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Show Wed/Thurs/Fri, October 25-27, 2017 A-5 The Park Record CITY BEAT CITY EDITOR: JAY HAMBURGER 649-9014 EXT. 111 | citynews@parkrecord.com A hillside obliteration feared LUXURY EYEwEaR S h Ow & Sal e 30 % Off COURTESY OF TREASURE The Treasure partnership wants to excavate a section of a hillside overlooking Old Town in an initial step of the construction. Critics worry about the excavation itself and the placement of the materials that would be removed during the digging. Treasure plans for dig criticized By JAY HAMBURGER The Park Record The excavation planned as an initial step in the construction of the Treasure development proposal would stretch longer than a football field backward from the property line, prompting more criticism from project opponents concerned about a wide range of Treasure issues. The excavation would run as many as 409 feet from the property line to the back of the project land, according to the Park City Planning Department. It would be as deep as 135 feet without counting additional depth needed for the foundation work, the department said. The excavation of Treasure would be one of the largest in Park City and has drawn additional attention recently as project opponents worry about the impact on the hillside. The Treasure partnership, consisting of the Sweeney family and a firm known as Park City II, LLC, wants to secure an approval for nearly 1 million square feet of development on a hillside overlooking Old Town along the route of the Town Lift. The Park City Planning Commission is scheduled to continue its discussions on Wednesday and is expected to address the excavation again. Pat Sweeney, who represents his family in the talks, said the partnership intends to keep the excavated material on the Treasure land itself, in a location known as Creole Gulch, or on nearby land identified long ago by the Sweeney family and Park City Mountain Resort. A “modest amount” of excavated material would also be brought to the King’s Crown run at PCMR, he said. The Treasure partnership projects 800,000 cubic yards of material would be excavated, down approximately 200,000 cubic yards from an earlier plan. The reduced number is based on reimagined development plans since 2009 and allows the developer to keep most of the material on the Treasure land, Sweeney said. He said the excavation is expected to turn up a small amount of what is considered to be lowgrade ore left from Park City’s silver-mining days. The lowgrade ore is regulated by the En- “I would like to see Dana as Mayor because he is a strong leader with a proven track record.” Eduardo Nuñez “Dana has the right mind-set that this town needs. He listens and cares about what locals have to say. We know we can count on him to do an amazing job.” Rocky Maloney “When Dana was in office he did a great job of keeping departments together. We need that again.” Gary Lawton vironmental Protection Agency. It would be left on the Treasure land and buried, Sweeney said. “In essence, we’re keeping it on our property,” Sweeney said about the excavation. By doing so, the Treasure developers would not send high numbers of dump trucks up and down neighborhood streets, he said. The construction traffic during the excavation has been one of the concerns of critics. “It’s not going to be thousands and thousands and thousands of trucks,” he said. A Treasure opposition group called the Treasure Hill Impact Neighborhood Coalition has deep-rooted concerns about the project, including worries about the excavation. An attorney retained by the group, Nicole Deforge, submitted a memo to the Planning Department in anticipation of the meeting on Wednesday criticizing the plans. Deforge says in the memo the excavated material would be put on land that was dedicated as open space as part of a 1980s approval that covered the Treasure land and nearby parcels. She says the material would cover 16 MOran reDSTOne - friDay nOv 3 / 8:30 - 4:30 pM Lafont • Modo • Maui Jim* • Tura One day only! Choose fromSIZE among the world’s top eyewear fashions, RELATIONSHIP with representatives on hand to show off their latest designs. 1743 W Redstone Center. 435-658-9250 Call in advance for an eye exam appointment. Bring your prescription. (* Maui Jim only 20% off.) Please see Dig, A-6 “Dana understands that leadership is an honor and puts our town first in every way.” Heleena Sideris dana4parkcity.org | facebook.com/dana4ParkCity dana@dana4parkcity.org | (435) 901-8135 paid for by Dana Williams 4 Park City “Dana has always been an advocate for agriculture, open space and sustainability. I am proud of the work he has done for the people of Park City & Summit County.” Steve Osgathorpe “Dana knows Park City.” Billy Gregor “Dana took time off from his campaign to support DACA. The Latino community needs a mayor like him.” “I vote for the environment, therefore I vote for Dana.” Ashley Juarez Sierra Quitiquit |