Park City Mountain Resort has traditionally not charged for parking in the vast lots at the base area. A Provo developer pursuing a project atop the parking lots intends to introduce a paid-parking system in the garages that would be built to replace the existing spots. Park Record file photo
The Provo developer pursuing a major project at the Park City Mountain Resort base area intends to incorporate a paid-parking system as a key measure in the efforts to reduce the amount of traffic the new lodging and commercial spaces would generate, a concept that has largely been in the background in the discussions but one that could be addressed this week.
The Responsible Resort Area Development Coalition, which opposes a development proposal at Park City Mountain Resort, this week challenged some of the materials produced by the Provo firm that is pursuing the project. The group, as an example, says the computer-generated image on the right shows mountainous terrain in the background that is not part of the actual landscape, seen on the left.
Courtesy of the Responsible Resort Area Development Coalition
A group in opposition to a major development proposal at Park City Mountain Resort on Wednesday accused the Provo firm pursuing the project of using misleading images in support of the plan, a claim that was made in the weeks after the group itself employed deceptive images to promote its side.
For the most part, Park City is built. There aren’t enough vacant lots left to matter anymore. What you see is pretty much what you get, and despite my skepticism about growth in general, things have worked out pretty well around here. The only development left in town is the huge stuff that has been on the backburner for a generation. It’s stuff I never thought would happen because of the complexity of building it, and the costs involved. It never seemed to make sense. The Treasure Hill project was purchased by the city to put an end to that one.
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The owner of Deer Valley Resort on Monday indicated the initial work for a major development at Snow Park could start in 2022, a timeline that appears to be aggressive for a project of the size contemplated.
Alterra Mountain Company provided limited information about a Snow Park project in a release covering development plans and other upgrades across the firm’s resorts. The release says the development at Snow Park “is projected to break ground in 2022” but notes the timeline is dependent on the City Hall review of a project.
There are longstanding development rights dating to the 1970s attached to the parking lots outside Snow Park Lodge. The rights were included in the overall City Hall approval for the development of Deer Valley. The resort, though, must secure another approval before a development could launch. The Park City Planning Commission will eventually be tasked with reviewing an application.
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Steve Joyce, a first-term member of the Park City Council, said on Friday he will not seek reelection later in 2021, creating a seat on the ballot without an incumbent vying for another term.
Joyce, 59 and a former member of the Park City Planning Commission, said he is considering spending a year in Europe after having lived in Park City for 17 years. It would be an “adventure,” he said.
Joyce said he would have sought reelection if he was committed to staying in Park City during the four-year term.
He said he is willing to talk to people considering a campaign about service as a city councilor.