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Letter to the Wasatch County Commision Concerning the Bonanza Mountain Resort Proposal
Save Our Canyons January 25, 2002.  

Will Heber be another Canmore?
Deseret News December 31, 2002.  ...Look for those changes to be multiplied in the Heber Valley as the Olympics push another small town onto the world's radar.

Bonanza Resort Proposed
The Salt Lake Tribune January 15, 2002.  Plans for a luxury mountain resort in the Bonanza Flats area east of Guardsman Pass were presented here Monday night to the Wasatch County Commission.

Wasatch Planners Support Development
The Salt Lake Tribune December 7, 2001.  The Wasatch County Planning Commission has passed on a recommendation to the County Commission that it OK density requirements for an upscale development proposed for Bonanza Flats by United Park City Mines.

Soldier Hollow Will Face Cash Pinch
The Salt Lake Tribune November 28, 2001.  Although Soldier Hollow has been a hit in its first two seasons, the cross country skiing and biathlon facility still will need an infusion of cash to meet operating expenses after its Olympic glory days.

Officials Look to Maintain a Green Heber Valley
The Salt Lake Tribune November 28, 2001.  An updated "general plan" for the county approved this week requires developers who subdivide irrigated pastures and farms to leave the water with the land.

Politicians are feeling ripples from Jordanelle
Deseret News September 25, 2001.  Sometime in the not-too-distant future, Jordanelle Reservoir development promises to open up a new can of people.

Wasatch could reap a windfall
Deseret News September 25, 2001.  With half-acre lots in some areas selling for more than $1 million, the expected tax revenues to schools, parks, law enforcement and county coffers are enormous.

Jordanelle growth distressing Heber
Deseret News September 24, 2001.  Millions of gallons of sewage will ultimately flow south to Heber Valley as thousands of homes, condominiums and hotels are eventually built here.

Luxury site at Jordanelle wins early county nod
Deseret News August 28, 2001.  Victory Ranch must jump through several more regulatory hoops before holes are dug for the 792 units, including a 50-room fishing lodge plus three 18-hole championship golf courses, along the Provo River on the east side of Jordanelle.

Waste near Jordanelle will finally be capped
Deseret News July 9, 2001.  Three piles of toxic mining waste, which pose a threat to a major source of Wasatch Front drinking water stored in Jordanelle Reservoir, will finally be capped - next year.

Drought Menaces Wasatch Back
The Salt Lake Tribune June 30, 2001.  ... as development has boomed in Summit and Wasatch counties from Kimball Junction to Heber City, the balance between supply and demand has grown increasingly delicate.

Wasatch Planning Commission OKs Provo River Resort
The Salt Lake Tribune June 23, 2001.  Wasatch County is moving to permit an upscale, 10-square-mile resort that would straddle the Provo River for nearly six miles through a scenic farming valley east of Jordanelle Reservoir.

Asphalt Plant Approved -- With Restrictions
The Salt Lake Tribune April 28, 2001.  Wasatch County commissioners have approved construction of a controversial asphalt plant near Deer Creek Reservoir.

Soldier Hollow 'Legacy' Day Lodge Dedicated
The Salt Lake Tribune January 7, 2001.  Talk about the legacy of Salt Lake City's 2002 Winter Olympics abounded here Friday, when government and private-sector officials dedicated a new $1 million day lodge that will serve Nordic skiers and biathletes.

Golf Course Sought Near Oly Venue
The Salt Lake Tribune December2, 2000.  Utah's 2002 Winter Olympic legacy could include a new 36-hole golf course above the Soldier Hollow Nordic and biathlon facility at Wasatch Mountain State Park near Midway.

Roads to Soldier Hollow now open
Deseret News November 21, 2000.  "As far as our take on this goes, this is a nice beginning. This is not the grand finale of anything," said Bob Mathis, Wasatch County Olympic coordinator.

Jordanelle Developers Fighting Overhead Power Line
The Salt Lake Tribune October 3, 2000.  Dozens of developers of lakeside property around the Jordanelle Reservoir are fighting a proposal by Utah Power to erect what critics are calling "the mother of all power lines" east of Deer Valley.

Developers' Jordanelle Dream Taking Shape
The Salt Lake Tribune October 2, 2000.  ...The project is but the tip of a construction iceberg that developers envision will become a lake-side community in Wasatch County, surrounding one of Utah's most popular state parks... Notably absent in much of the debate over development around the reservoir has been much discussion of environmental or aesthetic concerns, though proponents say that is because of the large percentage of land that will be dedicated to open space.

Development Along U.S. 40? Downtown Heber Backers in Protective Mode
The Salt Lake Tribune August 15, 2000.  A push to develop farmland around the main highway into the Heber Valley has raised debate over how to balance commercial and scenic concerns.

Can Heber Speedway Get on the Fast Track?
The Salt Lake Tribune August 12, 2000.  A proposed speedway that could put the rural Heber Valley on the professional motorcycle- and car-racing map is being greeted with skepticism.

Quick OK of New Midway Gas Station Raises Openness Questions
The Salt Lake Tribune June 20, 2000.  A dispute over construction of a second gas station in this increasingly resort-minded town has raised questions about City Hall's openness.

Feds Halt Developer Who Dozed Wetlands
The Salt Lake Tribune June 6, 2000.  Citing a developer for bulldozing protected wetlands, federal regulators have halted a project that would turn a hot spring into a multimillion-dollar resort.

Decision Delayed on Plans for Controversial Asphalt Plant
The Salt Lake Tribune May 24, 2000.  The fate of a proposed asphalt plant remains in limbo after the Wasatch County Commission left the issue undecided Monday.

Massive resort planned for Midway
Deseret News May 20, 2000.  $100 million project calls for spa, conference center

Scenic State 224 May Open in Winter
The Salt Lake Tribune April 24, 2000.  A crooked dirt road that climbs 2,000 feet from Park City to Guardsman Pass illustrates the conflict over development pressures in one of Utah's fastest-growing alpine communities.

Many in Charleston want sewer project flushed
Deseret News April 2, 2000.  Not even the chance of benefitting from some of the Olympics-related spending is enough to persuade some residents they should install a sewer system.

Town's Voters: No Sewers, No Grants
The Salt Lake Tribune March 22, 2000.  Voters on Tuesday turned out to defeat a plan for a controversial new sewer system that would have been paid for largely by Olympic largess.

Wasatch County Gets Big Boost From Legislature
The Salt Lake Tribune March 2, 2000.  The post-Olympic survival of the Soldier Hollow cross-country skiing area has been ensured by a $700,000 legislative appropriation for construction of a day lodge, say the facility's supporters.

Lawmakers OK funding for Soldier Hollow day lodge
The Daily Herald March 1, 2000.  By the end of this year, Wasatch County's Olympic skiing venue will have a day lodge, thanks to funding from the state government.

Town May Say No to Olympic Sewer System
The Salt Lake Tribune February 22, 2000.  ...many residents of Charleston are saying "no thanks" to about $3 million or $6,000 for every man, woman and child in outside grants that would pay for the area's first sewer system.

Games venue aims to seize the day
Deseret News January 6, 1999.  Soldier Hollow hopes to capitalize on Olympic image

The "Park City Effect" Ripples Outward
Mountain Times Weekly November 18, 1999.  Heber and Kamas discover that living so close to Park City development fire might get them burned.

Boosters, Legislator Work to Keep Soldier Hollow Open After Games
The Salt Lake Tribune November 19, 1999.  A group of winter-sports enthusiasts and political figures is working to keep the venue for the 2002 Winter Olympics' cross-country and biathlon events open after the Games.

Boosters of Midway venue cultivate life after Games
Ogden Standard-Examiner (free registration required) November 15, 1999.  Olympics may springboard ski resort into world-class destination

Turf Wars
Mountain Times Weekly November 4, 1999.   While vandals bash barriers in Bonanza Flats, property owners wonder why.

At Soldier Hollow, ski but don't stay
Deseret News August 9, 1999.  This folksy town is about to be transformed into a place where the world skis, but it's doing its best not to resemble Park City. There is pre-Olympic excitement for the Nordic competitions to be held at Soldier Hollow in Wasatch Mountain State Park.