Entries Written By Parkrag
Should Park City and Summit County Charge Fees For Use of Trails?
The Salt Lake Tribune is reporting that The National Forest Service is considering charging $6 per car for use of popular trailheads in Big and Little Cottonwood Canyon. An annual pass would cost $45 for frequent users of the trails. Their rationale is that five to six million people use these trails every year but there …
Four Seasons Resort coming to Park City area?
Just when you thought the Park City area was full of luxury, it appears more may be heading our way. The Real Deal is reporting that Gary Burnett, one of the biggest names in New York real estate, is considering bringing a Four Seasons hotel to the Park City area. In 2015 he purchased 40 acres adjacent …
Mental Health and Student Safety Panel @ Ecker Hill Middle School Auditorium
The school district is hosting a mental health and student safety panel tonight (Monday, May 23) at Ecker Hill. If you are interested in this topic, you may want to attend. Here is the info from the district: Please join this critical community discussion on mental health and student safety in the Ecker Hill Middle …
A lesson for Park City from the country’s airports
One of the ideas you hear from time to time is that Park City should be make it so painful to drive a car that we’ll all jump into buses. I envision parking on Main Street at $30, comparable to what you’ll find on the Magnificent Mile in Chicago. I envision one lane traffic on …
Park City School District Discrimination Documents
Earlier today we wrote about Park City School District discrimination against those with disabilities. We were just provided with permission to publish the Department of Education Office of Civil Rights (DOE OCR) Findings Document and the Resolution Agreement between DOE OCR and Park City School District where the Park City School District admits its culpability and …
Discrimination in Park City Schools
What if the federal government found that a black student had been discriminated against by the Park City School District. Some days he wasn’t allowed to go to school. The school didn’t prevent other students from beating up the black student, because of his race. The black student wasn’t allowed to go on field trips. What …
Audio From Office Hours With Dr Conley (5/13/2016)
Below is the audio from the 5/13 “Office Hours with Dr Conley.” If you want the pure unedited version of the meeting, this is what you want. While I ABSOLUTELY LOVE Hugo Coffee… recording audio is not easy there. So, I’ve done the best that I can to adjust audio so it is generally audible. In …
We should be proud of the Park City Police Department and The Summit County Sheriff’s office
You’ve probably heard the negative side related to the events leading up the May 3rd security issue at Park City High School. However, you may have missed the good things done by our Park City Police Department and the Summit County Sheriff’s Office. During the last two Friday’s, Park City Police Chief Wade Carpenter and Summit County Chief Deputy …
They say “No Publicity is Bad Publicity”… I’m not sure the school district will agree
Hopefully you read Bubba Brown’s excellent article in the Park Record on the student who was discriminated against by the Park City School District. If you haven’t, I would recommend you do that now. The article basically talks about an investigation by the federal government that pointed to school district personnel discriminating against a kindergarten student …
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