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Show BUSINESS, A-8 C-1 B-1 SYMPHONY WANTS TO SCORE A TRIP TO HAITI OLYMPIC PARK WORK LIFTS YOUNG ATHLETES SPRING FORWARD COLUMNS, A-22 LEGISLATORS UNABLE TO SELL THE SALES TAX BILL Remember to set your clock an hour ahead Sunday for the beginning of daylight saving time. TOM CLYDE CREEPS TOWARD PARK CITY AT 2 MPH Park Record. The PA R K C I T Y, U TA H W W W. PA R K R E C O R D . C O M The County Council endorses development on Bitner Road The Park Record The Summit County Council on Wednesday approved the first new development since the passing of the Snyderville Basin General Plan in 2015, which included a policy re- stricting new projects beyond what has already been permitted. The provision was included in the general plan because there are millions of square feet of commercial space approved and waiting to be built. However, the policy, known as 2.3, provided an exception where new development could be approved if elected leaders felt the project would satisfy public interest. County Council members unanimously endorsed the housing and retail project on Bitner Road in Kimball Junction east of the Park City Fire District’s Administrative Offices. The project, known as Lincoln Station, consists of eight townhomes, 36 one-bedroom and 32 two-bedroom apartments, as well as 5,000 square feet of commercial space. Of the 78 units, 52 are identified to be deed restricted as affordable housing. The County Council’s approval largely hinged on the affordable housing component, which accounts for nearly 70 percent of the units. The developer, Vincent Criscione, originally only proposed 31 units be TANZI PROPST/PARK RECORD Please see Project, A-2 The old building is expected to be torn down in coming weeks to make room for new project JAY HAMBURGER JAY HAMBURGER The Park Record The Park Record TANZI PROPST/PARK RECORD Jen Bramson, a teacher at McPolin Elementary School, helps preschooler Jade Morales count the days in March during class Thursday morning. The Park City School District began offering preschool eight years ago and intends to expand the program. Basin neighborhoods near roadwork season on-ramp Major construction planned just off interstate in Pinebrook and Jeremy Ranch ANGELIQUE MCNAUGHTON The Park Record A major construction project that is expected to impact thousands of residents in Jeremy Ranch and Pinebrook is set to begin later this spring. Krachel Murdock, Summit County’s spokeswoman, said the project to reconstruct the Jeremy Ranch and Pinebrook interchanges on Homestead Road will likely start around May and is scheduled to last through the fall. Summit County unveiled a page on the county website earlier this week to provide residents with information about the project. The page provides Please see Tunnel help, A-2 3 sections • 42 pages Business ................................. A-8 Classifieds .............................. C-7 Columns ............................... A-22 Crossword .............................. 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A public transit stop will be added to the property and Criscione has agreed to make a $25,000 contribution to the county’s electric bike- The star dims: Decrepit hotel nears last days March to class Park City wants to hire firm to manage water sources Park City has for decades relied at some level on mining-era tunnels for a portion of its water supply, tapping underground sources that have proven problematic over the years as old timber fails or the tracks leading into the tunnels are damaged. Thirty percent of the water comes from either the Judge Tunnel, which is located in Empire Canyon, or the Spiro Tunnel in Thaynes Canyon. United Park City Mines, the modern-day successor to the historic silver-mining industry, owns the Spiro Tunnel while the Wasatch County water provider Jordanelle Special Service District owns the Judge Tunnel. City Hall, though, currently is responsible for lots of the upkeep, relying on staffers and consultants to guard against timber failures, damaged tracks and similar sorts of issues that can arise in a historic mine tunnel. The municipal government is preparing to hire a firm to provide engineering and management services for the two tunnels, a move that is designed to shift some of the duties from staffers to the outside help. Proposals are due on March 21. Officials anticipate reaching an agreement for a contract covering between three and five years. City Hall has budgeted $250,000 annually, but the dollar figure that would be attached to an agreement is not yet known. Clint McAffee, the public utilities director for City Hall, said the firm that is hired will be assigned duties like crafting a long-term maintenance program for the tunnels, including inspections, repairing tracks that are used to access the tunnels and replacing historic timber structures with ones made of steel. The firm will also be tasked with repairing minor cave-ins 50¢ First-ever project clears new growth plan ANGELIQUE MCNAUGHTON The Spiro Tunnel, located on the edge of Thaynes Canyon, is an important water source for Park City. City Hall is preparing to hire a firm to provide engineering and management services for the Spiro Tunnel and the Judge Tunnel, another source of municipal water. City Hall itself does not have a level of staffing that allows the municipal government to dedicate workers to the tunnel duties, a public utilities official says. Vol. 139 | No. 10 Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, March 9-12, 2019 Serving Summit County since 1880 Assistance sought for old tunnels | COURTESY OF SUMMIT COUNTY A rendering shows what the reconstructed Jeremy Ranch and Pinebrook interchanges on Homestead Road will likely look like once they are completed. The project is expected to start sometime later in the spring and will last through the fall. a limited overview of construction, as well as the funding. It lists contact information for the project team and will later include weekly traffic information, Murdock said. County officials created the website after soliciting advice from the community about ways to better inform and update drivers about construction. Murdock said officials learned from the Kilby Road project, which drew consternation from commuters during the work. “Given the size and scope of this project, we thought it was necessary to put together a more enhanced plan to update the community on a daily basis as we get deep into construction to let them know how daily detours will impact them,” she said. Summit County officials began discussing an interchange project with the Utah Department of Transportation more than 10 years ago before eventually deciding to move forward with the roundabout design in 2015. The roundabouts are intended to improve the flow of traffic and accommodate an increase in capacity that is expected through 2050. “The idea of two roundabouts has been identified as the most effective solution for the interchange,” Murdock said. “The roundabouts have been designed with projected future growth in mind and will serve as a long-term solution for managing traffic at the interchange.” The county and UDOT are funding the bulk of the estimated $10.6 million project. The county plans to use revenue from the 2016 voter-approved transportation sales tax initiative and a bond against those revenues to pay for its portion of construction. The project will include two roundabouts, a separated trail and accommodations for pedestrians. Murdock said the roundabouts will be five times the Please see Interchange, A-2 VISITOR GUIDE LGBTQ Book Club meets at the Park City Library Park City officials are monitoring the decrepit Star Hotel on Main Street as the heavy snow continues and said the roof does not appear to be in danger of an imminent collapse as a result of the weather in the weeks before the historic building is expected to be torn down. Bruce Erickson, the planning director at City Hall, said the Park City Building Department continues to track the amount of snow that has collected on the Star Hotel. He said there is a potential of the roof collapsing inward under the weight of the snow and ice. The National Weather Service forecast calls for the possibility of additional snow through the middle of the week. The owner, a firm called Hofmann Properties, LC, plans to take down the Star Hotel shortly. Erickson said the work is expected to start in the next month. City Hall and the owner continue to discuss logistical details, such as where a Dumpster will be placed. He said the work will likely be undertaken with a backhoe rather than a wrecking ball. Some materials like stones from the foundation will be preserved and incorporated into a new development. The Historic Preservation Board, a City Hall panel with duties related to Old Town building designs, on Wednesday evening reviewed the plans for the Star Hotel. The board members approved the reconstruction of a small historic house as part of the overall work. The Star Hotel was incorporated into the small historic house decades ago. The panel also approved a material deconstruction of the west wall of the small historic house as well as a 68-square-foot addition to that wall. The Historic Preservation Board did not receive testimony prior to the vote and members did not spend extensive time on the matter. Lola Beatlebrox, a Historic Preservation Board member, said the project tells a story and said she is “pretty darned excited.” Erickson in an interview said the project was modified during the discussions between the developer Please see The star, A-2 JAY HAMBURGER/PARK RECORD A fence is posted at the Star Hotel as the ownership prepares to tear down the building. City Hall anticipates the work will be accomplished using a backhoe rather than a wrecking ball. Some materials will be preserved and incorporated into a new project. The LGBTQ Book Club will meet at 4:30 p.m. on March 13, at the Park City Library. The club, which is open to all, explores a wide-range of fiction and nonfiction literature focused on the LBTQ community. Snacks will be provided. For information: parkcitylibrary.org. |