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Wasatch County weighs $200K phone pouch ban modeled on Park City
Wasatch County School District is considering a $200,000 bell-to-bell cellphone ban using the same Yondr locking pouches Park City schools have used since 2024, with implementation possible in the 2027-2028 school year.
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Summit County adds recycling sites, eyes short-term rental rules
Summit County's mid-year work plan update reveals three new recycling drop-off sites, active research into short-term rental restrictions, October public meetings on general plan updates, and years of construction ahead for Altus Park City at Kimball Junction.
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Local Government
Wasatch County weighs $200K phone pouch ban modeled on Park City
Wasatch County School District is considering a $200,000 bell-to-bell cellphone ban using the same Yondr locking pouches Park City schools have used since 2024, with implementation possible in the 2027-2028 school year.
Local Government
Summit County adds recycling sites, eyes short-term rental rules
Summit County's mid-year work plan update reveals three new recycling drop-off sites, active research into short-term rental restrictions, October public meetings on general plan updates, and years of construction ahead for Altus Park City at Kimball Junction.
Local Government
Wasatch County weighs $200K phone pouch ban modeled on Park City
Wasatch County School District is considering a $200,000 bell-to-bell cellphone ban using the same Yondr locking pouches Park City schools have used since 2024, with implementation possible in the 2027-2028 school year.
Local Government
Summit County adds recycling sites, eyes short-term rental rules
Summit County's mid-year work plan update reveals three new recycling drop-off sites, active research into short-term rental restrictions, October public meetings on general plan updates, and years of construction ahead for Altus Park City at Kimball Junction.
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View MoreTrailside petition tops 1,000; school district says no decision made
The Park City School District says no development decision has been made on its 55-acre Trailside property after a community coalition gathered more than 1,000 petition signatures opposing a conceptual 200-unit housing proposal presented to the board in June.
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View MoreSnyderville Basin voters to decide $71M rec bond Nov. 3
The Summit County Council authorized Basin Recreation's scaled-back $71 million bond for the Tuesday, Nov. 3 ballot, giving Snyderville Basin voters the final say on a new indoor recreation facility that would cost primary homeowners about $120 a year on a $1 million home.
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View MorePoll: 82% of Park City residents oppose Brinshore five-acre proposal
A TownLift reader poll of 525 respondents finds 82% of Park City residents prefer open space or lower-density development at the Bonanza Five-Acre Site over the current Brinshore proposal, adding quantitative weight to community opposition ahead of the Aug. 26 Planning Commission hearing.
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View MorePark City councilmembers split on Bonanza Park plan as Aug. 26 vote looms
Three Park City councilmembers publicly stated their positions on the Bonanza Park mixed-use development in interviews published Aug. 18, with Molly Miller in full support, Ed Parigian backing the Planning Commission review and Bill Ciraco declining to discuss details ahead of a possible Aug. 26 vote.
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View MorePolice chief asks council to dedicate Round Valley land for emergency center
Park City Police Chief Wade Carpenter formally asked the City Council on Aug. 17 to consider dedicating city-owned land at 700 Round Valley for a regional emergency operations center, citing the ongoing Rocky Canyon Fire and the 2034 Olympics as reasons the region needs a dedicated coordination facility.
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View MoreWasatch, Summit counties push to repeal Utah's developer-town law
Wasatch County will vote Wednesday, Aug. 19, on a resolution urging repeal of Utah's S.B. 258, which lets developers create their own towns, after a joint meeting with Summit County produced a formal coalition opposing the law.
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View MoreSummit County Board of Health to vote on new mobile food permit fee Monday
The Summit County Board of Health will vote Monday on a new Mobile Food Business Permit and fee structure affecting food trucks and carts, with a narrow public comment window and a written-comment deadline of noon Friday, July 31.