Entries Published On July, 2015
Summit County Council Votes 3-2 to Continue To Be Part of Mountain Accord
The Summit County Council is visiting about the Mountain Accord and signing an interlocal agreement committing the county to $150,000 over 3 years. Here are some of the item stated during the meeting… Utah County request deferral of any actions impacting Utah County 1100 acres that snowbird was giving up to get 400 acres in …
Should the Recycle Utah Move Out of Town?
I arrived early today to a County Council Meeting and to my delight they were discussing the Recycling Center in Park City. Recycling Center personnel were presenting on the status of the program. What was interesting is that they are looking to move out of town into the Basin. It appears that in 2005, they were …
Your Kid Should Drop Out of High School and Make $250K as a Programmer…. Sure.
My personal opinion is that the Park City School District should go into damage control mode, per recent meetings on their Kearns Campus Rebuild, the likely decision to move Treasure Mountain to Ecker Hill, and realigning grades. Their current proposals seem rushed, not thought out, have conflicts of interest, and are opposed by citizens at every meeting. Yet, as …
I Hope Park City Isn’t Counting on those Chinese Visitors
Random Shower Thought… Park City’s much loved, and previous Mayor, Dana Williams took at least 3 trips to China during his tenure. These were sometimes billed as an attempt to drive the Chinese market to Park City as a vacation destination. I hope we aren’t counting on those visitors. Here is the stock chart of …
Colorado’s early childhood education focus bumps student test scores ahead of Utah’s
The salt Lake Tribune is reporting on a study done by the Utah Foundation showing that Colorado’s adoption of public pre-school and full day kindergarten has made positive strides in reducing the achievement gap. The study highlights that Utah used to be ranked higher on national tests than Colorado but that’s not the case any …
Citizens Question Objectivity of a KPCW News Report on Rebuilding Schools
I received a call from a friend last week. She, in a somewhat exasperated tone said, “Have you ever heard anything as biased as that story on the Randy Barton Show (KPCW) about the School Board’s First Public Master Planning Meeting?” She was referring to a recorded segment by a KPCW reporter that aired during …
What’s Wrong With Park City’s Hotel Occupancy Rates?
I was reading tomorrow’s Park Record (I love the fact that the online version shows up the night before) and it was educating people on taking buses to the 4th of July parade. Toward the end of the article, hotel occupancy was discussed. It said: Occupancy rate is the percentage of hotel rooms rented each …
Utah County Tells Mountain Accord to Hit the Brakes
Provo’s Herald newspaper is reporting that Utah County has told the Mountain Accord to back off on plans to incorporate American Fork Canyon into the Mountain Accord process. It appears that Mountain Accord officials planned on incorporating American Fork Canyon into the project but that they hadn’t fully consulted Utah County, its cities, and other stakeholders. The …
Annual Heads Up on Buying Vail’s Epic Pass
Last year I noticed that Vail tacks on $20 to an Epic Local Pass in a sort of underhanded way. This year they’ll quote the price at $579 but in your cart it will be $599. This is because they add $20 pass insurance to it. Now, pass insurance could be good. It covers things …
Deer Valley Season Ticket Costs 5% more this Year
I just received an email, probably like most of you, telling me that I could buy a Deer Valley lift ticket for $2085. This is up $100 (or 5%) from last year. For reference, Vail’s Epic Pass costs $579 this year. It is up $30 from last year (5.5%). Interesting… didn’t skier days drop last year?
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