Jay Hamburger

2 weeks ago | parkrecord.com | Jay Hamburger

A City Hall deadline for proposals to be submitted to redevelop municipal land in Bonanza Park was Thursday morning, but officials did not release details about the field by later that day. City Hall owns 5 acres stretching inward from the intersection of Kearns Boulevard and Bonanza Drive. Leaders envision an ambitious development on the ground, but the details of a project have not been decided.

2 weeks ago | parkrecord.com | Jay Hamburger

A group of Park City government, business and not-for-profit leaders, and others from the community, in the early fall of 2017 boarded a bus headed east on Interstate 80 before turning south toward Colorado. It was the annual City Tour and the first stop was Boulder, Colorado, a college town that, although significantly larger than Park City, could offer lessons to the travelers.

3 weeks ago | parkrecord.com | Jay Hamburger

Three new members of the Park City Planning Commission are expected to be seated shortly, with the likelihood they will hold votes on a series of high-profile development-related matters in coming years. The Park City Council is preparing to select people for three out of the seven seats on the panel. They are currently held by Sarah Hall, Bill Johnson and Laura Suesser. Johnson and Hall are seeking reappointment. The recruitment drew a robust field.

3 weeks ago | parkrecord.com | Jay Hamburger

Park City leaders recently approved a set of restrictions designed to ensure the City Hall-owned Treasure hillside overlooking Old Town remains open space, a step that had been anticipated ever since the municipal government acquired the land in 2019 but one that stirred joy nonetheless. The Park City Council OK’d the conservation easement that will regulate the land in perpetuity. There was a round of applause inside the City Council chambers after the unanimous vote.

3 weeks ago | parkrecord.com | Jay Hamburger

Park City Mayor Nann Worel will lose her seat on the Organizing Committee for the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games when she retires in early January. But her successor will step into the role when they are sworn into office. Worel in late March announced she will not seek reelection in November to a second term as the mayor, after also having previously served as a member of the Park City Council and the Park City Planning Commission.