Board hears designs for Dozier Field and Treasure Mountain sports complex; two architectural options highlighted

Architects and district staff presented two primary design options for improvements at Dozier Field and a phased reinvention of the Treasure Mountain sports complex.

Energy and Architects lead Scott Lair described a multi-phase plan to replace failing surfaces, add turf to fields for all-weather play, renovate the track surface and provide consolidated concession, restroom and team-room space. For the Treasure Mountain site, the plan envisions new turf baseball and softball fields, two multiuse turf fields, tennis complexes designed for future enclosures, slightly expanded parking (presenters said roughly 225–230 stalls compared with the existing ~70) and new support buildings for concessions, restrooms and team spaces. The presentation said the existing Treasure Mountain buildings and some on-site structures would be demolished to create open space for the phased build.

For Dozier Field the architects presented two main options for a new north-side building: a single-story, long linear building set lower into the hillside, and a two-story curved building pushed farther north to reduce proximity to Lucky John Boulevard. Lair said a two-story iteration allows stacking team spaces below and public or banquet spaces above and can be “tucked” under the district height limit (presenter cited Park City code height limit of 28 feet and said they are targeting a ~25-foot elevation above the track). The architects emphasized screening—adding soil and vegetation—to reduce visual impacts toward nearby residences, and noted the benefit of the two-story option for sound mitigation and for avoiding intrusion into the existing parking lot.

Board members and community attendees asked about grading and soil movement, snow storage and winter maintenance, pedestrian and vehicle circulation, the number of parking stalls and how the designs would affect adjacent properties and path connections. Presenters said their goal is site balance (minimize off-site soil import/export) and that much construction would be scheduled to avoid peak school-use periods when possible.

Several board members and community members voiced support for reducing the dark, underused area behind the field adjacent to Lucky John Boulevard, saying a building and programmed space there could improve safety and game-day management. Architects said final decisions on single-story versus two-story configurations would depend on budget and further community input; the steering committee had expressed a preference for a consolidated two-story solution.

No binding vote was taken at the meeting; staff asked the board for direction on which schematic to advance for further design and community review.