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Show A-2 Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, August 10-13, 2019 The Park Record Continued from A-1 The Park Record. Serving Summit County since 1880 The Park Record, Park City’s No. 1 source for local news, opinion and advertising, is available for home delivery in Summit, Wasatch, Salt Lake, Davis and Utah counties. Single copies are also available at 116 locations throughout Park City, Heber City, Summit County and Salt Lake City. SUBSCRIPTION RATES In Summit County (home delivery): $56 per year (includes Sunday editions of The Salt Lake Tribune) Outside Summit County (home delivery available in Wasatch, Salt Lake, Davis, Weber and Utah counties; all other addresses will be mailed via the U.S. Postal Service): $80 per year To subscribe please call 435–649– 9014 or visit www.parkrecord.com and click the Subscribe link in the Reader Tools section of the toolbar at the bottom of the page. To report a missing paper, please call 801–204–6100. 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No portion may be reproduced in any form without written consent of the managing editor or publisher. The Park Record (USPS 378-730) (ISSN 0745-9483) is published twice weekly by Wasatch Mountain News Media Co., 1670 Bonanza Drive, Park City, UT 84060. Periodicals postage paid at Salt Lake City, Utah, 84199-9655 and at additional mailing offices. Postmaster: Send address changes to The Park Record, P.O. Box 3688, Park City, UT84060. Entered as second-class matter, May 25, 1977, at the Post Office in Park City, Utah, 84060 under the Act of March 3, 1897. Subscription rates are: $56 within Summit county, $80 outside of Summit County, Utah. Subscriptions are transferable: $5 cancellation fee. Phone: 435–649–9014 Symbols decried The Iron Cross is generally pictured as a black cross with a silver outline. The lines appear curved, with the ends wider than the intersection at the middle. It is also generally symmetrical, with each leg the same length, rather than the traditional Christian orientation of a cross, with the horizontal line intersecting the vertical portion about two-thirds of the way up. Starting in the 1930s, the Nazis overlaid the Iron Cross with a swastika and used it as a military medal, according to the Anti-Defamation League. The Anti-Defamation League notes the symbol was picked up by American outlaw biker groups and in skateboarding culture, and has proliferated around the country, often in non-racist contexts. The cross on the gray vehicle is outlined in white and the lines appear to be straight. It also bears resemblance to the bar cross, which was an emblem of the German military during World War II. Wright said his wife and a friend initially noticed the vehicle with the Confederate flag while attending the derby, and a constituent pointed out the markings on the gray car to another County Councilor. County Council Chair Roger Armstrong did not see the cars in question but said that, while Wright wasn’t speaking for the Council, the issues he raised have particular importance for a family-friendly event like the county fair. “I think we’re all concerned about any kind of hate messaging in the county,” Armstrong said. “I think we have to be careful that the county is not affiliated with any kind of messaging that doesn’t reflect our values.” The Park Record was unable to contact the driver of either vehicle. Wright said the timing of the display gave it particular meaning, as the derby was held the same day as the mass shooting in El Paso, Texas. That shooting left 22 people dead and the FBI is investigating it as a possible domestic terrorism hate crime. The alleged shooter has been linked to white nationalism. “It’s just ironic that symbology came into Summit County the night of (the El Paso shooting),” Wright said. He advocated establishing a policy regulating what can be painted on the cars, though he acknowledged the potential First Amendment issues. He Continued from A-1 Rainbow colors fly the broad spectrum of Parkites are welcomed in the community. The social equity programs are wide ranging and include the Spanish speakers of Fax: 435–649–4942 Email: circulation@parkrecord.com Published every Wednesday and Saturday suggested working with the vendor Summit County pays to put on the derby. Summit County Chief Civil Deputy Attorney David Thomas agreed that there would be free speech issues, but that there are other areas the county navigates such conflicts. One driver who competed in the derby, Logan Walsh, said his vehicles’ designs often have personal importance. This year, Walsh’s car had a suicide prevention theme, with a teal and purple intersecting ribbon on top of angel wings on the roof, “U R NOT ALONE” painted on the trunk, and the names of friends he’s lost to suicide painted on the side, alongside the number for the suicide-prevention hotline. In the past, he said he’s painted his car like a battleship, with the names of friends who were in the service displayed on the side. He said he could see both sides of the issue surrounding the symbols. But he added he didn’t know how enforcing a policy banning certain displays would work and wondered whether he’d be prevented from competing if someone ruled his design wasn’t allowable. Walsh said he didn’t see it as an “East Side versus Park City” debate. He didn’t notice the markings on the vehicles in question, but he said the Confederate flag isn’t an unusual sighting at derbies — one or two vehicles displaying the flag might show up to compete each year. He noted the sense of community among drivers, even though it might look like two drivers are trying to destroy each other in the arena. Other designs in this year’s derby included the American flag, a U.S. Army symbol, a geometric pattern of multi-colored triangles and one vehicle with a Baby Shark theme, complete with a dorsal fin up top. The derby has seen a revival since low times in the early 2010s. It now sells out annually, with tickets going on sale in May and selling out by June, derby promoter Mindi Stuart previously told The Park Record. This year, 75 percent of available tickets were sold the first day, she added. Stuart did not return multiple phone calls seeking comment for this article. Summit County Manager Tom Fisher said the derby provides significant revenue to the fair, and it has long been a staple of the annual celebration and a fan favorite. He said the county has ample time before next year’s event to consider putting a policy regarding vehicle displays in place, and the first step is to get advice from the legal department. He said it was the first time he’d heard a complaint of this kind. “Since this is a new issue for us, we are going to be thoughtful,” Fisher said. Park City. Park City regularly rotates the banners along Main Street to mark the seasons or special events. It is not clear how long the rainbow-themed banners or the others associated with the “Love where you live” initiative will be on display. It seems City Hall could regularly post the “Love where you live” banners in between those marking special events since they offer such a broad message. There are occasionally actual rainbow flags flown on private property along Main Street, typically on just a few buildings, to mark gay ski week. Correction An article in the Aug. 7-9 edition of The Park Record incorrectly identified the developer of the Deer Vista gated community. The community is being independently developed by Los Angeles-based PCS Development. 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 3092 So. Highland Dr., Salt Lake City (801)484-6364 888.445.RUGS (7847) Mon.-Sat. 10 am to 6 pm County expands suit centered on opioids Pfizer, Smith’s and pharmacy chains added to the case ALEXANDER CRAMER The Park Record Summit County added more than 55 defendants to its opioid lawsuit July 29, including members of the Sackler family, drugmaker Pfizer, pharmacy chains CVS and Walgreens and stores like Walmart, Costco and Smith’s Food and Drug. The Sacklers founded pharmaceutical giant Purdue Pharma. Summit County Attorney Margaret Olson said the additions were prompted by the recent release of a trove of data from a Drug Enforcement Administration database. “It’s not a change in strategy, it would be a natural progression — an augmentation of our damage claim based upon additional facts we’ve gathered,” Olson said. From 2006 to 2012, Olson said, the data showed that more than a million pills per year were distributed to Summit County, enough for roughly 24 pills per year for every man, woman and child. The suit doesn’t put a price tag on the damages it seeks, but asks for compensatory and punitive damages. All of the money from a potential settlement or judgment will go back into the community, Olson said, to be used for things like education and prevention efforts or an addiction center. The suit is trying to recoup the true costs of the opioid epidemic on Summit County, Olson said. Quantifying those costs is difficult, but could hinge on statistics like the number of pills distributed to the area, the number of opiate-related deaths and the number of people in the area diagnosed with opioid use disorder, Olson said. The Sackler family recently settled an Oklahoma lawsuit for $270 million, and in March, Bloomberg estimated the family’s net worth at $13 billion. Summit County was the first county in Utah to file a lawsuit centered on opioids against the pharmaceutical industry, in March 2018, and the litigation has since Continued from A-1 Primary arrives the marketing director for Aloha Ski & Snowboard Rentals • Ed Parigian, a member of the Park City Recreation Advisory Board • Max Doilney, a businessman • Deanna Rhodes, a community organizer • Daniel Lewis, an event organizer • Chadwick Fairbanks III, a consultant and entrepreneur Voters on Tuesday will eliminate one person, leaving six on the ballot for Election Day in November. Three of the five City Council seats will be on the ballot in November. City Councilor Lynn Ware Peek is not seeking a full first term after a midterm appointment, leaving one of the seats on the ballot without an incumbent competing for another term. The candidates spent time over the past two months on issues like growth, traffic and housing. There has appeared to be lots of agreement at some level on the issues and there has generally been support for much of the current Marsac Building agenda. grown to include 17 other counties. The next step is a hearing on the defendants’ motions to dismiss scheduled for Nov. 14. Olson said the county has purposefully pursued the case in state court, but there is a concurrent case in Ohio that may affect the outcome. Hundreds of federal cases have been consolidated in that “multidistrict litigation,” and Olson said the judge in that case is weighing whether to certify a negotiating class that would enable a group of defendants and a group of plaintiffs to negotiate a settlement. That could potentially cover cases around the nation, and Olson said the attorneys the county has contracted with for its lawsuit would have a seat at the table. That group of attorneys will only take a fee contingent on the damages it can secure. Olson called it a risk-free arrangement for the county. The group includes two Salt Lake City-based firms - Dewsnup, King, Olsen, Worel, Havas and Mortensen; and Magleby, Cataxinos and Greenwood - and New York Citybased Napoli Shkolnik, PLLC . The county has devoted staff time to the effort to quantify the costs the opioid epidemic has had. That’s included Olson’s time, but also staff in the Health Department, Sheriff’s Office and Fire District. First responders are often on the front lines of the fight against addiction, responding to overdoses and the crimes that may result from the disease. The Sheriff’s Office has borne the brunt of a lot of those costs, Olson said, as it is often forced to house people in its jail who are suffering from addiction and to enact programming to help address the problem. Eight members of the Sackler family are named as defendants in the case. Richard Sackler is named as inventor on some 50 patents relating to oxycodone and other pain medications, according to court documents. Also among the new defendants is John Kapoor, who was charged in 2017 with participating in a scheme to bribe doctors to prescribe fentanyl, and was convicted in 2019 on racketeering charges, according to court documents. It seems likely the candidates will sharpen their focus after the field is finalized on Tuesday and then after Labor Day, the traditional start of the fall campaign in Park City. The issues in the fall are expected to closely resemble those that were addressed in the primary season, but voters will likely press for additional details from the field. The vote-by-mail balloting has been underway for two weeks after the county clerk sent the ballots in late July. If someone mails a ballot back to the county clerk, the postmark deadline is Monday, Aug. 12. But there is an opportunity to drop off a ballot until 8 p.m. on Tuesday in drop boxes at the county clerk’s office in Coalville or at the Marsac Building. There is also a drop box at The Market at Park City, 1500 Snow Creek Drive. The county clerk will also operate a voting center at the Marsac Building on Tuesday. The hours will be 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. The voting center is designed for people who did not receive a ballot through the mail, received a ballot with an inaccurate address or other issues. Someone who has encountered one of those issues and is eligible to cast a ballot may do so at the voting center by filling out a ballot at the location. The City Council primary in Park City is the only election in Summit County on Tuesday. The results are expected to be released on Tuesday night. For more information about the primary or the balloting process, contact the clerk’s office at 615-5203. |