Construction site, once a mess, looking nicer

(Park Record) The developers of Echo Spur on Rossi Hill, a project occupying a little-seen corner of Old Town, say they have made significant progress in the months since a neighborhood dispute about the condition of the construction site.

Connie Bilbrey, the developer, said in an interview the crews in the past approximately 10 months have put in two major retaining walls, water lines, sewer lines, curbs, gutters, sidewalks and a street. Much of the work was accomplished between June and November, Bilbrey said.

"We have completely improved the property," he said, adding, "It looks really, really nice . . . It was very well done."

The work followed a dispute between Bilbrey's side and a few neighbors. City Hall became involved last spring, demanding the developers tidy up the site by removing construction equipment and restoring or replacing construction fencing, among other measures.

The neighbors at the time were incensed with the condition of the construction site. The dispute involved just a handful of people, though.

Matt Cassel, the Park City engineer and the City Hall staffer who intervened in 2009, acknowledged in an interview the progress that the developers have made. He said most of the tidying work occurred prior to the winter.

"A year ago, it was torn up," Cassel said.

Original Article