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Show n 68 UTPAS,S0A0 SOUTH 50 cents Vol.116 No.46 3 sections 50 pages ilDj Park City, Utah D Serving Summit County since 1880 D January 12, 1995 New County Commission goals suggest changes are in the air Era Y "V . " ' r -rr r - ', t ' . . photo by Nan ChaUt-Noaker Ft") IStrZttpH ''m Fest'va' ans formed a line that spilled down the hall i i and out the doors of the Kimball Art Center when tickets fil m fpn went on sa'e Monday. The new computer ticketing system was paruy 10 oiame lur uciays oi up 10 mree nuurs. : by NAN CHALAT-NOAKER Record staff reporter "I've ridden tamer horses than this chair," joked incoming Summit County Commissioner Tom Flinders as he took his seat for the first official meeting of the new administration. Actually the new administration looks strangely familiar. Both Commissioner Flinders, of Snyderville, and newly elected Commissioner Jim Soter, of Marion, have previously served on the Board. Along with incumbent Commissioner Sheldon Richins, of Henefer, who was re-elected two years ago the three spent most of the morning, Jan. 9, setting goals for their administration. The goals suggest there may be some important changes in the works. While reiterating their support of "growth management," Commissioner Jim Soter said he has some concerns about the Snyderville Basin General Plan's Tier System and Commissioner Tom Flinders said he wants to reduce red tape and keep government to a minimum. Soter and Flinders replaced Commissioners Ron Perry and Gene Moser who worked to put the plan in place. Overall the Commissioners agreed on five objectives which will receive top priority. The first will be to build consensus between the east and west sides of the county. The second will be to complete the water study in the Snyderville Basin. Third will be dealing with growth management. Fourth on the list will be establishing a recreation facility in Snyderville and fifth will be to "resolve planning issues." The commissioners added, they do not want to become a "one issue commission," suggesting the previous commission may have spent too much time working on the Snyderville Basin General Plan. "I don't want to see us get so caught up in land issues," said Commissioner Richins. The Commissioners' individual goals and objectives for the next two years are as follows: Commissioner Tom Flinders Build consensus between east and west. "The division is causing problems for county government. I have never seen people get so furious and angry. We want to reduce the stress level." Deal with water issues. "We have an emergency developing in this county. We have to find out if we have water. It's like writing checks without knowing the balance in the bank. continued on A2 Lucas Western pays record $18 million fine for falsifying record by DAVE MACFARLANE Record staff writer Lucas Western set a record Tuesday, but probably not one they are going to be proud of. U.S. Attorney Nora Manella this week announced that Lucas pleaded guilty to 37 counts of submitting false statements to the Department of Defense and was fined $18.5 million dollars for the criminal offenses, the largest fine ever imposed against a defense contractor. "This early settlement of this part of the investigation is the result of proactive actions taken by Lucas management to resolve these issues as expeditiously as possible, and demonstrates our commitment to quality and integrity," said John Berkenkamp, president of Lucas Aerospace U.S. Operations. While "proactive" steps by Lucas may have hastened an agreement with the U.S. Attorney's Office, it certainly didn't lessen the penalty against the Britain-based defense contractor. The total fine reflected the maximum amount of $500,000 for each count against the company. Charges against Lucas stem from the company's production of gearboxes for two military programs; the airframe mounted accessory drive (AMAD) gearbox for the navy's FA-18 aircraft, and the azimuth drive unit (ADU) gearbox for the Army's Multiple Launch Rocket System. Production of the gearboxes took place at the company's plants in Park City and at the City of Industry plant in California. The two factories were consolidated in 1989. Lucas Western's plan outside Park City on U.S. 40 has been entered and investigated twice by federal agents in recent years. Details on both raids were sketchy, with Lucas only saying they were cooperating with federal agents, and the government saying virtually nothing. Lucas admitted that on these two programs, "it routinely failed to perform required inspections and tests, knowingly falsified quality records, sold non-conforming parts to the government, used faulty test equipment and made unauthorized repairs without advising the government," according to the U.S. Attorney's report. The fine imposed pertains to the criminal case against Lucas only; civil and administrative cases will also be pursued by the departments of Justice and Defense. No one was released from criminal liability as a result of the guilty plea. "This is one of the most significant cases of corporate crime in U.S. history," said Manella. "The Navy's FA-18 aircraft and the Army's Multiple Weapon Launch System were part of this country's front-line weaponry during Operation Desert Storm. Lucas' criminal activities. ..exposed our servicemen and women to serious safety risks." Reports by the U.S. Navy claim continued on A2 Three new medical clinics and a hospital slated for the Basin By NAN CHALAT-NOAKER Record staff writer " The population explosion in the Snyderville Basin has not gone unnoticed by those in the health care business. Currently, two major Salt Lake medical centers hope to establish clinics in the Park City i area and a Wyoming investment group is looking at the possibility of building a hospital next - to the Jeremy Ranch Elementary School. I In the meantime, Park City's oldest clinic, the Park City Health ahJ Emergency Center, recently built a new expanded facility on Bonanza Drive and a new group of doctors, the Park City Physicians Group, took over the old clinic's location. "The thing we see happening is that everyone has the same idea at the same time," said Dr. Robert Winn of the Park City Health and Emergency Center. "What it amounts to is health care is changing greatly and the larger health care providers in Salt Lake are looking for places to expand to in Summit County." The Park City Family Health Center was established in 1977 and "...health care is changing greatly and the larger health care providers in Salt Lake are looking for places to expand to in Summit County. " -Dr. Robert Winn, Park City Health & Emergency Center was originally affiliated with Holy Cross Hospital in Salt Lake City. The clinic has since become an independent entity with six physicians and two nurse practitioners. "We've been successful. We started out in a trailer and now we are in our own building," Winn said. The Park City Physicians Group opened in 1992 and is owned by St. Mark's Hospital in Salt Lake City. The multi-specialty clinic currently has 13 staff physicians. The most ambitious of the new proposals comes from Three Rivers Investments. According to Sister Suzanne Brennan, president of the Utah branch of the Wyoming-based firm, plans are to build a 50,000- to 56,000-square-foot physicians office building within a year and to build an 80,000- to 86,000-square-foot primary care hospital within two years. The final phase of the project will be a 40,000-square-foot professional office building. The facility is to be located on a 22-acre site east of the Jeremy Ranch Elementary School. According to Brennan the hospital most likely would be geared for out patient surgery and might include a birthing center. The preliminary site plan, she said, shows four to six operating rooms, eight labor and delivery rooms and an educationconference area. "We would like to break ground on the first phase (the physicians offices) this spring and open nine months later." Brennan added, "What we are attempting to do is to organize existing primary care continued on A2 South Summit residents ask County Planning Commission for equal time by NAN CHALAT-NOAKER Record staff writer According to representatives from Oakley, a proposed 23-lot subdivision north of their town signals the beginning of the same kind of development rush the county has experienced in the Snyderville Basin. Furthermore, Council approves equipment loan so film series can begin by DIANA HINGSTON Record staff writer . . ' j The Park City Council voted Jan. 5 to approve a $45,000 loan to the Arts Council for the purchase of film and sound equipment for the auditorium in the Carl Winters Building. , The loan is to be repaid over the course of 15 years out of proceeds from a quarterly alternative film series which the Arts Council plans to organize.. Genres of films that have been suggested include those which would appeal to children and teens, foreign and classic films and offerings from the Sundance Film Festival. i The idea of borrowing the money to buy he equipment and pay for it with the film series was first brought before the Council, and a public hearing held, Dec. 15. Council Members declined to take a vote on it then, continued on A4 town officials told the Summit County Planning Commission, they are disappointed the county hasn't expended the same amount of effort they spent in Snyderville to protect other parts of the county from encroaching development. The issue surfaced Tuesday, Jan. 10 when developers of the proposed Maple Ridge subdivision appeared before the Summit County Planning Commission for a preliminary discussion of their ' project. The owners of the property are members of the Stevens family. The developers are Jon Olch and Brad Smith. ; As outlined by Doug Rosecrans from the Sear Brown development firm, the project encompasses 954.8 acres of land in the hills north of Oakley. The preliminary , proposal calls for 23 single-family homesites on parcels ranging from 20 to 92.2 acres, a five-acre continued on A2 New interpretation of subdivision law could lead to headaches in Old Town by DIANA HINGSTON Record staff writer Building over lot lines and even renovating an old house that straddles lot lines in Old Town just got more difficult due to City Attorney Jodi Hoffman's interpretation of state law. Up until about 60 days ago, according to Planning Commission Chair Alison Child, if a property owner wanted to combine two or three : lots in order to build a single structure on them, all they needed to do was apply for permitted use and architectural approval over the counter at the city's planning department Now they are required to go through the entire resubdivision process which includes presenting plans to the Planning Commission and City Council and sending out notices of their intent to everyone in the entire Old Town plat. Since there are some 750 property owners in the Old Town plat, costs of doing this are prohibitive. The same is true for some one who wishes to rehabilitate an aging structure that is already built over lot lines. The problem came to light after Child tried to sell three lots she owns on Norfolk Avenue. A . buyer reported the new rules after going to the city to find out what was considered permissible to build on the land. Child wrote letters to City Council Members alerting them to the problem and Hoffman gave a presentation at the Jan. 5 City Council meeting outlining her interpretation. Hoffman told the Council that, according to state statute, a subdivision is "any land that is divided, resubdivided or proposed to be divided into two or more lots, parcels, sites. ....for the purpose, whether immediate or future, for offer, sale, lease or development...." and as such, "a petition to vacate, alter or amend an entire plat, a portion of a plat, or a street or lot contained in a plat shall include the name and address of all owners of record contained in the entire plat....and the signature of each of these owners who consents to the petition. "Petitions that lack the consent of all owners referred to above may not be scheduled for consideration at a public hearing before a continued on A4 Index: O Classifieds C13 Crossword C12 U Way We Were BU U Editorial A14 Education C6 Business A6 U Sports CI Agendas A) 5 P Street Beat B5 U When & Where B2 POOR COPY |