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City Hall in December posted strong sales-tax numbers, powering past projections and nearly equaling the figure from the same month in the previous year, as Park City continued to beat expectations amid the continued spread of the novel coronavirus.
Mayor Andy Beerman on Tuesday delivers the State of the City address in a nearly empty Santy Auditorium at the Park City Library. He said the spread of the novel coronavirus showed Park City residents “can be kind, compassionate and generous.” Tanzi Propst/Park Record Park City Mayor Andy Beerman on Tuesday night looked back, far back, in the community’s history as he spoke of the challenges of today. In delivering the annual State of the City address, the mayor told the story of a destructive 1898 fire that spread through much of what was Park City of that era. The community at the ...
Park Record file photo In early March of 2020, a crowd gathered at the Santy Auditorium to listen to Mayor Andy Beerman deliver his State of the City address. He covered many of the key issues in the community as he spoke about the successes, showing slides touting City Hall priorities like housing, social equity and transportation. Early in the address, he mentioned there was concern about the spread of the novel coronavirus. He told the crowd officials that night took extra measures like wiping the room down. “We urge some caution, but at this point I think we don’t want any hysteria,...
Tanzi Propst/Park Record The leadership of the Historic Park City Alliance, a group that represents businesses in the Main Street core, on Tuesday voted in favor of holding pedestrian days on the shopping, dining and entertainment strip in 2021, a decision that was needed before the organization engages City Hall in more detailed talks. The organization’s board of directors cast a 14-0 vote in support with one member absent. The unanimous vote shows a wide range of business sectors on Main Street supports the pedestrian days. The Historic Park City Alliance vote was an endorsement of pedest...
High-density housing with affordable units proposed for Park City The project, which will go before the county planning commission on Feb. 23, has its share of critics. (Courtesy of Adam Breen) Renderings of homes proposed for the Highland area of Park City. | Feb. 14, 2021, 1:00 p.m. A proposal for high-density housing could bring affordable rental units to Park City. Many people living near the project site are against it. Developers want to build 410 new homes for rent, including 144 affordable dwellings, on a 41-acre parcel off of Interstate 80 in the Highland Estates neighborhood in ...