Entries Published On April, 2015
The Grapes of Wrath … Park City Style
I love the taste of dirt in the afternoon:
Park City School District Releases EPA Report on Treasure Mountain School Soil
Last fall, the EPA tested soil at Treasure Mountain Junior High School. The EPA report found that lead levels were elevated in some of the soil but that a top layer was protecting this lead from reaching the surface. The EPA says: “Given the School District’s plan to renovate, or possibly remove the School Building …
What Zions National Park Could Teach Us About Mountain Accord
As many people know, Mountain Accord has proposed rail up Little Cottonwood Canyon. I received an email from a Friend of the Park Rag about Zions National Park . The person makes the case that Zions has over 3 million visitors per year and does it all with Buses (and not rail). Visitors are not …
Price of Water Going Up
I opened a letter from Summit Water Distribution yesterday. It was the standard annual shareholder’s letter I get every year. Yet this year, hidden in envelope, was a trojan horse — a notice from the water company that prices were going up 20% per year. This could mean an increase of $11-$18 per month. I …
We Have Met the Enemy and He Is Us
A Friend of the Park Rag sent a quote that I absolutely love. I believe it describes our situation to a tee. If you like that quote, you may want to read the whole story. It seems Jackson Hole has similar, if not worse problems, than ours. The author pulls no punches and basically says that the people …
Average Traffic in Cottonwood Canyons is at a 1999 Level?
I was doing some research on the number of visitors that drive the Cottonwood Canyons. I’ll be writing more, later today, about a report on transportation from 2012 that I’ve been reading. However, I wanted to share an interesting chart in that report from the Utah Department of Transportation. Below is the average daily traffic …
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