Tuesday’s special school board meeting for approving bonds

Well, there appears to be an emergency PCSD school Board meeting coming up tomorrow (Tuesday), but it’s not for the purpose I hoped. Regardless, let’s look at what’s on tap. The only topic on the docket is approving the PCSD’s use of lease revenue bonds to facilitate $42 million in additional construction of our schools. …

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Doing the work in Park City…

I’m from Kansas. One of the stories I always remember is that Bruce Springsteen would come through Kansas City and his 1970’s concerts would go until midnight at Memorial Hall. It was real. It was epic. It was four hours of great music, which is unheard of in today’s age Springsteen put in the work …

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A response on Teacher Turnover by the Park City School District

On Friday, Park City School District Superintendent Ember Conley sent an email to employees in regard to teacher turnover. It seems citizen, Meg Leaf, hit a nerve with her editorial in the Park Record regarding purported turnover of teachers in the district. Ms. Leaf noted turnover rates of over 50% of teachers, assistants, and aides …

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This is the day school should have been closed

The temperature on the dashboard read -18ºF as I passed by the school bus picking up children at 6:39AM. Near where I live, most parents drive their kids to the bus stop in weather like this. As I stepped outside my car, my face froze and my hands hurt after about 10 seconds. My thoughts …

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Expanded Run-A-Muck parking is a welcome addition

On any given weekend morning, Run-A-Muck, Park City’s first off-leash dog trail will see hundreds of visitors. It’s one of the shining successes of Summit County in recent memory. Within the last few weeks, that experience has become even better. While the trails were always great, the parking left something to be desired. The main lot …

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