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Borrow a GoPro from the Library?
The Sacramento Bee has an interesting story on how Sacramento Public libraries are are starting to loan more than just books. They call their initiative, “The Library of Things” project. Examples of categories of items currently available include sewing machines, video games, musical instruments, board games, crafting, and technology items. Their goal really seems to be providing, not only …
How Donald Trump Impacts Local Summit County Politics
If you follow politics at all, or even watch one of the various “Late Shows,” you know that presidential candidate Donald Trump has called for a temporary ban on Muslims entering the country and said that he would impose such an order if he was President. With most candidates, and the condemnations he has received, …
Another Reason to Be Cautious on Pace Meadows
Earlier today we wrote about how Pace Meadows (proposed mixed use development east of Highway 40 where te alpacas are) and the Colby School Hotel were two examples of developments that don’t meet the General Plan’s declaration of no new entitlements from a citizen’s point of view. However, there is another instructive correlation between Pace …
Read Our Lips: No New Entitlements
When the most recent Snyderville Basin General Plan was being finalized there was a debate over a section of the plan called Policy 2.3. It states: “Do not approve any new entitlements beyond those permitted by the Development Code until such time that existing entitlements are significantly exhausted, unless the County legislative body first determines that: …
Gun Violence in Our Area
Slate had an interesting map that enables you to see where fatal and non-fatal shootings happen. It appears there have been no non-fatal or fatal shooting in the past year. Salt Lake City, of course is a different story. Click the map to view the story and then you can scroll down to perform your own …
We Love East Creek Ranch
Recently we’ve been seeing this advertisement a lot in the Park Record … Yet something kept bothering us. What’s with the garages at each end of the house? Then we figured it out. So we decided to fix the ad for our friends at Woodside Homes. And yes, this is an example of why …
Update on Park City Meeting Minutes (and other info)
After our article over the weekend about Park City needing to keep citizens up to date on meetings … and how the latest meeting minutes posted were from May … Matt Dias (Park City Assistant City Manager) emailed us. He provided a nice explanation that the information was actually online, it just wasn’t linked easily through the Park City …
Park City Needs to Keeps its Citizens Up to Date
One of the charges against Park City government is that it’s too insular — it’s too much of an insider’s game. The counter argument from Park City officials is that they need more input from citizens in order to make the best decisions possible. I’m sure all parts of government would welcome more citizen involvement. …
As Seen in Park City…
You never know what you are going to see in Park City… Last week, this work of art was for sale for $2,500. While the for sale sign is gone, I bet you could still get this beauty for a few grand.
Summit County Government Needs to Beware of Blowback on Recent Dog Actions
Blowback (n.): an unforeseen and unwanted effect, result, or set of repercussions Dogs. Who would have thought the topic would become so controversial. We can’t go a week without multiple letters to the editor appearing in the Park Record about dogs. Some people love them. Some people don’t. But I’m afraid it’s soon going to become …
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