Entries Written By Parkrag
Stealing “Ski City USA”
You may have started seeing the “Ski City, USA” commercials Salt Lake is using to attract skiers. Great idea? Oops, looks like Steamboat Springs, Colorado had already trademarked “Ski Town, USA” and is suing them. Great work Salt Lake. We hope Mountain Accord isn’t already trademarked.
What Craig Williams, Candidate for Summit County Council, Got Wrong Today
This morning, KPCW’s Leslie Thatcher interviewed Summit County Council candidate Craig Williams. Mr Williams is challenging incumbent Chris Robinson for a seat on the County Council. He raised three key points of what was wrong with the current Council and how he would address those issues. Unfortunately, in our opinion, he was wrong on each …
Representative Kraig Powell’s Attempts to End School District Equalization Are Short Sighted
Update: Please read the comments at the bottom of the page. They should provide more clarity into the official stance of Representative Powell. I had a conversation with a dear friend last night and she raised an interesting thought. She had heard Kraig Powell, who represents some of Park City in the Utah Legislature, on KPCW. …
Kimball Junction is Not Sandy in the Mountains! We Swear.
We saw a new storefront, Pure Barre, opening up in the Village at Kimball and wondered what it was. Google told us it was a gym and listed a Draper location. That got us wondering how much of the new development at the Kimball Village in the past couple of years represented stores you could …
Your Solar Panels Are Facing the Wrong Direction If Your Concern Is the Environment
Park City and Summit County are solar-crazy. There was a big push last year for residents to join together to buy solar panels. This year some government buildings are getting the upgrades. The problem? Those solar panels are facing the wrong direction to optimally provide power when it’s needed. Last year we linked to an …
A Letter of Thanks from the Summit County Council
October 9, 2014 Summit County Council would like to thank the community for participating in our Snyderville Basin Long Range Transportation Plan public open house held on September 30th at the Richins Building in Park City. We estimate a total of 130 residents joined with Summit County, Park City and Wasatch County policymakers to provide …
Does the Park City School Board Violate Open Meeting Laws?
In 1977, the State of Utah passed the Open Meetings Act (OMA). Its purpose is to ensure that “the state, its agencies, and its political subdivisions take their actions openly and conduct their deliberations openly.” By most measures, the School Board is one of the most open political groups in our community. Every meeting is …
Is Furburbia in a State of Turmoil?
We’ve heard rumblings around the community that with the the departure of Cathy Clark, things aren’t pretty in the Friends of Animals world. If you check out the Park Record discussion on the topic you may agree… Park Record: Turnover at Furburbia
Should further detail be provided about school class sizes?
We received a submission from a citizen: We agree that having detailed information is important in order to make good decisions. Therefore we support the effort to obtain class sizes and ratios related to dual immersion. We would recommend that this citizen contact the School Superintendent, Ember Conley, at . If you don’t get the run-around she’ll …
During yesterday’s school board discussion regarding dual immersion, it was stated that Europe’s standard is that students learn two foreign languages. Is that true?
“The standard now for Europe is that kids know 3 languages, 2 plus their own.” -Update on the status of dual immersion 10/7/2014 Park City School Board Meeting Dual immersion seems to be a hot topic with many people concerned about it for different reasons. Some are worried because their kids can’t get in. Some are …
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