Colorado May Implement Pricey Toll Lane Aimed at Ski Traffic

A reader sent in an article about Colorado’s new variable-priced toll lane that extends 13 miles on Interstate 70 between the mountains and Denver. While toll lanes are nothing new there are a number of interesting aspects to this one: It only runs 72 days a year (weekends and Monday holidays) The toll is priced based …

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Sam Jackenthal Passes Away

It’s with great sadness that we report that 16 year old Park City freeskier Sam Jackenthal has succumbed to injuries sustained in a September 8th skiing accident in Australia. He is survived by his mother and father, Jennifer and Ron and sister Skylar. Our thoughts are with the Jackenthal family. That’s just way too young. …

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A Great Discussion That Reminds Us To Start Paying Attention

Every once in awhile there will be a 30 second exchange between people that everyone should hear. This morning it happened on KPCW. Summit County Community Development Director Pat Putt was interviewed by KPCW’s Leslie Thatcher about different developments happening around the Snyderville Basin. One of those developments discussed was the Silver Creek Village, near Home Depot. …

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Summit County Unemployment Rate Stays Steady in August

The Utah Department of Workforce has released unemployment numbers for August 2015. Our seasonally adjusted non-farm unemployment rate is holding steady at about 3.2% (same as August). We continue to have the second lowest unemployment rate in the state, with only Cache county having a lower rate at 3.0%. Non seasonally adjusted data from jobs.utah.gov …

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