Park City Councilor Tim Henney was seeking a third term in office on Tuesday, but voters opted to give two candidates first terms instead. Henney on Wednesday said there are “no sour grapes” about the unsuccessful bid to keep a City Council seat for another four years.
Park City Councilor Nann Worel on Tuesday took a commanding lead in the mayoral contest and appears to be on the cusp of becoming the first woman to capture Park City’s top elected post.
Park City voters waiting to decide between Mayor Andy Beerman and the challenger for the mayor’s office, Park City Councilor Nann Worel, have just a short time to make a selection. Election Day, with two City Council seats also on the ballot, is Tuesday.
Mayor Andy Beerman and opponent City Councilor Nann Worel raised extraordinary sums of money during the campaign, financial reports submitted to City Hall show. Beerman by Tuesday had raised nearly $65,000 while Worel brought in nearly $54,000 during the same timeframe.
A 2020 message from Park City Councilor Tim Henney to another member of the City Council included a statement that provides further insight into the thinking of Park City’s elected officials amid what by then had turned into a fast-building controversy with supporters and detractors of the Black Lives Matter movement confronting City Hall officials.