Entries Published On October, 2016
Have questions about the proposed sales tax and it use for fixing area transportation?
Tonight the Summit County Council is holding a public hearing at 6PM to take public comment on the proposed .5% sales tax increase (really two .25% sales taxes) to fund areas designed to improve transportation. The hearing is at the Richins Building (the library in Kimball Junction). If you can make it, it’s a great …
Everytime I see this sign I think of Teri Orr
About a year and a half ago, the Park City School District was holding one of three sessions to gather public input on the design of new schools. Six months later, it would end in a bond defeat for the school district. However the night of the second public meeting was special. Ahead of time the school …
As seen on the streets of Park City
I love election season…
Citizen is concerned with Blyncsy and Park City
Last year we wrote a couple of stories (here and here) about the county and city putting in Blyncsy cell phone monitors to track phones and help monitor traffic. Today a reader wrote in with the following: ******************************************************* The facts are that once information is available on anyone, law enforcement will want it, and it will be …
Summit County needs NEW and BETTER education on curbside recycling
We all know that recycling is “The everyday way to save the world.” I mean, who doesn’t want to save the world? With that in mind, we have a question for you. Which of the following can be put in your curbside recycling bin? If you aren’t 100% confident, you aren’t alone. In a …
Park City drug issues are not new and may cost you everything
Days before my 16th birthday, my next door neighbor committed suicide. He drove out to a lake, wrote his parents a letter, and pulled the trigger on a shotgun. In the aftermath, and for a VERY SHORT while, people tried to explain it, but they never really understood. They missed the point and ignored the broader picture. I …
The Mayor is surprised that Park City ski rankings dropped?
Today’s Park Record is reporting that Park City mayor Jack Thomas said it was a surprise “to see the ranking drop so much. I saw dramatic improvements to the infrastructure of Park City mountain and The Canyons,” Thomas said, adding, “How did we drop that fast when the resort put so much into the mountain?” Thomas …
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