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Office Hours With School Superintendent Dr Conley (5/13/2016)
Each Friday, Park City School Superintendent Ember Conley meets with the public to discuss issues and answer questions. This week’s discussion focused on the school threat from May 3rd. I’ve tried to capture questions from the public and responses from district personnel below. Please forgive spelling mistakes and grammar issues as I tried to capture …
Another Reason I Hope the Olympics Don’t Come Back to Utah…
Every once in a while, we’ll hear the idea pop-up again that Salt Lake should host the 2026 Winter Olympics. Personally, I’ve never been much of a fan the idea. I think it brings a ton of people in to crush Park City.Would we likely get a $700 million Light Rail up Parley’s? Sure. Is …
Speak Now or Forever Pay Your Fees
On Thursday, the Park City City Council is meeting to receive public comment on new, proposed “Stormwater Fees” for residents, businesses, and schools in Park City proper. The proposed fees are based on ESU’s (Equivalent Surface Units), which is based on the amount of land that is “impervious” to moisture going into the ground. Think roofs, …
Yes, please drive to Park City…
Yes, please drive to Park City and when you get there park for free! I chuckled a bit when I received the postcard below from the Historic Park City Alliance. It encourages locals to drive to Main Street, and even better, provides 3 vouchers for 3 hours of free parking each time. Yes! Let’s clog …
Audio from Today’s “Office Hours” — About the Park City School Threat
Below is the audio from today’s “Office Hours with Dr Conley.” It’s a little hard to hear in places, due to the Visitor Center’s layout. Due to the subject matter, I wanted to get it out as early as possible. So, hopefully you can get the information you need. It was a doozy of a meeting. If …
Office Hours With Dr Conley (5/6/2016)
Wow. If you wanted drama, you should have been at Office Hours With(out) Dr Conley this morning at Hugo Coffee. Each Friday, through the end of May, school district personnel are at Hugo Coffee to engage in conversation and answer questions. Today, School District Communications Specialist Molly Miller did an admirable job in the absence of School Board …
Social Media Erupts Over School District Handling of Threat to High School
In October 2015, the Park City School District received a threat directed at teachers and an Administrator at the High School. Last night at about 9:30 the school district sent an email about the issue to the media. Today, the community has erupted on social media. It’s not good. Here are a few examples of the …
Were School District Policies Followed With Regard to Students Making Threats That Impacted the Kearns Campus Today?
Late last night Park City School District Superintendent Dr Ember Conley issued a press release notifying the public that there were threats made (in October 2015) against the Kearns Campus that mentioned today’s date. This morning, in an interview with KPCW’s Leslie Thatcher, Dr. Conley said that it was Park City School District students who had made …
Opt Out of the Yellow Pages
My first internship in college was working for Sprint Publishing and Advertising (one of the largest yellow pages providers in the country at that time). This was before the Internet was used by hardly anyone outside of universities, research and development, and government. I was tasked with task of trying to electronify their yellow pages. …
Threat Made Against Kearns Campus for Today (May 3rd)
We just received a release from the Park City School District citing a threat made about the Kearns Campus back in October, 2015 that mentioned today’s date (May 3, 2016). Therefore, you may see an increased police presence today. Both the district and police department are doing the right thing by being vigilant. Most likely this …
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