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Phone: 435–649–9014 Fax: 435–649–4942 Email: circulation@parkrecord.com Published every Wednesday and Saturday Tues/Wed/Thurs/Fri, December 24-27, 2019 Homeless camp discovered near S.R. 224 Police say it appears someone was at the site recently JAY HAMBURGER The Park Record The Park City Police Department since the middle of December has received a series of reports involving people who might be homeless or of evidence of homelessness, cases logged at an especially tough time for someone to be living outdoors in the Continued from A-1 Records broken summer and a workforce housing proposal that is working its way through the approval process. As currently contemplated, it could house 1,153 workers in accommodations similar to student housing. Barnes said investment in the Lodge at Blue Sky has reached nearly $300 million and that the project has been relatively hidden, as it’s tucked away on a hillside near Wanship. He called it a “game changer” and officials have seen it as an example of a way East Side communities can capitalize on their agricultural roots. Barnes and Putt also mentioned ongoing construction in Promontory, Discovery Ridge and the opening of Woodward Park City as significant projects. Putt said one of the most significant planning achievements of the year is the Cedar Crest overlay committee, a group of 28 landowners near Hoytsville that have been meeting to design a new town. They’ve created at least three drafts of a potential zoning map that arranges their land into general areas earmarked for residential uses, commercial zones and open spaces. “Six years ago, everybody was yelling at everybody,” Putt said. “They’re in a room now working to develop a broader collective vision.” Continued from A-1 Festival was lucrative ly release economic numbers, if they even compile them professionally like the Kimball Art Center or the organizers of the Sundance Film Festival. For the Kimball Art Center, the numbers represent an important set of data points that can be used as the notfor-profit organization negotiates with City Hall or seeks financial assistance from others for the event. The festival this year drew 53,550 people. The report found the typical person at the arts festival spent $492. The spending generated more than $2.2 million in taxes, the bulk to the state. “Cultural tourism is a fast-growing and increasingly essential element of tourism that has a direct, positive impact on the quality of life for local residents, creating both financial and social capital,” Amy Roberts, the senior director of marketing and events 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 community. In one of the cases, reported at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 19, a police officer found a homeless camp under trees off S.R. 224 at the intersection of Payday Drive. The police said nobody was in the camp at the time the officer was investigating. The department, though, indicated it appeared that someone had recently used the camp. The police officer assigned to homeless issues was notified of the discovery. On Sunday, Dec. 22 at 1:13 a.m., the police were told it appeared someone was sleeping in the back of a van at the intersection of S.R. 224 and He said the goal is for the committee to create a recommendation this spring or early summer. That would likely go through the Eastern Summit County Planning Commission and then to the Summit County Council. Barnes said other communities have also expressed interest in the process and are watching how it plays out. The county in June approved the Kimball Junction neighborhood plan, which codifies priorities like transportation integration and mixed-use neighborhoods that are self-contained and in which a resident can walk, bike or ride a bus to accomplish most of their daily needs. The Snyderville Basin Planning Commission has been evaluating a proposal for the Tech Center in Kimball Junction that would significantly increase that area’s density. Barnes said that, while construction of the Olympic View project is far from certain, he hopes the Kimball Junction neighborhood master plan will help guide the process and “keep development where it needs to be.” Officials have recently had talks with stakeholders including the Utah Department of Transportation regarding the future of the Interstate 80-S.R. 224 interchange. The Olympic View developers have floated ambitious plans for the area, like underground tunnels to serve a bus rapid transit system and gondolas connecting across S.R. 224, up to the Utah Olympic Park and possibly beyond. They’ve been open in saying they wouldn’t be able to finance those projects on their own. Barnes said that’s another case where having the Kimball Junction plan in place might prove beneficial. “Everyone’s aware of the painful impact of traffic on 224,” Barnes said. “The solution — there’s probably not at the Kimball Art Center, said in a prepared statement to The Park Record in response to an inquiry about the report. “Events like the Park City Kimball Arts Festival help to diversify our local economy, attract new visitors outside of the traditional tourist season, and most importantly, provide inspiration and connection — which is at the heart of Kimball Art Center’s mission.” Lighthouse Research drafted the economic report, surveying approximately 450 people in attendance. Since there was a storm on the Saturday of the event this year — the day that data is collected — the Kimball Art Center said the survey was also sent via email to people who provided their addresses. The report also showed the crowd at the arts festival was highly educated and wealthy. Nearly three out of every four people was a college graduate or held a post-graduate degree. Twothirds of the people earn $100,000 or more annually. The most popular answer to the question regarding income, at 30 percent, was more than $200,000 per year. The report provides a backdrop of sorts to an important set of talks between the Kimball Art Center and City Hall as the organization intends to turn the arts festival into a free event. The admission had been set at $15. The Holiday Ranch Loop Road. The person was not causing a problem, but the Police Department indicated the circumstances were suspicious. The day before, on Saturday, Dec. 21, two or three people were seen sleeping on a bench at the Old Town transit center. The report was logged at 8:53 p.m. The Police Department classified the case as suspected vagrancy. There has been a series of homelessness cases over the years reported at the transit center. On Wednesday, Dec. 18 at 6:21 a.m., meanwhile, a man was reported to be sleeping on a bench at the transit center. The man was also was report- ed to have been yelling at people, according to the police logs. The homeless population in Park City is believed to be low, and the Police Department only occasionally receives reports of homeless people or encampments. But there is not a homeless shelter in Park City or surrounding Summit County. There are otherwise only limited resources for the homeless. The Police Department when it finds a homeless person offers to transport them to a shelter in the Salt Lake Valley. The police have said the homeless people in Park City typically decline to accept the offer. COURTESY OF PENDRY RESIDENCES PARK CITY The Pendry Hotel was approved in June and totals about 275,000 square feet. The complex is planned for the Canyons Village base area, the site of the largest concentration of development in Summit County in 2019. Officials say the year broke development records, but that it mostly occurred in locations identified by the county for growth. one solution — (but) a major solution, rather than be handed down as a dictate from UDOT, UDOT will look at our neighborhood plan and use that to guide any solution that comes to the fore.” There are two new planning tools being evaluated by government officials that would likely significantly change how new developments are evaluated, a neighborhood mixed-use zone and the master-planned development process. Putt has referred to the master-planned development process as akin to an “open-book test” for developers, in which they’re tasked with telling a coherent story of their vision for a site and how it integrates county priorities like affordable housing and transit integration. “Gone are the days that we’re pushing development way to the perimeter and saying ‘We’ll figure out the transit later,’” Putt said. “All of the development energy is going to locations that can immediately be serviced by transit. In doing so, (we’re) making some of our transit opportunities more viable.” Looking to the future, Putt said one of his goals is to engage more with younger residents. He said that, historically, most planning work has been done by an older, graying generation and planning a viable future needs to include those who will live with those decisions. “One of the big steps that we’re going to be undertaking in 2020 (is) actively sitting down and finding a way to get those young adults a seat at the table,” Putt said. “When I think of big successes, that opening of the door for that conversation is important for us and we’re going to do more to crack the door open.” Kimball Art Center says festivals that are free to attend have better vibes and many businesses on Main Street oppose the Kimball Art Center’s admission charge for the event. Park City’s elected officials and the Kimball Art Center at a recent meeting addressed the idea of a free event, and more talks are expected midwinter. The Kimball Art Center wants to increase the number of artist booths. That would require a larger festival footprint. The revenues from the additional booths would offset some of the monies lost by eliminating the admission charge. The Park City Council would need to endorse the expanded footprint. “The economic impact number is a powerful and persuasive tool Kimball Art Center uses to capture and explain the financial benefits of the Park City Kimball Arts Festival to our community. We understand it can be inconvenient to shut down Main Street for three days, and this data helps us demonstrate the benefits of doing so. The economic impact allows city leaders, residents, our partners, and others to see the economic return on their investment and proves the gain is greater than the pain,” Roberts said in the prepared statement. The arts festival, though, typically has mixed results for businesses along Main Street itself. Although the crowds descend on Main Street for what is one of the shopping, dining and entertainment strip’s busiest three-day stretches of the year, many of the festival-goers opt to spend their money at the event rather than at the businesses just steps away. The Kimball Art Center over the years has made modifications to the layout of the event that were designed to provide better visibility, and access, to the Main Street businesses, but sales at the shops remain varied. The Historic Park City Alliance, a group that represents the interests of businesses on Main Street or just off the street, closely watches the arts festival and other events that impact the street. Alison Kuhlow, the executive director, said the arts festival provides lots of exposure for Main Street. Kuhlow said people attending the event may decide to return to Main Street to shop and dine. The arts festival is also used in summer-tourism marketing, she noted. Kuhlow, though, acknowledged there are diverse results for Main Street businesses during the event itself. “There’s some businesses that do well with arts festival and then there’s some that don’t,” Kuhlow said. Editor’s note: Amy Roberts writes a weekly column for The Park Record. |