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Show . ' ' " NP ' ,A h 'J K.V- ' , I 1 ' -t0 . " . '.'- . , ,. ' Controversial "little red house" near Main Street Marketplace may be future church school and offices. Fields Corp. 'little red house' may be donated to charity by CHRISTOPHER SMART Record staff writer The little red house at the corner of 4th Street and Park Avenue that became the center of controversy last winter may be donated to the Park City Community Church. ' While Ihe-; plans. - are in the : preliminary phase and may have to be approved by the Park City Council, Coun-cil, Randy Fields said it makes more sense to donate the house to the church and others who need office space than for Fields to keep it. The house originally was part of an agreement between Silver Mill Development Co., which built the Main Street Marketplace mall, and the municipality. To gain the Historical Transition Overlay (HTO) zoning for the mall, the developers agreed to renovate the structure. Fields, who was a partner in the Silver Mill firm, later bought out partners Mike Barnes and Mike Doilney. In December of last year, Fields disagreed with municipal officials of-ficials on the extent of ;the renovations renova-tions needed. A new agreement was reached calling for about $60,000 in renovations. On Jan. 1 of next year, the municipality will cash a letter of credit from Fields for $60,000 if the renovation is not complete. However, Fields said the community communi-ty would be better served if the house became the property of the church. Pastor Mark Heiss said the church desperately needs the space. He said the house could be used for church school for the Park City Community Church's youngsters and for office space. "In terms of our space crunch, it would be ideal," he said. The Park City Community Church . is located across 4th Street from the "little red hooser-'- If the house was donated to the church, Heiss said the congregation could find funds to renovate the building. "I'm pretty confident we could." The proposal has yet to come before the city council, said Councilman Coun-cilman Al Horrigan. He said that any change in the agreement with Fields would have to ensure that the house was renovated. |