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The Park City Board of Adjustments asked the city to take another look at previously approved plans for Matthew Prince, the billionaire owner of The Park Record, to build an 11,000-square-foot home on Treasure Hill.
Cyclist and driver ticketed in viral Park City road rage incident
Oct 8, 2024 — Update: Park City Municipal dropped its ticket against the driver Oct. 11. The driver posted the video he recorded to TikTok and a local Facebook group Oct. 7. Park City police said the incident happened more than a week earlier on Sept. 28. Cyclist Gary Peacock, 73, said he was biking up Park Avenue toward Old Town Park City from his home in the Snyderville Basin when a Subaru drove ...
Luxury condo development Founders Place receives approval for …
Oct 10, 2024 — Ongoing construction for phases one and two. The planning commission approved the first two phases of Founders Place in 2022 and on Wednesday approved the third phase. That’ll include 24 units and will be on the other side of Deer Hollow Road. The developer plans to construct a pedestrian bridge over the road to connect the entire complex.
Park City denies request to remove Hillside Ave home from …
Oct 11, 2024 — The Park City Council has denied an Old Town property owner’s request to remove their home from the city’s list of historic sites. Craig Weaver’s great grandmother purchased the lot at 37 Hillside Avenue in 1934 after immigrating from Ireland to work in the mines. Despite its rich history dating back to the late 1800s, Weaver said the ...
Grace Doerfler - KPCW
Grace Doerfler. Grace covers Wasatch County for KPCW. She’s originally from Pittsburgh, PA, and is enthusiastically learning about all things Utah. Previously, Grace reported in California’s Bay Area as a journalism student at Stanford University. When she’s not reporting, she loves running, reading and exploring Park City.
What’s cut if Summit County doesn’t raise taxes? - kpcw.org
Oct 11, 2024 — Child care does not appear to be on the chopping block. The largest possible cuts are $2 million in new staff, $2 million in cost-of-living and merit raises and up to $1.2 million in mental health care. Summit County. This slide staff presented to the Summit County Council Oct. 9 shows a sample slate of cuts that would make up the $7 million gap.
Here’s who’s running for Wasatch County government in 2024
Jan 9, 2024 — Four seats are open on the Wasatch County Council for this year’s election. Five candidates are running for Seat B, an at-large seat: Republicans Melvin McQuarrie, Colleen Bonner and Nick Lopez, Independent American Kenneth Bourassa, and Democrat Lisa Bahash. Kendall Crittenden is running for a sixth term in Seat D, which covers much of Heber ...
Smoky skies bring unhealthy air quality across the Wasatch Back
Oct 8, 2024 — As the Yellow Lake Fire continues to grow in Wasatch County, smoky local skies have obscured mountain views and raised health concerns. The air in the Heber Valley was hazy and thick with the smell of smoke Tuesday morning, Oct. 8. The pollution is mostly a side effect of the Yellow Lake Fire, which had burned close to 20,000 acres in the Uinta ...
PC MARC to reconsider winter court time after pleas from tennis …
Oct 11, 2024 — In response, the recreation department devised a plan that would give pickleballers an additional 84 hours of court time per week at the MARC bubble this winter, when snow renders outdoor courts useless. During the last two city council meetings, more than a dozen tennis players shared their dissatisfaction with the plan.
Park City drops ticket against driver in viral auto-cyclist altercation
Oct 11, 2024 — Dashcam footage shows the driver steered left, and a judge dismissed his ticket Friday. Pierce Kempton, 22, won’t need to pay a $130 fine for passing a cyclist too closely on Park Avenue. That’s because the Park City’s Attorney’s Office asked a judge to dismiss the case Oct. 11 after reviewing dashboard camera footage from Kempton’s car.