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Are You in Favor of the County’s 2015 Budget? And How Would You Know?
Earlier this week KPCW’s Leslie Thatcher asked Summit County Council person Claudia McMullin about the county’s first (of two) public meetings regarding Summit County’s 2015 budget. McMullin said there were only two public comments. One from someone who was concerned about future items that needed to be accounted for and one who thought the budget was just too high. …
A Sheriff’s Deputy Likely Saved Lives This Morning
There are few things scarier than driving down the interstate and having an elk run out onto the highway. Now imagine if 50 elk ran onto I-80 at rush hour. That’s what a smart Summit County Sheriff deputy prevented this morning. At about 7:45 AM, we saw a herd of elk moving down a hill in …
Park City School Superintendent Mentions the “B” Word
During today’s KPCW Local News Hour Leslie Thatcher was asking School Superintendent Ember Conley about this week’s school board meeting. Talk shifted to the “Master Planing Committee” that has been meeting every two weeks to prioritize school district construction. This committee seems to have taken on increased importance since the PC CAPS building was placed on hold …
They Don’t Ring a Bell at the Top… but Maybe They Build a Hotel
They say that no one rings a bell at the top of the stock market. There’s a top but you don’t realize it until you are down 20%. Similarly, as most of us know, Park City has had its series of booms and busts too. Yet, as we personally look around, all we see is …
Where is the Promised Construction at the Film Studio?
We were driving down 248 today and noticed there was no construction happening at the Film Studio. We took a left turn and headed down to Park City Heights. It was like Santa’s village with construction folks doing all sorts of things. We thought, “this is what it looks like when someone really wants to …
When you walk up Park Avenue What Do You Think?
On Thursday, the Park City City Council is going to discuss whether to provide Park City historic homes with up to $25,000 in matching grants for renovations. This got us to thinking about those historical homes. Here is an example of what we think of when we think of those homes: Yes they are historic. Yet, …
The rain. What Does it mean for our growth?
If you follow city and county government, you KNOW that the population of our area is GOING TO INCREASE by over a 100% in the next few years. We’ll go from 35,000 people to 80,000. Therefore we must plan for the future by limiting traffic, building light rail, and having plenty of quick serve restaurants to …
A Perspective on Challenges Facing the School System
We received a great comment last week from what appears to be a member of the Park City School system (because we are an open platform we don’t require proof). While we of course don’t agree with everything the commenter says, we do find them thought provoking. We think the comment is worth reprinting here to ensure as …
The Power of the Corporation
Last week, Vail announced they were donating $1.3 million in community grants to 30 non-profit organizations in Summit and Wasatch Counties. These monies will go to organizations like the Peace House, Recycle Utah, and Summit Land Conservancy. You really can’t argue with it or the fact that they doubled the amount versus the previous year. …
Look for more posts soon
Due to our personal issue last Friday, we haven’t posted recently. We should be back up and going in the next couple of days. Thanks for the understanding.
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