Summit County says Air Force is eyeing hotel site at The Canyons

(Park Record) Summit County officials are anxiously awaiting word from the Air Force as to where the military plans to locate a hotel that would cater to servicemen. Previous indications are that the Air Force is eyeing an unspecified site at The Canyons.

"All we get is, it's at The Canyons," Summit County Councilman Chris Robinson said in a recent telephone interview. "[Military officials] called and said they want to have an announcement. I said, I think it's foolish for you to announce anything until you've told us what you are going to announce."

An Air Force spokesman would not say whether the military plans to put a hotel near the Snyderville Basin ski area.

The Air Force project may include The Canyons hotel and a commercial center at a separate location in Summit County. The development could attract a big retailer to the Park City area, which would help offset the hotel operator's costs of providing room discounts to soldiers, according to government officials.

Summit County Manager Bob Jasper told The Park Record that he was also told that Air Force officials are interested in locating the hotel at The Canyons.

"The question is, what at The Canyons," Robinson said. "What we haven't heard is anything specific. They want to go to The Canyons. My problem with the Air Force is that they are real slow to decide."

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