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Show Masterplan And Budget Hearings, Bond Election Coming Next Week year's of the "in-lieu" tax payments from the federal government. The bonds would cover the rest and would be retired over a 15 year period with yearly payments generated from property tax revenues. All Park City residents except those in city voting district nine will vote in the Memorial Building. Voters in the Park Meadows, Holiday Ranch and Thaynes Canyon areas will vote at the Park City Racquet Club. The Summit County Commissioners Commis-sioners will hold their annual budget hearing Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the county courthouse in Coalville. According to Max Greenhalgh, the main feature of the proposed 1978 budget is a lowering of the county property tax from 11.5 to 10.5 mills. John Prince and local Realtors Harry Reed and Bill Coleman, who are also involved in the Park City Depot project. They propose to reopen the old Gorgoza resort, which has been dormant over five years with an emphasis on family and beginning begin-ning skiing. In recent weeks they have hired well-known local ski personnel Robin Locke and Mel Fletcher from Park City Resort to man their staff. Plans also include an ice skating rink and various summer activites, such as a miniature golf course, Alpine Slide or water slide, rodeo grounds, possible amphitheatre and "Le Mans" go-cart track. City Treasurer Bruce Decker is scheduled to attend Tuesday's meeting to present a letter, drafted by City Manger Wayne Matthews and signed by Mayor Leon Uriarte, urging the planning commission to consider the economic impact of projects on the surrounding area, since residents of Snyderville area developments would use many Park City services. The letter, endorsed by the city council last week, suggests the creation of a county impact fee, similar to Park City's impact fee, to raise funds for the ceunty to provide services themselves. Greenhalgh said a 350 acre addition to the Summit Park subdivision may also be considered consider-ed at Tuesday's hearing if information requested by the planning commission is submitted submit-ted in time. The commission had requested a soils study because of the steepness of the site. Tuesday's bond election will determine whether the county will be able to build a $1.2 million annex to the county courthouse. The annex would house the presently overcrowded County Recorder's office, as well as the County Sheriff, a new jail, and district court chambers. Almost half the cost of the annex would be paid by two Three items of importance for Summit County residents are scheduled on next week's calendar. calen-dar. On Tuesday, evening and perhaps of greatest interest to those in the Park City area, is a public hearing at Park West on proposed changes to the new county masterplan. Two proposed changes are being sought as the first step toward zoning changes and approvals for much publicized publiciz-ed developments the Canyon Rim Ranch in Snyderville and the revitalized Gorgoza resort, now called Parley's Park resort, along Interstate 80. That same day, voters throughout through-out the county will go to the polls to decide whether to approve an $850,000 bond issue to finance an annex to the Summit County courthouse. On Wednesday evening, the county commissioners will hold a public hearing in Coalville on the county's proposed 1978 budget, which this year passes the $2 million mark. Tuesday's hearing at Park West, scheduled to begin at 8 p.m., will give local residents a chance to present their opinions to the County Planning Commission Commis-sion on the Canyon Rim Ranch and Parlay's Park developments. The commission will decide whether to amend the county masterplan based on public comments at the hearing. Under the new county procedure, developers cannot submit their plans for approval unless they are included in the masterplan. According to County Planning Director Max Greenhalgh, the amendments to the masterplan are "the first door" developers must pass through before their projects are approved. Formal approval and zoning changes are decided later, after detailed plans are presented. "We will be asking whether it's feasible to have this type of development in the area," said Greenhalgh. "The masterplan meetings are probably the most important meetings affecting future development of the county. Most people don't realize the impact they can have." Plans for Canyon Rim Ranch call for nearly 1300 housing units spread over 460 acres on both sides of highway 224 north of Park West. Developed by local engineering firm J.J. Johnson and Associates for Partnership Investments, Inc., a Minneapolis-based firm specializing special-izing in recreation projects, the plans also call for a 7 acre equestrian center, 8 acres of "convenience" commercial ground and 7 acres set aside for possible use as low-income "employee" housing. The total number of acres controlled by the developers is 1400 acres, but only 33 percent is planned for actual development, with the rest, most steep - forrested terrain, remaining as open space. The entire project, if approved, is expected to take 10 to 15 years to develop. Developers of the Parley's Park resort include Wally Wright, |
