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Snyderville Basin water district warns homeowners of rising sewer repair costs
By Kristine Weller
(Photography by Lance Cheung)
The Snyderville Basin Water Reclamation District says sewer line maintenance prices are higher than ever and suggests locals consider insurance policies to cover repairs.
Mike Leurs, the district’s executive director, says increases in construction, materials and labor costs all contribute to the climbing price tag.
Homeowners are responsible for line upkeep and repairs to what’s called the sewer lateral. That’s the pipe that carries wastewater from toilets, sinks, showers and washing machines to treatment plants.
Luers said a recent customer’s repairs cost around $30,000. He suggests getting a service line coverage endorsement on a homeowners policy or a standalone insurance policy.
Among the factors that contribute to sewer line issues are the age of home and landscaping like old trees with roots growing around pipes.
Summit County greenlights nonprofit space in Dakota Pacific area
By Connor Thomas
(Photography by Connor Thomas)
A co-working space for nonprofits and artists may be part of the future mixed-used development planned for Kimball Junction.
A change to Summit County’s agreement with developer Dakota Pacific, will add 50,000 additional square feet to the project. About 30,000 of that could go to the Kimball Art Center, which said last year it would move out of Park City.
Another 10,000 could become the nonprofit hub and the Park City Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau could use the remaining 10,000 for a new visitor center.
Chamber President and CEO Jennifer Wesselhoff said a conversation with the developer started last year to make sure the visitor center and adjacent development would fit together.
That’s because the existing library and transit center will be replaced with a mixed-use plaza above a multilevel underground parking garage. A new bus depot will also separate the garage from the chamber’s visitor center.
Basin Rec redesigns skatepark near Park City to be more accessible
By Connor Thomas
(Provided by Basin Rec)
The Trailside skatepark will grow nearly 50% and expand its offerings for spectators and athletes with disabilities.
The Trailside Wheels Park will offer common skateboard and bike park features and has been redesigned to cater to most anything that rolls, including scooters, inline skates and adaptive equipment used by athletes with disabilities.
Skatepark designer Jason Baldessari said he wanted to make it “approachable.”
The $1.85 million project will expand the current skatepark’s footprint from 17,000 to almost 25,000 square feet.
Users will be able to skate and pedal straight into the bottom of a new bowl area on the east side, along with dropping in.
No timeline for construction has been announced.
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