Hartley grew up in Toronto and moved to Park City in 2005 to work at Deer Valley Resort.
An avid mountain biker, he stayed after falling in love with the community and a lifestyle that provides easy access to an abundance of trails.
He later met his partner, Emma Garrard, and became a U.S. citizen in 2010. Before joining Mountain Trails Foundation in 2021, Hartley spent a decade working in local ski and bike shops including White Pine Touring.
He said he’s running for office because he wants to contribute and “guide the community into the future.”
“I think the changes are our biggest struggle,” Hartley said. “We’re ramping up to host the world for the Olympic Games. We are struggling with a housing crisis. We are struggling with traffic. I’ve worked as a manager at a local business before and I know how hard that is for employees to make that drive.”
To solve local problems, Hartley said there are “scalable solutions” that are practical and easy to implement, utilizing the talents of various city departments.
He said his family was fortunate to purchase a foreclosed home in 2012 but knows service workers, friends and colleagues who continue to struggle to find housing in town.
Hartley also said his experience with public transportation growing up in Toronto make him an asset in solving transportation issues.
“I know there’s going to be growing pains, there always are,” he said. “But we’re all in this together at the end of the day, and I just really want to do my part and help move us to where we need to be to tackle those challenges that face us in the future.”
Hartley said his work at Mountain Trails Foundation has led to nearly $1 million in grant funding and involves collaborating with property owners and various local and state agencies.
He is also on the Summit County RAP (Recreation, Arts and Parks) Recreation Tax Grant Advisory Board and the McPolin Barn’s Friends of the Farm committee.
“I want Park City to be a better place for my boys as they grow up here and for my family,” Hartley said. “I also want it to be a place for generations to come, to leave it loved, so to speak, and to contribute to a better community.”
Hartley is the fourth person to announce a candidacy for the two open seats on the Park City Council.
The other candidates who have declared so far are incumbents Tana Toly and Jeremy Rubell, and Park City Community Foundation Vice President of Impact Diego Zegarra.
If five or more candidates file to run, a primary election Aug. 12 will cut the candidate list to four ahead of the Nov. 4 municipal election.
Park City candidates must file between June 2 to June 6 to be on the ballot.
