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Park Record file photo The mayor of Park City in recent comments said many are upset that the Sundance Film Festival will not be held as usual this year, but he pulled back from saying everyone in the community holds that viewpoint. Mayor Andy Beerman briefly addressed the topic at a Park City Council meeting that was held on Jan. 21, the original start date of the festival. Sundance shifted the dates and shortened the length of the festival this year as part of the planning for an event amid t...

Bruce Erickson, the Park City planning director, has died, the municipal government said on Monday. He had served as a Park City planning commissioner prior to the appointment to the director post and is seen as having had broad influence on growth matters.​ Park Record file photo Bruce Erickson, the planning director at City Hall and a figure who influenced the growth of Park City for decades, has died, the municipal government said, a loss that will reverberate through the municipal ranks a...

Park Record file photo The spread of the novel coronavirus and the subsequent health restrictions nearly erased Park City’s slate of special events in 2020. One by one, the cancellations mounted through the spring and into the summer and fall. At the start of 2021, though, City Hall is preparing for the return of numerous events, something that could help reignite Park City’s tourism-heavy economy and re-create some of the energy that was lacking in 2020. The municipal government has crafte...

Park Record file photo Park City Mayor Andy Beerman on Thursday said he “kind of got my world rocked” by the violence in Washington, D.C., indicating he was dismayed by what transpired and contending the rioting was not representative of the people of the U.S. Beerman delivered the comments during a Park City Council meeting. He only occasionally addresses the state of the country so directly in an official setting. He said he remains optimistic as he addressed the violence. “I have to sa...

Park City might get into the rental game to increase housing for workers Hourly employees must often make long commutes to work in the mountain resort town. (Sara Tabin | The Salt Lake Tribune) Homes in Park City are unaffordable to many hourly workers, so the city is proposing to build rental housing affordable to people who work in the mountain resort town and dont want to commute. | Updated: Jan. 8, 2021, 2:48 a.m. Park City • When Nolan Murray, 25, moved to Park City for a job on the sk...

Park Record file photo​ First-term Park City Mayor Andy Beerman said he is “strongly leaning toward” seeking reelection later in 2021, but he did not commit this week to a campaign. He said an announcement of his intentions is unlikely prior to the spring. “I currently have the energy and enthusiasm for another term, but the past year has been challenging. I will give it some deep consideration, and seek a lot of feedback, before making a final decision,” Beerman said in prepared answ...

Park City at the start of 2020 seemed poised to make progress on longstanding issues like the economy and traffic, continuing the years of work of City Hall and the wider community. It was clear by the middle of March, though, the agenda for 2020 would change radically. The spread of the novel coronavirus made the year unlike any other in Park City’s history. But even with the sickness impacting all aspects of life, other items rose to prominence. Park City joined the nation in calling for so...

Park City leaders recently voted to formally support the Utah Compact on Racial Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, another step in City Hall’s broad social equity efforts. The Park City Council adopted a resolution aligning the municipal government with the statewide effort. Mayor Andy Beerman and the City Council touched on the idea that the compact tracks closely with City Hall’s own work toward social equity. By supporting the compact, leaders, importantly, acknowledged a key section of t...

Credit Park City Municipal The Park City City Council held two meetings this week to discuss the future arts and culture district. KPCW’s Sean Higgins reports that although there is broad support for the idea of an arts district in Park CIty, councilors are divided over how important the project is to start now.    With an initial price tag of $70 million and skyrocketing real estate and construction costs projected to add 30% or more to the final bill, the future of the five acre parcel...

Courtesy of Lake Flato Architects Park City this week broached the concept of asking voters to approve a ballot measure to raise funds to develop an arts and culture district through a property-tax increase. Mayor Andy Beerman and the Park City Council held two discussions about the future of a district that is envisioned on City Hall land along Bonanza Drive and Kearns Boulevard. The Sundance Institute and the Kimball Art Center are seen as the anchors, and the project also would involve a sig...