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Resident and business leaders ask council to address speeding, public-safety concerns near casino expansion
Summary
A resident and a hotel/real-estate general manager urged the council to reduce speed limits and consider traffic changes near hydraulic/70th Seventh Street and the former Greyhound Park redevelopment as businesses expand; council members asked staff to consider options ahead of openings expected this year.
A Park City resident and representatives connected to a nearby business asked the council on Aug. 12 to consider lowering speed limits and other traffic improvements near the area of Hydraulic and 70 Seventh Street, citing increased traffic and disorder associated with casino expansion and the redevelopment of the former Greyhound Park.
Monica Rentz, who said she has lived in Park City nearly 15 years on Hydraulic near 70 Seventh Street, told the council that the current posted speed limit is 55 mph and that drivers frequently exceed it by large margins. She said motorists pass while neighbors are turning into driveways, that three vehicles recently ended up in front yards after drivers left the roadway, and that residents have experienced car break‑ins. “The speeding, they're easily going 30 over. Most of the time, it's atrocious,” Rentz said.
Later in the meeting Councilmember Brandy Bailey said she had spoken with the general manager at Gillies (the nearby business) who expressed the same safety concerns and recommended reducing the speed limit to 45 mph and considering a roundabout at the intersection of 70 Seventh and Hydraulic to improve safety. Bailey said she wanted council and staff to begin considering improvements before a planned opening in December.
Council members acknowledged the concerns and asked staff to consider options; no formal action (ordinance change or traffic-calming project approval) was taken at the meeting, and staff said engineering review and any legal steps (statutory notification, speed studies, or coordination with state agencies if applicable) would be needed before changes could be made.
