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Snyderville Basin On Friday, May 21, I virtually attended the Park City Council’s retreat and was appalled at how absolutely tone deaf Mayor Andy Beerman and Councilman Max Doilney appeared. I encourage everyone to access the recording of the event available on the city’s Facebook page. An overdue conversation about the racial equity murals painted on Main Street last July 4 was kicked off at 2:28:28 when Councilwoman Becca Gerber referenced Black Lives Matter and systems of oppression. At one point, Councilwoman Nann Worel expressed, just as she did in the City Council meeting subsequent...

What does the future hold for the Park City community? While it’s impossible to predict with any accuracy, Parkites do know the answer to the related question of who will have the most power to determine what that future looks like: the elected officials who represent them at City Hall. That’s what makes the first seven days of June so crucial for the community. The filing window will be open for candidates to formally launch municipal campaigns, with the mayor’s office and two seats on the Park City Council up for grabs in this fall’s election. So far, incumbent Mayor Andy Beerman an...

Park Record file photo The candidates in the Park City election this year have two options to ensure their name is on the ballot: open their wallets or find 100 people willing to sign a petition in support of their bid for public office. Leaders earlier tightened access to the ballot and the campaign in 2021 is the first that will be held under the rules. Someone who wants to become a candidate for the mayor’s office must pay a $150 fee while the fee for the City Council candidates is $100. In both cases, though, City Hall will waive the filing fees if a candidate collects signatures, a tas...

Park Record file photo The text message was timed shortly before the campaign will formally begin and amid broad worries about the concept of a facility, known as a repository. It is a likely indication that the repository concept will be an election issue, at least at the outset of the campaign. The text message includes a call for candidates and a statement to “Stop the landfill!” “Consider serving beautiful Park City and your neighbors while preserving the environment,” the text message says. The text message provides the June dates when candidates may file campaign paperwork with ...

Park Record file photo Park City Councilor Nann Worel on Tuesday announced she will mount a campaign for the mayor’s office, challenging incumbent Mayor Andy Beerman for the Marsac Building’s top elected position. Worel has served on the City Council since 2016 and was reelected in 2019. She is the former executive director of the People’s Health Clinic, a nonprofit that provides services to uninsured people, and held a seat on the Park City Planning Commission prior to becoming a city councilor. In a prepared statement announcing her campaign, Worel said she is running because a change...