be a reversal of that policy. The council made no decision on whether to lease the building or to whom, but agreed to put the issue on the Nov. 5 agenda. Reagan gets a Summit in U.S. MONDAY, OCT. 26, 1987 DESPONDENT MIAMI INVESTOR KILLS BROKER An investor who had suffered heavy stock market losses shot and killed a broker who managed a Florida firm, then turned his gun on himself, police said. The gunman, Arther Kane, 53, of Miami, was dead at the scene. Kane was known as a regular customer. "He had suffered some very serious losses in the stock market. He was distraught," said Marvin Hollub, father-in-law of the oldest of Kane's daughters. tie in the Senate. Reagan praised Ginsburg as an advocate ad-vocate of judicial restraint and a believer in la w and order. He said Ginsburg "will take a tough, clear-eyed clear-eyed view" of the Constitution "while remaining sensitive to the safety of our citizens and to the problems pro-blems facing law-enforcement professionals." INMATE HAD SEX, NOT HOSTAGES, DURING PRISON SIEGE Fear that inmates were taking two women hostage Wednesday night quickly dissipated at the Utah State Prison when officers k ,-ttti. WeekinMevieiv fiialdo TUESDAY, OCT. 27, 1987 SHEVARDNADZE PLANS SURPRISE TRIP TO WASHINGTON In a surprise move, Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard A. Shevardnadze flew here last week to discuss prospects for a superpower super-power summit meeting and a treaty to ban intermediate-range nuclear missiles. Secretary of State George Shultz commented, "It's clear enough from all our contacts that an agreement on intermediate-range missiles is very close to being completed, and we have made advances in a number of other areas." WEDNESDAY, OCT. 28, 1987 DEATH-ROW INMATE BARRICADES HIMSELF AND OTHERS IN PRISON ROOM Death row inmate Ronnie Lee Gardner broke a glass partition and barricaded himself with another prisoner and two visitors. Two hours later, as guards were poised to "do whatever we had to do to get them out," the two men surrendered, with Gardner telling the authorities the breaking of the partition was accidental. However, prison officials said one guard viewing the incident from an adjoining adjoin-ing secure area witnessed Gardner violently kick out the "makeshift" glass door designed to keep visitors from passing contraband to inmates. THURSDAY, OCT. 29, 1987 REAGAN NOMINATES ANOTHER HARDLINER FOR SUPRME COURT-President Reagan, making good on his promise to pick another hard-line conservative, nominated federal appeals court Judge Douglas H. Ginsburg to the Supreme Court, risking a second confirmation bat- realized one inmate was more interested in sex than escape. Convicted killer Ronnie Lee Gardner waited until a guard left the visiting room, broke a glass partition separating inmates from visitors, and brandishing glass as a weapon, barricaded the doors. Then as one officer watched from an adjacent adja-cent control booth, Gardner and his female visitor had intercourse, according to prison officials. FRIDAY, OCT. 30, 1987 GORBACHEV COMING TO U.S. FOR DEC. 7 SUMMIT Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbechev will make a long-awaited visit to Washington Dec. 7 to sign a history-making treaty to eliminate medium-range medium-range nuclear weapons, President Reagan announced. an-nounced. Reagan, who once labeled the Soviet Union as an "evil empire," also said he hopes to go to Moscow next year to sign yet another agreement that would slash the number of long-range strategic weapons on each side by 50 percent. Announcement of Gorbachev's visit, the first by a Soviet leader since Leonid Brezhnev toured here in 1973, came in a letter personally caVried by Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze just one week after Gorbachev had signaled in Moscow that he was not yet ready to accept Reagan's 1985 invitation to meet in Washington. STOCK MARKET ENDS WEEK ON GOOD NOTE Wall Street capped a week of measured comebacks with a 50-point advance that left the Dow Jones industrial average up more than 40 points for the week. The Dow rose 55.20 points to close at 1,993.53, still more than 250 points below its level of two weeks ago, before the Oct. 19 crash erased more than $500 billion from the value of all stocks. 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