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Thoughts on Paying For Parking at Snowbird
This weekend, I took the long drive to Snowbird for Oktoberfest. Oktoberfest was just as good as ever. It was family friendly, the rides were great, and it was beautiful (as usual). I was prepared for the $5 parking charge, thanks to stumbling upon the fact previously. I don’t think many other people were, though. The cars entering …
Is There Anyone Still Opposing the Mountain Accord?
I received an email this week from a Friend of the Park Rag. He forwarded news that Wasatch Backcountry Alliance was now supporting the Mountain Accord. I guess the old motto of “If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em” still holds true. A couple of thoughts come to mind: I wonder if anyone is still …
What Visiting Los Angeles Taught Me About Park City Traffic
Postings over the last few days have been a little sparse due to a family vacation to Los Angeles. One of the things I love about travelling is that you get to bring back thoughts and ideas from other places. In the case of LA, some would say it has the worst traffic in the country …
School Board Public Input on School Redesign
On Tuesday, the Park City School Board will be meeting at 4 PM to discuss a number of items related to their Master Planning Committee, grade realignment, tearing down of schools, rebuilding schools, etc. Unfortunately I won’t be able to attend, but I would encourage you to be there to voice your opinion. Public comment will begin …
Park City School Board, Please Be Straight With The Public
Below is how an interview with representatives of the Park City School Board began on KPCW this morning… Leslie Thatcher (KPCW): “It sounds like there is a unified decision to not follow the Master Planning committee recommendation and go ahead and move Dosier Field.” Tania Knauer (Head of School Board): “80% of what we are looking at is what …
Snow Versus Pocketbook…which Wins?
They say it’s going to be a great snow year in Utah due to an El Nino event in the Pacific. Evidently the El Nino event is similar to 1997-1998, and the thought is the snow will be like that too. That season, for instance, Alta had a little over 575 inches of snow. That’s not jaw dropping …
Random Thoughts on Wednesday’s School Board Meeting on Rebuilding Our Schools
On Wednesday, the Park City School Board met to discuss the recommendation of its Master Planning Committee on tearing down, rebuilding, and adding on to ours schools. Here are some random thoughts from the 5 hours of the meeting I was able to watch: The school district will go forward with a bond. It will likely …
Live Blog on School Board Discussion on Rebuilding Schools and Potential Bond
Today we are live blogging the school board meeting. This is a discussion between school board members about rebuilding our schools. Click more for the discussion:
Wood Burning Appliances About to Be Limited in Summit County
On Wednesday, the Summit County council is meeting to discuss limiting wood burning stoves (and appliances) in new construction and remodels. The ordinance is drawn up and ready to pass. If you have concerns, it looks like Wednesday night at 6PM, in Coalville, is your last chance to speak up about this plan. Here are details of the meeting and …
School District Master Planning: Where Were the Parents of the Economically Disadvantaged and Hispanic Kids?
I was having dinner with a friend last week and we were talking about the School Board’s push to realign grades. The district has said they are realigning grades in order to offer full day kindergarten which in turn will help economically disadvantaged kids and our hispanic population catch up with their peers educationally by 3rd …
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