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Show A-4 The Park Record Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, September 22-25, 2018 Campsite found near farm Person ordered to vacate after the discovery JAY HAMBURGER The Park Record Someone found an encampment that appeared to be set up by a homeless person on City Hall-owned land close to the iconic white barn on the S.R. 224 entryway to Park City, an unusual location for such a discovery. The Park City Police Department received a report at a little bit before 9 a.m. on Wednesday. The person who contacted the police said there was a possible homeless encampment off a hiking trail west of the barn, on the City Hall-owned McPolin Farm acreage, Phil Kirk, a police captain, said. An officer who investigated found the location. There were a canopy, a hammock, bags and miscellaneous personal items, Kirk said. He said it was clear someone was living at the location. An image provided by the Police Department shows the encampment within or close to a heavily wooded area. Kirk said the Police Department’s officer assigned to homeless issues posted a notice to vacate later on Wednesday. The captain also said the Police Department found a name on personal items at the encampment. Kirk said the police called a phone number listed for the name and left a Continued from A-3 Traffic fought Main Street rather than Hillside Avenue. Knotts, meanwhile, said City Hall in the fall intends to build COURTESY OF THE PARK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT The Park City Police Department found a hammock, a canopy and other items in what appeared to be a homeless encampment on the City Hall-owned McPolin Farm acreage. The police ordered the person to remove the encampment. message. The message indicated the person had 24 hours to remove the encampment. The Police Department occasionally fields reports of encampments in a variety of locations, such as off the Rail Trail. It is rare, though, for such a report to be logged in the vicinity of the McPolin Farm. It is a highly visible location as drivers pass on S.R. 224 at all hours. The farm draws hikers and bicyclists in the summer and fall while cross-country skiers enjoy the grounds in the winter. History lovers and photographers also are regularly seen there. a so-called bulb-out on the west side of Main Street just north of the Hillside Avenue intersection with signs directing drivers toward Swede Alley. Officials see the bulb-out and signs as a project that could route drivers away from Hillside Avenue. He said officials also will manage Hillside Avenue in a similar fashion as residential streets in Old Town rather than as an arterial street. The efforts followed a strained period that brought the issue to Mayor Andy Beerman and the Park City Council in the spring. One person who lives on Hillside Avenue publicly recounted a confrontation with a driver after, according to the resident, the vehicle narrowly missed hitting three people talking at the bottom of a residence’s steps. Someone posted handmade signs on Hillside Avenue at about the same time. One of the signs requested drivers stop and said “No Trucks!” while another one requested drivers slow down. The First Amendment of t he U NI TE D S TATE S C ONSTI TU TION Cong r es s shal l m ake no l aw r especting a n establ ishm en t of , or pr ohibit ing the f re e e x er ci se the r eof ; or a bridg ing the f ree dom of or of t he ; or the r ig ht of t he peopl e pe ace ably to a nd to , the Gov er nm ent for a re dre s s of g rie vances. Message Sponsored By www.ParkRecord.com , |