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Taxation Without Representation…
During today’s school board retreat, LightHouse, a company that was paid to do surveys for the school district in the wake of their bond defeat, noted that one of the survey participants said that the district needed to reach out to second home owners more. The majority of the people at the retreat were representatives of the …
Live Blog: School District Discussion Over “What Counts” Results
Today, the school board discussed What Count’s results. What Counts was an initiative after the school bond failed. Click Read More to follow along:
Live Blog: Park City School District Meeting on Bond Survey Results
Lighthouse (the survey company) provided results on their phone surveys and focus groups. I got here late and missed most of the phone survey. Click on Read More to follow the live blog:
What’s Coming up With the School District
The school district provided an overview of public meetings in the near future. If you are in interested in what’s going on with our schools, I guarantee you can get some answers at one of the following meetings. Again, if you can attend Friday’s “Office Hours With Superintendent Ember Conley” I would highly recommend it. …
Want to Eat Anything from Kellogg’s Ever Again?
Normally, the Park Rag sticks to local issues…but sometimes things are so bad that you have to stretch outside normal boundaries. Such is the case with Kellogg’s… yes the cereal you have probably ate when you were a kid and maybe (hopefully not given this issue) fed to your kid. Think of Rice Krispies, Corn Flakes, Frosted …
Before We Spend One More Dime on Buses…
Transportation… Carmageddon… Traffic Jam… Oh the horror. Yes, at times traffic can be bad around here. Not Washington DC Beltway bad or LA Commuter bad… but it gets a lot of attention. The same can be said for traffic up Big and Little Cottonwood Canyon. I skied Solitude a couple of weeks ago and everyone …
Topics Discussed at Park City School District’s “Office Hours” Program
Friday’s first”Office Hours with the Superintendent” at Hugo Coffee, was a huge success. Approximately 10 people showed up to spend an hour with Park City School District Superintendent Dr. Ember Conley. It was a very informal gathering where people took turns asking questions and providing input. The major topics discussed included: A citizen wanted to know how …
Office Hours with Dr. Ember Conley
This morning, Park city School District Superintendent Dr Ember Conley held her first “office hours” and it was a tremendous success. She invited anyone from the community to Hugo Coffee at 8:30 to discuss any topic they were interested in. I’ll have more info on what was discussed later, but I would recommend that anyone who …
It’s the Shopping Cart, Stupid
You may not recall, but at one point walk-ability was a key tenet of the 2012 upgrades to the Village at Kimball (i.e. Del Taco, Smith’s expansion, Five Guys, etc.). The idea was that the developer would create a walk-able community where shoppers could park and walk from shop to shop. Yet, when all was said …
This is Awesome: “Office Hours for the Superintendent”
Yes, I have been critical of the School District in the past. Will I be as critical going forward? Probably. Yet, I have to admit that whoever came up with Superintendent Ember Conley having office hours at Hugo Coffee on Fridays is pure genius. According to the Park Record, Dr Conley will be at Hugo Coffee …
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