Is it time to go guerilla on Dakota Pacific?

It seems everyone is resigned to our fate with Dakota Pacific. There is land that is supposed to be a Tech Park below UOP. Dakota Pacific bought it based on that designation. They can’t make enough money on that so they want to change it into commercial space and a bunch of homes.

Our local representatives have fought it but now seem ready to cave on Dakota Pacific’s demands because we can’t fight the Utah State legislature. They fear the Big Bad Legislature will destroy Park City to benefit their benefactors — the developers

It may be true.

It’s happened in the past. It’s why much of our school tax dollars go to West Valley. It isn’t because the legislature wants equality. It’s because they wanted to punish Park City for its past transgressions and keep us in line.

However, it’s getting old. Local reporter Michelle Deininger called things out about how the legislature interfered with the governing of Hideout, Park City Studios, and the aforementioned Dakota Pacific. The legislature gets what it wants. If you believe the 2034 Olympic bid is about the spirit of international cooperation and reusing the resources Utah has, I would encourage you to look at who owns the land around key transportation corridors.

We can’t beat them traditionally.

Yet the chief legislative proponent of Dakota Pacific appears to be a legislator from Cache Valley — Casey Snider. According to the Park Record, he’s the person who included language that “intended to force the Summit County Council to approve Dakota Pacific Real Estate’s request to amend a 2008 development agreement.”

It is interesting that our fate wasn’t chosen by a local representative but instead by someone from Logan.

Perhaps we in Summit County don’t have influence in the Republican Party, but many here do have money. It would be a shame if Casey Snider, from Logan, got primaried for someone who was more “friendly” to Summit County. Stop Dakota Pacific may have the influence and fundraising to do this.

Likewise, a recent Park Record Letter to the Editor from Larry and Susan Alleva suggested boycotting the Olympics. “Namely, the state is strongly in favor of the 2034 Olympic Bid. Park City would play a critical role. If DP[Dakota Pacific] and the state’s politicians do yet another “end around,” applying unfair pressure to our council, we should do likewise — convey in response to the state our possible unwillingness to host any portion of the Olympic Games.”

I love it. The Olympics needs Park City. Our support doesn’t come for free. Wayne Niederhauser knows this. The Olympics has enough issues with Snow Basin declining interest in he olympics