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Show A-18 Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, October 17-20, 2020 The Park Record Meetings anD agenDas More Dogs on Main TO PUBLISH YOUR PUBLIC NOTICES AND AGENDAS, PLEASE EMAIL CLASSIFIEDS@PARKRECORD.COM SNYDERVILLE BASIN WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING Anarchy on the kitchen countertop AGENDA October 19, 2020 ** District Office** 5:00 p.m. **The meeting is open to the public but will be conducted electronically using Go To Meeting** **For information on how to connect to the meeting, please call 435.649.7993 or email Dan Olson @ dolson@sbwrd.org by 4:30 p.m. on Monday, October 19, 2020** I. CALL TO ORDER II. CONSENT AGENDA A. Approval of Board Meeting Minutes for September 21, 2020 B. Escrow Fund Reduction Approval King’s Crown at Park City – Retain 40 percent C. Substantial Completion Approval – Discovery Ridge Phase 2 III. PUBLIC INPUT IV. APPROVAL OF EXPENDITURES – Bills in the Amount of $804,165.17 V. SUBDIVISION PROJECTS Estimated LEA REs Year to Date: # Above Splitter 112.33; # ECWRF 9.33; # SCWRF 153; Total 274.66 Proposed this Meeting: # Above Splitter 0; # ECWRF 0; # SCWRF 0; Total 0 VI. DISTRICT MANAGER A. Discussion Items – 2021 Tentative Budget B. Information Items 1. Financial Statement 2. Impact Fee Report VII. A. B. C. D. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Projects Operations Finance Governmental Matters VIII. CLOSED SESSION – Discuss the character, professional competence or physical or mental health of an individual IX. ADJOURN If you are planning to attend this public meeting and, due to a disability, require reasonable accommodation in understanding, participating in or attending the meeting, please notify the District twenty-four or more hours in advance of the meeting, and we will try to provide whatever assistance may be required. Board members may appear telephonically. Notice is hereby given that the Summit County Board of Adjustment will NOT meet on Thursday, October 22, 2020 With an array of vital skills, Butler would be an asset in the Legislature Oakley If the sun is up, it is likely that Utah House District 53 candidate Cheryl Butler is knocking on doors or hosting small outdoor events in every corner of her district. State House District 53 is arguably one of the most diverse, illogically gerrymandered political jurisdictions in the state. Its representative has constituents in five counties, four cities, 10 towns, seven school districts and numerous unincorporated areas including (in Summit County alone) Echo, Hoytsville, Marion, Peoa, Samak, Silver Summit, Snyderville, Summit Park, Wanship and Woodland. Over the last three months, Cheryl Butler has been meeting face-to-face with residents in all of them. In addition to her stamina and unflagging optimism on the campaign trail, Butler has been busy helping Utah’s 40 individual Rotary Clubs coordinate their charitable efforts in communities affected by the pandemic. Notably, this spring, she helped spearhead a food and household supply drive for the Navajo Nation where COVID-19 was having a devastating impact. She has also been active on the board of directors for Summit and Wasatch County’s Habitat for Humanity chapter that is providing critical services amid the area’s growing affordable housing crisis. Her devotion to underserved populations throughout the state and her unhesitating willingness to pitch in during the pandemic is proof of her eligibility to serve as our representative in the Legislature. Additionally, Butler offers skills honed over a 30-year career as an engineer and senior manager in the energy field where she gained experience working in diverse cultures around the world. That background would add much-needed professional and global perspective to the Legislature. By design, Utah’s Legislature is made up of part-time elected representatives and senators who have other jobs to do when the Legislature is not in session. The intent is to ensure representatives come from all walks of life. But it also means that most have little experience running an organization with a $20.3 billion budget and the responsibility to enact legislation affecting education, law enforcement, transportation and building and development codes, along with a myriad of potentially controversial social issues. That is why it is especially important to elect a candidate with proven professional skills and a record of integrity, intelligence and commitment to community. It is also time to ensure the state’s leadership more accurately reflects its increasingly diverse electorate. While citizens have become more progressive — prodding their representatives to expand health care, redistrict political jurisdictions and protect the environment — the Legislature has become more entrenched on the right. That disconnect is most apparent in the imbalance of political representation on Capitol Hill in Salt Lake City where nearly 80% of all current legislators and the governor are members of the Republican Party. As a Democrat, Butler will help to mitigate that imbalance. The publicity surrounding the 2020 election has been weighted, almost exclusively toward the presidential election, admittedly a critical choice this year. But, it is just as important to make informed choices about the individual candidates further down the ballot. The president and Congress may have a megaphone when it comes to setting the overarching national agenda, but state legislators have a lot of discretion in how those policies are translated into local laws. In fact, recent controversies have highlighted the ways Utah state legislators have tried to curb local zoning authority, tamp down environmental efforts and overrule city and county pandemic-related health regulations. With your support, Cheryl Butler would add a well-informed, science- and community-based voice to the state Legislature. For more information go to: votecherylbutler.com. letters to the eDitor Salute our heroes Veterans Day, Nov. 11, is fast approaching. The National Ability Center (NAC) in Park City has for a number of years hosted a free luncheon at the Grand America Hotel called Saluting Our Heroes to honor our active-duty service members, Reserve and Guard service members, veterans, disabled veterans, wounded warriors and first responders for the selfless service they have provid- ed to all of us in keeping America free. COVID-19 has put a major wrench in this year’s Saluting our Heroes luncheon, and the NAC has had to pivot on how to safely honor these incredible people. As a 30-year Navy veteran, it is certainly great to hear people thanking us for our service, but it would be wonderful for people to actually do something to honor our service members. This year the NAC has come up with a great way for citizens to actually make a dif- My ballot came in the mail this week. It’s sitting there on the kitchen counter, right beside the toaster oven, waiting to bring democracy to an end by return mail with a verified signature. It doesn’t seem that threatening, but according to El Presidente, it’s a sinister force, lurking there with another offer to join the AARP and the power bill. Chaos, death and destruction in one envelope with a little raspberry jam spilled on it. I’ve watched only a few minutes of the Supreme Court confirmation hearings. Never has so little been said in so many words coming out of so many high-priced mouths. The Republicans are fawning over her like the Virgin Mary. The Democrats are grinding away, trying to get her to say right out loud that she would reverse Roe v. Wade when the opportunity comes up, and that the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional. And the nominee, who is a smart and appealing person, deftly says nothing. Unlike Justice Kavanaugh, she hasn’t even admitted to liking beer. She says it would be unjudicial to decide these issues until all the evidence has been presented in an actual case before the court. You give things a fair trial before the hanging. It’s not like anybody doesn’t know where she stands. She was appointed by Donald Trump. The only part of his administration that functions is the judicial appointment pipeline — and that’s because he has outsourced it to the Federalist Society. Nobody gets on their list of recommended judges who isn’t firmly in the pro-life camp. Nobody should be surprised by that. The Democrats are outraged by the rush to fill the seat on the Supreme Court. It is completely inconsistent with the position taken by the Republicans in the last year of Obama’s term. They have reversed position without embarrassment. The Democrats would do exactly the same thing if they held the Senate. So a month of very high-priced talent will be wasted on the confirmation process. It would be refreshing to hear Judge Barrett come out and say, “Hell, yes, I’ll vote to reverse every decision old lady Ginsburg ever made. And since the Constitution never mentions electricity or cellphones, I’d throw out any legislation that deals with that, too.” Not a single vote would be changed by stating the obvious. They are contesting the seat left open by Rob Bishop’s retirement. Those are some mighty small shoes to fill, but I’m not sure either is up to it.” For 10 years, the Republicans have been saying they would repeal and replace Obamacare with something better. Trump says it will be “terrific.” So far they haven’t put forward even an outline of a plan. They don’t have one. They don’t think the feds have a role to play in health care. “Something better” means something that is left to the tender mercies of the private insurance market, which is how we got where we are. Congress could be working on that. Or they could be working on financial relief for people whose lives and businesses have been disrupted by the plague. But let’s spend a couple of weeks theatrically going through the motions on the court nomination that produces no useful information, and the outcome is already certain. The only competitive race in Utah is the congressional seat where Ben McAdams is being challenged by Burgess Owens. The TV ad coverage on that race is disgusting. It’s nothing but competing ads from outside groups trying to convince us that McAdams is Jerry Fallwell’s pool boy and that Owens is a serial murderer. There really is no policy discussion in the campaign. Looking at the ads, the only conclusion is that the two worst people on earth want to represent Sandy in Congress. Maybe Sandy deserves that. In our congressional district, there is a choice between that one guy who looks like a rookie appliance salesman at R.C. Willey and that other guy who doesn’t. The campaign has been so fiercely fought that I can’t come up with either one’s name. They are contesting the seat left open by Rob Bishop’s retirement. Those are some mighty small shoes to fill, but I’m not sure either is up to it. I can’t imagine living in a state where the outcome of almost every race was close. We’re spared most of the ads in the presidential race, though I see them on satellite channels. This is a bad way to select leaders. Still, it all matters. That subversive mail-in ballot, while not explosive, is powerful. I wish there were a way to stretch out the pleasure of voting against Trump. It takes so little time to color in the bubble, and then it’s done. I might savor the moment by driving the completed ballot to Coalville, even though there are collection locations closer — like my mailbox. There’s no reason to delay, and it will help the clerk’s office if they can match signatures and verify mail-in ballots earlier instead of doing it all on the last couple of days. If only completing the ballot could shut off the noise. Tom Clyde practiced law in Park City for many years. He lives on a working ranch in Woodland and has been writing this column since 1986. sunDay in the Park guest eDitorial NAN CHALAT NOAKER By Tom Clyde ference to our veterans, disabled veterans and wounded warriors. Rather than holding a large, risky indoor gathering, the NAC has put together a “Salute your Hero” contest and our sponsors, the George S. and Delores Doré Eccles Foundation and the Boeing Company, have donated terrific prizes for the winners. I would ask that if you really would like to thank service members for their Please see Letters, A-19 By Jenny Knaak Lesson (finally) learned It’s one of those memories ... clear as day in my mind, like it happened yesterday, not, ahem, a few decades ago. Standing before the class, short dark hair, and a wide red-lipsticked smile, Mrs. Marriott saying in her sometimes sing-song cadence, “Students, today is the first day of the rest of your life!” And my snarky teenage brain silently responding ... “Well, duh!” She would say it at least once a week, but usually more often. Sometimes, it would just be a random Tuesday greeting. More likely, it was when the majority of the class had tanked on a test. She would smile big and say, “But today! TODAY is the first day of the rest of your life!” as she would try to fire up a class full of surly teens to face their bad score, and try to do better. Lately, I’ve been thinking about her words a lot. On mornings when I wake up feeling already tired. Already defeated. At this point, I think everyone has had days like this. Feeling unsure of our employments. Anxious about how isolation is affecting our families, and our own mental health. Feeling less sure of the future than we ever thought possible. I thought post-9/11 was bad. And it was — it was unsettling and polarizing and forever changed air travel. But I didn’t have to wash all my groceries as I brought them home. I made sure I had my wallet with me, and my cellphone in case of some type of emergency call. But I didn’t need a mask to go, well, ANYwhere. I thought post ’08-Recession was bad. And it was — retail and real estate dropped, the stock market tanked, millions of people were negatively affected. But I didn’t have to worry about hugging a co-worker who was upset. I didn’t worry if sending my child to school was an ethical decision. And I have to admit it doesn’t help, knowing that during quarantine, Shakespeare wrote one of his deepest, most impactful tragic plays, “King Lear,” and Taylor Swift wrote, produced and released her most recent, highly acclaimed album “Folklore.” I see stories on the news about amazingly organized and motivated people who have started food distribution programs, virtual friend sessions for lonely and isolated seniors in assisted-living, restaurants donating their services to feed front-line workers. And I’m struggling with wondering what to make my family for dinner with the random items in my pantry and freezer, because “running to the store for just a few things” isn’t really a thing anymore. Some days, the more I see other people accomplish, the less I feel able to contribute. And I can go days without showering. Weeks without exercising. My house is a wreck. The floor of the backseat of my car looks like a graveyard for plastic bottles and aluminum cans. It feels futile to make plans, when it seems the rules and societal expectations can change in a flash.” Nearly none of us were prepared for what COVID-19 would do to our lives. (I know there are a few doomsday preppers who have been ostensibly planning for this for some time, but I bet even some of them have been surprised.) The things we once felt were certain ... aren’t. It feels futile to make plans, when it seems the rules and societal expectations can change in a flash. It seems silly to dust my bookshelves when I don’t think anyone is ever coming over to my house again. Ever. If I didn’t do it yesterday, why should I do it today? The apathy can be paralyzing. And then I remember Mrs. Marriott. And I think, “OK, self. Yesterday ... maybe wasn’t my most stellar. But that was then. Today – today is the first day of the rest of my life! Today I can do better.” And not every day is great. But, I always have the option to make “today” better than yesterday. I know for most of us, our work lives have been negatively impacted to some extent. But few professions have faced the extreme changes and challenges that teachers have seen. I can’t imagine how difficult it must be to go from a lively classroom of students, some engaged and some eating Doritos in the back, to a screen of vapid faces. To go from a bustling school, where they can watch their wards interact in the hallways, to the emptiness of their own home office. To have to re-learn how to teach, to pivot to a new format, new medium, new standard. And once in-person teaching began again this fall, to go from worrying about catching pink eye to be fearful they’ve contracted a potentially fatal illness that they might also pass onto their own family. To all the teachers out there — you essential, front-line, wonderful workers, I thank you. I applaud you. And you may wonder if your words are getting through. If your students are learning what you’re hoping to teach them. Even in the best of years, this has to be something you ponder. Let me serve as the poster-child for “yes,” even if it might take a few years to really sink in. We might not all remember how to diagram a sentence, but we’ll remember the things you really wanted us to learn. I think about Mrs. Marriott every time I remember her words, and I’m grateful to her — for her dedication, her enthusiasm and her persistence. I don’t know how many thousands of students she impacted over her career, but I hope, like me, they smile fondly when remembering her. And I’m sure many of them can’t help but send a little prayer of thanks on dark days, when they take a deep breath, and pull themselves up by their bootstraps, thinking ... “Today. Today will be better.” Every day is a chance to start over, even Sunday, in the Park... Jenny Knaak, guest columnist, is the daughter of Teri Orr, the customary author of “Sunday in The Park.” |