Intro Hey everyone! Welcome back to another week of news here on Summit in 6. We’ll kick things off with the latest info involving the Dakota Pacific Development Agreement, and then we will share some important info for parents of students in 6th, 8th, 10th, or 12th grades regarding the SHARP survey. Then we’ll end … Continue reading Februrary 17, 2023 – Dakota Pacific Development Agreement, SHARP Survey, Community Visioning Survey →

Improved Access to Library Resources On Wednesday, the Summit County Library held a ribbon cutting for the opening of a remote book locker at the Kimball Junction Branch. There’s another one that is outside of the Kamas Branch and one in Henefer too! These lockers provide 24/7 access to patrons’ holds on books, movies or … Continue reading Februrary 10, 2023 – Summit County Library Programming, Dakota Pacific Traffic Impact Study + Public Hearings, Get Involved in the County’s Community Visioning Process →

Hey everyone! Welcome back to another week of news here on Summit in 6.  We’ll kick things off with a recap of this week’s Council of Governments meeting. Then, we’ll cover Dakota Pacific’s revised proposal for the Tech Center in Kimball Junction. Finally, we’ll finish up with ways you can get involved in the county’s … Continue reading Februrary 3, 2023 – Council of Governments Meeting Recap, Dakota Pacific’s Revised Proposal, Get Involved in the County’s Community Visioning Process →

Council Retreat  On Friday, January 20, the County Council and County Department Heads gathered at the Kamas Branch of the Summit County Library to review the Council’s strategic priorities, hear from staff on the successes and lessons learned from 2022, and discuss how both of these will affect and guide the work plan for 2023.  … Continue reading January 27, 2023 – County Council Retreat, Exciting Public Lands News & Community Visioning →

RAP Recreation Grant Recipients  The Summit County RAP Recreation Committee was in front of the Council this week to present their amended 2022 grant recommendations to the Council. For some context, the RAP Recreation funding is used to finance, in whole or in part, parks, botanical operations and recreational facilities throughout the County.  The committee … Continue reading January 13, 2023 – RAP Recreation Grant Recipients, Community Visioning Open Houses & UDOT Public Comment Period →

County Manager  In a special session on January 5, the Summit County Council unanimously appointed Shayne Scott as the new Summit County Manager. Shayne will begin February 7. The County Council said the following in a joint statement: “The Council deliberated in multiple sessions concerning the finalists to ensure we selected the best candidate to … Continue reading January 6, 2023 – New County Manager, Swearing in Ceremonies, Community Visioning & Kimball Junction EIS Open Houses →

Dakota Pacific Traffic Impact Study Peer Review   Up first, we have a quick Dakota Pacific-related update for our listeners. Recently, Dakota Pacific submitted an updated Traffic Impact Study for its proposed redevelopment of the Summit Research Park or Park City Tech Center in Kimball Junction.   As part of the review of the updated study, … Continue reading December 16, 2022 – 2023 Budgets, Truth in Taxation, County Retirements, & Podcast Feedback Survey →

2023 Budgets + Truth in Taxation  Ok, let’s talk about public hearings. At Wednesday’s Council meeting, North Summit Special Recreation District, Park City Fire Service District, and Mountain Regional Water Special Service District all held public hearings on their 2022 budget amendments and 2023 budgets. After hearing from members of the public, all three entities … Continue reading December 9, 2022 – 2023 Budgets, Truth in Taxation, Upcoming Public Hearings & S.R. 224 Bus Rapid Transit →

County Manager Interviews  In case you missed it, Tom Fisher resigned as the County’s Manager earlier this year, and for the past several months Janna Young has been serving as the Interim County Manager while the hiring process for a new Manager takes place.  This week, the final round of interviews for three finalist candidates … Continue reading December 2, 2022 – County Manger Interviews, Upcoming Public Hearings, County Fee Schedule & Fraud Guard →

Canvass The Canvass of the 2022 General Election happened on Tuesday, November 22, where the Council certified the election results.  We anticipate the results will be as follows: Summit County Attorney Margaret Olson, Summit County Sheriff Justin Martinez, and Summit County Clerk Eve Furse held their offices.   Cindy Keyes, former Finance Director for the Summit … Continue reading November 22, 2022 – 2022 General Election Results, New County Council Member, & Property Taxes →