Entries Published On April, 2015
What Zions National Park Could Teach Us About Mountain Accord
As many people know, Mountain Accord has proposed rail up Little Cottonwood Canyon. I received an email from a Friend of the Park Rag about Zions National Park . The person makes the case that Zions has over 3 million visitors per year and does it all with Buses (and not rail). Visitors are not …
Price of Water Going Up
I opened a letter from Summit Water Distribution yesterday. It was the standard annual shareholder’s letter I get every year. Yet this year, hidden in envelope, was a trojan horse — a notice from the water company that prices were going up 20% per year. This could mean an increase of $11-$18 per month. I …
We Have Met the Enemy and He Is Us
A Friend of the Park Rag sent a quote that I absolutely love. I believe it describes our situation to a tee. If you like that quote, you may want to read the whole story. It seems Jackson Hole has similar, if not worse problems, than ours. The author pulls no punches and basically says that the people …
Average Traffic in Cottonwood Canyons is at a 1999 Level?
I was doing some research on the number of visitors that drive the Cottonwood Canyons. I’ll be writing more, later today, about a report on transportation from 2012 that I’ve been reading. However, I wanted to share an interesting chart in that report from the Utah Department of Transportation. Below is the average daily traffic …
Reduce Your Chances of a Robbery
As some of you know, my house was robbed in November. Today I read about another house that was almost robbed but the thief was scared away. Unfortunately, it seems like I am hearing more and more of this around Park City. What I have learned is that robberies happen here and the perpetrator will likely not be …
No Mention of Park City Film Studios?
Saturday’s Park Record includes an article about Governor Herbert vetoing a Film Subsidy bill. Effectively Utah won’t be increasing the amount of subsidies that can be paid to film makers shooting in Utah. Yet, that’s not really the interesting part. What I find interesting is that there wasn’t one mention of Park City Film Studios …
Press Release Highlight the Problems with Park City Film Studios
Park City Film Studios (PCFS) is nearing completion and it’s time to take another look at what they are planning. While I have been critical of the project, now that its opening, I hope it achieves enough success to be viable. Yet, reading a press release from March makes me question whether their strategy will work. …
Summit County Council’s Comments on Dogs are Becoming White Noise
In Wednesday’s Park Record, the Summit County Council wrote an editorial on dogs. The title, “Self Regulation By Dog Owners is Best Solution” got us excited. The contents of the editorial, not so much. The editorial basically says: Keep your dog on leash If you have a dog you know is safe off-leash, then use one …
Recordings of KPCW’s Local News Hour Are Now Available
If you are like us, you enjoy KPCW’s Local News Hour with Leslie Thatcher, Lynn Ware Peak, and Rick Brough. We think it’s the best source of news in town. Over the years we heard many complaints that the show wasn’t available on KCPW’s website. We had the same complaint, so we started recording it so …
Summit County Unemployment Rate Back Down to 3%
Summit County’s unemployment rate has been dropping since December 2009. During the height of the recession, our unemployment rate crested at 8.9% but has fallen to just 3%. This is the third lowest rate of any county in the state (Morgan and Cache are at 2.9%) and 2.5% lower than the national average of 5.5%. We still …
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