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Citizen is concerned with Blyncsy and Park City
Last year we wrote a couple of stories (here and here) about the county and city putting in Blyncsy cell phone monitors to track phones and help monitor traffic. Today a reader wrote in with the following: ******************************************************* The facts are that once information is available on anyone, law enforcement will want it, and it will be …
Summit County needs NEW and BETTER education on curbside recycling
We all know that recycling is “The everyday way to save the world.” I mean, who doesn’t want to save the world? With that in mind, we have a question for you. Which of the following can be put in your curbside recycling bin? If you aren’t 100% confident, you aren’t alone. In a …
Park City drug issues are not new and may cost you everything
Days before my 16th birthday, my next door neighbor committed suicide. He drove out to a lake, wrote his parents a letter, and pulled the trigger on a shotgun. In the aftermath, and for a VERY SHORT while, people tried to explain it, but they never really understood. They missed the point and ignored the broader picture. I …
The Mayor is surprised that Park City ski rankings dropped?
Today’s Park Record is reporting that Park City mayor Jack Thomas said it was a surprise “to see the ranking drop so much. I saw dramatic improvements to the infrastructure of Park City mountain and The Canyons,” Thomas said, adding, “How did we drop that fast when the resort put so much into the mountain?” Thomas …
North Face Endurance Run is a Fun, Fall Race
Sorry for getting this out so late … We received this submission a couple of weeks ago. ******************************* It’s time to lace up those sneakers for those crazy enough and healthy enough to run The North Face Endurance Challenge next weekend (Sept. 24-25) at the Park City Mountain Resort. Registration is still open for the …
How will later start times for Park City High School students impact other students?
The Park City School District is proceeding down the path of having high school students start school after 8:30 AM. The school district has formed a committee who will be tasked with providing recommendations; however, it looks like later start times for an older portion of our kids is a done deal. However, what does that …
The fundamental problem with traffic around Park City…
We all know traffic can be bad around Park City, on a handful of days during the year. That said, I am of the opinion that we don’t really have a traffic problem compared to other areas, that any issues we have are typically a minor inconvenience, and that a few times a year it …
In defense of the plastic grocery bag in Park City…
Every few years, the topic of banning plastic grocery bags comes up in Park City. I’ve never been a fan of the potential ban. It inherently made sense to my thick skull that plastic bags were bad and other forms of bags were better, but I could never understand how that would work for all …
EPIC Local Pass claim of “Paying for itself in just 4 days” isn’t exactly true
You’ve probably seen the ads telling you that Vail’s Epic Local Pass pays for itself in 4 ski days. With the price of the Epic local pass at $609 (as of writing) and a single day lift ticket at $162 (list price on most weekends), Vail’s marketing seems to match the math (4 single day tickets cost …
Want to learn more about affordable housing issues in and around Park City?
Affordable housing is one of the most important issues facing those of us around Park City. No matter whether you are in the camp that says we need more affordable housing to enable those of us who work here to live here, to maintain our sense of community, or a hundred other reasons… or you are …
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