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Waste is pet peeve with recreation officials District wants owners to clean up after dogs By Angelique McNaughton The Park Record Complaints about some of the dog owners who use the Snyderville Basin Special Recreation District’s trails are starting to pile up. Bob Radke, the recreation district’s trail’s and open space manager, said there has been an ongoing issue lately with dog owners who don’t properly dispose of their pet’s waste. “A lot of owners are really good and responsible and pick up after their pets. We appreciate that and we know that there are a lot because we go through thousands of dollars of mitt bags a year,” Radke said. “But there are a lot of people who don’t. What we have had this year is people not throwing away their mitt bags or just not picking it up.” Continued from A-1 Tolerance sought gall” and other markings. “Of course it was spelled incorrectly,” Mitchell said. “You could still see the words through the primer. We found a paint color that matched the exterior of the building, and we spent about an hour and a half covering up the graffiti.” Charlene Rodriguez, a member of the student council and president of the school’s Latinos in Action group, was there to paint. Rodriguez moved to the U.S. from Guatemala when she was 3 years old and felt personally attacked by the message. Several of her peers felt the same way, she added. “Racism and hate crimes are something that is happening within our society, but it’s also happening within our community,” Rodriguez said. “I think Continued from A-1 Building saved “It kind of is the beginning of development for Park City mining,” Grahn said. Preservation Utah, a statewide organization once known as the Utah Heritage Foundation, recently honored the work at the California-Comstock Mine site with an annual award given in the category of stabilization, restoration or renovation. City Hall, a Vail Resorts subsidiary and the Friends of Ski Mountain Mining History were listed as the nominees. A nominating letter, drafted by Grahn, provided a detailed rundown of the work, touched on Park City’s mining history and explained that mining-era sites remain standing. “Preserved in time and largely overlooked, the mine sites continued to persevere through the harsh winters on the mountain . . . ,” the letter says. It describes that the site was cleared of debris, pieces of the structure were salvaged and part of what was a mill 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 3092 So. Highland Dr., Salt Lake City (801)484-6364 888.445.RUGS (7847) Mon.-Sat. 10 am to 6 pm The result, Radke said, is that the trailheads are lined with dog waste. “You see it concentrated around the dog parks and trailheads,” Radke said. “As the snow really starts to melt, it becomes a lot more visible.” The Snyderville Basin Special Recreation District operates six parks, including three dog parks and two offleash areas, and more than 140 miles of non-motorized trail systems. The RunA-Muk Trail area near Utah Olympic Parkway includes approximately two miles of trails and 43 acres. Radke said Round Valley, which became dogfriendly last year, is suffering from the same problems. Last year, Radke said the district spent about $10,000 on pet waste bags at nearly 40 stations. As an example, he said about 1,800 bags are placed at the Run-A-Muk Trail each week and nearly 15 bags of dog waste are collected. “What we had this year was someone made a pile of mitt bags in front of one of our signs that says, ‘Pick it up and pack it out.’ We’ve had requests from it was kind of a wake-up call.” Mitchell said students and teachers, rather than getting upset, turned the incident into something positive. “We were painting over the hateful messages with love and tolerance,” Mitchell said. Students also spread words of encouragement and support on Tuesday morning. While getting up early isn’t a high schooler’s favorite activity, many students came to school before start time to write on people’s cars. Soon the parking lot was full of vehicles showing messages such as “no room for hate in PC” and “we stand united.” Grace Mason showed up to stand with her school’s Latino students. She said she knows what it’s like to be attacked for being different. “As an LGBTQ-plus student, it is not new for me to experience attacks like these, but seeing it with my Latino peers felt extremely close to home,” Mason said. Days later, the students’ efforts to spread positivity in the Park City community were alive and well. Cruising down Kearns Boulevard at 8:50 a.m. on Friday was a car that displayed the message: SPREAD LOVE. building was rebuilt. It “is no longer threatened by collapse and the structural stabilization will allow for the safe, future restoration efforts on the stone foundation and remaining wood structure,” according to the letter. Clark Martinez, a member of a well-known Park City family with longtime ties to the mining industry, was the general contractor. Elliott said Vail Resorts posted $50,000 for the work and a private donor provided another $50,000 as part of a matching grant. Another $16,000 must be raised to secure the $50,000 matching grant. The final cost of the project, though, is not yet known. City Hall leaders, tourism officials and the preservation community have long seen the mining-era history as setting Park City apart from some of mountain resort competitors. They say the historic buildings and structures on the slopes offer a unique skiing experience. PCMR said it was pleased with the Preservation Utah award. “I was surprised and pleased to receive this award notification. This is fantastic recognition of community collaboration - the city, the resort, the museum and all the tireless efforts of the Friends of Ski Mountain Mining History that allow the passion and skills of Clark Martinez to bring the restoration work to fruition,” Bill Rock, the chief operating officer of PCMR, said in a prepared statement. people that we put garbage bags out along the trails, but it is so hard for us to manage,” Radke said. “They weigh about 30 to 40 pounds and it would be pretty much impossible for us to manage that.” Radke said the district has plans to place more signs around the trailheads and on the trails to encourage pet owners to pick up after their animals. “We rely on them to do their part. We can’t implement any fines because it would have to be a county ordinance enforced by the county,” Radke said. “Your dog does poop. We know that. But I think a lot of people let their dogs run around and they are not paying attention to what they are doing sometimes. It gets concentrated around the trailheads and we just ask that you please mind where your dog is. We have those waste receptacles at every park.” For more information about the county’s dog-friendly parks and trails, go to http://basinrecreation.org/master_dog_parks.html#top. park record File Photo A sign at Round Valley encourages pet owners to be responsible. The recreation district is pleading with dog owners to properly dispose of their pet’s waste, especially near the trailheads at Round Valley and Run-A-Muk Trail. Ex-bus driver guilty in a felony sex case He admitted receiving inappropriate photos from a teen girl By Angelique McNaughton The Park Record A former Park City Transit bus driver pleaded guilty this week in 3rd District Court to felony charges after he admitted receiving inappropriate photos from a 17-year-old girl, according to court documents. On Monday, March 13, Jose Patino Moreno, 46, of Park City, pleaded guilty plea to two counts of attempted sexual exploitation of a minor. Moreno faces up to five years in prison and a $5,000 fine for each charge. Attempted sexual exploitation of a minor is a third-degree felony. Moreno has retained attorney Scott Poston. He originally faced four counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and four counts of enticing a minor over the internet. In June of 2016, the Park City Police Department received a report that a 17-year-old girl from Summit County was sending inappropriate photos of herself to Moreno on the social media messenger application WhatsApp, according to court documents. Moreno befriended the victim while she was riding the bus and encouraged her to send him nude photos of herself over the WhatsApp messenger, documents state. The pair communicated for more than a year. Moreno admitted to detectives that he had requested the photos from the vic- Continued from A-1 Traffic tests considered The City Councilors were supportive of measures that would reduce traffic during Sundance, but they did not hold a detailed discussion about an access-pass Courtesy of Summit County Former Park City Transit bus driver Jose Patino Moreno, 46, of Park City, pleaded guilty this week in 3rd District Court to felony charges after he admitted receiving inappropriate photos from a 17-year-old girl. tim. He was arrested on June 21, 2016, and later released after posting $20,000 bond. His sentencing is May 1. Moreno will have to register with the Utah Sex Offender Registry for 10 years, according to Joy Natale, a Summit County prosecutor. She added, “He will have to contact them twice a year as to any changes in his address or employment or residence and they will put all that information on the public website.” Natale said he is no longer employed with Park City Transit. “We haven’t talked about any deals other than the plea bargain,” Natale said. “We are having him complete a pre-sentence investigation report where he will report to the Office of Adult Probation and Parole. They will submit their findings to the judge for sentencing.” system. City Councilor Tim Henney said he favors an aggressive program that is “transit centric, not car centric.” Cindy Matsumoto, another City Councilor, agreed that an aggressive move is desired to reduce traffic in neighborhoods. The elected officials will need to address the impact of any access-pass restrictions on transportation companies, which have a heavy presence on Main Street and nearby streets during Sundance. The City Council took comments from the transportation industry on Thursday addressing issues like dropping people with luggage off and picking them up. |