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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, 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 Continued from A-1 Plastic bill, paper trail down 58-14. After a public records request, the Utah Legislature provided The Park Record with emails from constituents to Sen. David G. Buxton, R-Roy, who sponsored the bill, Sen. Kevin Van Tassell, R-Vernal, who represents Park City in the Senate, and Rep. Tim Quinn, R-Heber, who represents Park City in the House. Quinn was the most vocal opponent of the bill in the House. In the end, none of the legislators representing Park City on Capitol Hill voted “yes” on the bill. Park City is the sole municipality in Utah that bans plastic bags, and the dozens of emails highlight the intensity of the opposition to the bill among Parkites and others. “Local government is one place where I feel my vote makes an impact and we made the decision to protect the environment despite other actions state leaders have made to destroy it,” read one message from a resident imploring Quinn to oppose the legislation. “Please let our voices be heard, our lands protected a little more and ignore the flimsy arguments made in this bill.” Another concerned resident touched on the importance of allowing municipalities to govern themselves. “Often times, we rely on our smallest units of government to LEAD the way,” the resident said in a message to Quinn. “Small steps like Park City’s ban on plastic bags are a wonderful example of municipal leadership, and that leadership should not be punished. ” One person identifying themselves as a Republican sent Quinn a detailed list of reasons to oppose the bill, citing Buxton’s comparisons to minimum wage policy and concern over the cost to consumers as “nonsensical. “As a Republican and a small business owner (as is my wife), I urge you to allow local government to manage their own affairs,” the person said. Quinn’s responses to many of the emails indicated that, while he didn’t agree with the ban itself, he would fight for Park City’s right to implement it. “I am highly confident that the good people of Park City can raise the ~$9,000 to buy every low income household three canvas bags for groceries, if that’s what it takes to Continued from A-1 The GOP mobilizes ter about the different candidates running for office,” Eason said. Tim Quinn, the state legislator from the Heber City area who represents Park City in the House of Representatives, is unopposed within the Republican Party for the nomination in District 54. He plans to attend the event on Tuesday and noted the lack of Republican candidates in the County Courthouse contests. He said the absence on the ballot illustrates the difficulties of the GOP in Summit County, long considered one of the 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 defeat this bill,” Quinn wrote in one response. The Legislature provided only one message sent to Van Tassell. “Please do not pass a law that doesn’t make any sense,” said a resident identifying themselves as a Parkite. “We should be using less plastic.” Others pointed their dissatisfaction with the bill at Buxton, its sponsor. “Are you really that upset about Park City’s ban on plastic bags, or just doing the bidding of your corporate sponsors?” Asked the same Republican who emailed Quinn. “when was the last time you or anyone from your staff was actually in Park City observing the effectiveness of the ban? Go away!” In response, Buxton said he sponsored the bill because of his concerns about “patchwork policy” within the state. “My reasoning behind this bill is to create uniform policy across the state, and not patchwork policy that is impossible for businesses to comply to, and furthermore places an undue burden on families,” the senator said. Buxton’s bill seemingly went against Republican orthodoxy, which has traditionally emphasized the importance of local control over local issues. “There are certain things that need to be regulated at the state and not the municipal level,” Buxton said in the same conversation. Another resident was concerned about the effect of plastic bags on the environment. “...If we want to protect the nature of Zion from tourists letting their lunch bag fly off of Angels landing, big government in Salt Lake City should not be allowed to stop us,” they said. The bill also had detractors from outside the Park City area. “As a resident of Ogden, I really need to ask you why you sponsored this bill,” another message to Buxton read. “Folks live very nicely without plastic bags — go to Costco and look at the mobs of folks there, and Costco doesn’t provide any bags at all.” According to the emails, Buxton did gain support from at least one Parkite, who said she uses the bags to pick up after her dog, and that plastic bags are more effective in Park City’s snowy winters. “I am a 41 year resident of Park City and support your effort to reverse Park City’s ban on plastic bags at the three largest grocery stores in the area,” the resident said. “I have refused to shop (at the Park City Fresh Market) — or in any other local city grocery store — which does not give out the plastic bags to customers. I reuse the bags to pick up dog poop several times a day. ... If no bags, I am tempted to leave it where it lands.” state’s few Democratic strongholds. “I hope it becomes a rallying cry in some ways,” Quinn said. Quinn is seen as a staunch conservative and to the political right of the rank-and-file Republicans in Summit County. Quinn’s voting base is in Wasatch County. He was routed in Summit County in 2016, his first election, and won the District 54 seat by winning Wasatch County by a wide margin. Quinn said his remarks at the convention will highlight his opposition to a piece of education-funding legislation that, he said, hurts the Park City School District. He also intends to mention his opposition to a bill that would have overturned Park City’s ban on plastic bags. He said he has represented the Park City side of District 54 well. “On most issues, we would align fairly well,” Quinn said about himself and the Republicans in Summit County. Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, April 14-17, 2018 State crafts plans for reservoir management Law enforcement will patrol park once changeover finalized ANGELIQUE MCNAUGHTON The Park Record Joy Ray, a Coalville resident who handled the management of Echo Reservoir for nearly 50 years, “did a good job,” according to Rick Baxter, of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. However, Baxter, the division manager over water, environment and land with the Bureau of Reclamation, said as soon as the reservoir is under the management of Utah State Parks, “we want to bring it up a couple more steps.” The Bureau of Reclamation has owned Echo Dam since it was constructed in 1968 on the north end of the 1,400-acre body of water outside of Coalville. In February, the Board of Utah State Parks and Recreation passed a resolution on Feb. 22 to adopt Echo Reservoir as the newest state park. Utah State Parks will handle the dayto-day management once the agreement to turn the privately owned recreation resort over to a federal agency is finalized. The Bureau of Reclamation will retain ownership of the dam. Utah State Parks is working on creating a long-term development plan for the reservoir, which will include the addition of outdoor facilities and development of new access points. “State Parks is a professional group when they are running the show and they do a heck of a job,” Baxter said. Last month, a public meeting and open house was held at Jordanelle State Park for stakeholders and community members to gain a better understanding of what is being proposed, as well as provide input. “We felt it was very important to involve the public to the degree they chose,” Baxter said. “We provided a draft of ideas of things we can use that she already had there and what we can to make it a nice, new state park. We want to rejuvenate and renew existing facilities.” One of the issues that emerged from the meeting, Baxter said, was a desire for more wakeless areas on the south end of the reservoir and east of the existing boat ramp. He said there was also a significant amount of interest in creating a new access point for people so they could float tubes or kayak. “We want to really pay attention to those comments and what people are telling us,” he said. Baxter admitted some of the previously allowed activities will no longer be authorized once the reservoir is under the management of Utah State Parks. He added, “It’s important that we are honest and upfront.” “The former contract permitted long-term camping in all seasons,” Continued from A-1 Eliason campaigns also said there is land in Bears Ears National Monument that should be further protected after the president shrunk the size. Eliason also indicated he is fiscally responsible. “Everyone loves a tax cut; but combine that with increase spending and he said. “People could go in and be there from Memorial Day to Labor Day. But, based on federal law, that is something that we cannot allow. We have to say sorry upfront because that is not in accordance with our regulations.” Utah State Parks’ management will also include the presence of law enforcement, something the previous management was not able to provide. Summit County Council members met with representatives from the Bureau of Reclamation and Utah State Parks on March 26 to explore the preliminary plans. County Council Chair Kim Carson said she appreciates that there will be more oversight of the activities at the park. “I think that is a good thing,” she said. “It has been ran by a private person up to this point, and, while I think it was overall pretty well run for years, there have been a lot of complaints of people who would go up and park trailers for the entire summer. I think there was also a lot of parties, and those living in close proximity experienced a lot of negative impacts.” Another public meeting is scheduled to be held at the North Summit High School on May 2 from 6 to 8 p.m. An online public comment period will also be open near that time for those who can’t attend the meeting. The plans will then go through a process to determine whether there could be any significant impacts from the construction to the environment or nearby wildlife. Baxter said the building of the state park amenities will commence if none are found. “It will really be dependent on what we find, but if we can get this agreement in place, then construction of some of the amenities could take place as soon as this summer.” There will be some closed areas and inconveniences throughout construction, Baxter said, as work will occur in some of the common areas that people use. But, he said the construction won’t take place over one summer. It will likely occur over a three- to five-year time period. “The building of the state park will be phased,” he said. “We will be working in a fall time when the main boating season is over and after that from the winter into the spring again to have minimal amounts of disturbances.” The Bureau of Reclamation plans to share the cost with the state. But, the price tag will depend on the final designs. “We just want to make things nicer and clean and more family friendly,” Baxter said. Utah State Parks currently manages 11 other state parks that are owned by the Bureau of Reclamation, including the Jordanelle Reservoir, Deer Creek Reservoir and Rockport Reservoir. Echo Reservoir will be the 12th. we are passing that to our children,” he said in an email further explaining his platform. Eliason, meanwhile, said he will stress transparency in campaign finance. He said he has not accepted contributions from political-action committees thus far. He said it is undetermined what sort of political-action committee he would accept a contribution from. He said, though, he would not accept a contribution from a political-action committee representing gaming interests. Bishop accepts contributions from oil and gas interests as well as from outside the state, Eliason noted. “It doesn’t sync up. Those aren’t Utah interests, per se,” he said. |