Category Archive For "Basin Rec"
Basin Rec is asking for up to a 10% increase in employee salary
I love Basin Rec. Their children’s sports programs are great. Their people are great. Their facilities are great, except for the cancerous indoor field. Today, however, let’s talk about their request for salary increases. During today’s Summit County Council meeting, their proposed budget is requesting a 5% cost of living adjustment and up to a …
Basin Rec makes Run-A-Muck safer
Last week we wrote that when Basin Rec opened up Run-A-Muck, that they made it too dangerous. They had an entry to the dog park on the east side of the road and the exit on the west side of the road. All visitors had to cross the busy road to UOP each time they …
Run-A-Muck’s reopening has a dangerous component
Yesterday, Basin Rec reopened Run-A-Muck Dog Park. We were excited to get back. Yet after experiencing it, I’m not sure the risk-reward is worth it. For those who haven’t visited Run-A-Muck, it is a fenced dog-park that sits below the Utah Olympic Park (UOP). It covers many acres and legally permits dogs to run off-leash. …
Basin Rec should have made a safer choice on the new field
Would you let your kid play on a pile of tires? Would you let your child go to birthday parties on a pile of tires? Would you let your kid compete in soccer on a pile of tires? No. No. AND probably No. Yet, Basin Rec is preparing to install another turf field made from …
Jeremy Ranch Residents Appear to Be Fighting Back Against New Dog Park
A couple of weeks ago we reported on a field in Jeremy Ranch, near Woods at Parleys, that had been turned into a dog park by Basin Rec. The change upset neighbors because they had been using it for playing with their children, among other things. Now that wasn’t an option. We’ve heard a recent report …
Park Rag’s Position on Basin Rec
With a meeting tonight by the Summit County Council on the Basin Rec Bond coming up, and the number of critical stories written over the past few weeks on the Basin Rec and the Bond, we wanted to clarify our position on the organization, bond offering, and our stories. First, we like the people at …
When Basin Recreation Screws Up… People Notice
Anger is overflowing in parts of Jeremy Ranch. A field that many neighbors use to play soccer with their kids, let their kids run loose, and from all accounts, a good use of open space, has been converted into a small dog run. Residents are voicing concern, such as “It is a dog park and …
The Ice Arena Portion of the Basin Rec Bond May Be Reason Enough to Vote Down the Entire Thing
Note: We are writing a series of articles on the Basin Rec Bond. We feel that that the “Pro-Bond” side is getting a lot of press and wanted to provide alternate points of view. As part of Basin Rec’s $25 million bond, they will be using $2.5 million for construction of a second sheet of …
How Basin Rec’s Bond Could Lead To Requiring More Growth
Note: We are writing a series of articles on the Basin Rec Bond. We feel that that the “Pro-Bond” side is getting a lot of press and wanted to provide alternate points of view. In November, Snyderville Basin residents will vote on a $25 million bond for Basin Rec. If passed, this bond will pay for …
Why is Large Basin Rec Bond Not Divided into Smaller Bonds?
Note: We are writing a series of articles on the Basin Rec Bond. We feel that that the “Pro-Bond” side is getting a lot of press and wanted to provide alternate points of view. In November, Snyderville Basin residents will vote on a $25 million bond for Basin Rec. Basin Rec says they will use the …
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