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Summit County Attorney Issues Press Release on Allegations of Illegal Electioneering on Park City School Bond Issue
Summit County Attorney, Judge Robert Hilder, issued a press release stating that his office was investigating allegations of “inappropriate and possibly illegal conduct occurring by both proponents and opponents of the upcoming Park City School District bonding issue.” The release says, “Reports state that officials representing the school district may have used public funds to campaign in …
A Difference Between Summit County Government and Park City School District Government
This morning Derrick Radke and Pat Putt, both from Summit County government, were on KPCW. They were discussing a potential bond (or taxes) to pay for transportation related improvements across Summit County like adding intercept parking (i.e. often park and ride), creating a better Interchange at the Jeremy Ranch exit, and improvements to accommodate traffic for a 5/6 school …
Park City Filmed ‘Blood and Oil’ Cut to 10 Episodes
Variety is reporting that the ABC show, Blood and Oil, which has taken over the Park City Film Studios has been cut 10 episodes. This season will now likely end in December. More importantly, given its poor ratings, it’s the strongest sign yet that the show will be canceled. Hopefully the owners of the studio …
What Do We Really Need?
We received a submission from Jim Tedford, who is one of the leaders of Citizens for Better Education, a group opposing the Park City School bond. His submission asks a number of questions that I believe are worth pondering. Do we need to write a “BLANK CHECK” for unspecified,unneeded “Athletic Facilities”? Do we need more …
A New Way of Paying for Education
A Friend of the Park Rag sent us a story about Salt Lake County, Goldman Sachs, and the State of Utah working to provide Pre-K to more students in the Granite School District. Pre-k was free to disadvantaged kids but had a long waiting list and cost the Granite School District $1,500 per student for the …
A Response to Clay Stuard’s Proposal for Our Schools
We received an anonymous reply to Clay Stuard’s proposal on how he would recommend we approach a bond for our schools. It has some standard name calling that’s getting frankly getting a little old. Any upgrade to our schools is likely going to impact almost everyone in our community. If you have kids and are in …
Park City School District Enrollment Is Decreasing and What Does That Mean for the Bond?
According to documents obtained from the Park City School District, enrollment at Park City schools is decreasing. The news couldn’t come at a worse time for the Park City School Board, who is attempting to pass a bond for rebuilding schools across the district. One of the key reasons cited for the need to rebuild schools …
School Board Bond Frequently Asked Questions
The Park City School Board provided the Park Rag with a list of their frequently asked questions and answers. I think the board feels there is a disconnect between what they believe they are trying to accomplish given constraints and what others believe they are trying to accomplish. I believe they hope by providing enough …
School Facilities Plan Alternative
Park City Resident Clay Stuard provided the Parkrag with an alternative to the current plan from the Park City School Board. His plan focuses on keeping a middle school within the city limits of Park City, discusses alternative solutions for the Kearns campus, and provides alternatives for the location of a field house. As we …
An Overview of How Summit County is Doing Financially and What’s Coming up in 2016
While I know a lot of people don’t like to delve too deeply into numbers, Summit County’s annual budget process is a great time to better understand both how we are doing financially and what the government spending plans are for the next year. We as citizens care about our county’s finances because A) Most of us …
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