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Continued from A-1 Gore headed to Sundance given Park City’s allegiance with the Climate Reality Project and his planned trip to the city for the world premiere of “An Inconvenient Sequel.” Mayor Jack Thomas on Friday said he is pleased that Gore is scheduled to attend the festival. He said, though, he anticipates Gore will have a busy schedule while he is in Park City. The mayor said he is not sure Gore will have the time for a meeting. “I would be excited if that happens, of course,” Thomas said. The mayor plans to offer comments prior to one of the opening-day films during Sundance, but he was not sure which one. “An Inconvenient Sequel” is scheduled to be screened on the opening day of the festival, according to Sundance organizers. It will show in a Sundance section dedicated to environmental topics. Thomas said his comments will address City Hall’s environmental goals, one of the overriding issues for the municipal government. Leaders have set ‘net-zero’ carbon emissions goals for municipal Continued from A-1 Event space approved Old Town streets just off of Main Street about noise, parking issues and other inconveniences that come from living so close to the shopping, dining and entertainment strip. The developer, a firm under the umbrella of California-based Columbus Pacific Properties, has started the early stages of an ambitious redo of the historic property. City Hall earlier approved the redevelopment, but another permit was required for the event space. The permit essentially allows outdoor events to be held at the site. It also allows event organizers to build temporary tents on a terrace that is planned on the roof. A City Hall report prepared in anticipation of the Planning Commission meeting indicated 480 people will be allowed in the event space at any one time, fewer than attended some events hosted by the Kimball Art Center when it was housed in the property. The report, though, says more events are expected once the property is redeveloped. The property is located at the corner of Main Street and Heber Avenue and extends to Park Avenue. The Park Avenue side is situated close to surrounding neighborhood streets like the largely residential upper stretch of Park Avenue, Woodside Avenue and Norfolk Avenue. Some people who live on those streets have long expressed concerns that the hubbub of Main Street spills into the neighborhood. They have said music and background noise from Main Street emanates through the neighborhood, people headed to Main Street events park on streets that are supposed to be restricted to residents and late-night revelers make their way onto the residential blocks. The Planning Commission took testimony from several people who live nearby, listening to concerns about the impact of an event center on the neighborhood. It was one of the first times the worries about the event center were exclusively highlighted since earlier meet- functions by 2022 and citywide by 2032. Net zero typically involves reducing the use of energies that create emissions and an offset of some sort for emissions that remain. It does not call for the elimination of emissions. City Hall intends to reach the goals through a broad set of programs and policies. Park City aligned itself with the Climate Reality Project in the fall. Officials supported City Hall’s involvement in a Climate Reality Project program known as I Am Pro Snow, which aims to protect winters from a warming climate. Park City leaders worry that a changing climate could someday threaten the ski industry that drives the area’s economy. There is concern about a shortened ski season, winter rainfall instead of snowfall and snow levels climbing in elevation from where they are now. In an intriguing sidebar to the discussions in the fall, though, a City Hall report indicated Gore’s presence could be a pro and a con to the municipal government’s involvement in the Climate Reality Project. The report described a pro being the ability of City Hall to participate in the Climate Reality Leadership Corps training with Gore. But one of the cons, the report said, was Gore’s partisan background as a Democrat. That “could cause perceived tensions with Republican representatives,” the report said. The mayor at the time said Gore’s presence is a pro. Thomas said in an interview in October “he’s more closely associated with the real science of climate change . . . He’s closer to the truth than anyone else.” ings about the site typically focused on the redevelopment itself. Sanford Melville, who lives on Park Avenue close to the site, told the panel he is concerned with the traffic an event center is expected to attract and said there are concerns about parking as well. He inquired how many complaints City Hall needs to field about the events before action is taken, asking whom he should call in the late-night hours. “Private events should be held inside,” Melville said. Another speaker, Woodside Avenue resident John Stafsholt argued the sound from an event center will be heard on the residential streets. Mike Sweeney, a Main Street businessman whose family owns the Town Lift Plaza, though, told the Planning Commission an event space could operate at the cite without problems. He noted the Sweeney family holds special events at the Town Lift Plaza, which, like the former Kimball Art Center space, is located close to the Old Town neighborhood. Planning Commissioners discussed topics like the uniqueness of the site since it is so close to the neighborhood and that it is difficult to predict the impacts of the event space. The Planning Commission restricted the use of outdoor speakers to the hours of 11 a.m. until 10 p.m. and placed restrictions on the design of outdoor tents that will be used during events. The permit was another important step in the years of talks about the future of the high-profile site along Main Street. The Kimball Art Center itself wanted to redevelop the site but was unable to secure a City Hall approval for a design, leading the not-for-profit to sell the property to the developer. Columbus Pacific Properties encountered difficulty as well, eventually opting for a project that will involve commercial spaces and the event space. The developer sees the event space as ensuring the financial soundness of the overall project. In an interview after the vote, Tony Tyler, the developer and a partner in the project, said there is significant demand for event space and efforts were made in the design to acknowledge the concerns in the neighborhood. Tyler said major work is expected to begin in early January. “I’m investing a lot of money in the project. Without the event space, we don’t think the project is as successful,” he said. Kamas mayor, after a bus crash, recovering Lew Marchant remains in hospital, it will take time to regain strength By ANGELIQUE MCNAUGHTON The Park Record Joanne Marchant says she and her husband, Kamas Mayor Lew Marchant, have plenty to be grateful for this holiday season. Marchant said the mayor is recovering “very well” after a bus accident in which he was critically injured earlier this month. “We are very fortunate. We feel like we have had a great many tender mercies on our behalf and the people in our valley have been so supportive,” Marchant said. “We just can’t say enough how much we have appreciated the support from people.” Marchant said the mayor, who is 72 years old, remains hospitalized following surgery. He had a pacemaker installed shortly after the accident, but was recently readmitted. “He is still in the hospital and it will be a little while still,” Marchant said. “It’s going to take him a little bit of Continued from A-1 Slide danger described and then we can trigger avalanches on low angel slopes if we are connected to steep slopes that are above or adjacent to where we are traveling,” Gordon said. One out of four people caught in an avalanche are killed by the trauma of hitting trees and rocks on the way down, while the rest typically die of asphyxiation and carbon monoxide poisoning. People have, on average, about 15 minutes to be rescued when they are buried in the snow, Gordon said. While Gordon suggested “not triggering an avalanche in the first place,” he described several ways people can enjoy the areas outside of resort boundaries safely. “Get the gear, get the training, get the forecast, get the picture and get out of harm’s way. Maybe you have to readjust your goals and hit a south facing slope one day if the conditions aren’t right, but at least you make it home that day. ” Gordon said. Beacons, shovels, probes, avalanche airbags and transceivers are typical items recommended for backcountry recreaters. Additionally, avalanche rescue practice is also encouraged. The Canyons Village side of Park City Mountain Resort features a rescue training center near the Red Pine Lodge where those who are planning to recreate in the backcountry can practice clearing snow away from buried targets. Snowbird Ski Resort and Snowbasin Resort also have beacon parks. The Utah Avalanche Center also regularly posts the current danger ratings for Utah’s mountains using a 1-to-5 scale, with five being the highest. “We will encourage you to get after it when it is safe,” Gordon said. “But we will also let you know the kind of terrain to avoid when it isn’t.” Working as a nurse at Park City Hospital, Kathy Kelleher said she has seen, firsthand, the effects of an avalanche. Kelleher, who snowshoes and is also Direct Importer of the World’s Finest Rugs A t t h e H i s t o r i c Vi l l a T h e a t r e Stay Informed! Get local news every Wednesday and Saturday. Call 435.649.9014 to subscribe today! 3092 So. Highland Dr., Salt Lake City (801)484-6364 888.445.RUGS (7847) Mon.-Sat. 10 am to 6 pm NAN CHALAT NOAKER/PARK RECORD Kamas Mayor Lew Marchant time to get his strength back, but they have assured us that the pacemaker is a wonderful thing and it just makes you feel really good.” At around 7:54 a.m. on Dec. 5, the mayor was driving a bus for the South Summit School District on the Mirror Lake Highway (State Road 150) when he passed out, causing the bus to veer to the right and strike a power Please see Marchant, A-8 a member of the Park City Mountain Sports Club, said she attended the program to become more aware of how to protect herself. “I have taken care of victims and fatalities of avalanches. You see a lot of kids that think they are invincible,” Kelleher said. “I just came because I wanted to learn more about it. You have to learn before you go out there.” Current conditions Through December, most of the earlyseason snowpack had melted off, preventing a weak layer of snow from developing. Recent storms then produced “some cold, creamy snow” that has led to a great early-season start, Gordon said. “On Saturday (Dec. 10), early in that cycle of that storm, it was able to trigger some avalanches. It was wet and rainy and some of that snow covering old snow flushed out down to the rocks, which is why early-season avalanches are so dangerous,” Gordon said. “But things really started going off late in the day of Saturday. The beauty of this storm was it went out cold and light. Great Utah powder as such the way it came in.” Last weekend’s storm caused several avalanches on steep, north facing slopes allowing them to “clean themselves out” through a natural cycle, Gordon said. Gordon said an incoming storm system is expected to produce strong winds and dense, heavy snow as an “atmospheric river taps into all of that moisture streaming out of Hawaii.” He said as the cold air comes in, it will provide a “nice cushion with fluffy snow on top.” “We have a decent looking storm that will come in,” Gordon said on Wednesday. “The warmth is good for the snow pack. It’s like adding blankets on us. Cold and shallow snow is dangerous. Warm and deep is strong.” However, he cautioned, “I bet we will see some avalanches.” Gordon said avalanches conditions are always changing, he said. On Friday, an avalanche warning was issued for the Salt Lake and Park City-area mountains. It will be in effect through Saturday. “We can always manage the hazard with our terrain choices and our slope angles. That’s what we are looking at right now while this storm is evolving,” Gordon said. For more information about current conditions, go to https://utahavalanchecenter.org/. |