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Summit County Council Candidate Canice Harte has a meet-and-greet coming up
Winston Churchill once said, “The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.” The best way to prove Sir Winston wrong and become an informed voter is to spend 15 minutes talking with those people running for election. That’s why I believe local elections are one of the few places where …
A light agenda for today’s Summit County Council meeting
As is typical of Wednesdays, the Summit County Council is meeting today in an open session. If interested you can join the meeting via zoom at around 4:25 PM. Today’s larger topics include: Discussion and approval of the 2023 Behavioral Health Area Plan. The report on this can be viewed here. Creating the Summit County …
Opposed to Dakota Pacific? The deck is stacked against you.
What a surprise. Summit County moved the Dakota Pacific meeting from November 17th to December 1st. Why would they ever do that? It could be because there was a problem with the meeting space or because a County Councilor couldn’t make it. However, my bet is it’s because Summit County wants to hamper the campaign …
Dakota Pacific? Is the Summit County Council still considering this terrible development?
There would be few developments worse for the Snyderville Basin than The Dakota Pacific development at the Tech Park. I have spoken directly to County Council members about this at a meeting at Hearth and Hill. I have spoken during a meeting of the Snyderville Basin Planning Commission about this. I have spoken during a …
To mask or not to mask in Park City Schools
School starts next week. In the scheme of things, that is a minor miracle. You can give Superintendent Dr. Gildea and the School Board all the crap you want, but they navigated us through the most challenging year in Park City school history. They found a way to make it work. Kudos to them. It …
New Whole Foods Will Test General Plan’s “No New Entitlements” Policy
The Snyderville Basin General Plan Phase 2 is moving through the County approval process. The General Plan defines how citizens believe development and growth should occur in the Basin. It defines everything from our desire for open space to a focus on trails to limits on big box stores. One of the most interesting aspects is Policy …
Online Debate Serves as an Example for Park City and Summit County Governments
On Wednesday Mountain Meister is holding an online debate about Mountain Accord. We are excited for the debate but perhaps more excited about the technological aspects. Holding an event online allows a broad audience to participate and the fact that it will likely be recorded will make it even easier for community members to participate. …
How Summit County Council Members Feel About Mountain Accord
We are going to make an attempt to describe where we believe each of our Summit County Council Members stands on Mountain Accord. While we understand opinions are nuanced and we’re sure we won’t get it spot on, here is what we gleaned from watching the members debate the issue on Wednesday. Kim Carson (Council …
Summit County Council Meeting on Mountain Accord
We live blogged the Summit County Council Meeting on Mountain Accord. You should get a good feel for how various members of your County Council feel about the topic. Please forgive any spelling mistakes. The meeting moved pretty quickly. In some cases below you’ll see just the first names of council members. For clarity, Roger …
County Considering Expanding Allowed Uses and Square Footage at Old Meacham Jeep Site
On February 25th, the Summit County Council will hold a public hearing to discuss increasing the types of uses and the amount of square footage that is available at the old Meacham Jeep site. Meacham Jeep’s site is now occupied by Professional Care Auto Works and sits on the east edge of the Burt Brothers …
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