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Oakley, a city in Summit County, will allow new developments after a two-and-a-half-year-long moratorium.

Park Record file photo The weeklong period for candidates to file for municipal office ended Monday, and highlights included a flurry of last-minute filings that necessitated a primary in Oakley, nearly a dozen people running for three positions in Coalville and the Hideout mayor filing for reelection with a half hour to spare. Mayors and at least two councilors are up for election in municipalities across the state, and there will be contested mayoral elections in Hideout, Coalville and Oakley...

County to issue $19M in debt Summit County is poised to issue nearly $20 million in debt, having cleared the last hurdle in the public process last week with a hearing that featured no public participation . The county intends to issue $19 million in bonds levied against its future sales tax revenue. The money would be used to pay for facilities projects including a new building or buildings on county-owned land in the U.S. 40 corridor across from Home Depot as well as renovations to other faci...