I don’t have kids in the Park City School District but I have friends who tells stories of their kids being glad spring break happened, “so they could catch up on school.” As we approach the end of the school year, I hear that kids are so busy getting ready for finals. I think back …

Today the County Council met with the Snyderville Basin Planning Commission to discuss the General Plan. Community Development Director Pat Putt led off the meeting by urging the council to consider the amount of development that is in the pipeline, and that he feel it is necessary to limit future entitlements.

I was just about to write my mea culpa regarding the Park City Film Studios.

On Monday morning, Basin Recreation’s Rena Jordan was on KPCW. Leslie Thatcher asked questions about a proposed field house at Silver Creek Village. Ms. Jordan said that nothing formal

If you haven’t heard of it, the Georgetown Energy Prize is a “$5 million prize born of a mission to tap the imagination, creativity, and spirit of competition between communities across the country to develop sustainable energy-saving innovations. Through this competition, communities will be challenged to work together with their local governments and utilities in order …

We’ve heard from a few people over the last week about their concern over increased enforcement of leash laws. Some appear to be going over the top and looking for confrontation with Animal Control officers on the trail. While I don’t know if these people are full of bravado or actually mean it, we’d like to …

Did you know that Vail owns the trademark for the term “Park City” in relation to “Providing facilities for skiing, snowboarding, mountain biking, hiking, alpine slide, mini-golf and horseback riding, and conducting classes and instruction in skiing and snowboarding and providing rental of skiing and snowboarding equipment; resort services, namely, entertainment in the nature of …

Overall, I’m supportive of Park City’s move to make Round Valley an off leash dog area. Granted, I understand some people’s concerns that the city went from a total ban on dogs in the area to the exact opposite in one fail swoop. However, the fact that it’s a trial program, helps mitigate the issue a …

A few days ago Summit County displayed the bravado usually seen from Park City. They declared that Uber’s helicopter “taxis” for Sundance were illegal. They floated zoning and permit reasons for the illegality. While most people in the community don’t seem to like the idea of helicopters buzzing through the Basin, many people questioned whether it was …