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Show C-1 B-1 WARREN MILLER FILMS REMAIN TIMELESS PARK CITY CAPTAIN HAVING A BALL WAY WE WERE, A-9 STAY UP TO DATE Follow us on Twitter @parkrecord for all the latest and breaking news in Park City and Summit County COLUMNS, A-10 TOMMY KNOCKERS HAUNT PARK CITY’S HISTORY JAY MEEHAN HAD NO WAY OUT OF REAGAN’S AMERICA 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 Wed/Thurs/Fri, October 23-25, 2019 Serving Summit County since 1880 Workforce housing plan submitted | Vol. 139 | No. 75 50¢ The ‘A’ team assigned to delayed tunnel Wildlife lookout A Canyons Village project could hold 1,100-plus staffers ALEXANDER CRAMER The Park Record When the first lifties move into a proposed Canyons Village workforce housing project - as early as the fall of 2022 - there’s a good chance some of them will have been born after the agreement that called for employee housing in the area was signed in 1999. That deal has been reworked multiple times in the intervening years, and it now requires the Canyons Village Management Association to house 1,107 employees on-site and to complete the project by the end of 2023. Earlier this month, the association submitted an application to Summit County for a seven-building complex that can sleep 1,153 occupants in shared living spaces across 169 units. It would sit on a 7.5-acre parcel where Lower Village Road intersects White Pine Canyon Road, tucked west of S.R. 224 near the main entrance to Canyons Village. The proposal calls for furnished bedrooms and common areas to create the kind of place an employee who works in Canyons Village can arrive and start work the next day, said Brian Madacsi, executive director of Canyons Village Management Association. The site would connect to the area’s trail system and has easy bus access at the adjacent transit center, one of the benefits of its location. “The idea (is) that you can literally walk across the parking lot and be in Kimball Junction in three minutes (or) head to Park City,” Madacsi said. He said the location at the base area means employees could have a 5-minute commute rather than having to carpool or bus in from miles away. That helps employee morale, he said, as does living in an affordable place for moderate-income employees who might be making $15 per hour. The units would be reserved for those making below 80% of the county’s annual median income. In 2017, the income cap for a single person was roughly $58,000, according to the housing agreement. First preference would be given to people who work in Canyons Village full-time, with parttime employees next in line and a system that steps down until other county residents are eligible. This includes resort employees, but also those who work at base-area hotels and businesses. Madacsi estimated the number of seasonal employees at around 2,000 annually, with projections indicating there will be around 5,000 at full build-out, which he estimated to be years down the road. While designing the plan, the association toured several college campuses, Madacsi said, but the proposed housing doesn’t resemble a dorm from 2530 years ago. Instead, it would feature what he called a “pod system” with common areas and kitchens and sepaPlease see Housing, A-2 3 sections • 30 pages Classifieds .............................. C-7 Columns ............................... A-10 Crossword .............................. C-4 Editorial................................ A-11 Events Calendar ..................... C-6 Legals ................................... C-10 Letters to the Editor ............. A-10 Restaurant Guide.................... B-6 Scene ...................................... C-1 Scoreboard ............................. B-5 Sports ..................................... B-1 Weather .................................. B-2 PARK RECORD FILE PHOTO The construction of a pedestrian-bicyclist tunnel underneath Kearns Boulevard is months behind schedule. The owner of the firm City Hall drafted to build the tunnel made himself the project manager three or four weeks ago in an effort to address mounting concerns about the timeline. TANZI PROPST/PARK RECORD A deer walks through tall grass along the edge of Royal Street near the intersection of Lookout Drive Monday evening. Church-owned building on Main Street attracts offers Buyers interested in property, real estate figures say JAY HAMBURGER The Park Record Two prominent figures in the Park City commercial real estate industry said in interviews on Monday they each have a client who submitted an offer to acquire a Main Street building from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, evidence that the property is attractive to investors. It seemed likely the church would receive interest in the building, 531 Main St., but it was not clear at what level. Information from the church was not immediately available about the number of offers it has received on the building. The two commercial real state figures interviewed on Monday declined to provide the prices attached to the offers. Eric Nelson and Jan Wilking each have extensive backgrounds in commercial real estate in Park City. They said they have recently forwarded offers to the church on behalf of clients. Nelson said his client made the offer several weeks ago. The person is an investor who lives outside of Utah and has a house in the Park City area, Nelson said. He said there is typically buyer interest when a Main Street building is put on the market. He said he is aware of multiple offers on the building. “It’s on Main Street. It’s in Park City. There’s in- terest, absolutely,” Nelson said about the building at 531 Main St. Nelson said the building, though, is “dated” and will need work if it is sold. Wilking said the client he represents owns a home in the Park City area. He also said the building will require work by a new owner. He anticipated the church will make a decision about a sale “fairly soon,” perhaps within two weeks. The number of Main Street buildings on the market dwindled in recent years after a series of transactions during the recession era. The building at 531 Main St. is seen as an opportunity to acquire a property in a highly sought location toward the middle of the shopping, dining and entertainment strip. The sales process of 531 Main St. is expected to be watched closely by the commercial real estate industry since there have been so few comparable transactions recently. The 5,615-square-foot building once housed a Family Tree Center for the church, offering an opportunity for someone to research their ancestry. The center closed in February of 2018. There are three apartments on the second and third levels. The Family Tree Center opened in the lead up to the 2002 Winter Olympics, amid the Games-related publicity enjoyed by the region as the event approached. The church wanted to have a presence on Main Street during the Games era, selecting a property in a highly visible location as the Olympic crowds arrived. Please see Offers, A-2 Firm’s owner takes over the management of construction amid timeline concerns JAY HAMBURGER The Park Record The owner of the firm City Hall drafted to build a pedestrian-bicyclist tunnel underneath Kearns Boulevard, a project that is months behind schedule, said in an interview on Monday he personally took over the management of the work in recent weeks and said he has informed the municipal government the tunnel is a priority. Jared Stapp, the owner of Stapp Construction, said he made himself the project manager three or four weeks ago and said he has discussed the progress with Mayor Andy Beerman. Stapp’s comments on Monday were made in the days after a City Hall report detailed the delays and the day before the Park City Council was scheduled to address the tunnel at a meeting on Tuesday. Stapp said the mayor indicated he wanted the project to be a priority for the firm. He said he responded to the mayor by offering an assurance that the work is a priority. Stapp also said he told Beerman the firm’s top personnel is assigned to the tunnel. “We have the ‘A’ team building the project,” Stapp said. He described the presence of utility lines that needed to be addressed as one of the issues that put the project behind schedule. “It’s a little more challenging than we and the city contemplated,” Stapp said. City Hall described a similar scenario in the report to the elected officials, indicating a Rocky Mountain Power line conflicted with the project. The report says the power line provides service to the most of the city. The municipal government’s report also identifies dePlease see Tunnel, A-2 Coalville panel opts Autumn put on ice to delay project vote Golf community draws questions about water, grazing animals ALEXANDER CRAMER The Park Record The Coalville City Hall meeting room was full Monday night for a public hearing about the proposed Wohali development, with the town’s Planning Commission ultimately delaying a decision on the development’s preliminary plan until questions could be answered about legacy property rights and fencing. The most extensive back-and-forth between commissioners and city staff, though, centered around how the developer plans to get water to the 700unit second-home community and golf course planned for the city’s west side. Commissioners were told the development would use the municipal water system for the first phase of the project and purchase water rights from the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District to irrigate the golf course. Those water rights have been held in reserve by the city. That contrasts with a plan Wohali presented in July, which called for the developer to drill a well for the first phase. The current plan also calls for culinary water to be used for the development’s landscaping. Planning commissioners scheduled Please see Project vote, A-2 TANZI PROPST/PARK RECORD The last glimpses of fall in Park City do their best to hold on as winter moves in, as seen near the Kimball Art Center on Monday. The first significant snowstorm of the season blew through Park City over the weekend. VISITOR GUIDE Brush up on the gallery scene during Friday stroll Park City Gallery Association will host its monthly Last Friday Gallery Stroll from 6-9 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 25. The public can visit local galleries, see new works and talk with artists. For information and participating artists, visit www.parkcitygalleryassociation.com. |