The upcoming winter in Park City will offer something for people shopping at locally owned stores, freestyle skiing fans and lovers of independent films. A calendar is emerging that signals the community will again host a series of promotions, festive gatherings and highly recognizable happenings between November and March.
A 2020 message from Park City Councilor Tim Henney to another member of the City Council included a statement that provides further insight into the thinking of Park City’s elected officials amid what by then had turned into a fast-building controversy with supporters and detractors of the Black Lives Matter movement confronting City Hall officials.
As the Winter Olympic flame burns in Beijing on Feb. 12, Park City on that day will bask in the warm glow of a past Games. City Hall officials have indicated an event marking the 20th anniversary of the 2002 Winter Olympics is planned.
Our view: As Parkites labor over their ballots, they can be assured that they’ll be represented well at City Hall over the next four years no matter who is elected. But three of the candidates have set themselves apart.