Entries Published On December, 2015
Read Our Lips: No New Entitlements
When the most recent Snyderville Basin General Plan was being finalized there was a debate over a section of the plan called Policy 2.3. It states: “Do not approve any new entitlements beyond those permitted by the Development Code until such time that existing entitlements are significantly exhausted, unless the County legislative body first determines that: …
Gun Violence in Our Area
Slate had an interesting map that enables you to see where fatal and non-fatal shootings happen. It appears there have been no non-fatal or fatal shooting in the past year. Salt Lake City, of course is a different story. Click the map to view the story and then you can scroll down to perform your own …
We Love East Creek Ranch
Recently we’ve been seeing this advertisement a lot in the Park Record … Yet something kept bothering us. What’s with the garages at each end of the house? Then we figured it out. So we decided to fix the ad for our friends at Woodside Homes. And yes, this is an example of why …
Update on Park City Meeting Minutes (and other info)
After our article over the weekend about Park City needing to keep citizens up to date on meetings … and how the latest meeting minutes posted were from May … Matt Dias (Park City Assistant City Manager) emailed us. He provided a nice explanation that the information was actually online, it just wasn’t linked easily through the Park City …
Park City Needs to Keeps its Citizens Up to Date
One of the charges against Park City government is that it’s too insular — it’s too much of an insider’s game. The counter argument from Park City officials is that they need more input from citizens in order to make the best decisions possible. I’m sure all parts of government would welcome more citizen involvement. …
As Seen in Park City…
You never know what you are going to see in Park City… Last week, this work of art was for sale for $2,500. While the for sale sign is gone, I bet you could still get this beauty for a few grand.
Summit County Government Needs to Beware of Blowback on Recent Dog Actions
Blowback (n.): an unforeseen and unwanted effect, result, or set of repercussions Dogs. Who would have thought the topic would become so controversial. We can’t go a week without multiple letters to the editor appearing in the Park Record about dogs. Some people love them. Some people don’t. But I’m afraid it’s soon going to become …
This Week in Park City
We’re launching a new idea called This Week in Park City. We’re going to try to take one or more things being talked about around Park City and put a Park Rag take on them. If it works out, and it’s something we have time for, we’ll try to make it a regular thing. This week… Hitler Finds …
If the School Board is Going to Consider Bringing Treasure Mountain Up to Code, It Should Look District Wide at Upgrades
In Tuesday’s School Board meeting, members discussed the facility needs of Treasure Mountain Junior High (TMJH). During the discussion board members tried to understand what needed fixed at the school. One of the big ticket items discussed was the TMJH school walls, where an estimated 15% of the schools aren’t up to current earthquake codes. Talk shifted to the …
Yesterday’s School Board Discussion Proved Why Taking More Time on the Bond Was a Good Idea
What was the one thing that almost everyone agreed on about this November’s school bond? Tearing down Treasure Mountain Junior High. Now, some people didn’t want it moved. Other’s thought perhaps it should have a different makeup. However, generally people agreed… THE CURSED SCHOOL MUST BE RAISED! A month later, maybe not. During yesterday’s school board meeting, …
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