Can Jeremy Ranch Elementary School really open safely tomorrow?

Most who ollow local stories are up to date on Summit County shutting down construction at Jeremy Ranch Elementary School (JRES) due to lack of permits. This left Jeremy Ranch Elementary in mid-construction. Apparently Summit County offered Park City School District a temporary permit that would have enabled the district to clean up some fo …

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How will the standoff at Jeremy Ranch Elementary School end?

The situation at Jeremy Ranch Elementary School (JRES) is only becoming more bizarre. Here is where I think we stand. The County has laws that require certain permits for building. The Park City School District (PCSD) didn’t get those permits before demolishing a part of the parking lot which edges up to the school. Summit …

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The Park City School District is dying because they are blind

It’s becoming clearer that the best days of the Park City School District (PCSD) are behind it. Our success has been built on teachers’ backs, reputation, and the thought that money can buy success. Today, teachers are leaving, we’ve fallen to the 14th best PUBLIC high school in Utah (that’s not good), and tax increases …

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Property taxes, the Park City School District, and plain stupidity

I received my property tax notice from Summit County yesterday. It’s up $1,500 from last year. As they say, “that’s real money.” Three things seem to influence that. One, my property’s “value” went up by $600K. Two, the Park City School District increased taxes. Three, the state increased its levy for schools. I am fortunate …

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Park City School District’s Summer of Discontent

The Park City School District can’t get out of its own way. John Steinbeck would have been impressed. A recent lawsuit was filed against the Park City School District, the school board, the superintendent, and ancillary people at the district regarding not reporting child abuse, sexual abuse, bullying, and generally treating students horribly. There are …

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