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No portion may be reproduced in any form without written consent of the managing editor or publisher. The Park Record (USPS 378-730) (ISSN 0745-9483) is published twice weekly by Wasatch Mountain News Media Co., 1670 Bonanza Drive, Park City, UT 84060. Periodicals postage paid at Salt Lake City, Utah, 84199-9655 and at additional mailing offices. Postmaster: Send address changes to The Park Record, P.O. Box 3688, Park City, UT 84060. Entered as secondclass matter, May 25, 1977, at the Post Office in Park City, Utah, 84060 under the Act of March 3, 1897. Subscription rates are: $48 within Summit County, $72 outside of Summit County, Utah. Subscriptions are transferable: $5 cancellation fee. Phone: 435-649-9014 Fax: 435-649-4942 Email: circulation@parkrecord.com Published every Wednesday and Saturday. Continued from A-1 Housing outlined association’s housing commitment. County Council member Roger Armstrong questioned whether the 20 percent threshold is appropriate if the housing deficit is 25 percent. “What troubles me the most is that we think our obligation is based on the 1999 report,” Armstrong said. “We like that you are willing to stretch and do something more than that. I just can’t make sense of what the obligation is. If it is 2,500, for example, and you are willing to do 800, then that’s not OK.” Dave Thomas, Summit County’s chief civil deputy attorney, said the county was “just beginning to venture” into affordable housing when the original agreement was made in 1999. “In 1999 we didn’t know what the right Continued from A-1 No fare, no fair ment company, is also following the City Hall move to gather proposals. Michael Falk, the owner, said a free service might not reduce the number of vehicles in Old Town, as City Hall desires, since the taxis and shuttles will continue to seek customers in the neighborhood as Park City’s tourism industry thrives. “They already have a free service – the number was and, as a result, we were basing everything on that report and it was somewhat flawed,” Thomas said. When the County Council asked his thoughts on the management association’s analysis, Scott Loomis, executive director of the Mountainlands Community Housing Trust, said from the audience he was just as confused as they were. “I feel like I’m looking at apples, oranges, bananas and strawberries,” Loomis said. “I think they are on a right track, but let’s try and come up with a clearer number. Doing it on site makes sense, but when I look at these numbers I get confused.” County Council member Chris Robinson, said he supports the management association’s desire to build more than what is required under the obligation. However, he cautioned, “We know that this would mean you are done. “That makes us want to make sure we look at it a second and third time to double check ourselves to make sure we are falling in line with the intent. We want to study the reports more and determine whether we think it is efficient,” Robinson. “We are not trying to look the gift horse in the mouth, but we are afraid this would be the only horse you see.” bus,” he said, also noting that many hotels offer free shuttles to Main Street. Falk, meanwhile, said a service would be “unfair competition” against the private-sector companies. He said several taxi or transportation companies plan to meet this week to discuss their concerns about the City Hall request. He said representatives from the companies intend to approach Mayor Jack Thomas and the Park City Council with their issues at a meeting scheduled on Thursday. The topic is not on the agenda, and the elected officials are sometimes hesitant to address a subject in any depth unless it is part of the formal agenda. “It certainly could be on the road to monopoly if they continue to grow it,” Falk said. Officials field a plan Park City leaders will discuss recreation By Frances Moody The Park Record City and recreation planners spent months discussing what athletic facilities should be added to the Park City area. Their talks morphed into the Mountain Facilities Recreation Master Plan that was completed in November. The planners now want to see concepts from the 60page outline manifest into real structures. The Park City Council will start the process of fulfilling Park City’s recreation needs at a joint meeting with the Recreation Advisory Board at 3:20 p.m. Thursday, March 30, at the Marsac Building. Ken Fisher, recreation manager for Park City Municipal, said city councilors will discuss how to fund the recreation facilities that are estimated to cost tens of millions of dollars. Also on the agenda is discussing the creation of a committee comprised of representatives from the three partners that teamed up to create the plan, he said. “We need to get two council representatives to get on the regional committee,” Fisher said. “The committee will be also be made up of representatives from Snyderville Basin Recreation District and Park City School District.” In terms of funding for structures such as a Silver Creek aquatics center, expected to cost $38.8 million, the council will begin a capital campaign to stir up public interest. “Our community engagement department will need to begin a public outreach campaign to determine public support for a potential recreation bond,” Fisher said. “The key thing about this is we probably don’t want to do anything until the late fall.” Fisher added timing for a possible bond election is important, considering the Park City Board of Education has decided to put a bond, perhaps as high as $100 million, on the ballot this fall to address the school district’s facility needs. Park City schools are dealing with overcrowding. Fisher said the need for more school space isn’t something unique to the school district. There is also a need for more athletic facilities as the area’s population grows. Population growth is why the plan was formed. The project began in the spring of 2016 and proposes what facilities should be built at 10 sites in Park City. It, for example, suggests City Park needs a community center, playground and splash pad. A draft of the Mountain Facilities Recreation Master Plan can be viewed online at www.recfacilitiesmp.org. The website includes project information and status updates. Master Recreation Facilities Master Plan Facility Construction Cost Estimate Wed/Thurs/Fri, March 29-31, 2017 Mormon missionaries scarred by 2016 attack Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY — Four Mormon missionaries who were seriously injured in the Brussels airport bombing say they are still dealing with physical and emotional scars one year after the horrific event. Dresden Empey, 21, had surgery last week to remove a piece of shrapnel lodged near a nerve in his leg, the Deseret News reported. Fanny Clain, 21, is scheduled to have surgery on her wounded ear in two weeks. Both Mason Wells, 20, and Richard Norby, 67, are still nursing open leg wounds. The missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were standing together in line when bombs went off in the airport March 22, 2016. Thirty-two people died there and in a blast at a subway station. “What they witnessed was as bad as any war scene you’ll ever see,” Chad Continued from A-1 Park City exempted Hewitt said he believes the legislation was amended to ensure the city’s safety in the event of a devastating fire. He said the Park City provision is critical because the area is considered a wildfire urban interface and “we had to make sure our needs and the way we do business up here and our protection was maintained.” “We had the changes made that we needed because we insisted on it and they were very supportive of it because Park City is totally different than the rest of the state,” Hewitt said. “We tried to be as sympathetic as we could to the builders because we all know sprinkler Continued from A-1 Places to stay sought “Our short term goal is to enlist more families within Park City limits to house these student workers to provide better affordable housing situation for the students and a rich cultural exchange,” the report says. The report does not provide details, but it indicates a program would be outlined over the upcoming year. It says the mayor and members of the City Council should continue their efforts as well. The report, meanwhile, also envisions City Hall creating a series of Wells, Mason’s father, said. One year later, the missionaries said they’ve overcame physical pain and post-traumatic stress disorder to move past the tragedy. “I’m a lot better than I was a year ago,” Empey said. “My parents might say I look a lot better, too. I’m on my way to returning to life as a normal boy.” Empey is now training to be a paramedic, but his ultimate goal is to be a firefighter. Wells is a Washington D.C. Capitol Hill intern. Clain serves as a missionary in Ohio. Norby wants to travel and take photos and write a book with his wife, Pam. “I would say it was all positive,” Empey said. “In the end, there was nothing negative that came from it for me, personally. I feel bad for those who lost their lives or were injured, and for their families. That makes me more grateful for the things we have and the people we love and gives me a greater desire to do good in the world.” Norby said the four are no longer victims; they are survivors. systems have their own set of problems and are a pain. But, while sprinklers cause water damage, fire kills people. Sprinklers work, they put fires out and keep them in check. We had to make sure they were still a requirement.” Geri Strand, executive officer with the Park City Home Builder’s Association, said the organization wanted to maintain its relationship with Park City and the fire district, while reconsidering the use of sprinklers. “We didn’t necessarily agree with them about the sprinklers, but we are bringing glycol back and we are OK with that. We obviously don’t want Park City to burn down, but we all came to an agreement,” Strand said. “Overall, we are happy. They are happy. The state could have just bulldozed through this, but we were able to get them to pause while we all sat at the table with an amendment. That was our goal.” To view the bill and follow its status, go to https://le.utah.gov/~2017/bills/ static/HB0281.html. community multicultural meetings, widened outreach to the media and a series of safety videos involving the Park City Police Department. It says an initiative could be pursued involving partnerships between City Hall and organizations meant to “encourage Latino youth to participate in City issues that would affect their community.” “As the City tries to navigate through new immigration policies and at the same time support this vital part of our community, staff recommends a ‘behind-the-scenes’ approach as the best and most effective one,” the report says as it summarizes the recommendations. “Our team hopes to continue to connect resources and facilitate and increase multi-cultural citizen involvement in leadership, and help the voices of all segments of our community to be heard.” The discussion about the multicultural efforts is scheduled to start at 5:30 p.m. in the City Council chambers at the Marsac Building. 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