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Show C-1 B-1 FIND YOUR WAY TO AN EARTH DAY EVENT BUSINESS, A-13 SHARE YOUR EVENT? To add an event to our calendar, visit www.parkrecord. com/event-submission MINERS CHECK IN AT 10-0 THIS SEASON COLUMNS, A-18 Park Record. A RESTAURANT, A BAR OR A RESTAURANT-BAR? TOM CLYDE FORMS HIS OWN OPINION ABOUT THE IRS The PA R K C I T Y, U TA H W W W. PA R K R E C O R D . C O M Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, April 21-24, 2018 Serving Summit County since 1880 Girls enter the lineup for PCHS | An upbeat industry Vol. 138 | No. 22 50¢ The Olympic flame lit again at City Hall Officials hold wide-ranging talk about community’s interest in hosting another games JAY HAMBURGER The Park Record TANZI PROPST/PARK RECORD Infielder Lexie Hudgens throws to first base during baseball practice at Park City High School Monday afternoon. The homeowners association was granted a hearing in Administrative Court, where a judge hears issues that are not criminal in nature, in December to protest the notice, but the judge determined the county manager has the final authority over whether the gate was allowed. Fisher’s determination claimed “the vehicle control gate was an illegal use at the time of its erection,” according to the lawsuit. The gate had been in operation since 2001. The Administrative Court upheld Fisher’s determination and ordered the immediate removal of the gate and recommended a civil fee of $32,500. Fisher declined to comment on the complaint, deferring to the County Attorney’s Office. Summit County Attorney Margaret Olson said in an email that she is unable to comment on pending litigation. The homeowners association attempted to appeal the decision to the county , but the appeal was rejected because it was “incomplete and thus not timely filed,” according to court documents. An email from Pat Putt, Summit County’s community development director, said the appeal did not include the $400 filing fee or required signature on the application. The homeowners association removed the gate on April 10. “We believe the county has acted egregiously,” said Jamie Brotherton, a homeowner at The Trails and board member of the homeowners association. “It’s like, ‘What are you doing? Why are you spending all this time pursuing something that was determined to be legal in the ‘90s and here it is 2018?’” The final development plans for The Trails, which includes mention of entrance landscaping and a Park City’s elected officials on Thursday held their first formal discussion about the prospects of Salt Lake City and the wider Olympic region mounting a bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics, a talk that likely foreshadows what will be a wide-ranging community conversation in coming months that could at some points highlight the glories of the games in 2002 while at other moments stress the financial and logistical realities of another Olympics. Mayor Andy Beerman and a Park City Council down two absent members were not scheduled to make important decisions about the Olympics on Thursday, but the discussion was important regardless. There has been extensive talk about the possibility of another Olympic bid since last fall even though the mayor and City Council had not held a formal discussion before Thursday. The meeting on Thursday drew a small crowd, and nearly everyone in the room was a City Hall staffer. It was evident even before the meeting the elected officials did not expect to make major decisions. Staffers and others involved in either 2002 or the current discussions briefed the elected officials, describing the efforts during the earlier games and current process. Upward of half of the events in 2002 were held in and around Park City, and the area is seen as critical to a future Olympic map. The mayor and City Council are interested in approaching rank-and-file Parkites shortly with the hopes of gauging their interest in an Olympic bid. Staffers said they will seek input through a variety of measures, including Coffee with Council gatherings and City Hall’s online engagement tool. There has appeared to be widespread support for another bid in the state, evidenced through polling, but Park City’s leaders want to learn the local opinions. There was talk on Thursday about the existence of Olympic naysayers in Park City. City Councilor Tim Henney was especially interested in the diverse opinions. He anticipated there could be resistance in Park City, describing that he has heard a “knee-jerk reaction” questioning whether the community should host another games. If Park City says “no way” to the Olympics, Henney said, it would be more difficult for Salt Lake City to host a games. The discussion on Thursday moved through a wide range of Olympic-related topics, but the elected officials, staffers and figures from outside the City Hall ranks who are involved did not seem to make significant progress beyond beginning to identify topics for future discussion. City Councilor Steve Joyce indicated he wants information about the Olympic financial models, such as revenue sources. Matt Dias, the assistant Park City manager, told him about revenue streams like the sale of broadcasting rights and sponsorship deals. Myles Rademan, the former public affairs director at City Hall and a key staffer during the earlier Olympic era, added that the federal and state governments put funds into infrastructure in anticipation of a games. Please see County, A-2 Please see Games, A-8 Their presence is a rarity in high school baseball in Utah BEN RAMSEY The Park Record The Park City High School softball and baseball fields are separated only by a small berm and two chain link fences, but there is an obvious gender divide between the two diamonds. That is not something that makes Park City High School different from any other school in Utah — but the team’s baseball roster does. This year, for the first time in the coaching staff’s collective memory, Park City High School’s baseball team has girls on it — Lexie Hudgens and Taylor Lundbeck. From the top of the berm on Monday, a spectator would have had a clear view at Lundbeck and other outfielders throwing batted balls to the infielders, including Hudgens at second base, during practice. When a coach shouted “Catch the ball!” as the drill started to deteriorate, he was ostensibly addressing the team, but Lundbeck and Hudgens were not the ones that needed to hear the message. They are solid defenders. But regardless of their talent, which has earned Hudgens a starting position on the freshman team at shortstop, with some second base sprinkled in, and Lundbeck solid playing time at catcher, the two are rarities in high school baseball in Utah. Last year, the National Federation of State High School Associations tallied 3,653 boys playing baseball at 165 Utah schools, and no girls. Not since the 2008 season, in fact, has Utah had any female players (there were two). The recent high for female players was 2004-2005, when there were 12 girls playing at three schools — and 2,760 boys. But according to the Miners, the girls fit right in — at least, they do now. Mike Stokes, who coaches the freshman team, has coached a core group of players that make up the squad for several years, and moved up with them when they entered the Miners program. He recalled the circumstances under which Hudgens joined their ranks during their 10U season. “I didn’t make the tryouts that day — I was traveling for business Please see Girls, A-8 3 sections • 40 pages Business ............................... A-13 Classifieds .............................. C-7 Columns ............................... A-18 Crossword .............................. C-4 Editorial................................ A-19 Events Calendar ..................... C-6 Legals ................................... C-10 Letters to the Editor ............. A-19 Restaurant Guide.................... B-6 Scene ...................................... C-1 Scoreboard ............................. B-5 Sports ..................................... B-1 Weather .................................. B-2 TANZI PROPST/PARK RECORD Nina Oyler plays the djembe drum as the Motherlode Canyon Band performs during the Park City Board of Realtors awards banquet at the Grub Steak Restaurant Thursday evening. Sara Werbelow, a longtime member of the organization, received the coveted Realtor of the Year award. Jeremy Ranch homeowners demand county allow a gate Lawsuit claims one was OK’d years ago and removal order was unjustified ANGELIQUE MCNAUGHTON The Park Record Jeremy Ranch homeowners filed a lawsuit in 3rd District Court earlier this month against Summit County over the use of a gate at the entrance of the luxury home community The Trails. Justin P. Matkin and Derek S. Parry, of Parr Brown Gee & Loveless, a Salt Lake City-based law firm representing The Trails at Jeremy Ranch Owners Association, filed the 20-page complaint on April 6. The suit was filed on behalf of 23 homeowners. The lawsuit alleges the county erroneously ordered the homeowners association to remove a gate at the entrance of the community after County Manager Tom Fisher determined it was never officially approved. The complaint further claims the development of the neighborhood as a gated community was approved in 1997 by the Summit County Board of Commissioners. But, the county issued a notice of violation to the homeowners association, alleging the community was in violation of county code for maintaining an illegally installed gate and ordered the gate’s removal in November of 2017, according to court documents. The notice also threatened a $250 fine for each day of violation. No Mitt Romney, but wasn’t that Lincoln? The Summit County Republicans cheer on slate of candidates JAY HAMBURGER The Park Record Mitt Romney, the Republican candidate for Senate who is widely seen as the front-runner for the GOP’s nomination, was not at the Summit County Republican Party convention on Tuesday evening. But his Abraham Lincoln-lookalike opponent and other Republicans who are challenging for the GOP Senate nod were in attendance at South Summit High School in Kamas. The Summit County Republicans rallied with the regalia befitting a political convention, but, like the recent county caucuses, it seemed subdued as a result of the local party not challenging the Democrats in County Courthouse contests. The convention, though, provided an opportunity for the party faithful to listen to short stump speeches by state and federal candidates or their surrogates. The Senate campaign is of special note in 2018 with one of the nation’s best-known Republicans, Romney, seeking the seat now held by the retiring Republican Orrin Hatch. The other Republicans vying for the Senate nomination seem to acknowledge the prominence of Romney, but Please see The GOP, A-8 TANZI PROPST/PARK RECORD The Summit County Republican Party on Tuesday convened at South Summit High School in Kamas, listening to short speeches from a roster of GOP candidates competing at the state and federal levels. VISITOR GUIDE Make sure to be at the write location for gathering Utah League of Writers President Jared Quan, will restart the Park City/Heber Chapter and host its first meeting from 6-8 p.m. on April 24, at the Summit County Library Kimball Junction Branch. For information about the Utah League of Writers, visit www.leagueofutahwriters.com. |