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Park City Council greenlights $850K MARC locker room overhaul
Park City Council voted Thursday, Oct. 8 to proceed with a full $850,000-plus renovation of the MARC locker rooms, overriding staff's recommendation to scale back, with construction starting in January and a goal of finishing before pools reopen for summer.
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Park City, Summit County align on affordable housing goals
Park City and Summit County councils reviewed separate affordable housing targets and a $15.3 million Senior Center plan at an Oct. 9 joint session, with no votes taken.
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View MorePark City Council to weigh Olympic grant program Friday
Park City staff have proposed an Olympic Readiness Grant Program to help local businesses and nonprofits prepare for the 2034 Winter Games, but no dollar amounts, eligibility rules or timeline have been set ahead of a Friday council discussion.
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View MoreDeer Valley borders land a Roadless Rule repeal opens
The Trump administration's proposal to repeal the 2001 Roadless Rule could remove a key barrier to ski-area expansion in Utah, where at least half of the state's 16 resorts border protected national forest land, including Deer Valley Resort.
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View MorePark City approves backyard cottage rules under new state law
The Park City Council unanimously approved an ordinance allowing detached accessory dwelling units on lots of 11,000 square feet or larger, adopting the most restrictive rules the state permits under Utah SB 284, including owner-occupancy requirements and a 90-day rental minimum.
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View MorePark City shelves Quinns Junction bus route, revamps schedules
Park City Council paused a proposed bus route to Quinns Junction at a Thursday, Oct. 1, work session, citing insufficient ridership demand, but endorsed a data-driven scheduling overhaul aimed at reducing cascading bus delays for the 2026-27 winter season.
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View MoreSummit County Council convenes housing summit Tuesday
The Summit County Council meets Tuesday, Oct. 6, for a five-hour housing summit with county staff, the Housing Authority and community partners, two months after adopting a strategic plan targeting 1,500 affordable units over the next decade.
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View MoreHF Sinclair rules out 910 Ranch for pipeline route
HF Sinclair confirmed that Summit County's conservation-easement-protected 910 Ranch will not be in any proposed route for its Pioneer Pipeline expansion, reversing earlier county concerns about a potential conflict with a federal grant agreement.
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View MorePark City pulls Bonanza Park vote from Oct. 14 agenda
The Park City Planning Commission will not vote on the divisive Bonanza Park mixed-use housing proposal at its Oct. 14 meeting, marking the third time a projected vote date has slipped since the review began in June.
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View MorePark City forum puts six state candidates on stage Oct. 6
Six candidates for Utah House Districts 4 and 59 and Senate District 20 will face public questions on water, air, energy and data centers at a free forum Oct. 6 at the Jim Santy Auditorium in Park City.
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View MoreSummit County adopts landfill plan to save $50 million
The Summit County Council unanimously adopted a solid waste plan on Sept. 24 that aims to extend Three Mile Canyon Landfill's life by a decade to 2063, avoiding an estimated $50 million in future waste-hauling costs through expanded recycling, food-waste collection and new landfill operations.
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View MoreRedistricting puts all of Summit County in one House district
All of Summit County now falls within Utah's 3rd Congressional District after a court-ordered mid-decade redistricting, ending years of split representation and putting Park City-area voters in a single race between incumbent Rep. Celeste Maloy and five challengers.
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View MoreKyrgyzstan president visits Deer Valley to study expansion
Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Japarov made a surprise visit to Deer Valley Resort during a U.S. trip, meeting with resort and development leaders to discuss the East Village expansion and compare it with his country's own 9,700-acre Ala-Too ski resort project.
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View MoreUtah bill targets plate-reader rules after misuse findings
Utah lawmakers requested a bill to strengthen license plate reader regulations after an investigation found 97% of Weber County Flock searches came from out-of-state agencies, a move with direct implications for Summit County, where local agencies operate more than a dozen cameras and share data with federal agencies including ICE.