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The Problem With Ordinances Like Banning Helicopter Landings
Today the Summit County Council is likely going to put a temporary ban new helicopter landing sites in the Snyderville Basin. This comes after residents complained about commercial helicopter flights during Sundance. In recent weeks the Park Record has jumped in with articles like, It was Like a War Zone as Helicopters Buzzed the Basin. In …
LCC Shuttle Day This Saturday
This Saturday from 7 AM until 5 PM, Wasatch Backcountry Alliance in cooperation with Utah Mountain Shuttle will be offering free bus service up and down Little Cottonwood Canyon. There will be four stops: Tanners, White Pine, Lady of Snows, Road end Alta. Buses run every half hour. Wasatch Backcountry Alliance says, “Let’s demonstrate transportation solutions …
TMJH Journalism Class Cancelled Next Year
Last week the Park Rag received an anonymous tip instructing us to look at a post entitled Goodbye Journalism on a blog called Treasure Mountain Junior High Park City Post. The post indicated that Journalism class, as well as other well-like electives were being taken away for the 2016-2017 school year. According to the post, “Taking its …
Let’s Be Honest About Park City School Rankings
Something I have heard repeatedly is that the Park City School District is the #1 school district in the state. It reminds me of those old Enterprise Car Rental commercials. You’d see some guy proclaim that Enterprise was #1… they pick you up! But, regardless of the spin, you really knew that Hertz was #1. This …
Social Media is Important With Regard to Schools
In a previous post about the Park City School Board, I asked the question “Should Community Opinion Matter to the Park City School Board?.” In the comments section, that article somewhat devolved into a discussion of whether the school board/district should have to watch social media and should the public expect that comments made on social …
There is “Nothing to See Here” with School Board’s Truth in Taxation Notification Meeting Yesterday
Information has been floating around social media about a “special” school board meeting yesterday regarding raising taxes. The implication was that the board was planning on raising taxes later this year. That may or may not be true but their was nothing sinister about this special meeting. It seems that School Board Business Administrator Todd Hauber …
I Believe The School District and Board Are Doing What They Think is Best for Our Kids
Over the past few weeks, I’ve heard various school-related people make the statement that they aren’t trying to hurt our kids with the decisions that they make. For instance, School Superintendent Dr. Ember Conley had this exchange with KPCW’s Leslie Thatcher on Monday: Leslie Thatcher: “It doesn’t sound like you have convinced those signing a petition. …
Should Community Opinion Matter to the Park City School Board?
What is the role of the Park City School Board? I hadn’t really considered the question until a Park Rag commenter mentioned the subject. Even then, I guess I thought it was one of those questions that gets brought up now and then but is more hypothetical… until…. I received an email exchange between a …
Teen Gathering Spot Makes Sense
In today’s Park Record, citizen Melissa Band wrote a letter entitled, Kids need a place to call their own. Essentially, Ms. Band is calling for a location where teenagers could hang out in a safe place. It frankly makes a lot of sense. For twenty years, the knock on Park City kids, from outsiders, has …
Park City School Board Has Likely Violated Open Meeting Laws
On February 9th, Sheila Page from the Utah State Attorney General’s Office met with the Park City School Board. She provided training on the Utah Open Meetings Act. During the meeting, Ms. Page told the school board “that looking at the meeting agenda, you are not properly going into closed session.” A closed session …
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