Why Does Park City Need Reassurances on Mountain Accord?

Today on KPCW, Park City City Council Member Andy Beerman was talking Mountain Accord. At one moment he said: “I’m not terribly concerned about us having veto power over this… We are not ceding our land use authority to the Mountain Accord. So if Park City or Summit County decides they are opposed to something …

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The State Would Never Push Something on Park City?

This morning, KPCW’s Lynn Ware Peak talked to Park City City Council person Andy Beerman about Mountain Accord. His response to a question regarding “vetoing” a tunnel from Brighton to Park City was interesting… Lynn Ware Peak (KPCW): So if you go through the whole [Mountain Accord] process do you maintain the veto power? Andy Beerman: I’m …

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We’re Live Blogging Tonight’s Master Planning Committee Meeting

Tonight, Park City School District is holding their second citizen-based Master Planning Committee meeting. These meetings are designed to get public input on the construction needs in the school district. The first meeting was generally regarded as a waste of time. We’ve heard that the School District recognized there were issues with the first meeting …

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Park City Has Changed. Is it the Growth or the People?

I had a conversation a while back with a friend who was lamenting how Park City had changed. I said, yeah the growth is really killing us. She said, “It’s not the growth, it’s just the people.” It was one of those comments that sticks with you. I wasn’t sure I agreed with her, but …

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