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Park Record file photo The mayor of Park City in recent comments said many are upset that the Sundance Film Festival will not be held as usual this year, but he pulled back from saying everyone in the community holds that viewpoint. Mayor Andy Beerman briefly addressed the topic at a Park City Council meeting that was held on Jan. 21, the original start date of the festival. Sundance shifted the dates and shortened the length of the festival this year as part of the planning for an event amid the continued spread of the novel coronavirus. Sundance runs from Thursday until Feb. 3 and will be h...

Bruce Erickson, the Park City planning director, has died, the municipal government said on Monday. He had served as a Park City planning commissioner prior to the appointment to the director post and is seen as having had broad influence on growth matters.​ Park Record file photo Bruce Erickson, the planning director at City Hall and a figure who influenced the growth of Park City for decades, has died, the municipal government said, a loss that will reverberate through the municipal ranks as well as the wider community. A statement from City Hall did not identify a cause of the death. The...

Park Record file photo The spread of the novel coronavirus and the subsequent health restrictions nearly erased Park City’s slate of special events in 2020. One by one, the cancellations mounted through the spring and into the summer and fall. At the start of 2021, though, City Hall is preparing for the return of numerous events, something that could help reignite Park City’s tourism-heavy economy and re-create some of the energy that was lacking in 2020. The municipal government has crafted a tentative calendar running through the end of 2021 that details the return of special events. Al...

Park Record file photo Park City Mayor Andy Beerman on Thursday said he “kind of got my world rocked” by the violence in Washington, D.C., indicating he was dismayed by what transpired and contending the rioting was not representative of the people of the U.S. Beerman delivered the comments during a Park City Council meeting. He only occasionally addresses the state of the country so directly in an official setting. He said he remains optimistic as he addressed the violence. “I have to say what happened at the Capitol is not who I believe we are as Americans. And for as imperfect as our...

Park City might get into the rental game to increase housing for workers Hourly employees must often make long commutes to work in the mountain resort town. (Sara Tabin | The Salt Lake Tribune) Homes in Park City are unaffordable to many hourly workers, so the city is proposing to build rental housing affordable to people who work in the mountain resort town and don't want to commute. | Updated: Jan. 8, 2021, 2:48 a.m. Park City • When Nolan Murray, 25, moved to Park City for a job on the ski patrol, he hoped he would find a place to live near his work. But as soon as he saw the prices fo...