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Show Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, August 25-28, 2018 The Park Record A-3 City Beat CITY EDITOR: JAY HAMBURGER 649–9014 EXT. 15711 | citynews@parkrecord.com Read about speed, cops say 2 F O R 1 ENTRÉES Sun- Thurs all night | Fri and Sat 5pm- 6pm only Offer Expires August 31, 2018 Not valid with any other offers or promotions. Not valid on take out orders. Good with the purchase of a second, single item of equal or lesser value. Reservations are recommended. No separate checks. Please present coupon prior to ordering. A 20% service charge will be added to the bill before the discounted amount. As always we are open to the public. 435-649-5900 | 1765 Sidewinder Drive | www.LespriPrime.com YourParkCityAgent.com TANZI PROPST/PARK RECORD A speed trailer on Holiday Ranch Loop Road on Wednesday clocked a passing vehicle at 30 mph in a location where the posted speed limit is 25 mph. The Park City Police Department recently began publishing clarifying postings online meant to explain laws that are frequently misunderstood. One of the postings addresses speed limits. Park City agency posts info about the laws on roads JAY HAMBURGER The Park Record A person pulled over inside Park City who is suspected of speeding may tell the officer something like: ‘I didn’t know the speed limit’ or ‘The posted speed limit is not really the maximum allowed.’ But the Park City Police Department says arguments like those are not valid, and there is a chance a driver would be ticketed anyway. The Police Department, as part of its public-relations efforts, recently began publishing clari- fying postings meant to explain laws that are frequently misunderstood. The publications are posted online every two weeks and provide details designed to help the populace understand the laws. The department’s traffic unit is crafting the postings. The postings through late August have addressed speeding, stop sign laws and driving through roundabouts. Speeding has for years been one of the top law enforcement issues for rankand-file Parkites as they worry about fast-moving vehicles, particularly on neighborhood roads. The posting regarding speeding addresses the dangers, the laws and traffic stops. “This statute is often misunderstood. Most people confuse the speed limits signs to be a ‘guideline’ more than an absolute. The posted speed limit sign is the ‘maximum’ allowable speed that can be safely traveled on the roadway where the sign is displayed,” the posting says. It also explains that the speed limit defaults to 25 mph in urban areas where there are no speed-limit signs. “Unfortunately, telling to the officer that you ‘did not know what the speed limit was’ is not really a valid explanation for speeding; the law requires you to know the speed limit wherever you drive,” the posting says. Park City police officers oftentimes conduct traffic patrols during times when they are not responding to calls. There are also officers dedicated to traffic enforcement. The Police Department has long said the emphasis is based on complaints from Please see Speeding, A-4 NOTICE OF PROPOSED FEE INCREASES, DECREASES AND FINE ADDITION PARK CITY FIRE SERVICE DISTRICT The Administrative Control Board of the Park City Fire Service District (the District) intends to increase and decrease fees charged by the District for Impact Fees and add an administrative code enforcement fine. A summary of proposed fee increases, decreases and fine addition is available for inspection at www.pcfd.org or during business hours at the District’s administrative office. The District will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, September 4, 2018, at 6:30 p.m., at the District’s administrative office located at 736 West Bitner Road, Park City, Utah 84098, for the purpose of hearing comments regarding the proposed increases, decreases in fees and fine addition and to explain the reasons for the proposed increases, decreases and fine addition. To obtain more information regarding the fee increases, decreases and fine addition, citizens may contact the Park City Fire District at (435) 940-2505. WHAT MY CLIENTS ARE SAYING “Sheila’s intimate knowledge of the area we were looking made all the difference. We would not have known about the house we rented w/o her efforts to contact the owner. Solved a very worrisome problem for both us and the home owner--everyone won.” -Zillow SH E I L A HA L L BRANCH BROKER 435.640.7162 | sheila @sheilahall.com 1700 Park Avenue | Park City, Utah 84060 © 2016 BHH Affiliates, LLC. An independently owned and operated subsidiary of HomeServices of America, Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway affiliate, and a franchisee of BHH Affiliates, LLC. Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices and the Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices symbol are registered service marks of HomeServices of America, Inc. Equal Housing Opportunity. |