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Show Park Record Thursday, October 13, 1988 PageA5 Mayflower Mountain delayed but alive by TOM CLYDE Record contributing writer Ten years ago, the big news in Park City was the development of Deer Valley and Mayflower Mountain. Moun-tain. Deer Valley, we all know about. But Mayflower Mountain is something most residents of Park City may have forgotten. According to Wasatch County Planner Bob Mathis, the 2,000-unit project is still alive and well, although behind schedule. The Mayflower Mountain Resort would be located above Keetley, west of Highway 40 on about 2,500 acres. The upper end of the Mayflower property is already the location of the Mayflower and Sultan lifts at Deer Valley. The lower end is on the shore line of the Jordanelle Reservior. As approved by Wasatch County in 1984, the resort would contain 2,557 units in a mix that included hotels, condo-hotels, townhouses and condominiums, con-dominiums, and some single-family houses. The actual ski facilities are Deer Valley's, with the exception of a transport lift to connect the Mayflower base with Deer Valley, and a few connecting runs to provide a ski route to return to the Mayflower development. The project pro-ject planned to move ahead quickly at that time, but developed com plications. The first problem was the Jordanelle Jor-danelle Reservoir project and the highway relocations around it. The Bureau of Reclamation acquired a portion of the Mayflower property with the result thai some 600 units were eliminated. According to Mathis, those 600 units would have been the high end units in price, but could have been developed at a relatively modest cost because of the flat terrain. The condemnation of that property is still before the Federal Court in Salt Lake for a final determination of the compensation due, according to project attorney Craig Smay. The next problem will sound familiar to Park City residents. The property contained an area of mine tailings from the Mayflower mine that operated there into the 1940s. The Mayflower tailings were placed on the Proposed National Priorities List, the first step to becoming a Superfund site. In addition to the Mayflower tailings, there was another site called OlsonCNeihart Reservoir that was also listed. After several years, the Mayflower Tailings Tail-ings were taken off the list. The Bureau of Reclamation acquired the OlsonNeihart area, which will be below the high water level of the Jordanelle. Jor-danelle. The resort's approval from Wasatch County was subject to two conditions. First, they needed to arrive ar-rive at an agreement with the sewage treatment district in Wasatch County on the manner of paying for the increased capacity the development would require. An agreement in principle has been reached, although it is not final yet, according to Mathis. The second condition was a clean bill of health from the State Health Department on the tailings issue. The studies on the tailings have been completed, and are expected to go through a final comment and review process among the various state and federal agencies involved later this month. According to Smay, the initial results are encoraging, and suggest that there are no immediate health concerns, and that with some "sort of common sense kinds of things" like a clay seal over the tailings and drainage work around them, there appears to be no reason to restrict development on the site. Smay said they would like to be underway this spring, but thought that it would probably be the spring of 1990 before there is any development develop-ment activity on the site. The primary concern at the moment is bringing the condemnation case with the Bureau of Reclamation to a conclusion. One of the major issues in that dispute has been a 500-foot set back from the shore line. At the time the property was purchased in 1978, it extended to the shoreline, and the development included some marina facilities on the proposed reservoir. Under the final acquisition acquisi-tion by the Bureau, the marina facilities will be public, built and managed by the Utah Department of Parks and Recreation. The proposal will include campgrounds and a trailer park that Smay said was totally inconsistent with the quality of the facilities the Mayflower development had proposed, and the adjoining residential areas on their remaining property. The project is owned by Stichting Mayflower Fonds which is a real estate investment trust based in Holland. The original plans call for the development to occur over a period of 18 years, once construction begins. The approval from Wasatch County does not expire. Smay said the project is prepared to move ahead as quickly as the tailings and condemnation issues can be put to rest. IB Jordanelle realignment is taking shape The new piece of U.S. Highway 40 which will pass by the Jordanelle Reservoir is taking shape between Midway and Park City, as two construction con-struction companies cut and fill for the new roadway. The Bureau of Reclamation is footing the $50 million bill for the highway, a highway that they say will be nothing short of spectacularat spec-tacularat one point, drivers will be able to view both Jordanelle and Deer Creek reservoirs from the realigned highway. Some 16 million cubic yards of earth are being moved as the road-builders road-builders aim for a Sept. 30, 1989, opening date for the road. "Traffic will be on it by the deadline even if it's only still gravel," said project engineer John Keyes. ' y" ' When completed, the highway will meet federal Interstate standards, but until as late as 1992 it will have to be used as a wide, two-lane road. The delay is due to funding for the project which the Bureau of Reclamation won't completely receive until 1989. Central Utah Project Pro-ject water users will ultimately pay off the projects. The first use of the road will be on the westbound lanes until the east-bound east-bound lanes are built, in concrete, to a full Interstate standard, according to Shirley Iverson, information officer of-ficer for the Utah Department of Transportation. Then in 1990 or 1991, the westbound lanes will be covered with concrete and traffic will be allowed back on it. Iverson said phased construction will enable traffic to use the project much sooner than if all lanes were completed before the road was opened. open-ed. In addressing concerns about the new road, Bureau of Reclamation of ficials said U.S. 40 has a quarter-mile quarter-mile stretch at the south end that is a six percent grade. There is also a half-mile stretch at five percent grade on the south end with an additional addi-tional mile and a half at five percent on the north end. The rest of the road is less than five percent. The maximum allowable grade for this particular freeway construction construc-tion is six percent, according to the Bureau. While the difference between bet-ween six and eight percent may sound minor, officials say it is extremely ex-tremely significant. Meanwhile, UDOT has opened bids to start construction on the third piece of a triangle-shaped loop of roads that will tie Heber City to Park City and Kamas a role that Hailstone Junction has performed in the past. The so-called "A" line highway will run along the south side of the reservoir's eastern arm, from about the Midway turnoff on U.S. 40 eastward to Francis. Gilbert Western, of Salt Lake City, is the apparent low bidder on that project at $3,545,678, just a little above UDOT's estimate of $3.2 million. The project involves grading, fencing fen-cing and irrigation structures on 4.9 miles of the link, from U.S. 40 east to Charcoal Canyon. Bids will be opened open-ed this fall for work on another 2.9 miles which will run in to Francis, and later contracts will provide for paving. When completed, the new highway will provide a Kamas-Francis Kamas-Francis access to Heber Valley with two 12-foot traffic lanes, six-foot shoulders and 11-foot climbing lanes in uphill areas. 1988: Good for local builders by TOM CLYDE Record contributing writer As the 1988 construction season winds to a close, it appears this has been a good year for local builders. According to figures complied by the Park City Building Department, the value of construction activity for 1988 is almost double the valuation for the same period last year. The total valuation of building permits per-mits issued within the city limits through the end of September, 1988 is $17.5 million, compared to $9.5 million this time last year. For all of 1987, the total valuation was $12.4 million, so with a full quarter left in the year, 1988 is already $5 million ahead of last year's total. The fourth , quarter is not as busy as the summer season, but typically there are some additional permits issued. Unlike the boom years when there were condo projects under construction construc-tion all over town, construction this season has concentrated on single family homes. There have been 54 new houses built within the city this year. There were only four multi-family multi-family projects, with a total of 23 units. Commercial construction was slower than in years past, with only five new commercial projects. There were a couple of small office projects in Prospector, and the new retail buildings on Main Street. Compared to the early 1980's, when there were more Monroe trucks than Subarus on Park City's streets, construction is still slow. In 1981, the city saw a record $71 million in new construction valuation. valua-tion. The shift to smaller projects and single family projects has been good for local builders. Park City contractor Mike Wilson said "it's been a good season for most of us. People are busy." Wilson indicated that local builders are building spec houses again, something that was unthinkable a couple of years ago. Most of the new houses are large, in the 3,500 to 4,000 square foot range, and priced at $200,000 and up. The season has also been good outside out-side the city limits in areas like Pinebrook and Silver Springs. According Ac-cording to Court Klekas, sales manager at Pinebrook, they have Newspapers: Freedom in Our Hands had 23 new single family houses built, and also 8 townhouses. Klekas said that 36 vacant lots had been sold this year, and all indications are that most of those will be built on next season. A high percentage of the new owners are Delta Airlines employees who have decided to live in the Park City area rather than Salt Lake. In addition to new construction, con-struction, there have been numerous remodel and addition projects on both residential and commercial properties. Woman brandishes gun while stopped on road The Summit County Sheriff's Office is conducting an investigation of a Monday Mon-day incident where a woman driving a car along Highway 224 brandished a revolver while stopped at a construction roadblock. According to Det. Joe Offret, a flagger on the construction project reported stopping the vehicle which had been traveling at a high rate of speed. The driver was visibly displeased by having to stop, according to the flagger, and reached across the seat to grab a revolver. The flagger was able to write down the license plate number of the vehicle, which Offret said fits the description of the car. No charges have been filed by the Summit County Attorney's Office, however, pending further investigation of the incident. Jeremy Ranch bar burglarized Oct. 6 Two cash drawers from the bar at the Jeremy Ranch country club were burglarized Oct. 6, according to Summit County Sheriff's Det. Joe Offret. He said unknown person(s) made entry to the bar sometime after midnight on that date and stole more than $400 in cash. The sheriff's office is presently investigating leads to the incident, and anticipate making arrests and closing the case within a week. ' S.L man is injured in Guardsman rollover A Salt Lake City man was seriously injured Saturday night when the vehicle he was driving missed a curve on Guardsman's Pass and rolled, according to the Wasatch County Sheriff 's Office. Douglas S. Maxfield, 30, was ejected from the four-wheel-drive vehicle when it rolled about 11:45 p.m. Oct. 8, about one-quarter mile east of the midway mid-way junction on the dirt road between Big Cottonwood Canyon and Wasatch Mountain State Park. He was airlifted by helicopter to University Hospital where he was listed in serious but stable condition. A passenger, Laura Valdez, 28, of Spanish Fork, was also ejected in the rollover but suffered only minor injuries and was not hospitalized. Two sentenced in court Third Circuit Judge Maurice D. Jones handed down two sentences in Oct. 5 hearings in Park City. Duane R. Hatch, 21, of Centerville, had pleaded not guilty to a charge of disorderly conduct, but the court found him guilty as charged. The court suspended a 10-day jail sentence after Hatch paid a $100 fine. Bruce R. Buckner, 19, of No. 5 Innsbruck, Summit Park, pleaded guilty to a theft charge. The judge suspended a 10-day jail sentence upon payment of a $250 fine. 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