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City Hall in December posted strong sales-tax numbers, powering past projections and nearly equaling the figure from the same month in the previous year, as Park City continued to beat expectations amid the continued spread of the novel coronavirus.

Mayor Andy Beerman on Tuesday delivers the State of the City address in a nearly empty Santy Auditorium at the Park City Library. He said the spread of the novel coronavirus showed Park City residents “can be kind, compassionate and generous.” Tanzi Propst/Park Record​ Park City Mayor Andy Beerman on Tuesday night looked back, far back, in the community’s history as he spoke of the challenges of today. In delivering the annual State of the City address, the mayor told the story of a des...

Park Record file photo In early March of 2020, a crowd gathered at the Santy Auditorium to listen to Mayor Andy Beerman deliver his State of the City address. He covered many of the key issues in the community as he spoke about the successes, showing slides touting City Hall priorities like housing, social equity and transportation. Early in the address, he mentioned there was concern about the spread of the novel coronavirus. He told the crowd officials that night took extra measures like wipi...

Tanzi Propst/Park Record The leadership of the Historic Park City Alliance, a group that represents businesses in the Main Street core, on Tuesday voted in favor of holding pedestrian days on the shopping, dining and entertainment strip in 2021, a decision that was needed before the organization engages City Hall in more detailed talks. The organization’s board of directors cast a 14-0 vote in support with one member absent. The unanimous vote shows a wide range of business sectors on Main St...

High-density housing with affordable units proposed for Park City The project, which will go before the county planning commission on Feb. 23, has its share of critics. (Courtesy of Adam Breen) Renderings of homes proposed for the Highland area of Park City.   | Feb. 14, 2021, 1:00 p.m. A proposal for high-density housing could bring affordable rental units to Park City. Many people living near the project site are against it. Developers want to build 410 new homes for rent, including 144 aff...

The former location of the Kimball Art Center is one of the buildings that will be demolished soon as City Hall readies a swath of land off the Kearns Boulevard-Bonanza Drive intersection for the development of an arts and culture district. Several buildings are expected to be razed starting in early to mid-March. Tanzi Propst/Park Record City Hall within weeks could begin to demolish some of the buildings on the land where an arts and culture district is planned, a step that would be taken eve...

Park City officials will access funds within the municipal budget earmarked for emergencies to distribute to assistance programs as City Hall continues relief efforts related to the spread of the novel coronavirus. Mayor Andy Beerman and the Park City Council recently authorized staffers to access $170,000.

Courtesy of Lake Flato Architects A member of the Park City Council on Thursday indicated he has received criticism about the price tag of an arts and culture district City Hall is pursuing, outlining that people are stunned with the cost of what would be an especially ambitious municipal project. City Councilor Steve Joyce made the comments during another in a series of lengthy meetings about the district in recent months. City Hall wants to develop the district on municipal land stretching in...

The Main Street pedestrian days debuted in 2020 in an effort to boost business and create space for social distancing amid the spread of the novel coronavirus. A survey is underway designed to learn the level of support on Main Street for a second year of the weekly pedestrian days. Park Record file photo The organization that represents businesses in the Main Street core is conducting a survey designed to learn the level of support for a second year of the weekly pedestrian days along the shop...

Tanzi Propst/Park Record Sundance Film Festival 2021 will be like no other. Instead of screenings in theaters throughout town and panel discussions with filmmakers, composers and actors in the Filmmaker’s Lodge on Main Street, programming for the festival, which starts Thursday, will be virtual. Festival organizers, under the leadership of new Festival Director Tabitha Jackson, decided to reimagine the festival, centered around an online platform, due to the coronavirus concerns last spring. ...