Entries Published On December, 2014
Hello Irrational Exuberance. We Haven’t Seen You In a While.
Every where we read, listen, or look in Park City we see big expectations of growth. A few examples: A Hyatt hotel has been started in Snyderville The Summit County Building Department says the upcoming 2015 construction year “looks to be good, if not a little better” than 2104. Summit County is hiring more building inspectors to prepare …
Is the (Lack Of) Weather Having an Impact on Businesses?
We don’t seem to remember typically seeing the 2-for-1s at this point in the season. Lack of snow impacting things? We wouldn’t be surprised. If someone is on top of business it’s Bill White.
What You Should And Shouldn’t Put in Your Curb Side Recycle Bin
If you are like us, you probably think you know what you can put in your curb side recycling bins. We thought it was as simple as remembering paper and plastic can be put in the bins, while glass and styrofoam can’t. After listening to Recycle Utah Director Insa Riepen this morning on KPCW, we now know …
What Can Be Built Where
For every plot of land In Summit County, zoning defines what can be built there. Each zone then has acceptable uses. So, for instance, the area by Home Depot is zoned Community Commercial. Then, using the table below, you can determine what is available in the “CC” zone. An A mean acceptable. An L means its …
Do You Want a Pawn Shop Next To Your House?
Do you want a dollar store in your neighborhood? How do you feel about a cigarette shop? Maybe a laundromat? Don’t like those? Then it’s time to spend a few minutes, get educated, and voice any concerns. Summit County has created proposed Land Use Maps for major neighborhoods in the Snyderville Basin. These maps show, …
Would You Really Use Alternative Forms of Transportation?
On Friday evening we went into Kimball Junction to get pizza. People across America do something similar every Friday. People in Chicago. People in Washington DC. People in Los Angeles. What do we now have in common with those people? Traffic. It usually takes 5 minutes to get from Pinebrook to our destination in Kimball Junction but tonight it …
Are You in Favor of the County’s 2015 Budget? And How Would You Know?
Earlier this week KPCW’s Leslie Thatcher asked Summit County Council person Claudia McMullin about the county’s first (of two) public meetings regarding Summit County’s 2015 budget. McMullin said there were only two public comments. One from someone who was concerned about future items that needed to be accounted for and one who thought the budget was just too high. …
A Sheriff’s Deputy Likely Saved Lives This Morning
There are few things scarier than driving down the interstate and having an elk run out onto the highway. Now imagine if 50 elk ran onto I-80 at rush hour. That’s what a smart Summit County Sheriff deputy prevented this morning. At about 7:45 AM, we saw a herd of elk moving down a hill in …
Park City School Superintendent Mentions the “B” Word
During today’s KPCW Local News Hour Leslie Thatcher was asking School Superintendent Ember Conley about this week’s school board meeting. Talk shifted to the “Master Planing Committee” that has been meeting every two weeks to prioritize school district construction. This committee seems to have taken on increased importance since the PC CAPS building was placed on hold …
They Don’t Ring a Bell at the Top… but Maybe They Build a Hotel
They say that no one rings a bell at the top of the stock market. There’s a top but you don’t realize it until you are down 20%. Similarly, as most of us know, Park City has had its series of booms and busts too. Yet, as we personally look around, all we see is …
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