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Show A-2 Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, April 18-21, 2020 The Park Record 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. Mayor urges patience as restrictions continue Parkites have ‘hung in there well,’ but have to press on, Beerman says JAY HAMBURGER The Park Record Park City Mayor Andy Beerman on Thursday evening indicated the broad community restrictions designed to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus could be relaxed in some fashion within weeks, a statement that will likely be welcomed as Parkites continue to endure significant disruptions to their everyday lives. The mayor offered the comments during a Park City Council meeting on Thursday, another one that was held remotely to keep a crowd from gathering in the same room at the Marsac Building. Beerman did not speak in any detail and instead seemed to design the comments as words of encouragement to rank-and-file Parkites who have Continued from A-1 Hot spots identified do not have symptoms of the disease. Bullough said anyone living in a multi-unit, high-density building in those areas should seek testing. He added that, so far, there does not appear to be a hot spot among the tightly packed homes in Old Town. Intermountain recommends anyone living within 2 miles of a hot spot get tested even if they don’t have symptoms of COVID-19, classifying those residents as part of the high-risk population. That includes all of the Prospector, Park Meadows and Old Town Continued from A-1 Path for economy how to craft their protocol proposals, which are tentatively due May 1. A so-called Stabilization Working Group will evaluate applications and appoint industry representatives, Health Director Rich Bullough said. The working group includes representatives from the business community, mayors from Summit County’s municipalities. attorneys and trans- remained home for long stretches, been laid off or furloughed and may have suffered damaged psyches as the weeks wore on. Beerman said the novel coronavirus cases in the community “appear to be plateauing at the moment.” The plateau, he said, is a result of being “disciplined as a community.” “And I just want to encourage people and remind them it feels like we’re making progress. It’s going to get nice outside. We’re all starting to get a little tired of looking at the inside of homes and our walls, and our world’s feeling small. But we need you to stay at home for a few more weeks. We need you to stay calm and we need you to stay patient,” Beerman said. He said there is a risk of reversing the progress that has been made in halting the spread of the illness if people move toward normalcy more quickly than they should. “The last thing we want to do is go through the sacrifice and undo it by coming out too early, when we don’t have the proper measures in place and we’re not doing a good job with track- ing and testing just yet,” Beerman said. “Please, please, please be patient. We will get through this. We only have a few more weeks to go until we can start loosening things up and getting back to life that’s going to feel a little more familiar.” He said Parkites have “hung in there well” and the results reflect the efforts. “We just need you to stick in there and stay disciplined for a little bit longer,” Beerman said. Another Park City elected official, City Councilor Steve Joyce, also addressed the issue on Thursday, saying the community is easing toward the next steps. He noted the progress after the Park City area earlier was one of the coronavirus hotspots. “Just a shout out to the people in Park City and Summit County in general. I don’t know if everybody’s been watching, but the last three days on new COVID cases we were zero new cases, zero new cases, two new cases,” Joyce said. “And for a place that was (the) third worst county in the entire United States, we are rocking it. This is where you really see all that hard work and hunkering down in the houses and social distancing and all that stuff, it’s paying off. It’s paying off in spades.” Even without details from the mayor or Joyce, Parkites will likely be pleased with the comments on Thursday as people across the community anticipate the reopening of Park City. The timeline remains unclear and largely depends on the health situation, but there is hope Park City will essentially be reopened by the middle of June, as the summer-tourism season starts. The Summit County Health Department this week indicated the reopening of businesses willing to adhere to numerous restrictions could start in the middle of May. City Hall holds a key role in the ongoing talks about crafting plans for the reopening of the community as well as the efforts to boost the economy at a time when there are worries tourism could drop amid the concerns about the illness and the economic havoc the novel coronavirus has caused. The talks are expected to unfold in various venues in coming months. neighborhoods in addition to much of Deer Valley. Bullough said there is another hot spot near the Elk Meadows apartment complex near Pinebrook. Using Intermountain’s recommendation to test those who live within 2 miles, that would include Jeremy Ranch, Pinebrook, Glenwild and the western part of Kimball Junction. Symptoms of COVID-19 include fever, cough, shortness of breath, muscle aches and pains, decreased sense of taste and smell, a sore throat or diarrhea, according to the state epidemiologist and Intermountain Healthcare. Bullough said the county secured 1,500 testing kits for the first round of mobile testing, and that he doubted all of the tests would be used because of the capacity of the mobile sites. He indicated more tests might be available from the state if needed to address the area’s hot spots. Those considering seeking a test should call 844-442-5224 before head- ing to a testing site. Intermountain, along with University of Utah Health, maintains a drive-through testing site at the Park City Ice Arena open to those without a doctor’s order. Calling the hotline may reduce the amount of time it takes to go through the process. According to an Intermountain press release, everyone who lives at the hot spots ages 2 and up should seek testing. The test is free and those seeking testing will be asked for identifying information when they call the hotline. They will not be required to produce a Social Security number or insurance information. portation and health officials, according to County Attorney Margaret Olson. It is named after the second step of the three-step plan issued by Gov. Gary Herbert to guide the state through the process of responding to the pandemic. The state is in the first, “urgent” phase, and the plan announced by the county Thursday is the path to the second, “stabilization” phase. The industry-specific protocols suggested by business sector representatives will be evaluated by the Health Department, Bullough said. Summit County, Park City and the Park City Chamber/Bureau are also working on a framework to guide the transition between phases. Titled “Together/Unidos Summit County,” the plan provides a more general strategy for how to navigate the pandemic, ex- plained County Manager Tom Fisher, while the business-oriented plan released Thursday provides more granular tactics for moving from the first phase into the second. Olson indicated the county is coordinating with neighboring counties to synchronize timing of easing restrictions to avoid discrepancies that may confuse residents. The next public health order is anticipated to be released around May 15 and will include the industry-specific protocols as well as county-mandated minimum requirements for businesses. Those minimum standards would direct businesses to take steps including giving older or vulnerable employees duties that will reduce their risk, providing sanitizer and dividing workers into groups of fewer than 10 who would work with each other consistently to reduce potential exposure. “We are working to balance the competing priorities of public health and the local economy, while continuing to look for new and innovative ways that allow businesses to operate safely during this pandemic,” the county statement reads. Many businesses and their workers have been reeling in the wake of the economy being shuttered. The plan announced Thursday is likely to be welcome news to many, even as there remains uncertainty about how quickly Summit County’s tourism-based economy will rebound from the shutdown. COVID-19 mobile testing sites When: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, April 18 Where: Park City High School Dozier Field, 1750 Kearns Blvd. When: 2-7 p.m. Monday, April 20 Where: Kamas Library, 110 North Main St., Kamas When: 2-7 p.m. Tuesday, April 21 Where: Summit County Fairgrounds, 202 Park Road, Coalville When: Wednesday, April 22, and Thursday, April 23, time TBD Where: Ecker Hill Park-and-Ride, 2460 W. Kilby Road For the quickest experience, call the Intermountain COVID-19 hotline at 844-442-5224 before arriving. Source: Intermountain Healthcare For more information or to apply to be an industry representative, visit summitcounty.org. 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. 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