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Show A-14 The Park Record Meetings anD agenDas Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, October 24-27, 2020 More Dogs on Main TO PUBLISH YOUR PUBLIC NOTICES AND AGENDAS, PLEASE EMAIL CLASSIFIEDS@PARKRECORD.COM By Tom Clyde The almost grand, almost opening Notice is hereby given that the Snyderville Basin Planning Commission will meet in regular session electronically, via zoom, on Tuesday, October 27, 2020 AGENDA Agenda items may or may not be discussed in the order listed. Regular Session 1. Public input for items not on the agenda or pending applications 2. Public hearing and possible action regarding a Plat Amendment for Lots Colony Lot 2; located at 1 White Pine Canyon Road; Parcel CWPC-2-3AM; Gregory Pearson, Applicant. Amir Caus, AICP, County Planner 3. Public hearing and possible action regarding a Plat Amendment for Lots 3, 4, 7, and 8 of the Silver Creek Unit I, Block 8 Subdivision; located at 735 Division Street; Parcels, SL-I-8-3, AL-I-8-4, SL-I-8-7 and SL- I-8-8; Brad Johnson, Applicant. Amir Caus, AICP, County Planner 4. Public hearing regarding an Amendment to Amended and Restated Development for the Canyons Spe cially Planned Area; located off of White Pine Canyon Road, Parcels CWPC-F-2AM, CWPC-A1-3AM CWPC-A2-3AM, CWPC-7-EA-B-AM, CWPC-3A-A-AM, CWPC-4B-A, CWPC-4B-B, CWPC-4C-LWM-BAM, CWPC-4ELK-5-A, and CWPC-5DML-A; Kelly Simons representing the Colony HOA and John O’ Connell rep resenting Iron Mountain Associates, Applicants. Amir Caus, AICP, County Planner 5. Public hearing and possible action regarding Whileaway Ranch Conditional Use Permit for an accesso ry structure over 10,000 square feet and commercial horse boarding facility; located at 7664 North Whileaway Road; Parcel SL-D-206; Valerie Geist, Applicant. Tiffanie Northrup-Robinson, County Planner Please click the link below to participate in the webinar: https://summitcountyut.zoom.us/j/98189226475 To listen by phone only Dial: US: +1 669 900 9128 or +1 301 715 8592 Webinar ID: 981 8922 6475 If you would like to submit comments on an item not on the agenda, please email vgeary@summitcounty.org by 12:00 p.m. on Monday, October 26, 2020. DRC Updates Commission Comments Director Items Adjourn To view staff reports available after Friday, October 23, 2020 please visit: www.summitcounty.org Individuals needing special accommodations pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act regarding this meeting may contact Vicki Geary, Summit County Community Development Department, at (435) 336-3123 . Last week, officials from Wasatch County held the grand not-quite-yet-opening for the Jordanelle Parkway. Road cyclists have been eagerly eyeing this new road for a long time. It’s a connector that runs from the Mayflower exit on U.S. 40 to the Brown’s Canyon intersection on S.R. 248. It will allow traffic from either side of the reservoir to access the other side without having to go through congested Quinn’s Junction. As they continue to pack 20,000 units into the Jordanelle basin, it will become a vital transportation link in the area. Until it becomes completely choked with traffic, it will be a great bike ride. It’s scenic, got some fun terrain and is a lot safer than S.R. 248’s dump truck demolition derby. Somehow, in the current factfree world, it seems kind of fitting to have a grand opening for a road that isn’t really open. Maybe they can declare that the drought has ended, the pandemic has passed and Oreos are good for you. They said they wanted to hold the opening ceremony while the weather was good, even if the road isn’t open. In a normal world, the project would have been built by Wasatch County. It serves several private developments in addition to the community in general. So it’s not a road that would normally have been built by the developers, though they would have contributed to the cost. It’s basic county infrastructure. But the Jordanelle basin exists in the Twilight Zone. Normal rules don’t apply. In this case, the road was built by the Military Installation Development Authority, MIDA, with money it borrowed from UDOT, because things aren’t growing fast enough in Wasatch County. MIDA is an entity formed to help finance private projects around Hill Air Force Base when the nature of Hill’s mission changed years ago. There was a need to redevelop business facil- ities that supported the new functions of the base. You know, the basics like warehouses, machine shops, a ski resort at Mayflower and the Jordanelle Parkway winding through a bunch of single-family lots overlooking the reservoir 75 miles away from Hill AFB. There’s no better defense against a foreign military threat than a good view lot. We can all take comfort in knowing that if the Chinese declare war, our defense posture will be almost stronger because of the almost-completed Jordanelle Parkway. In keeping with There’s no better defense against a foreign military threat than a good view lot.” the long tradition of military procurement, MIDA is completing the road about 18 months behind schedule, and nobody’s talking about budget. Under normal conditions, there might be questions about delays and price, but not here. MIDA’s unelected board answers to nobody. Try to find a phone number for them. All too soon, it will be possible to drive from a condo at Mayflower to the inevitable Arby’s at Richardson Flat in newly expanded Hideout, all without getting on either U.S. 40 or S.R 248. That’s probably a good thing for everybody. Except for the children in the Wasatch County schools, because, ultimately, the funding for this suburban military facility is being diverted out of local property taxes that would have otherwise gone to the county and school district. Hideout went ahead with the annexation of Richardson Flat, though not without some wrinkles in it. The annexation appears to be complete, but the approval of the actual Tailings Pond Village development may be submitted to a referendum of Hideout voters. Summit County is still trying to sort out its options. There aren’t many. Whether there’s an Arby’s or not, there’s plenty of horsey-sauce here. In other development news, PEG Companies, the developer of the PCMR parking lot project, said that approval of their project is critical for Park City to host the Olympics again. The developer may not be reading the community temperature correctly. While the 2002 Olympics was a great time, and coming after the 9/11 attack was exactly what the country and community needed, I wouldn’t bet on the community being willing to do it again. The growth binge that followed may have been inevitable, but I’m not hearing anybody saying we want to repeat that. PEG has enough problems on that project without wrapping itself in a future Olympic bid that may not have broad support. So in Park City’s finest off-season tradition, we get a two-forone — stopping the PEG project might also stop another Olympics and the development binge that follows. I haven’t really followed the details on the project. It’s like “Groundhog Day,” with development proposals coming in every 10 years or so that never come to fruition because the cost of replacing the parking is just too high. But I guess it could happen someday. To me the biggest mystery is why Vail Resorts would abandon the entrance to their resort to a third-party developer. It’s like a hotel turning the lobby over to somebody else to run. Maybe they can find a way for MIDA to finance that one, too. 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. letters to the eDitor Are you LOST on what’s happening in Park City Then Follow us on Facebook facebook.com/parkrecord Shame on state lawmakers Taxation without representation Shame on our state legislators for enabling Hideout to annex and commercially develop Summit County land that has been zoned for decades as non-commercial. The Legislature repealed the legislation (H.B. 359) allowing for cross-county land annexation without consent of the county being annexed at the special session in August. The repeal was overwhelmingly approved because it was seen as condoning a blatant land grab and because the legislators acknowledged being duped and lied to by a representative of the developer. Legislators must have realized that given 60 days, Hideout and the developer would have time to craft a new annexation plan. By not eliminating the 60-day delay, the Legislature approved the land grab and facilitated Hideout’s and the developer’s plans. Also shame on Hideout’s mayor, Mr. Rubin, for his disingenuous behavior. At the Oct. 12 Hideout council public meeting he was asked why Hideout didn’t commercially develop land within the current boundaries. He stated he wouldn’t do this because the Hideout land was previously zoned as residential and he would not go against a previous administration. So it’s OK to rezone Summit County land, but it’s not OK to rezone Hideout land? How can one trust someone who is selective in when he applies ethical values? As was clear from the Oct. 12 public meeting, in addition to antagonism by Summit County and Wasatch County neighbors, Hideout residents are also opposed to annexation. One wonders why a mayor and council members would approve annexation that is opposed by their town’s residents and why legislators would say they repealed the bill yet include a loophole so annexation can proceed. The situation smacks of corruption and one wonders what kickbacks have been or will be involved. Whether you’re brand new in town, or a born-and-raised Parkite, this fact will probably come as no surprise: Summit County ranks No. 1 in the state of Utah for the highest per-capita income with an average household income of $147,806, according to census data. For this tax year, Summit County is expected to generate over $38 million in property tax revenue. Here’s a few other eye-popping economic numbers for Summit County from the Kem Gardner Policy Institute: In 2018, visitors directly spent an estimated $730.5 million. Visitor spending generated $130.4 million in direct tax revenue, including $69.8 million in state and $60.6 million in local tax revenue. Visitor spending generated approximately $26.8 million in additional indirect and induced state and local tax revenue, for a total of $157.2 million. These are just a few data points demonstrating the economic impact that our county has on our state. Despite the hundreds of millions of dollars our county pours into the state of Utah, our county completely lacks representation in the Utah Legislature. Due to our state’s extremely gerrymandered state districts, the current representatives for the two Senate and three House districts that represent Summit County come from Duchesne, Morgan, Weber, Wasatch and Salt Lake counties. Our county deserves true representation in our state government. In this election we have the opportunity to elect our own community members to represent the citizens of Summit County in the Legislature. Katy Owens, Meaghan Miller and Cheryl Butler are not just the most qualified candidates in their races, they are the candidates who will best represent our community in state government. These candidates live here, raise their families here, support our nonprofits, run their businesses and hike our trails. These fantastic candidates understand our desire to protect our natural surroundings and the environment that makes living in the community so precious to us; these candidates understand that we value quality education; these Suzanne and Robert Rosenberg Prospector candidates know how to listen to the concerns of their community members. It is time for Summit County to end taxation without representation. We must seize this opportunity to have our voice represented in the Legislature. Meredith Reed Summit County Democratic Party chair Be a superhero As the fall leaves scatter on the ground and the first dustings of winter arrive, we all are trying to take in the last of the nice weather. People are walking on the trails, biking and hiking, and kids are playing on the playgrounds. I happen to be one of them. My twins and I are desperately gripping onto the nice weather. We take walks and try to play outside as much as possible. We head to the playground a few times a week. It seems like no matter what time of the day we go, the playground is bursting with children. It’s my kids favorite place to go. While I love watching my kids play on the playground, I have a constant and real fear of COVID-19. While we are incredibly lucky to have the resources to have the playground sanitized daily, the sanitation only does so much. I watch parents walk around freely without masks and the children accompanying them almost never have a face covering on. While I’m guilty of not forcing my 23-month-old twins to wear masks yet, we do so because we have been instructed it is not safe for children under the age of 2 to wear a mask. However, we will be making them wear masks as soon as they turn 2. According to the CDC all children over 2 should be wearing a mask to prevent the spread of COVID-19, especially in situations where it is difficult to maintain social distance. As most parents can attest, keeping children 6 feet away from each other at the park is a huge challenge. Parents in Park City seem to think that the rules don’t apply to them and that their children are Please see Letters, A-15 |