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Show M Wednesday, July 3, 1996 The Park Record A-5 Newly formed coalition lobbies for ski bridge Old Town Park and Trails Coalition pledges support and money for Town Run ski bridge by Brian Fryer OF THE RECORD STAFF Would-be developer of the Town Run ski bridge Pat Sweeney, backed by a group of property owners and Park City Ski Area's Doug Clyde have submitted a request to the Park City Council for a reconsideration of the Town Run ski bridge proposal ' A letter dated, Friday, June 28 from Sweeney to the council states, "The applicant, the newly formed Old Town Park and Trails Coalition, and a broad range of Park City residents encourage the City Council to overturn the project denial in favor of an approval based on the conditions and findings of fact upon which they were previously prepared to approve." According to a letter addressed to the council and the citizens of Park City, the Old Town Park and Trails Coalition is made up of: Jack Mahoney, of the Caledonian Hotel; David Belz, of Park City Qesign; Ted Larremore, property owner at Woodside Avenue and 8th Street; Fred Moore, of Moore Properties; Joe Rush and Jan Fisher-Rush, of the Angel House Inn bed and breakfast; Jana Potter, of Sterling Real Estate; Pat Sweeney, of Quitting Time Limited and Doug Clyde, of the Greater Park City Company the development arm of the Park City Ski Area. "Our group's mission is to provide organization and financial support for the improvement, maintenance and promotion of the Town Lift Ski Bridge and Old Town Park," the letter states. In an interview with The Park Record David Belz stated that at the group's first meeting some "very rough estimates" were made of how much it would cost to build and maintain the ski bridge and adjacent park space. "We figured it would be somewhere between $800,000 to $1,300,000," said Belz. "It would then be around $50,000 per year for maintenance of the facility but those numbers are based on very rough estimates." . Belz said the bulk of the maintenance funding is expected to come from an assessment of the commercial properties adjacent to the run and from home owners associations adjacent to the run and at the Marriott Summit Watch and the Park Station Hotel. Belz said the group will also seek funding from other sources such as the restaurant tax grant funds. "That seems like it was written for something like this," said Belz. Restaurant tax grant funds are allocated each year for projects that enhance and promote tourism. Belz noted that the park on the uphill side of the bridge will remain a public park despite the fact that it may be constructed and maintained mostly through private money. "The intent of this from the beginning was that it would be a public park to be used by everyone," said Belz. "Just as City Park is an asset to the whole town, we believe this will be an amenity for the town as well as one for Old Town residents." Both letters expressed regret for the emotions which ran high at the June 6 meeting when the council unexpectedly denied Sweeney's appeal for approval of the ski bridge over Park Avenue. "The appellant would like to apologize for his part in the emotional meeting which led to the unfortunate action now being appealed," Sweeney states in his letter. "With emotions running high, we understand how our words were taken as an ultimatum. We hope the Council will feel as we do that the final decision on this matters should be based on the best long-term interests of the City, not the emotions which appeared to motivate everyone's words, decisions and actions at the last meeting. Clearly we have all invested much to much work to let this exciting opportunity end with the Council's last action." The letter from the newly-formed newly-formed coalition states, "We implore you; do not let the emotions of the last meeting be the final word in detei mining this project's fate." At the June 6 meeting, the approval of the project, which seemed almost assured, broke down when Sweeney said the minimum bridge width he could accept was 33 feet while the council said the most it was comfortable with was no more than 30 feet. In the letter Sweeney said he is willing to accept approval of a 30-foot-wide bridge. He also states that a ski rental shop will not be included as part of the commercial operations adjacent to the bridge. Sweeney's letter also states that the historic Crescent Tram tower will be preserved and that the house at 721 Woodside (allegedly once home to Susanna Emery Hayes, Park City's Silver Queen) "shall be restored at its approximate location." The council could take action on the request at its next meeting Thursday, July 11. Third circuit court news Judge sentences seven in Park City court Judge Roger A. Livingston sentenced seven offenders in Park City's 3rd Circuit Court Jonathan Thomas Frued, 25, of Park City pleaded and was found guilty of driving under the influence of alcohol. Frued was fined $925 and sentenced to 180 days in jail, of which 179 were suspended. Frued also was ordered to perform 12 hours of community service. ' Kelli Lorraine Young, 40, of Park City pleaded and was found guilty of driving under the influence of alcohol. Young was fined $925 and sentenced to 180 days in jail, of which 178 were suspended. Young also was ordered to perform 40 hours of community service. Monik'a K. Weiss, 31, of Park City pleaded and was found guilty of driving under the influence of alcohol. Weiss was fined $925 and sentenced to 190 days in jail, of which $189 were suspended. Anthony J. Jessop, 22, of Colorado City, Ariz, pleaded no contest to charges of public intoxication. Jessop was fined $100. Jose DeJesus Hernandez Duran, 34, of Kamas pleaded and was found guilty of driving under the influence of alcohol, driving without a license, driving without insurance, and was assessed a $70 warrant fee. Duran was fined a total of $1,695. Jana Potter (no date of birth listed) of Park City pleaded no contest to displaying a sign without a permit. Potter was fined $75. Lawrence Gerald Opalka, 40, of Park City pleaded and was found guilty of speeding. Opalaka was fined $100. Parking restrictions in effect at Crystal Lake trailhead The Kamas Ranger District would like to advise visitors that the Crystal Lake trailhead located along the Mirror Lake Highway will be closed to parking from July 5-7. Limited parking along the access road to the trailhead will be available. The area will be open to hiking and camping for those who wish to brave the still snowy conditions. The Crystal Lake trailhead will be used on these dates as a staging area for a large volunteer, service project with the High Uintas Backcountry Horsemen. Volunteers for this project, using their own animals and equipment, will be coming from the local area as well as the Wasatch Front. This is the second year for this joint volunteer effort. Last year's pack-in pack-in was highly successful in transporting equipment and supplies needed to support the reconstruction of dams located two to three miles into this backcountry area. This year's pack-in wilf support reconstruction efforts at Weir and Duck Lakes. The district regrets the inconvenience this may cause to our visitors and suggest that hikers try our lower elevation trails such as Yellow Pine or Shingle Creek. Campers may wish to use the dispersed campsites along the Spring Canyon road! For more information, call the Kamas Ranger District office, 50 East Center St., Kamas, at 783-4338. 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