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Nov 14, 2023 |
kpcw.org | Benjamin Lasseter
The goal of adding the public car chargers is to make it possible to drive electric cars across the state without worry of getting stranded. “[The plan is for] fast electric vehicle chargers every 50-ish miles along all of the interstates in America,” said Lyle McMillan, director of strategic investments for the Utah Department of Transportation.
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Nov 13, 2023 |
kpcw.org | Benjamin Lasseter
Like most places this time of year, public health leaders foresee increases in common illnesses in Summit County. Over the past five years, COVID, RSV and the flu followed that seasonal trend with local surges in cases, according to the county health department’s new online dashboard. Summit County Health Director Phil Bondurant said it’s for residents to easily see the trends and compare for themselves. “[You can] see those colored overlays to see if we're trending up or trending down,” he said.
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Nov 13, 2023 |
kpcw.org | Benjamin Lasseter
As crews have done around Summit and Wasatch counties in recent weeks, they’ll perform the prescribed burns in one of Park City’s most visible areas. Starting Wednesday until they finish, residents are asked not to report fires in the Treasure Hill area to authorities. Smoke will be visible during the day and overnight. Trails will be closed in the area as necessary. Crews will monitor the burning piles until they extinguish them.
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Nov 10, 2023 |
kpcw.org | Benjamin Lasseter
A Heber City councilmember pitched an idea to clean up the streets by thinning its deer population. Councilmember Scott Phillips said the deer that come down from the mountains into town during the winter aren’t the problem. “This is the summer deer, the deer that live here all year round, that don't go back up into the mountains like they're supposed to,” he said. “We are having deer that are being born in the city limits, and they feel like this is their home.
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Nov 10, 2023 |
kpcw.org | Benjamin Lasseter
Park City and the Snyderville Basin will each receive about a third of the 2023 RAP recreation grant, while the rest of the county will split the remaining funds. Planners for 17 projects put in requests, and all were approved for some amount of funds. The largest grant will send more than $435,000 to the Summit County Land and Natural Resources Department. The grant will fund a study of future recreation on the 910 Cattle Ranch and general department costs.
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