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Summarized by Kent Larsen
LDS Church To Provide Olympics Parking
Salt Lake Tribune 26Apr00 B1
By Karl Cates: Salt Lake Tribune
PARK CITY, UTAH -- The LDS Church's Property Reserve Inc., the holding
company for the Church's real estate, has agreed to lease two plots of
land near Park City, Utah to the Salt Lake Olympic Committee for use as
temporary 'park-and-ride' lots for the 2002 Winter Games. The lots, one
on U.S. 40 northeast of Park City and the other on state road 224 near
the Utah Winter Sports Park at Bear Hollow, will hold a total of 13,400
cars and 400 buses.
Details of the arrangement were disclosed at a Utah Department of
Transportation open house on Tuesday night. Some residents of the area
worried about the arrangement, fearing that it might have lasting
effects on the landscape. "It sounds like they're going to restore
everything," said Jeremy Ranch resident Rita Garant. While she was
comforted by the promise that the lots would be restored following the
games, she remained skeptical, "We'll see when reality sets in."
The lots are a crucial traffic-management tool for the area, which is
expected to host many events during the Winter Olympics. The topsoil
will be scraped from the lots and they will be covered with gravel
before the games. Following the games, the gravel will be removed, and
the original soil will be replaced and revegetated, according to the
plan.
The construction and reclamation will cost about $11.3 million for both
lots. The article didn't indicate how much the SLOC will pay Property
Reserve to lease the land.
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