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Show SIP r Omar Young: still beating the odds Local teen helps to promote cancer relay in Park City. PageC-1 WlfMU9ii)S T ast Fridays Arts & Eats Gallery Stroll continues. Taste LLvhors d'oeuvres prepared bv local restaurants while perusing art galleries on Main Street Pick up a map of Temperatures continue to warm up. See B-2 for the weekend forecast participating galleries paired with restaurants for 55 at the Kimball Art Center, at 6 p.m. For details, call 6494B8Z. 50 C-33 500 PHES8 S0CIUU Summit County since 1880 SOT 77 VOL 124 0.39 WedThursFri, June 23-25, 2004 Basin bus will stop every 30 minutes Two new routes, more frequent stops will begin July 1 By PATRICK PARKINSON Of the Record staff The bus between Park City and Kimball Junction will soon be stopping a lot more often. Starting July 1, instead of hourly, passengers will be able to catch the bus every half-hour along S.R. 224 and in Silver Springs. Kevin Callahan, administrator for Summit County Public Works wasn't expecting more frequent fre-quent stops until 2006. "It turns out that Park City was able to find some additional federal resources and Summit County was able to match some of those resources to move that up from 2006 to this July," Callahan said. In April, the bus began stopping in Silver Springs after leaving Park City on its way to Kimball Junction. "In July, the route will change and we will be running run-ning through Silver Springs in both directions," Callahan said. Meanwhile, residents in other areas of the Basin will be able to catch the bus in more locations next month when two new hourly bus routes begin serving serv-ing Pinebrook, Highland Estates, Silver Summit and Trailside, he added. These changes are expected to double the number num-ber of riders on buses in the Snyderville Basin to nearly 200,000 per year, Callahan said, adding that the expansion is part of a seven-year transit plan developed by Summit County and Park City in 2003. Half-hour stops on the Kimball Junction route are expected to add roughly 40.000 riders annually and officials expect the two neighborhood routes to pick up roughly 50,000 passengers each year. "Everything's kicking off July 1," Callahan said, adding that Summit County will spend about $1.3 million on mass transit during 2004. The bus to Pinebrook will serve Landmark Drive, the Tanger Outlet Center, Powderwood condominiums, condomini-ums, Kilby Road and Ecker Hill Middle School. Several stops will be made along Pinebrook Boulevard before the bus reaches the developing Quarry Village shopping center and a future Albertsons. "We're not getting into Jeremy Ranch yet," Callahan said, adding that he expects buses to be serve the base of Jeremy within two years. "We probably prob-ably need to reconfigure the road to do that." After serving Pinebrook, the new route will eventually even-tually cross Interstate 80 after picking up passengers at Kimball Junction and travel east along Bitner Road stopping at Canyon Creek Apartments. The bus makes several stops along Highland Drive before reaching Silver Summit Parkway where it turns right on its way to Trailside Park. It will stop along Trailside Drive and Old Ranch Road before connecting with Highland Drive and Bitner Road on its way back to Kimball Junction. "We knew that the backbone of what we were building on was this Kimball Junction service," Callahan said. A transfer station will be built near the Basin Recreation Fieldhouse where passengers can catch the bus to Park City or various neighborhoods, he said. Funding from several sources allows Park City Transit to operate the Basin bus routes. "We've been doing the business assessment for a couple of years," Callahan said about money Basin merchants pay to support transit. "I don't get any protests anymore." And last year, voters in the Snyderville Basin approved a quarter-cent sales tax increase to fund mass transit. Summit County contributes from its general fund and Transient Room Tax revenues, and some developers must provide bus amenities like benches and shelters as part of their agreements with the county, Callahan said. "We got the strong impression that people wanted want-ed these services earlier than we thought we had the Please see Bus, A-2 3 SECTIONS 50 PAGES Agendas A-8 Automotive C-1 4 Business B-9 Classifieds C-1 1 Columns A-14 Crossword C-4 Editorial A-15 Education A-11 Events Calendar C-2 Letters to the Editor A-15 Legals C-1 7 Movies C-4 Professional Services B-13 Restaurant Guide C-7 Sports B-1 TV Listings C-10 Weather B-2 Park Record Serving Summit County since 1880 Cajnidlidate field pared by primary mttt'X "7 a ORAYSON WESTPARK RECORD Election judge Judy McNeil assists voter Hilary Reiter Tuesday afternoon at the polling location inside the Marsac Building. By PATRICK PARKINSON Of the Record staff ' . . Candidates for a seat on the Summit County Commission were doing some last-minute campaigning campaign-ing Tuesday as the primary election season came to a close. At press time, Summit County Clerk Sue Follett said turnout at the polls throughout the afternoon was slow with only a handful of voters marking ballots. Locally, the focus has been centered on County Commission seat C being vacated this year by Democratic Commissioner Shauna Kerr. Pinebrook resident Ron Perry and Park City resident resi-dent Sally Elliott were the Democrats vying Tuesday to replace her. However, the Republicans intend to stop another Democrat from joining two sitting Democratic County Commissioners and Snyderville Basin residents Stephen Osguthorpe and Max Greenhalgh were each seeking the GOP nod. There are 21,691 registered voters in Summit County, of which 4,004 are registered as Republicans. There are 2,112 registered Democrats in the county, 720 voters belonging to other parties and 14,855 are not officially affiliated with a political party. In North Summit there are 2,657 registered voters, of which 506 are Republicans and 119 are Democrats. South Summit has 3,364 registered voters - 596 Republicans and 169 Democrats. There are 15,670 registered voters in Park City and the Snyderville Basin. Western Summit County election elec-tion rolls list 2,902 registered Republicans and 1,824 Democrats. Please see Slow, A-2 Money offered for environmental cleanup ProDertv owners eligible for $450 from City HalTfor topsoil By JAY HAMBURGER Of the Record staff City Hall intends to spend almost $50000 over the next two years in an effort to convince property owners in certain parts of Park City to ensure their grounds meet environmental standards. In the budget that was adopted last week, city officials earmarked $32,000 in the current fiscal year and $15,000 in the next for what's been labeled the 'top-soil assistance program,' a new government subsidy meant for people who have found lead in their properties' soil. The government has long wanted such owners to put enough topsoil on their property to make the? ground Safe, a process known as 'capping. Residents, especially in Prospector, have been doing so for years. Still, though, there are a number of properties that do not meet the city rules regarding topsoil and the new program is meant to convince the holdouts to bring their properties into compliance. ' Under the program, City Hall will give up to $450 in grants to property owners who agree to cap their ground in the first year. If property owners wait until the second year, the city funding would be limited to $225. The money would be put toward reimbursing tor topsou. The $450 and $225 in grants is meant for pedple whose Soma, A -St Comp ames crack down on water wasters Restrictions on outdoor watering in effect on both sides of county By PATRICK PARKINSON Of the Record staff ; The drought has taken its toll on area water resources and to prevent taps from running dry this summer "water cops" from some water companies in Summit County are forcing customers to cut back. "Our customers are our best cops out there. They let us know when people are wasting water or watering water-ing when it's not their turn," said Jim Carbine, general gen-eral manager of Summit County's Mountain Regional Water Special Service District. Mountain Regional customers in odd- and even-numbered even-numbered houses can water their yards every other day but not between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., Carbine said, adding that .the district has levied no fines this summer against customers who violate the restrictions. restric-tions. ' "We just call them and talk to them and most people peo-ple are very responsive," he said. Mountain Regional's $55 base rate for most residential resi-dential users includes 5,000 gallons of water per month. Customers are charged more for every 1,000 gallons they use. "We intend to take a look at that this year and see if there isnt some way that we can even make it more ... on the people who are using the tremendous amounts of water that we see," Carbine said. "There are people who abuse it." . Mountain Regional has about 2,200 customers and Carbine said the average household in the District during the summer uses about 20,000 gallons of water per month. "We have people who will use 100,000 gallons a month at a residence," he adds. Pleas see Water, A-2 Bronc is two hot to trot - -" 'ft 7 v ' ,' - t , V. - .si fr v i) XT $r S ....-v;t M i : - LL 4 iw t vrj 01 it Oft1 SCOTT tlHtJPARK RECORD Ty Noyes gets the feeling he's not quite wanted as 2 Short Fuse makes quick work of him Friday night at the Peoa Rodeo. The evening featured all the typical rodeo fanfare and events as well as a dance after it was over. fJQG CG a , t j rj o o a EC. Rotary present Golf Classic By MONIKA GUENDNER Of the Record staff A bad day of golf beats a good day at work, but a good day of golf, mixed in with a charity event, is almost indescribable. Monday, July 19 the Park City Rotary Club will present the Seventh Annual Park City Golf Classic to benefit the Huntsman Cancer Institute at the Park Meadows Country Club. "It's the most meaningful golf you can play," said organizer and participant Jess Reid. The sign-up for players has just opened, and event organizers are still looking for hole and tournament sponsors as well, said Reid. The event will host 125 golfers divided into 25 teams of five-somes for a handicap hand-icap scramble. The handicaps allow 'hackers' a chance to win, said Reid. Golfers can participate on a first-come, first-come, first-served basis and greens fees cost $300 per person., which includes a post-tournament dinner. The event raised more than $55,000 last year, with $50,000 going directly to Huntsman. This year the goal is to at least match that amount, said Reid. The main avenue the event can do this is by attracting sponsors. The Rotary Club, which is presenting the event for the first time, is hoping to attract two more Silver Sponsors at the $2300 level, two Gold Sponsors at the $5,000 level and 15 Hole Sponsors at the $300 level 4937ll0000 mil Please see Cancer, A2 I |