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Jan 08, 2007 by Julie Rose
(KCPW News) A hillside plot Park City officials hope to preserve as open space could become a 600-unit hotel as early as this summer. The U.S. Air Force owns the land and is exempt to local zoning laws, which has Park City officials scrambling to make an alternative offer. Park City manager Tom Bakaly says they may have found a solution:
"We've been working with them for the last six months to find another location, and I think we have a pretty good one over at The Canyons where the developer would make more," says Bakaly.
The Air Force has not yet agreed to swap their 26 acres at the entrance to town on State Route 248 for the smaller piece at The Canyons. The parties are having trouble agreeing on the value of the Air Force land, known as Red Maple. The U.S. Government intends to build a resort facility for military personnel and has already drafted plans and secured a developer for the project to begin this spring. Park City has taken heat for its opposition to the Air Force project, but Bakaly says the town is not anti-military.
"We're in the visitor business, we want them to come visit," says Bakaly. "But we want this hotel in the right location. Red Maple is surrounded by open space, it's in one of our entry corridors and there are not many utilities there. It's just not the right place for a hotel. We think closer to a resort is better."
Park City officials can now only wait to see if the Air Force accepts its offer for a trade - which could happen before the end of this month.
(KCPW News) A hillside plot Park City officials hope to preserve as open space could become a 600-unit hotel as early as this summer. The U.S. Air Force owns the land and is exempt to local zoning laws, which has Park City officials scrambling to make an alternative offer. Park City manager Tom Bakaly says they may have found a solution:
"We've been working with them for the last six months to find another location, and I think we have a pretty good one over at The Canyons where the developer would make more," says Bakaly.
The Air Force has not yet agreed to swap their 26 acres at the entrance to town on State Route 248 for the smaller piece at The Canyons. The parties are having trouble agreeing on the value of the Air Force land, known as Red Maple. The U.S. Government intends to build a resort facility for military personnel and has already drafted plans and secured a developer for the project to begin this spring. Park City has taken heat for its opposition to the Air Force project, but Bakaly says the town is not anti-military.
"We're in the visitor business, we want them to come visit," says Bakaly. "But we want this hotel in the right location. Red Maple is surrounded by open space, it's in one of our entry corridors and there are not many utilities there. It's just not the right place for a hotel. We think closer to a resort is better."
Park City officials can now only wait to see if the Air Force accepts its offer for a trade - which could happen before the end of this month.