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The Mountain Accord is Now Funded by the Office of Economic Development
On Friday I learned from a concerned citizen something that sounded so crazy I didn’t believe it. He told me that all state of Utah funding for the Mountain Accord was now coming from the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED). What’s GOED’s mission you ask? According to their website, “The mandate for this office is to provide …
Is the Environmental Aspect of Mountain Accord Mainly Marketing?
Any time there is contention over the Mountain Accord, supporters of the idea will always say that the detractors shouldn’t focus on the transportation aspects… what the Accord is really about is the environment. I’ve been reading through the 13 pages of meeting minutes from an October joint meeting of the Summit County and Park City …
Mountain Accord Meeting HIghlights How our Elected Officials View Mountain Accord
In October there was a joint meeting of the Park City and Summit County Councils to discuss the Mountain Accord. We’ve recently been provided with the meeting minutes and it’s a fascinating read. It provides great understanding of the positions by various council members and some of the outside forces at play. If you have time, …
Questions Abound About Rebuilding Treasure Mountain
I received some feedback that I was “all over the place” with my previous post about the School Board’s Master Planning Committee and the rebuild of Treasure Mountain. I’ll gladly take the feedback. I’m definitely not a writer. And I’m just happy someone read it :-). That said, I do want to make sure my …
Why Again Should We Tear Down Treasure Mountain Junior High?
During last night’s School Board Master Planning Committee meetings, people were divided into 6 groups. Each of these groups decided where they should put schools on a map (if they were to choose). This included tearing down and building new schools. The process started with Molly Smith, the meeting organizer, presenting example solutions. A participant asked why …
What’s the Take Away From Last Night’s School Board Master Planning Meeting?
Last night I live blogged the School Board’s Master Planning committee. The live blog was probably a little hard to follow, because so much of what was done was visual. In effect the members of the committee worked in six teams to place cutouts of schools (i.e. the high school, Treasure Mountain, McPolin, etc.) on …
School District Master Planning Committee Live Blog
We are Live Blogging Tonight’s Master Planning Committee Meeting. Click Read More below to follow the live blog. Your browser should auto refresh as this story is updated.
Why Does Park City Need Reassurances on Mountain Accord?
Today on KPCW, Park City City Council Member Andy Beerman was talking Mountain Accord. At one moment he said: “I’m not terribly concerned about us having veto power over this… We are not ceding our land use authority to the Mountain Accord. So if Park City or Summit County decides they are opposed to something …
The State Would Never Push Something on Park City?
This morning, KPCW’s Lynn Ware Peak talked to Park City City Council person Andy Beerman about Mountain Accord. His response to a question regarding “vetoing” a tunnel from Brighton to Park City was interesting… Lynn Ware Peak (KPCW): So if you go through the whole [Mountain Accord] process do you maintain the veto power? Andy Beerman: I’m …
We’re Live Blogging Tonight’s Master Planning Committee Meeting
Tonight, Park City School District is holding their second citizen-based Master Planning Committee meeting. These meetings are designed to get public input on the construction needs in the school district. The first meeting was generally regarded as a waste of time. We’ve heard that the School District recognized there were issues with the first meeting …
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