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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 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.
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View MoreSummit County Housing Authority weighs $25,000 for One Door Home
The Summit County Housing Authority will consider a $25,000 funding request for One Door Home, described as a universal affordable housing access utility, at its Monday, Sept. 21 meeting in Park City.
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View MoreSummit County launches wetland restoration on Ure Ranch near Kamas
Summit County has begun a multi-year wetland restoration on 3.5 acres of the 835-acre Ure Ranch near Kamas, removing invasive grasses and restoring natural hydrology on land the county purchased for $25 million in December 2025, with public access targeted for summer 2027.
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View MoreSilver Creek 55-plus condo project clears planning panel
The Snyderville Basin Planning Commission voted unanimously Sept. 8 to recommend rezoning land at Silver Creek Village for the Latitudes project, a 74-condo development with 30 affordable units marketed to residents 55 and older, sending the proposal to the Summit County Council.
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View MoreUDOT restarts Jeremy Ranch bridge work after month-long pause
UDOT has restarted its I-80 bridge replacement project at the Jeremy Ranch interchange after a month-long pause for utility relocation, bringing back lane closures on Homestead Road and at the Jeremy Ranch and Pinebrook roundabouts through summer 2027.
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View MorePark City Community Foundation reports $11.8M in annual impact
Park City Community Foundation distributed $11.8 million in grants, donations and program funding during its 2026 fiscal year, including a new $475,000 Community Fund round to 55 local nonprofits, pushing cumulative giving since 2007 to $96.3 million.
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View MoreSummit County Council delays Spoil to Soil permit revocation vote
The Summit County Council is moving to revoke Spoil to Soil's conditional use permit for its Browns Canyon recycling facility, but a final vote has been delayed at least three weeks while the council consults legal counsel in a closed session.
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View MorePark City water customers face Sept. 16 hearing on $20M bond
Mountain Regional Water has set a Sept. 16 public hearing on $20 million in revenue bonds to expand the Signal Hill Water Treatment Plant, with total costs estimated at $23.9 million and rate increases of 7% to 9% expected in 2027.