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Major changes may be coming Tech Center proposal if County Council reopens development agreement News Highlights: Major changes may be coming Tech Center proposal if County Council reopens development agreement Dakota Pacific Real Estate’s Tech Center development proposal is layered over an image of western Kimball Junction looking towards the Utah Olympic Park.Courtesy of Dakota Pacific Real Estate Major changes could come to the proposal to build 1,100 new housing units in Kimball Junction...

While nearly everyone — elected officials included — appeared to agree that the county needs more affordable housing, there was little consensus among the commenters as to whether the proposal benefits the community enough to essentially allow more than 1 million square feet of new development. The council did not vote and indicated that the issue was a long way from being decided. Dakota Pacific Real Estate is seeking to build a large-scale residential neighborhood on the southwest side of...

Courtesy of Malena Stevens Judge Shauna Kerr, standing behind a wall of plexiglass, delivered the oath of office Tuesday evening to the newest Summit County councilor, Malena Stevens, who stood several feet away to adhere to pandemic-related protocols. Stevens is the newest councilor, replacing Kim Carson, who retired after two terms on the county’s highest legislative body. The other four councilors remained unchanged, and at their first meeting of 2021 Wednesday, Glenn Wright was selected a...

Park Record file photo Summit County Councilor Kim Carson’s days have been peppered with unusual scenes in recent years, she said, from driving a rodeo queen around before the annual demolition derby at the Summit County Fair to trying her hand at cutting a car apart while training with the Park City Fire Department. Carson’s tenure as a Summit County councilor ends this year after two terms on the county’s highest legislative body, but she said in a recent interview her service has broug...

Credit Summit County Council 2019 The Summit County Council this week paid tribute to departing colleague Kim Carson—and also brought a new member onto the Snyderville Planning Commission.    Carson decided to retire this year, after two terms on the County Council.    Council Member Glenn Wright said she leaves an amazing legacy. “I think all of us really consider her the conscience of the Council—incredibly diligent in her work ethic, keeping us on a track, in many senses being ou...

The Summit County Council only has one more official meeting for the year. But some of the items on their agenda Wednesday are a forecast of what lies ahead.   The Council considered their work plan for 2021. And they continued their review of the proposed Dakota Pacific project at Kimball Junction—which will return to their agenda next month.   County Council member Glenn Wright said it looks like they’re in the home stretch with their review of Dakota Pacific.    On Wednesday, they...

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serious storms and heavy rains and lightning coming through. rainshowers. we are anticipating storms today with breaks in the overcast. we stayed cloudy enough that we are getting rainshowers ahead of this front bringing the temperatures down. we are 61 degrees now. wait until you see how low we are going to go tonight. ill have that coming up. barbara. >> thank you. president obama and house speaker john boehner have different views on how to put unemployed americans back to work. i...