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Show C-1 B-3 ARTISTS CAN CONVERGE AT OPEN AIR ART SPACE MINERS BLOW BY REGION 10 OPPONENT BUSINESS, A-15 OFFICIALS OPEN DOOR TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING PANEL The , UTAH Solitude eyes big events Ski and snowboard events planned for 2017, 2019 By ADAM SPENCER The Park Record On Thursday morning, the United States Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) announced that the Big Cottonwood Canyon resort would host the skicross and snowboardcross contests in 2019. Park City Mountain and Deer Valley resorts were awarded the 2019 World Championships of freeskiing, freestyle skiing and snowboarding in a 2014 decision by the International Ski Federation (FIS). Now that Solitude Mountain Resort is owned by Deer Valley, it is available to host competitions for the event, too. USSA Vice President, Events, Calum Clark said the USSA is excited to partner with Solitude, Deer Valley and Park City Mountain to host such a big event. “It’s the second-largest event in the world of competitive winter sports, second to the Olympics,” he said. “It’s going to attract about 750 athletes, the world’s media and the fans of the sport. [Solitude is] going to be an incredible venue.” As part of the preparations for the World Championships, Solitude will host a 2017 World Cup competition in the two disciplines as a test event for 2019. The 2017 World Cup competition, scheduled for Jan. 19-22, 2017, will make history in the Big Cottonwood area, Clark said. “We believe this is the first time ever we’ve hosted an FIS World Cup event in Big Cottonwood Canyon,” he said. Faye Gulini, a 2014 Olympian in snowboardcross and a Salt Lake City native, said she’s thrilled to be able to compete so close to home. “I’m more than excited to have an event of that caliber in Utah,” she Please see Solitude, A-2 3 sections • 50 pages Business .............................. A-15 Classifieds ........................... C-12 Columns .............................. A-24 Crossword ........................... C-4 Editorial............................... A-25 Events Calendar .................. C-6 Legals .................................. C-15 Letters to the Editor ............ A-25 Movies................................. C-4 Restaurant Guide................. A-18 Scene .................................. C-1 Scoreboard ......................... B-5 Sports .................................. B-1 Weather ............................... B-2 COLUMNS, A-24 TOM CLYDE’S CAR GAMBLE MAY NOT PAY OFF | WWW.PARKRECORD.COM Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, August 27-30, 2016 Serving Summit County since 1880 From left to right, snowboardcross athletes Alex Deibold and Faye Gulini and skicross athlete Whitney Gardner pose for a picture with the Main Street run at Solitude Mountain Resort in the background. It was announced on Thursday that Solitude would host the snowboardcross and skicross events at the 2019 World Championships. HELP YOUR COMMUNITY! BECOME A VOLUNTEER! VOLUNTEER LISTINGS CAN BE FOUND ON PAGE B-7 Park Record. PARK CITY PHOTO COURTESY OF USSA WANTED: VOLUNTEERS VOLUNTEER Vol. 136 | No. 59 50¢ Setting up to be a big year County places two taxes on Nov. ballot Revenues will be used for transportation projects By ANGELIQUE MCNAUGHTON The Park Record TANZI PROPST/PARK RECORD Bella Buchanan (10) celebrates with her Miner teammates after scoring a point against Judge Memorial in a straight-set, season-opening volleyball victory on Tuesday nightk. For more, see page B-1. Affordable housing at old fire station taking shape New development would include 12 or more units By JEFF DEMPSEY The Park Record The Park City Council continued its march toward addressing affordable housing in the community Thursday evening. At a work session, the Council heard from staff on the redevelopment of the old fire station parcel at 1353 Park Avenue, choosing a preferred design concept that will be presented to the public Sept. 20. Council awarded a contract to Elliott Work Group June 30 to plan and design affordable housing on the site, and Council was presented Thursday with three concepts to consider. The plot is approximately 2.2 acres between Park and Woodside avenues. “We’re calling it Woodside Park,” said Economic Development Director Jonathan Weidenhamer. “If you hate that name, please tell us. You won’t hurt our feelings.” In each option, the two historic homes along Park Avenue would be kept in place. The first option consisted of nine units, five single-family and two duplexes, each with its COURTESY OF PARK CITY MUNICIPAL The Park City Council expressed unanimous preference for the third site design, which would call for 12 units of varying types. Council also suggested redesigning two of the larger units to allow for additional accessory apartments. own dedicated parking. The benefit of that option, Weidenhamer said, is that the process would be more straightforward. The downside is that it would mean driveways backing onto Park Avenue with minimal offset, which he said could prove problematic. It would also, at only nine units, have the lowest density of the three options. Options 2 and 3 were variations on a similar idea, with a parking lot on the north end of the The November ballot grew on Wednesday for Summit County voters after County Council members unanimously agreed to place two tax proposals up for consideration. Last month, a subcommittee comprised of Summit County and Park City council members and staff recommended that Summit County ask voters to support an additional mass transit tax and county option sales tax to fund transportationrelated projects over the next six years. County Council members had until Aug. 31 to consider adding the ballot initiatives. The Mass Transit Tax and the county-wide tax option would each add .25 percent, or one cent for every $4 spent, to the countywide sales and use tax. Officials have emphasized that it does not apply to food items or gas and claim that nearly 90 percent of the taxes will be collected from tourists within the Park City limits. The two taxes are estimated to generate nearly $400,000 in the five East Side municipalities. In turn, the smaller municipalities could annually receive $250,000 for infrastructure improvements from a Small Municipality Transportation Improvement Fund Grant Program through the county-wide option. Earlier this month, the Council of Governments and Park City leaders passed resolutions supporting the initiatives. “The majority of it will be paid for by visitors and that amount is still low,” said Derrick Radke, Summit County public works director. “A lot of other counties have already implemented taxes that are allowed through the Legislature so when we go down to the Valley we are paying for their transportation.” Summit County and Park City have crafted a list of prioritized projects to implement if the taxes are approved by voters. Some of the projects that are earmarked for the county include a Kamas-to-Park City bus, remote parking lots near Jeremy Ranch and Ecker Hill, and improvements to the Jeremy Ranch interchanges. Park City’s projects include improvements to State Road 248, a Bonanza Park Transit Center and a park and ride garage. Several meetings have been held over the last several months to determine the best funding mechanisms for the projects. Each new tax is estimated to annually generate more than $4 million. “We are giving them (voters) options,” said Roger Armstrong, County Council chair. “How they choose will be up to them.” County Council members also approved an interlocal agreement with Park City Municipal on Wednesday outlining how the funds will be governed. The Park City Council did its part Thursday night, voting unanimously to approve the agreement. In his presentation to the Council, Assistant City Manager Matt Dias said the agreement was the result of Please see Ballot, A-2 Please see Housing, A-2 Citizens honored for service to community Rotary recognizes Leslie Thatcher, Kim McClelland By DAVID HAMPSHIRE The Park Record One may be the first voice you hear in the morning. The other may be responsible for the bed you sleep in at night. Two long-time local residents — Leslie Thatcher, news director of radio station KPCW, and Kim McClelland, director of lodging for Deer Valley Resort — were honored for their contributions to Park City in a luncheon at the Grubsteak restaurant Tuesday. Thatcher was recognized with the Linda Singer-Berrett Professional Citizen of the Year award. McClelland was honored with the Jack C. Green Volunteer Citizen of the Year award. The awards are presented annually by the Park City Rotary Club. “Our Park City Rotary Club is proud of the work we do in our community,” said Club President Jenni Smith. “But we are aided by remarkable individuals outside our club, like Kim McClelland and Leslie Thatcher, who make giving back to the community a part of their daily life.” Thatcher, who brings the local news to KPCW listeners every weekday morning beginning just after 6 a.m., said her own wake-up call is an alarm clock at 4:30 a.m. She reaches the station about 5:45 a.m. and begins the process of switching over from National Public Radio’s Morning Edition. “For the early risers who do listen, you may have thought I was late a few times because NPR was playing and you didn’t hear anything (else),” Thatcher told the Rotary gathering. “But that was only because I forgot to flip the switch. And the worst time was (when) an hour went by when I realized I had not flipped the switch. I realized I had been talking to myself for the whole hour.” TANZI PROPST/PARK RECORD Leslie Thatcher, second from left, and Kim McClelland, second from right, were honored Tuesday as the 2016 Citizens of the Year by the Park City Rotary. Also pictured are Bob Richer (left), representing the Rotary’s selection committee, and Jenni Smith (right), president of the Park City Rotary Club. Thatcher made a point of thanking her husband, Duane “Dar” Hendrickson, who played Mr. Mom on VISITOR GUIDE One Book, One Community Author in Residence Presentation weekday mornings. “Except for school picture days, he Please see Rotary, A-8 As part of One Book, One Community and Park City Education Foundation Author in Residence programs, Kathy and Harold Blomquist will discuss their experience fostering more than 100 children over the last 30 years. The event will be at the Summit County Library Kimball Junction Branch, 1885 Ute Blvd., on Monday, Aug. 29, starting at 6 p.m. |