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The Snyderville Basin Recreation District purchased these 68.5 acres of land in 2019 intending to expand Trailside Park. Trailside Elementary School is visible on the left. Officials received a permit to convert 10 acres into an expansion of Trailside Park, including two new ballfields, pavilions and 127 parking spots. Courtesy of the Snyderville Basin Recreation District A major expansion to Trailside Park got the go-ahead from county officials this week, with work expected to start later this...

Courtesy of Colbreen PC LLC The Snyderville Basin Planning Commission heard in no uncertain terms the overwhelming public opposition to allowing a proposed large apartment complex near the Highland Estates neighborhood. The nearly 50 commenters who spoke to oppose the project during a hearing Tuesday night dwarfed in number the handful who supported it. They used words and phrases like “horrific,” “appalled,” “shoehorned,” “atrocious,” “square peg in a round hole” and “har...