NORTHSTAR HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION
ReRoad Comments

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Comments by Lot #

• Lot # 1
• Lot # 2
• Lot # 3
• Lot # 4
• Lot # 5
• Lot # 6
• Lot # 7
• Lot # 8
  • Point 1: The road was constructed in 1978 before any houses were built.
    • Ergo - what (according to President / Secretary Annie Lewis Garda (lot 7) in her Minutes ) "Mike Kelly reported that their excavations had shown that the dirt on their property [RR ties and dirt are from turnout removed for lot 7 & 8 driveways] and under the road [wrong - no way of looking under the road.] is actually topsoil. Apparently, the dirt excavated from the first two homes built was dumped in that area to make it flat enough for a road [wrong - road was already built!]. Then the road was built on the flattest part [wrong- road was built before any house could be.]. The result is that the road is not only two feet over the Kelly property line [totally wrong, see sheet 4 of 7, Northstar Subdivision - As Builts 11-1-78, a copy is available from the engineering department of the Snyderville Basin Water Reclamation District, 2800 Homestead Rd, Park City, UT 84098, point of contact : District Engineer Bryan Atwood, batwood@sbwrd.org, (435) 649-7993 extension 245 ], but is also built on soft soil [wrong - the entire weight of the three houses on lots 6, 7 and 8, was transported over this road without incident.].
      
      
  • Point 2: The road is considered by the Park City Chief Building Official: Ron Ivie, 615-5105, rivie@parkcity.org as an acceptable "existing condition" and any attempt to modify it will require very expensive compliance with present day code. Ron also said he "didn't want any cement trucks on the road until the foundation was back filled".
    
    
  • Point 3: Once restored to original condition (14 ft wide) it will handle fire trucks way it does the Mount Olympus Water truck - drive up back down. Lowell is 32 ft wide, i.e. two 16 ft wide lanes and a fire/water truck can't turn around down there either.
    
    
  • Point 4: The reason the road was placed where it is because "it reduced the amount of blasting required to get it flat", PR. The ARC has no association (organizational) memory and this could cost us all dearly.
    
    
  • Point 5: A wider upper road would reduce green space, generate more heat and snow to remove or store.
    
    
  • Point 6: A higher upper road would impact lot 5.
    
    
  • Point 7:
• Lot # 9
• Lot # 10
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Annie Lewis Garda,

Secretary

 Snyderville Basin Water Reclamation District, (435) 649-7993, 2800 Homestead Rd, Park City, UT 84098

Those in attendance could see that the upper part of the Northstar road is in a precarious position. Excavation of the Kelly home and leaks in the city water system lead to considerable erosion and damage. Mike Kelly reported that the road is now safe, even for trucks. The builder expects construction to be far enough along by the end of September that he can return the road to its original condition. He will repair the temporary patches he has made and install a rolled curb. The dirt area around the fire hydrant is the responsibility of the city. Bill Truxes indicated there is still water leaking from a pipe that goes to the VanDenburgh home and that the city is coming back to repair it.

Bill Truxes said he had engineer's reports indicating otherwise. He will send these reports to Mike Kelly. Mike has had preliminary discussions with an engineer regarding the road and suggested that we hire him to give us options for improving the road. Discussion pointed out that we are now a subdivision of multi-million dollar homes and we should have infrastructure which at least supports safety vehicles. David VanDenburgh moved, and Mike Kelly seconded, a motion to spend up to $1,000 for an engineer to give us options for road improvement. The motion passed without dissent.