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Show B-1 STAY UP TO DATE ON TWITTER Follow us on Twitter at @parkrecord for all the latest and breaking news happening in Park City and Summit County RECYCLE UTAH SUPPORTERS WON’T HAVE TO TRAVEL FAR FOR A 100-MILE MEAL COLUMNS, A-10 INDUCTEES ANNOUNCED, A-8 SKI HALL OF FAME WELCOMES 3 MEMBERS A ‘NEFARIOUS HAMLET’ GETS TOM CLYDE’S ATTENTION 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 Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, August 8-11, 2020 Serving Summit County since 1880 Vol. 140 | No. 54 $1.00 7-Eleven will replace deli on Main Street Convenience store will be latest in string of national chains that have opened storefronts there JAY HAMBURGER The Park Record Sure to splash TANZI PROPST/PARK RECORD Mark Stoneham, 9, left, and Jacob Blumenthal, 7, jump into one of the Deer Valley ponds Thursday while enjoying the summer sunshine. They were visiting Park City from San Diego with their families. Fest spotlight Neighbors pan Hideout will shine, but annexation at town hall from surrounding not as brightly Officials jurisdictions tell crowd the town should postpone vote ALEXANDER CRAMER The Park Record PARK RECORD FILE PHOTO Park City officials have approved a scaled-back plan for the Sundance Film Festival in 2021, including a shortened event and a change in the dates. The approval allows City Hall, Sundance and others like the lodging and restaurant industries to begin to prepare in earnest for the festival. City Hall approves shortened Sundance, date shift for 2021 as organizers react to virus JAY HAMBURGER About 75 people gathered on a grassy hillside Tuesday evening in a subdivision just north of Hideout to hear local elected officials discuss that town’s plan to annex hundreds of acres just on the other side of the hill behind them. The crowd appeared uniformly opposed to the town’s plan to annex the 655 acres of rolling hills and rangeland, which are in Summit County, and allow developers Nate Brockbank and Josh Romney to build a mixed-use development with residences and businesses. State Rep. Tim Quinn, R-Heber, was the first of the officials to speak, followed by representatives from Park City and Wasatch County. Wasatch County Councilor Kendall Crittenden told the crowd that county has not taken an official position on the annexation, but he joined Quinn and Park City Councilor Max Doilney in expressing their desire that Hideout officials to delay action on the an- nexation proposal until after a special session of the state Legislature anticipated to begin Aug. 20. It is widely anticipated the Legislature will revisit the new law that allows for the Wasatch County town to annex the land without Summit County’s permission. A judge has barred the town from annexing the land until a hearing set for Monday. Hideout officials were not present at the town hall, leading one attendee to ask why the town wasn’t there to defend itself. Event organizer Jeff Sterling, president of a nearby homeowners association, read a statement posted to the town’s website that explained the town’s contention that commercial services are needed in the area around the Jordanelle Reservoir where the population is expected to increase dramatically in the coming years. After previously committing to attending, Hideout Mayor Phil Rubin has said that town officials withdrew to avoid the appearance that the event was an official public meeting. Officials from Summit County were also invited, but declined to attend. Sterling represented the county’s position by reading portions of its two court filings seeking to prevent Hideout’s move. The county staunchly opposes the annex- A 7-Eleven intends to open later in the year in the building that for decades housed the Main Street Deli, bringing the convenience-store giant onto a street that in recent years has grappled with the arrival of a series of corporations that many see as having transformed the character of the shopping, dining and entertainment strip. The Main Street Deli closed in March amid a broad business shutdown to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus with the intention of reopening. The owners later opted for a permanent closure, making the building available for another tenant. The deli opened in 1977. Resort Retailers, Inc. signed a long-term lease on the building, 525 Main St., a representative of the family that owns the firm said on Thursday. The family has lived in the Park City area for 31 years. Resort Retailers, Inc. is a 7-Eleven licensee that has each of the stores in the Park City area. Daniel Slaugh, whose family owns Resort Retailers, Inc., said he hopes the 7-Eleven in the former Main Street Deli location opens by the start of the ski season. He described a 7-Eleven as being unique on Main Street and stocking items that cannot be purchased elsewhere on the street. He hopes the customer base will be a mix of Parkites and visitors. “There’s no place to get a gallon of milk,” he said, also mentioning Band-Aids and Tylenol as items that are not widely found on Main Street. “I believe there’s a huge need for a grocery store” in Old Town. The convenience store’s target market will be people who live in Old Town and the numerous visitors on Main Street. There are also numerous lodging units close to the location. The Park Avenue 7-Eleven is a short distance from Main Street, but it is not seen as convenient for someone visiting Main Street itself, he said. “If your baby has a temperature, you have to get in a car and drive to get some medicine,” he said. Slaugh said the 7-Eleven will also offer deli service, something that is uncommon in the convenience stores. Fresh, made-to-order sandwiches will be available “on the spot,” he said. Resort Retailers, Inc. plans to keep the building the way it appears now, including retaining the blue and white colors on the exterior. A new wooden sign identifying the store as a 7-Eleven will be sought, he said. Please see A 7-Eleven, A-2 Please see Annexation, A-2 The Park Record The spotlight will be on Park City in late January as the Sundance Film Festival starts, but it appears it will not be shining as bright as it normally would. The Park City Council on Tuesday approved a one-time set of changes to Sundance for the 2021 edition as festival organizers prepare for a scaled-back event designed for an era of social distancing as it is expected the spread of the novel coronavirus by then will not have been halted. The elected officials agreed to a shorter event and different dates than were planned. The event is scheduled to run seven days from Jan. 28 until Feb. 3 under the changes that were approved on Tuesday. Sundance had been scheduled for 11 days from Jan. 21 until Jan. 31. The date change creates distance between Sundance and the presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C. There was concern about the possibility of a demonstration in Park City that could draw large crowds if there were an overlap between Sundance and the swearing-in ceremony. The City Council allowed Sundance to tap the Park City Library as a venue, the only City Hallowned property organizers have requested to use to this point. The library has long been the location of a screening room. Sundance normally uses a variety of City Hall venues. Please see Sundance, A-2 2 sections • 22 pages Classifieds .............................. B-6 Editorial................................ A-11 Restaurant Guide.................... B-8 Weather .................................. B-2 ALEXANDER CRAMER/PARK RECORD TANZI PROPST/PARK RECORD A town hall was held Tuesday regarding Hideout’s attempt to annex hundreds of acres of land in Summit County for a proposed mixed-use development on what is now open space. Park City Councilor Max Doilney, state Rep. Tim Quinn and Wasatch County Councilor Kendall Crittenden were among those who spoke, each expressing a desire that Hideout delay a vote on the annexation. A 7-Eleven is planned in the building that once housed the Main Street Deli. The convenience store could open by the start of the ski season. The firm that signed a lease on the building to open a 7-Eleven says the blue and white exterior will be retained. CORONAVIRUS TRACKER Summit County Utah Known cases: 706 Hospitalizations: 53; Deaths: 1 Known cases: 43,375 Hospitalizations: 2,578; Deaths: 335 DATA AS OF AUG. 7, SOURCE: UTAH DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH |