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Show A-2 The Park Record The Park Record. Serving Summit County since 1880 The Park Record, Park City’s No. 1 source for local news, opinion and advertising, is available for home delivery in Summit, Wasatch, Salt Lake, Davis and Utah counties. Single copies are also available at 116 locations throughout Park City, Heber City, Summit County and Salt Lake City. SUBSCRIPTION RATES In Summit County (home delivery): $56 per year (includes Sunday editions of The Salt Lake Tribune) Outside Summit County (home delivery available in Wasatch, Salt Lake, Davis, Weber and Utah counties; all other addresses will be mailed via the U.S. Postal Service): $80 per year To subscribe please call 435–649– 9014 or visit www.parkrecord.com and click the Subscribe link in the Reader Tools section of the toolbar at the bottom of the page. To report a missing paper, please call 801–204–6100. 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Elizabeth Rad, who helms Park City II, LLC, made a rare public statement about Treasure in prepared comments released by City Hall. “Though we remain committed to returning to our project proposal if this 100 percent buyout attempt fails, we have reluctantly come to the table with something the community has long sought and, to be fair, we have resisted — a full buyout of our development,” Rad said in the statement. The Sweeney family in the 1980s secured an overall development approval for the Treasure acreage and nearby parcels of land, but another permit would be needed for the project itself. The discussions with the Planning Commission have stretched for more than a decade with a series of stops and starts. 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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, UT84060. Entered as second-class matter, May 25, 1977, at the Post Office in Park City, Utah, 84060 under the Act of March 3, 1897. Subscription rates are: $56 within Summit county, $80 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 City Councilor Nann Worel spoke favorably about Ware Peek in comments prior to the vote, saying she has proven communication skills, critical thinking abilities and is knowledgeable of City Hall issues. Worel also said Ware Peek is aware of the municipal government’s social equity efforts and her sons were students in the Park City School District. Ware Peek is currently the community engagement liaison for the municipal government. She is heavily involved in City Hall’s efforts to address Latino issues as the community engagement liaison and has a role in the Marsac Building’s public-relations apparatus. Ware Peek said she would step down from the post prior to her swearing-in as a City Councilor. Ware Peek, 53, lives in Park Meadows and has lived in Park City or the Snyderville Basin for 31 years. In her application for the appointment, Ware Peek indicated she has worked in wide-ranging fields, including as a server in a restaurant, a massage therapist and in the special events and sales section of the Utah Olympic Park. She said in the application she attended numerous government meetings, including the majority of City Council meetings, as a reporter for KPCW radio before she was hired at the Marsac Building in the fall of 2016. The application said she speaks Spanish and has relationships with Park City’s Latinos. She also said she is “up to speed on” City Hall issues and has a good relationship with the elected officials. She described herself as a “known commodity.” “During the 2017 campaign, I often heard public comments about the lack of women and Spanish speakers running for office. I reflected during the campaign that perhaps it was my time to serve my community in this way,” Ware Peek said in the application. “Since my time as a reporter, I have been a great fan of the City and the work it does and have 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 live close to the land have deep-rooted concerns about Treasure, including the amount of traffic the project is anticipated to generate, the size of the buildings and the amount of excavation. The critics say the project would loom over Old Town. The Treasure side, though, counters the development meets the 1980s approval and would boost the economy. Treasure representatives also claim they have taken steps to reduce traffic, including proposing a people mover known as a cabriolet to take people between the development and Main Street. City Hall did not immediately release precise numbers regarding the property-tax impact of a ballot measure of approximately $50 million. Officials said it appears the tax increase would amount to just under $200 per year for each $1 million of valuation for someone who owns a primary residence. People who own vacation homes or commercial properties would pay roughly double. The bond would likely be repaid over 15 years. The City Council is expected to discuss the agreement at a meeting on Feb. 1. Mayor Andy Beerman, in a prepared statement also released by City Hall, said the agreement offers an opportunity for a resolution about Treasure after the decades of discussions. “Ultimately, my goal has always been to put the entire property into an open space conservation easement to prevent development and protect Old Town. Once and for all, we may have a chance to resolve decades of community anxiety and angst. I am excited the Treasure Hill partnership has finally accepted our request to present a full buyout of Treasure Hill,” the mayor said. wanted greater involvement.” She said in the application the City Council “would be more rounded out with the addition of someone who already has relationships” with the Latino population, merchants, the work force and residents. Selection process faulty Beerman at the meeting on Tuesday acknowledged officials followed a faulty appointment process, explaining that the steps were based on a state law as it was previously written. According to the mayor, a change was made to state open meeting rules that required deliberations about the appointment be done in public. Beerman and the City Council, though, held their deliberations in closed-door sessions after interviewing the candidate field in public sessions. He said the change was made in 2012 and that an appointment of a City Councilor is a rare occurrence in Park City. He said the elected officials did not intentionally make the mistake of deliberating in closed-door sessions. Beerman apologized on behalf of the elected officials. Beerman and the City Council afterward discussed each of the candidates in an open setting before voting to appoint Ware Peek. Candidate praised One of the unsuccessful candidates received praise even as the City Council indicated he was not one of the three finalists. Josh Hobson, an environmental activist and a chef, was in the City Council chambers as Ware Peek was selected. City Councilor Becca Gerber recognized Hobson, saying she has lots of respect for him. He received a round of applause after Gerber’s comments. Hobson was the third-place finisher in the City Council campaign in 2017. There were two seats on the ballot. Worel also praised him in her comments about several of the candidates, saying he is knowledgeable about Park City issues after having campaigned last year. He earned his votes, she said. Worel also noted Hobson has attended City Council meetings recently and organized an event called the March for Science, which was a gathering last spring meant to show support for ensuring public-policy decisions are based on scientific evidence. Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, January 27-30, 2018 Critics challenge an action-sports camp Woodward Park City would harm area, the neighbors claim ANGELIQUE MCNAUGHTON The Park Record Scott Nichols doesn’t think members of the Snyderville Basin Planning Commission seriously contemplated the impacts the action-sports camp Woodward Park City at Gorgoza Park would have on surrounding neighborhoods when they approved it. Nichols, who lives on Sunridge Drive in Pinebrook, is one of three people who filed applications with the Summit County Planning Department last week appealing the Planning Commission’s Jan. 9 decision to grant a permit for the project. More than 80 people attended the meeting when it was approved. Nichols claims the proposed development, which is adjacent to the Sunridge Subdivision, will also adversely affect residents in Jeremy Ranch. He said the light will likely shine across the road into those homes. “If you look at all of the Woodward facilities around the country, none of the facilities have been placed in a residential neighborhood,” he said. “Essentially, the conditional-use permit that they filed for hasn’t taken the neighborhood into consideration enough.” The Planning Commission unanimously approved the indoor/outdoor facility after spending more than a year reviewing the project’s design. Powdr Corp., the company that applied for the conditional-use permit, currently operates five Woodward Camps throughout the United States. Woodward Park City would serve athletes in several different sports, including skiing, snowboarding, gymnastics, skateboarding and BMX freestyle bicycling. It would include an approximately 52,000-square-foot action-sports center and several outdoor enhancements for riding and teaching terrain. The terrain would be serviced by a four-person chair lift. “The top of the lift, from my understanding of the drawing, will probably break the ridgeline and destroy that view corridor as you come down Interstate 80,” Nichols said. “The neighborhood just felt that not enough attention was paid to it and what it will mean to us.” Jill Story, who also lives on Sunridge Drive, filed one of the other appeal applications on behalf of herself and more than 20 homeowners in Pinebrook. In her application, Story said the project “impinges on our right of use and enjoyment of our homes.” Story’s eightpage application claims the Planning Commission failed to impose adequate mitigation for the project. The application states appropriate consideration was not given to protect- Continued from A-1 New pass introduced Two other Utah ski resorts, Alta Ski Area and Snowbird, are also included in the Ikon Pass. Nathan Rafferty, president and CEO of Ski Utah, said that is exciting for the state. “It will shine a spotlight even brighter on our ski industry,” he said. Rafferty said he does not think the pass will entice skiers to hop among Deer Val- ing the aesthetics of the ridgeline or the adjacent homeowners from sound caused by snowmaking and snowmobiles. The application also mentions the lighting impact, snowmaking over-spray, traffic, wildlife and special events. “Summit County is a special place,” the application states. “Please follow the recommendations in our own General Plan and reverse the approval of the conditional-use permit by the Snyderville Basin Planning Commission. The commission failed to impose reasonable conditions to achieve compliance with applicable standards, in part because of the sound, lighting and ridgeline briefing provided to the Commission by Woodward was inaccurate.” Tom Farkas, a resident of Southridge Drive in Jeremy Ranch, filed the third appeal application on behalf of himself and 25 other people in Southridge and Jeremy Point. The appellants, the application states, are not only appealing the Planning Commission’s decision, but also the process the application went through, the location of the project — particularly in a hillside stewardship zone — and the indoor recreation facility. “The aggrieved persons, residing within 1000 feet of the exterior boundaries of the proposed development will be adversely affected by the excessive noise, snowmaking blow over, lighting and traffic generated by this proposed development, not to mention the loss of viewshed and open spaces,” the application states. The Summit County Council will review the project and make a decision regarding the approval of the conditional-use permit. The matter has not been scheduled yet. The County Council’s decision will also be appealable, to the 3rd District Court of Utah. ”I think we would have welcomed the opportunity to discuss this with the Planning Commission and explore other options,” Nichols said. “But, given where we are in the process and given that the Planning Commission hasn’t taken into consideration our views, it didn’t seem like we had any choice but to file an appeal and ask that the project be turned down.” Jody Churich, chief operating officer of Woodward, said she is confident the unanimous approval of the Planning Commission won’t be overturned. She said Woodward has worked collaboratively and transparently with the community and the county’s planning department throughout the 16-month process. “I feel like this project has been property mitigated because of the extensive work sessions,” she said. “The planning process has resulted in Powdr going above and beyond to create a plan that properly reflects the public’s input. I hold strong and steadfast that this will be a phenomenal community asset and support the community’s General Plan, while paying homage to the area’s Olympic heritage.” ley, Alta and Snowbird throughout the season. But he does think that skiers who go to popular areas such as Aspen Snowmass or Mammoth Mountain might decide to give some Utah resorts a try. He said the Ikon Pass benefits consumers because it provides another option for those in the market of a multi-resort pass. Rafferty said that the pass is going to be positive for Utah, especially since those who purchase multi-resort passes tend to commit to skiing the upcoming season at an earlier date. As more people ski, the industry will only continue to grow. “Somebody buys this pass in August or September, and they are chomping at the bit to go skiing,” he said. “Instead of making one ski trip, they are going to make two or three because they have this pass in their pocket.” |