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Summit County Has Good Job Growth
Summit County seems to have experienced good job growth year over year.
Jeremy Ranch Citizens Demonstrate That You Can Make a Difference
During Tuesday’s Snyderville Basin Planning Commission meeting, regarding the next phase of the General Plan, 200 people filled the Ecker Hill Middle School Auditorium. It is likely 150 to 175 of those people were from Jeremy Ranch. In general, Jeremy Residents were concerned about their neighborhood receiving more development as part of a new concept …
Uinta Black Waxy Crude Prices Keep Falling
Uinta Black Waxy Crude is down 13% in the last week. On Jan 5th it was $32.04. Today it is listed at $27.89 per barrel. It has to be hard to make capital decisions for energy companies when your prices (and thus profits) are falling like a rock.
We Live Blogged the Snyderville Basin Meeting on the General Plan Phase 2
We were at Ecker Middle School to cover the Snyderville Basin Planning Commission (SBPC) meeting regarding the General Plan Phase 2. Click read more below to read all the gory details. We will also be posting a video as soon as we can.
There is a Distrust of Summit County Government When it Comes to Development
We’ve followed the Snyderville Basin planning process in great detail for a while. Granted, by many people’s standards across the Basin, who have been here since the 60s, 70s, or 80s, we’ve only been here for a drop in the bucket. That said, we were so upset with some events a few years ago that we began …
Over 2.7 Million Square Feet of Commercial Development Has Been OK’d But Remains Unbuilt in the Basin
As we try to find solutions to balancing growth with our economy here in the Snyderville Basin, we often focus our discussion on homes. Where should we build condos? How many? When? Etc. However, perhaps the more daunting task is looking at commercial development. So far there has been about 7.4 million square feet of commercial …
The Roof is On At Park City Film Studios
Over the weekend we noticed that the Park City Film Studios roof was finally “completed” — or it seems to be completely covered at least. During the past few months we have wondered what’s going on as we’d only see a few people working at any one time. So, has hell frozen over? Has it been …
What the Heck is a TDR? … And Why You Should Care.
If you’ve been following developments regarding the Snyderville Basin General Plan, you may have come across the concept of receiving areas. Receiving areas are parcels of land that are designated to have more building on them than would be normally allowed in order to concentrate development density. The flip side of receiving areas are called sending areas. Sending areas …
Your County Needs Your Help
Over the past couple of years, Summit County (and the Snyderville Basin Planning Commission) have been working towards completing Phase 2 of its General Plan. The General Plan lays out the concepts that drive “what should be built where” in the Basin. The General Plan, once completed, is then used to update our development code. The development …
We’ll Be Live Blogging Tuesday Night’s General Plan Public Hearing
On Tuesday, the Snyderville Basin Planning Commission will be holding a public hearing to get input on Phase 2 of the Basin’s General Plan. This plan is VERY IMPORTANT as it will likely guide development for the next 25 years. The meeting is at 6PM at Ecker Middle School (they moved it from the Richins …
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