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Phone: 435–649–9014 Fax: 435–649–4942 Email: circulation@parkrecord.com Published every Wednesday and Saturday CHRISTOPHER SAMUELS/PARK RECORD A man rides a Lime e-scooter across in downtown Salt Lake City, where app-based scooter networks are popular. The scooters could soon appear in Summit County. Continued from A-1 E-scooters discussed want to stifle innovation,” she said. “We want to encourage all types of transportation and innovation in the industry and fill as many gaps as possible. But, we do need a regulatory framework.” The companies that deploy the e-scooters make them available through smartphone apps. Users are able to log on to the apps to locate scooters at undetermined locations in their area, unlike the electric bike program in Summit County where the bikes are available at established docking stations throughout Park City and the Basin. In Salt Lake City, for example, the scooters are often seen lying on sidewalks or at intersections throughout the area. “What we are finding is that in other areas where they haven’t had any ordinances on the book, they wake up one morning and the scooters have been dumped throughout their community,” said County Council Chair Kim Carson. “It is a very popular trend and we would just rather have some foresight and put an ordinance into place now. Not to encourage it to come here, just in the anticipating that it likely will happen at some point.” Carson said she has mixed feelings about a shared electric scooter program operating in the county. One of her biggest concerns is the competition for sidewalk space among pedestrians, bikers and scooter riders. “What truly is our capacity?” she said. “But, on the flip side, if it is something that people will jump on and go from point A to point B, it is helping with our goal of providing different modes of transportation.” The county’s temporary ordinance Continued from A-1 Democrat will appear crats in the district while a third-party candidate like Eliason must start from “ground zero.” “We’re 90,000 strong and adding,” Castillo said, describing the United 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 establishes standards for operation that cover franchise agreements, business licenses, areas of use and impound provisions. Users will not be allowed to park the scooters on trails or next to bus stops. Vendors will also be limited to deploying 50 scooters, placing them no less than 1/8 of a mile apart. Pat Putt, Summit County’s community development director, said the county will require potential operators to have a franchise agreement and a modified business license. Staffers will consider prohibiting scooter use on public streets and will require users to obtain the permission of property owners to leave the scooters on their property. The impound provision will allow the county to remove the scooters if they are left in areas where they aren’t allowed or abandoned, Putt said. “We have been in conversations with those in Park City who are looking at implementing their own version of this. But, it’s not necessary to wait for them to do that,” he said. “This will allow us to have the time to develop a seamless set of standards for both the city and the county.” County Councilor Roger Armstrong said he supports shared active transportation as long as the county is able to properly regulate it. He said he recently noticed the trend popping up in Salt Lake City and places in California, adding, “They are everywhere.” “They are leaning against trees and laying in the sidewalk,” he said. “I’ve seen a number of people walking around looking for the scooters.” Armstrong said he would want the county to protect against the scooters being randomly discarded on lawns and private properties, issues that have crept up in other cities where they operate. “Based on what I saw in Salt Lake, I thought they are probably going to land in Park City, so let’s give some thought to how we want this to look and how to regulate it,” he said. “But, I think anything that enhances active transportation and allows people to get out of their cars is encouraged.” Utah Party as having a “zero base.” If Democrats rally, Castillo does not see Eliason as a threat. He also said Eliason could funnel away some Bishop votes. “He is not as long as we’re sticking together,” he said about a threat from Eliason, adding, “We want to make sure people are staying with us.” Castillo is scheduled to appear in Park City on Monday, Sept. 24, for a meet-the-candidate forum organized by the Summit County Democratic Party. The event is scheduled at 6 p.m. in the community room on the third floor of the Park City Library. Park City this fall plans to make trailhead improvements to Bonanza Flat, work that would be the first physical improvements to the land since City Hall acquired the high-altitude acreage more than a year ago. The Park City Council recently authorized staffers to finalize a $412,153 contract for the work. It involves three trailheads, known as Empire, Quarry and Quincy Shaft. A public-notice sign is posted close to Bonanza Flat indicating the Park City Planning Department has found the work to comply with City Hall rules. The staffers have the ability to approve or reject the application for the improvements. An action by the Planning Department is expected on Monday. Continued from A-1 Discussion clears air nabis. The governor supports it and both legislative bodies have said the same thing,” he said. “If Prop 2 is approved, there is almost surely going to have to be modifications made to the amendment. What form that takes remains to be seen.” Nathan Frodsham, a patient’s advocate who is leading a medical cannabis support group, said he no longer had the same access to cannabis that he did in Washington state when he moved to Utah in 2014. He has been advocating for medicinal access, while consulting with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, since about 2016. Frodsham said he was originally on board with Proposition 2 until he learned the Mormon church was working with various groups to come up with an alternative. “Prop 2 is great, but they came up with something better,” he said. “Prop 2 needed to happen to get to this point. It’s difficult to sell something that is not public. I understand why the skepticism is there. But, it is in the works and they are doing it very carefully collecting information from patients and law enforcement.” Marty Stephens, the church’s director of community and government relations, said the church is committed to working with various groups to create legislation that would legalize medical marijuana before the end of the year through a special legislative session. He added, “We are in favor of it. But, what vehicle are we going to use to provide access?” “If Prop 2 passes it repeals everything currently in the law,” he added. “I understand the skepticism and can’t speak to that. I can only promise you what the LDS Church’s position is. Groups have come together to say we think there is a problem with Prop 2, but we want medical marijuana to help Jessica and others. We are committed this year.” Dr. Mark Bair, a physician at Mountain View Hospital and licensed pharmacist, said the initiative is worded in a way that would create problems for The work would include a designated parking area, a kiosk for maps and other information. Restrooms with vault toilets would be put in next spring. It would be the first phase of the trail and trailhead plans for Bonanza Flat, which is located in Wasatch County just south of Park City. City Hall acquired the 1,350-acre Bonanza Flat in mid-2017 in a $38 million conservation deal. Leaders spent months discussing regulations and restrictions for the land. Trailhead improvements like the ones planned in the fall are allowed under the restrictions. The Empire trailhead is especially notable. It has been under consideration since the 1990s, when the land was under private ownership. Bonanza Flat is popular in the summer with hikers and mountain bikers while cross-country skiers and snowshoers use the land in the winter. It has been expected that City Hall would pursue limited improvements to the trails infrastructure in Bonanza Flat since the land was acquired. the state. He said a better alternative can be created by working with state legislators. “I think we have the opportunity to move forward with something better than Prop 2,” he said. Dr. Andrew Talbott, a physician who practices in Park City representing Together for Responsible Use and Cannabis Education (TRUCE) Utah, said Stephens’ and Bair’s comments “ring very hollow.” He questioned why voters should believe promises of another alternative when Prop 2 is on the cusp of being passed. “What faith should they have?” he said. Audience member Justin Arriola, a board member of TRUCE and Salt Lake City resident, raised the same concerns during a question-and-answer session following the forum. He asked how the Church and other groups plan to move so quickly when there is such a high learning curve surrounding marijuana. “You apologize this has taken a long time to get something meaningful in place and yet you are asking us to believe that now you will get it done immediately,” he said. “Based on my experience up at Capitol Hill last year, it seems like there is a significant amount of a lack of education around this issue.” Doug Rice, caregiver for his 26-year-old epileptic daughter and representative of the Utah Patient’s Coalition, echoed Arriola and Talbott’s comments. “I’m still in the skeptic frame of mind,” he said. “I’m concerned about why the sudden push to be done before the end of the year. Why is there such a hurry? When we hurry, we end up with more challenges or disasters.” Aaron Summerill traveled from Orem to attend the discussion. Summerill, who is an amputee, said he wanted to represent the wheelchair community, which “may need it just as bad if not worse than others.” “I support Prop 2 or really anything that gives me access to plants on this earth, which is a God-given right,” he said. Blane Goulding, of Salt Lake City, wanted to listen to the discussion because he knows people who are affected by medical marijuana. “I’m in favor of its legalization,” he said. “I think you can pass the law and fix everything after. There is nothing wrong with getting something on the books. They are going to alter it anyways. Help these people that need help.” 2 FOR 1 ENT R ÉES Offer Expires September 30, 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. 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