Entries Published On March, 2015
Is Summit County Representative Kraig Powell Out of Touch on Mountain Accord?
This morning on KPCW, Utah Representative Kraig Powell was interviewed by Leslie Thatcher on a number of topics. However, what caught our attention was a response near the end of the interview about Mountain Accord. Leslie Thatcher: Apparently there is a bill or it is part of the appropriations bill that would fund Mountain Accord up to $5 …
We Hope You Love Billboards
While this doesn’t immediately impact Park City (yet), this Salt Lake Tribune article about Utah Representative Mike Noel changing a Scenic Byway law is interesting. Effectively right now, billboards can’t be placed along scenic byways if the local government opposes it. This change would prevent local governments from controlling that. Therefore, land owners could put billboards …
Fake Snow, Real Money: The High-Tech Fight to Save California Skiing
This Bloomberg Business article has great information on the future (and challenges) of the ski business. Among the interesting facts presented: In Sochi, for the 2014 Winter Olympics they used Finnish snow making equipment that let them make “snow” up to 62º F. In ideal conditions, snowmakers can fabricate winter at the rate of a …
Park City School Superintendent Taking Over Grade Realignment Decision
For the past few months, the Park City School District Master Planning Committee has been discussing the issue of realigning which grades are in what buildings. In yesterday’s Park City School District Master Planning Committee meeting, school superintendent Ember Conley announced that she had decided that the realignment was really an “academic” issue and she …
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