Entries Published On March, 2016
Do We Need a Better Way of Notifying Citizens of Potential Development Changes?
Recently on social media, people began asking what the new development by Ruby Tuesdays was. Many people seemed shocked that a Whole Foods was being put there and the lament began over all the issues that were discussed months ago when the development was being approved. During the approval process, the topic was covered extensively on KPCW …
Updated: Tania Knauer Has Decided Not to Run for Park City School Board
Current School Board President, Tania Knauer, has decided not to run for reelection this November. Originally she had filed for Park City District 3. Four candidates remain vying for that seat: Art Brothers Moe Hickey Kevin Kennedy Petra Butler Ms Knauer provided this comment about her decision: “I’ve been a volunteer in the district for 15 …
The New Whole Foods Will Be a Good Litmus Test
There’s buzz brewing on social media about the new Whole Foods on Landmark Drive, across from the Ruby Tuesdays. People started by asking “what’s that new development I see from I-80?” and it has become the common argument, “the traffic is going to be terrible on the frontage road once they build that Whole Foods.” …
Office Hours With Ember Conley (3/18/2016)
This morning, Park City School District Superintendent Dr Ember Conley hosted her second “Office Hours” at Hugo Coffee. Office Hours provides an opportunity for citizens to sit down with Dr Conley (and other concerned community members) and discuss current issues. While last week’s meeting was good, this week’s meeting showed it is starting to find …
Taxation Without Representation…
During today’s school board retreat, LightHouse, a company that was paid to do surveys for the school district in the wake of their bond defeat, noted that one of the survey participants said that the district needed to reach out to second home owners more. The majority of the people at the retreat were representatives of the …
Live Blog: School District Discussion Over “What Counts” Results
Today, the school board discussed What Count’s results. What Counts was an initiative after the school bond failed. Click Read More to follow along:
Live Blog: Park City School District Meeting on Bond Survey Results
Lighthouse (the survey company) provided results on their phone surveys and focus groups. I got here late and missed most of the phone survey. Click on Read More to follow the live blog:
What’s Coming up With the School District
The school district provided an overview of public meetings in the near future. If you are in interested in what’s going on with our schools, I guarantee you can get some answers at one of the following meetings. Again, if you can attend Friday’s “Office Hours With Superintendent Ember Conley” I would highly recommend it. …
Want to Eat Anything from Kellogg’s Ever Again?
Normally, the Park Rag sticks to local issues…but sometimes things are so bad that you have to stretch outside normal boundaries. Such is the case with Kellogg’s… yes the cereal you have probably ate when you were a kid and maybe (hopefully not given this issue) fed to your kid. Think of Rice Krispies, Corn Flakes, Frosted …
Before We Spend One More Dime on Buses…
Transportation… Carmageddon… Traffic Jam… Oh the horror. Yes, at times traffic can be bad around here. Not Washington DC Beltway bad or LA Commuter bad… but it gets a lot of attention. The same can be said for traffic up Big and Little Cottonwood Canyon. I skied Solitude a couple of weeks ago and everyone …
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