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Show Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, December 15-18, 2018 The Park Record City Beat A-3 PUBLIC NOTICE CITY EDITOR: JAY HAMBURGER 649–9014 EXT. 15711 | citynews@parkrecord.com Historic cemetery honored NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE SOUTH SUMMIT FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT WILL HOLD THE 2018 BUDGET AMENDMENT AND 2019 BUDGET ADOPTION HEARING WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19TH, 2018, 7:00 P.M. ALL INTERESTED ARE INVITED TO ATTEND. OAKLEY FIRE STATION 4987 NORTH SR 32, OAKLEY, UTAH TANZI PROPST/PARK RECORD A City Hall panel recently honored the Glenwood Cemetery with the annual Cindy Matsumoto Historic Preservation Award. The cemetery fell into a state of disrepair in the 1960s and 1970s before a restoration that started in the 1980s. NOTICE OF PROPOSED TAX INCREASE The Glenwood is a resting place from silver-mining era The SOUTH SUMMIT FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT is proposing to increase its property tax revenue. JAY HAMBURGER - The SOUTH SUMMIT FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT tax on a $196,244 residence would increase from $28.49 to $70.09, which is $41.60 per year. The Park Record Many do not see the Glenwood Cemetery as a location that is critical to understanding Park City’s silver-mining legacy. There are no mining towers looming in the treetops, no shafts securely closed decades ago. The cemetery, though, was an important spot in Park City’s early decades as the final resting place for prominent families from the mining days. The Park City Historic Preservation Board, a City Hall panel with a role in Old Town design issues and other duties related to the city’s history, recently selected the Glenwood Cemetery to receive an annual Cindy Matsumoto Historic Preservation Award. The municipal government will commission an artwork that will be displayed at the Marsac TANZI PROPST/PARK RECORD The earliest burials at the Glenwood Cemetery date to the mid1880s. City Hall says the cemetery is the final resting place for some of the people described as “Park City’s first families.” Building alongside works commemorating previous recipients. The artwork is expected to be unveiled in May. City Hall is seeking an artist. The Glenwood Cemetery Committee, the organization that for decades has been responsible for the maintenance of the grounds, is pleased with the hon- or after work over the years to ensure the cemetery remains in good condition. The maintenance is performed on a volunteer basis. Bruce Erickson, the chair of the Glenwood Cemetery Committee, noted the importance of the grounds to the past of Park City. Please see Cemetery, A-4 - The SOUTH SUMMIT FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT tax on a $196,244 business would increase from $51.81 to $127.46, which is $75.65 per year. - If the proposed budget is approved, SOUTH SUMMIT FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT would increase its property tax budgeted revenue by 146.00% above last year's property tax budgeted revenue excluding new growth. All concerned citizens are invited to a public hearing on PUBLIC HEARING Date/Time: 12/19/2018 7:00 pm Location: Oakley Station Board Room 4987 North SR 32, Oakley To obtain more information regarding the tax increase, citizens may contact SOUTH SUMMIT FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT at 435-640-4737. |