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“My home doesn’t seem 20% nicer than last year, or even 10%,” writes Alex Cimos after receiving a property tax statement showing the assessed value of his home had increased 19.8%.
There are enough candidates in the Park City mayoral contest as well as in the Park City Council competition to force primary elections in both of the campaigns.
The Park City campaign season officially begins on Tuesday with the opening of the filing window when candidates for mayor and the two Park City Council seats on the ballot must submit paperwork to City Hall.
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...