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Update on the Hidden Cove Bear
On Sunday, the Summit County Sheriff’s office confirmed that they had spotted the bear that has been reported in Hidden Cove and South Ridge. They reported that they have contacted the Utah Division of Wildlife Services (DWS) and the DWS will be out on today looking to find the bear so it can relocated. It seems the young bear is …
Bear Spotted in Hidden Cove
We’ve heard a report of a bear being spotted in Hidden Cove yesterday. The owners of their home heard some thrashing in the bushes and thought it was likely a moose, but upon further investigation it turned out to be a young bear. Previously, we’ve heard reports of bears in old town and south of …
Park City School District Is The 30th Highest Paying School District in the Country for First Year Teachers
It’s an interesting time for schools and teachers in the Park City School District. The School Board appears hell-bent on going on a building binge. Listening to school district officials on KPCW this week talking about the additional buildings the district wants, it sounds like a kid on Christmas Eve who almost can’t wait for Santa to …
PSA: Your Mac and Website Security
While one of my passions is local government (which is why I love doing the Park Rag), my “day job” is in the computer industry. This week we had a security auditor come in and review my company’s security. The auditor was good … and intense. He had just finished 4 years in Kuwait working on …
Should the Wasatch Backcountry Alliance Be Running Mountain Accord? It Sure Looks Like It.
I received an anonymous tip with an email that was sent from the Wasatch Backcountry Alliance and Winter Wonderlands Alliance to the Mountain Accord. It is one of the best constructed and thought-out arguments against parts of the the Mountain Accord that I have seen. If you care about the Mountain Accord process, you should read …
How Fast Utah Moves on Social Issues
This post isn’t about Park City specifically, but I find the subject fascinating. Bloomberg has a fabulous info graphic on the pace of social change by state. Here’s the overview: Utah was one of the last states to allow interracial marriage. Utah was also one of the last states to vote FOR prohibition. Utah was one of …
We Got Lucky This Time
Sometimes bad things happen but you escape unscathed. It serves as a cautionary tale. This is one of those times. According to a neighborhood post, a car rolled down an embankment and rolled onto the new bike path on Kilby Rd. There is only a small wire fence separating I-80 from the bike path. No …
Bark City Ain’t What She Used To Be
Another week… another article in the Park Record about a bad dog. This time a person scrambled up a tree to avoid an aggressive dog by the library. If you read the article’s comments, they’re a mix of “the city needs to control dogs” and “it’s Bark City, get over it.” I think both miss the …
The Mountain Accord’s Birth Certificate
The mother had been pregnant for longer than it seemed. The father had big plans for the child that was about to come. On January 10, 2015 a baby was born to a very excited family. Was it a boy? Was it a girl? No, it was a transportation program. A reader sent through an anonymous tip …
What is Consensus Decision Making?
If you been following recent Mountain Accord developments, you’ll know that they often say that the Accord’s Executive Committee will make decisions based on “consensus.” So for instance, if Park City didn’t want a gondola going from Brighton to PCMR but other parties did, the Executive Committee would decide what to do based on consensus. So, …
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