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The Park City Board of Education appears likely to put a bond measure on the ballot in November, asking taxpayers to pony up for a massive overhaul of the district’s schools. If voters were to say yes, it would be the culmination of the wide-ranging master-planning discussions that have continued, in one form or another, since 2014.
Given how long the district has been mired in talks about facilities upgrades, a resolution would be welcome. It would allow school officials and the community to achieve long-desired goals like grade realignment and retiring Treasure Mountain Junior High, whose aging infrastructure and crowded hallways have long been a bane for students, teachers and parents.
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The Park City Board of Education discussed cost estimates for its master planning projects at its meeting Tuesday, and should the elected officials decide to fund all the work through a bond measure that would be put before voters in November, they now know how much the price tag could be: $153 million.
The estimate, provided by the brokerage firm Stifel, includes project costs for new construction and renovation at Park City High School, Ecker Hill Middle School and Parley’s Park, McPolin, Jeremy Ranch and Trailside elementary schools.
Stifel representatives Matt Dugdale and Preston Kirk, who were on hand to provide the estimate, said the district is unusual among school districts its size in that it is not carrying any debt service as part of its tax levy, and has not since 2015. A $56 million bond measure that failed at the ballot box in 2015 would have created a new debt service.
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The Park City Board of Education continues to zero in on a timeline and dollar amount for its master planning projects, including grade realignments and expansions at all of its schools.
At a work session Wednesday morning, the board was given an estimate of nearly $150 million to complete the work, including nearly $25 million for green enhancements.
The detailed analysis was provided by Salt Lake City-based architecture and design firm MHTN Architects. Dave Hart, of MOCA, which was contracted by the board to provide guidance for the projects, presented the information to the board.
At a previous meeting, the board asked Hart to bring a detailed cost analysis for the expansion projects at Park City High School and Ecker Hill Middle School, as well as cost estimates for the planned additions at Parley’s Park, Jeremy Ranch, McPolin and Trailside elementary schools. The board also named carbon neutrality and green construction as one of its priorities wit
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Running With Ed is on.
After the Park City Education Foundation canceled its annual relay-race fundraiser last year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the nonprofit is bringing it back this spring with some new guidelines.
Jennifer Billow, the nonprofit’s associate director of communications and development, said the changes are aimed at ensuring the safety of participants. The event is scheduled on May 22.
“Typically there is this giant start and finish at the Basin Recreation Fieldhouse with 1,500 runners and volunteers, but we knew we couldn’t do that with the current situation,” Billow said. “So, we will set up staggered starts at each of the Park City District schools. We felt that was appropriate, because Running with Ed is about raising money for our schools, teachers and students.”