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Show A-4 Wed/Thurs/Fri, December 2-4, 2020 The Park Record City Beat CITY EDITOR: JAY HAMBURGER 649–9014 EXT. 15711 | Citynews@parkrecord.com Drop-and-load issues return JAY HAMBURGER/PARK RECORD Signs on Main Street designate a drop-and-load zone that requires City Hall-issued permits in the evening and nighttime hours. There was a string of violations in late November involving vehicles without the proper permit using a drop-and-load zone, Park City Police Department logs show. Vehicles without permits left in Main Street zones 1355 Lowell Ave., Park City, UT WE’RE OPEN It’s easy to social distance in December Lunch and dinner. Dine inside or outside or curbside pickup. BASE OF PARK CITY MOUNTAIN RESORT 435-649-2252 JAY HAMBURGER The Park Record The Park City Police Department in late November reported a series of violations involving vehicles stopping in the Main Street drop-andload zones without the proper permit, a scenario that seemed likely as City Hall reintroduced the zones after the program was suspended for months. The program was restarted recently as traffic in the Main Street core increased toward the beginning of the ski season. Under the program, there are prime spots on the Main Street curb set aside for vehicles that hold a City Hall-issued permit. The permits are available to taxis, shuttles, lodging industry shuttles and ride sharing services. Police Department logs indi- cate there were vehicles left in the drop-and-load zones without the proper permit. The cases were similar to numerous reports last winter, as the program was introduced. Some of the cases last week included: • on Thursday, Nov. 26 at 5:27 p.m., Thanksgiving, a vehicle was seen in a drop-andload zone without the proper permit. An officer found the driver and informed the person of the rules. • on Nov. 26 at 6:50 p.m., a vehicle was left in a drop-andload zone, prompting an officer to leave information about the program on the vehicle. • on Wednesday, Nov. 25 at 7:51 p.m., an officer warned a driver without a permit about staging in a drop-and-load zone. • on Nov. 25 at 8:34 p.m., an officer contacted the owner of a vehicle that was left in a dropand-load zone. The police said the vehicle was moved without incident. There were ongoing problems last winter at the outset of the program. Numerous drivers without the permits left vehicles in the drop-and-load zones, prompting highly visible enforcement actions. In some cases, vehicles were towed from Main Street in clear view of the crowds. “Things are better this year than last year, so far,” Phil Kirk, a Police Department captain, said. He attributed the decreased number of issues to drivers better understanding the program and, possibly, a drop in traffic in the Main Street core during the first days of the program this winter. The program was suspended in March amid a broad shutdown of business in an effort to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. Officials recently restarted the zones as traffic began to increase. The restart was scheduled in the weeks before the holidays. The period between Christmas and New Year’s is usually one of the busiest stretches of the year in the Main Street core and wider Park City, but the crowds are expected to be subdued this year. PoliCe Blotter Out-of-state vehicles left at post office The Park City Police Department on Saturday, Nov. 28 at 3:50 p.m. received a complaint about the short-term parking spots outside the Main Street post office, which were taken at the time with vehicles that had license plates from outside of Utah. The person who contacted the police said they were “assuming” the people who left the vehicles there were not customers of the post office, according to department logs. There are restrictions on the spots outside the post office, but people headed elsewhere on Main Street sometimes leave vehicles there anyway. Other incidents reported to the Police Department last week included: On Sunday, Nov. 29 at 2:20 p.m., the police received a complaint from someone on Three Kings Drive about paint fumes from a neighboring residence. The police were told the fumes were sickening people. On Saturday, Nov. 28 at 11:06 p.m., a police officer pulled over a driver on the 1100 block of Deer Valley Drive after observing the minivan stop in a travel lane, turn and then attempt a U-turn. An officer stopped a driver on the 400 block of Main Street at 10:33 p.m., warning the person after seeing people not secured in the vehicle’s bed. The Police Department pulled over a driver at or close to the intersection of Kearns Boulevard and Wyatt Earp Way, indicating the vehicle was speeding. The police said the vehicle was traveling at 50 mph in a location where the posted speed limit is 35 mph. On Friday, Nov. 27 at 7:52 p.m., an officer stopped a driver at or close to the intersection of Kearns Boulevard and Buffalo Bill Drive, indicating the vehicle was traveling 69 mph in a location where the posted speed limit is 50 mph. A person was suspected to be intoxicated at the intersection of Woodside Avenue and 15th Street at 5:36 p.m. Public police logs did not provide details. The police in the afternoon hours pulled over a series of drivers in the southern reaches of Old Town, in the vicinity of Hillside Avenue and Daly Avenue after watching them make prohibited left turns. The drivers were warned. A hit-and-run traffic accident was reported on Round Valley Drive at 11:04 a.m. Earlier, at 9:48 a.m., a hit-and-run case, apparently unrelated to the later one, was logged on Park Avenue. Public police logs did not provide details. A party, described as large, was reported at 10:36 p.m. on Lowell Avenue. The police logged the case as suspected disturbing the peace. A man was seen walking on Main Street yelling at 9:35 p.m. The police described the circumstances as suspicious. On Thursday, Nov. 26 at 1:07 p.m., a deer was seen running toward and then through the Old Town transit center. On Wednesday, Nov. 25 at 10:22 p.m., the police received a complaint from someone on Aerie Drive that a nearby house was “vibrating so bad that he feels it in his house.” The police were told there was construction underway and described the circumstances as suspicious. The police at 8:12 p.m. checked on a driver on Park Avenue in a vehicle with light flashing, finding that the person was stopped to avoid performing too many tasks at once. The police said “it was a motorist being responsible.” A driver may have hit a deer on S.R. 224 at 5:54 p.m. Nobody was injured and the accident scene did not block traffic, the police said. The Police Department at 3:09 p.m. received a complaint about a person camping off Equestrian Way. The police were told the person had a hammock, backpacks and sleeping bags. The police classified the case as suspected vagrancy. A drone was reported to be flying around a house on Moray Court at 10:53 a.m. It was last seen just before the call to the police, according to department logs. The person who contacted the police was not sure where the drone was launched. On Tuesday, Nov. 24 at 8:34 p.m., the police received a complaint about a hit-andrun traffic accident on Park Avenue. The damage occurred while the victim was working, the police were told. The police at 12:34 a.m. received a report of a car that was left in front of a residence on Park Avenue for an hour. It was “blaring” music the police were told. The Police Department logged the case as suspected disturbing the peace. On Monday, Nov. 23 at 3:02 p.m., graffiti was reported on a Dumpster on Homestake Road. Public police logs did not provide details about the graffiti. A dump truck reportedly “clipped” a truck of a roofing firm on Silver Lake Drive at 12:34 p.m. |