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Show Summit county planning officials promise to retain the rural flavor of the Snyder-vill- e Valley despite development poten- - Its a tial stemming from a proposed sewer . Without a county zoning ordinance on paper , Park City residents are skeptical. Interstate 80 area in western Summit County will definitely feel the impact of a new sewer system if voters say yes to funding. Some opponents of the project fear unsightly strip development. issue no-arow- th Sewer bond could go right down the drain by Tom Horton Enterprise Staff Writer Growth is on the ballot in Park City. On May 17, a bond election proposal for the Snyderville Basin Sewer District comes before the electorate, and many fear it may go down in defeat for the second time in a year. The bonds would be used to finance the districts share of a $4.8 million regional sewage treatment facility for western Summit county. Few residents or officials dispute the need for a new sewage plant. However, the issues being voted on, even though theyre not printed on the ballot are not related to the plant itself. Rather they are Growth vs. Oldtimers vs. Newcomers; Park City vs. Summit County. No-growt- the Park City plant would not be able to meet them. What if theres no new sewage treatment plant in the wrorks by then? EPA administrator John Greene has stated his only alternative would be to put a moratorium on new sewer connections in Park City, which is, in effect, a moratorium on new build-ing. No love lost Many Park City people wouldnt cry about that. Park City Recorder Bruce Decker considers himself impartial in the issue, but says he has noted sentiment in town opposing any more growth. Ive talked to oldtimers who say they would sooner drop over dead than see another he condominium go up, says. h; For another segment of the opposition, the issue is not so much whether growth occurs, as where it occurs. So far, land development has focused on Park City, with just a few new projects being built down the road at Snyderville and Park West. Realtor Mike of Ivers Gump and Ayers in Park City says he, and many of his associates, are concerned that a new regional sewer plant would draw development away from Park City, especially since the unincorporated areas have no zoning ordinance at present. The development resulting from the new sewer line needs to have good control, says Ivers, and so far that control isnt there. With a new sewer line running the length of the Snyderville basin, theres little point in trying to pursue sound and aesthetic development in Park City, if the preceding 15 miles of highway is lined with trailer parks and fast-foo- d joints. Ahead of Summit County Thats a legitimate cern, says Summit County Planning Director substandard effluent into Spring Creek, which runs through Snyderville and on into East Canyon Reservoir in Morgan County. The problems are many, Ostler says, but the most severe is simply the growing number of new connections. Adding to the problem is Park Citys sewer line system, which is much older than the plant. Due to poor connections and leaks, groundwater enters the lines and adds considerably to the volume of water the plant must handle. the zoning department. says Ostler, more stringent water quality regulations are scheduled to go into effect this July, and theres absolutely no question The order of the elections should logically be reversed, says Greenlaw, and I dont blame the people of Park City for wanting to make sure this 'monster is going to Continued on page 21 so-call- ed THE NATIONAL i ilEnterprise May 11, 1977 Page seventeen You've got to spend money to make it The Utah Travel Council is spending $272,750 this year in He knows where to take his client to lunch His company knows how to treat a valued business client. 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According to Travel Council spokesman Michael Gallivan, tourists spending an additional 1.4 days in the state could bring tourist-relate- d businesses an additional $100 million this year, more than the current average tourist revenue. two-thir- Dinner from 6:00 until 10:30 p.m. nightly except Sunday with live music while you dine rr ds valet parking. la fleufde Iys 338 South State Telephone Whats more, Max Park City has Greenlaw. developed, and for the most part enforced, a tough land use ordinance, putting it way ahead of Summit County in Dead at an early age The present Park City sewage treatment plant is dead at age 12, according to state water treatment specialist Don Ostler. The plan, built in 1965, became consistently overloaded a few years ago, says Ostler. It often releases con- Greenlaw has developed a county master plan, which is scheduled to be submitted to the voters in July, two months after the sewer district election. The campaign expenditure is broken down as follows: $33,350 for summer radio spots, $91,000 on spring teled vision spots, $47,100 for billboards in southern California, $4,500 for travel agent publications, $76,800 for spring magazine ads and $20,000 in cooperation with Wyoming and Colorado on newspaper ads. year-roun- 359-575- 3 |