Mayor Andy Beerman and Park City Councilor Nann Worel appear to have advanced to Election Day in November in the mayoral primary election on Tuesday, setting up a contest between two top political figures for the Marsac Building’s highest office.
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Mayor Andy Beerman on Friday said he intends to seek reelection later this year, a decision that had been expected but one that essentially launches the campaign season for Park City’s highest office a little more than a month before the formal politicking begins.
Beerman, serving his first term as the mayor after holding a seat on the Park City Council, declined to discuss the details of the platform. He said a formal announcement of the reelection bid will be made shorty. More details are expected to be released at that time.
It had seemed highly likely for months that Beerman would seek reelection. In an interview early in the year, he indicated he was leaning strongly toward another mayoral campaign. He said at the time he had the “energy and enthusiasm for another term,” but he wanted to give a campaign “some deep consideration” before making a decision.
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Park City Mayor Andy Beerman on Friday morning predicted it will be an “incredibly busy summer” in the community as people flock to the outside recreation options in the area.
Beerman, delivering remarks to the online Leadership 101 event, talked briefly about a sharp increase in the popularity of recreation as he described the idea that the community will draw people in the summer. He mentioned the continuing vaccination efforts to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus in the remarks.
He did not provide details about the prediction of crowds later in the year, but the comment was important nonetheless. Park City after the initial coronavirus-forced shutdowns last spring has mounted an economic comeback of sorts. Many saw Park City’s recreation offerings in the summer, fall and winter as attractive since activities like skiing, snowboarding, hiking and bicycling are enjoyed outside and in a socially distanced manner.