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The Park City Fire Department Will Chip Your Wood (for free)
Do you have overgrown trees? Are you worried about next summer and fire danger? Simply cut those trees down into smaller pieces, fill out a form, and within a few days Park City Fire Department will be at your house with a wood chipper. They chip the wood and can either leave it for you …
Bluebird Bailout — Should Park City and Summit County Pay for PCMR’s Bond?
Park City officials Diane Foster and Jack Thomas were interviewed Friday on KPCW about the latest in PCMR vs Talisker. There was tough talk, including statements about the City having to take another look at projects like Woodward if PCMR isn’t open this year. Yet, there was hopeful optimism by Thomas that a solution could …
Come On ABC 4… You are better than that
So a woman, Jan Harding, apparently got served poisonous tea at a local restaurant. She is recovering and holds a press conference. In a rush to tweet every 2 minutes, ABC 4 posts this awful picture with a tweet: Jan Harding: "I don't feel quite myself yet…I'm doing better everyday." http://t.co/sEFeeYRFRF pic.twitter.com/dN7un27VEk — ABC 4 …
Two Fairs — Two Potential Credit Card Breaches
On Wednesday, Summit County announced that a third-party vendor may have had a credit card breach that impacted up to 951 credit card and debit card purchases at the Summit County Fair. This impact has reportedly led to multiple County residents receiving unauthorized charges up to $5000. The County has sent a letter to each …
Are You Fired Up Over Accusations Against Claudia McMullin’s Coffee Business? Not Me.
I like to get fired up. Give me a juicy story about an elected official exploiting the very power they have been given, and it’s like Christmas morning. According to KPCW, Summit County resident Chris Hague recently made allegations that McMullin’s Hugo Coffee business wasn’t paying fair rent, that McMullin didn’t disclose her ownership of …
Summit County Should Provide a Year of Credit Monitoring to those Impacted by the Fair’s Credit Card Breach
According to Summit County officials, “Summit County recently learned that a third party vendor may have experienced a credit and debit card breach affecting individuals and/or parties that purchased tickets to the Summit County Fair Rodeo and Demolition Derby. We can confirm that 951 transactions may have been affected and have knowledge that other counties …
KPCW Uses Technology to Beat the Park Record
In Park City there are two main sources of news, The Park Record and KPCW. Over the years they have battled to be King of The News in Park City. Yet, as technology moves forward one wonders how radio or newspapers fit into a 24/7 world that is always connected. Today, KPCW showed us the …
The County is Barking up the Wrong Tree
On Wednesday the Summit County Council will learn more about three alternatives proposed by the Leash Law Task Force to help solve “the dog problem” in Summit County. Unfortunately, the real problem is that the most reasonable alternative isn’t even on the table.
Serenity Now
If you live anywhere around Park City, you are used to summer road construction. However, you’ve probably never seen anything like what’s going to happen this summer in Summit County. A few years of down revenues and a couple years of delays due to tax petitions has led to extreme pent up demand for road …
2005 Called and Wants Its Real Estate Bubble Back
The wife exclaimed, “we can’t just find a house. We looked at a house that went on the market yesterday and by 3PM it had two offers. It just forces you to move so fast.” Similar stories can be heard around Park City every day, it seems. It’s almost like 2005 called and wants its real-estate …
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