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Show RAILS from Al Craig Smith, former Park City attorney who has been retained for the rails-to-trail project, told Tuesday's crowd that Union Pacific had valued the track "in the multi-million-dollar range." He said A and K Railroad Materials was making "an extremely ex-tremely generous offer to donate the right-of-way to the state... I won't guess what the future needs of the right-of-way will be, but it's important to leave doors open for the future and I think this does that." He pointed out that the salvage company's donation of the right-of-way qualifies the firm for a tax break. State Parks Director Jerry Miller said a converted rail line "could provide benefits further down the line. This entire area will not only be a recreational playground to the Wasatch Front, but it will be a potential economic benefit for national tourism." Miller noted that a greater diversity of recreational activities ac-tivities would draw more tourism dollars, and this area's popularity populari-ty could surpass the attendance at Southern Utah's national parks. A supporter of the trail, Judy Hanson, said "As Utah grows and expands, this is going to become a serious issue. It's imperative to start protecting our public domain do-main rights." Park City resident Jan Wilking downplayed possible trespass problems, saying trail use would be "generally a very positive experience." ex-perience." He said the trail would increase property values, noting "it's a great potential for Summit County as a whole. I think it would be a great way to unify the county." Miller said a means of controlling controll-ing the possible trail would have to be developed, and provisions made for parking, toilets, signage, picnic and camping areas. "We are not in a position to do anything until the salvage is completed, which will take about 18 months.. .and we will need a lot of help from those who are going to use the trail. We will develop plans as soon as we have the manpower and approval to do so." Miller said the project would have to be financed incrementally, incremental-ly, possibly using state or federal grants. Following the hearing, Park City Ci-ty Public Affairs Director Myles Rademan said he felt the meeting was positive. "The next step will be to sit down with state officials and determine how to proceed and at what rate. We all felt legitimate concerns were raised, but there was no mass uprising against the proposal." Local developer to build new arena Local developer Daniel R. Schofield and his partner Thomas C. Mabey have been chosen by Utah Jazz owner Larry Miller to build the new sports arena in Salt Lake City. Miller recently announced that in keeping with his desire to keep money for the new arena in Utah, be had selected Sahara Construction, whose principals are Schofield and Mabey, as the general contractor. "I have had a long standing working relationship with Sahara on several of my past and present construction projects and feel they will bring professionalism pro-fessionalism and quality to the construction con-struction of the arena," said Miller. The Jazz owner also expressed his belief that local firms have the expertise ex-pertise necessary to complete the $45 million project, adding that the general contractor and architect would try to utilize other local firms for the project. Schofield has been actively involved involv-ed in commercial construction and land development for the past 22 years, and has been affiliated with Miller on previous occassions for the construction of buildings in Phoenix and Murray. A six-year resident of Pinebrook, Schofield has been the developer and general manager of that subdivision for nine years. He is past president of Gorgoza Mutal Water, having been involved in the operation of that company for 18 years. Mabey, also a licensed professional profes-sional engineer, has been involved in 1 1; " I If ,i H It "-i 1 A ST" J, iir Jl . to. i . i 6 ; i' ' - Daniel R. Schofield the planning, engineering and construction con-struction of commercial projects and land development for more than 15 years. Locally, he has been involved in-volved with developments in the Park City area, including Silver Springs, Spr-ings, Silver Creek and Pinebrook. Schofield said it will be Sahara's goal to see that local contractors and suppliers are used throughout the construction of the arena in order to keep the building dollars in the state. As part of the development team, Sahara will be working with FFKR Architects and Miller in the evaluation evalua-tion of the construction and design considerations for the project. Frank Ferguson of FFKR said he is looking forward to a continuation of the good relationship with Sahara, and feels confident that the new arena will be a successful project for both Miller and downtown Salt Lake City. UHP roadblocks will check for car safety The Utah Highway Patrol will begin conducting special enforcement roadblocks throughout Summit County to perform vehicle safety equipment equip-ment checks for conformation with safety and traffic laws. According to Trooper Jerry M. Murray, Section 7 safety coordinator, the roadblocks will begin in April and continue through the summer. "We all need to be more conscious of our vehicle's needs for all safety reasons. A vehicle in good mechanical condition is a safer vehicle, and all concerned concern-ed will be more apt to 'Arrive Alive' in '89," said Murray. Third Circuit Court... Two people were sentenced by Judge Maurice Jones in 3rd Circuit Court April 5. Allen Lynn Hughston, 22, Sandy, was sentenced to one count of retail theft for goods under $100, and for another count of possession of a controlled con-trolled substance. He pleaded guilty to the two charges, after attorneys dropped another theft charge that had been filed against him. He was given a six-month jail sentence, all but 45 days of which were suspended upon the condition that he complete successfully a 30-day drug treatment program. Jonathan Alan Bennett, 29, Portland, Ore., was sentenced after pleading guilty to a charge of reckless driving. He was ordered to pay $500 in fines and fees. Income Taxes due Monday April 17 : J....,, "I' K ... . , ... Mountain Home Evening... Myles Rademan, Public Affairs director gives last minute instructions to those people who will act as facili tators for Thursday evening's CommunityVision mass meetings. More than 450 area residents have signed up to offer im-put im-put as to the direction the Synderville Basin should be headed. Those still wishing to participate in the meetings to be held in over 30 different local homes can contact Margie at the Chamber at 649-6 1 00. if i . . i i ' "fi-H ra. ,, , ( . . fa - x i. . .- - . Ii 11(1 " 1 Tee or ski time Okay, so have you had enough already? Area resorts have been open since Thanksgiving. Let's see. ..that's almost five months mon-ths of skiing. That golf course is looking mighty inviting. in-viting. The Park City Golf Course opened Wednesday. Early season prices are $14 for 18 holes, $7 for nine. (Those prices will go up Memorial Day weekend.) The Park City Ski Area is currently running the gondola, gon-dola, Motherlode, Prospector, Prospec-tor, First Time, Pioneer, Thaynes all day, and Jupiter from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tickets have been reduced to $18 for adults and $7 for children. The ski area is holding to its scheduled clos-' ing of April 23. w V David Schultz N b.X: I i f-; , '-. - - David Schult2 IlllPai'irk MecM The Park Record (USPS 0037-8370) is published weekly by the Diversified Suburban Newspapers. Second-class postage in Park City, UT. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Park Record, 1670 Bonanza Dr., Box 3688, Park City, UT 84060. Entered as second-class matter, May 25, 1977, at the post office in Park City, UT 84060, under the Act of March 3, 1897. Published every Thursday. STAFF Andy Bernhard- Ten Orr. RonCeorg Jennifer Madgic, Sena Taylor, Heidi West Jennifer Madgic David Schultz Publisher Editor Staff writers Rick Brough, Tom Clyde -Bea Kummer Susan Davis Susan Davis Cyndi Niebur . Pamela Hainsworth. 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