Alexander Cramer
ReporterAlexander joined KPCW in 2021 after two years reporting on Summit County for The Park Record. While there, he won many awards for covering issues ranging from school curriculum to East Side legacy agriculture operations to land-use disputes. He arrived in Utah by way of Madison, Wisconsin, and western Massachusetts, with stints living in other areas across the country and world. When not attending a public meeting or trying to figure out what a PID is, Alexander enjoys skiing, reading and watching the Celtics.
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The Wohali golf course resort in Coalville was approved to include more than 300 nightly rental units. Now, the city is reconsidering the code that allowed that type of development. -
The Daly West Mine headframe, built by blacksmiths in the hills above Park City while World War I raged in Europe, was raised on Friday.
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Jerry Parker had a three-vote lead for a seat on the South Summit school board until vote totals were updated Wednesday.
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Dead trees into jet fuel? Project could help offset $180 million cost of wildfire reduction projectsSummit County estimates it would take almost $200 million to treat local forests to reduce the risk of a catastrophic wildfire. Financing that requires some creativity. One idea involves turning those dead trees into jet fuel — and the county received a grant to study doing just that.
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A judge denied a request from prominent Park City attorney Joe Wrona that he be allowed to travel while felony rape charges against him are pending.
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There were primary elections in Summit and Wasatch counties to set the field for two local school board races and a handful of higher offices. In Park City, preliminary results show 29 votes to be the difference between a spot on the ballot and the end of the race. In South Summit, that margin was three.
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Last week, the Coalville Planning Commission recommended a 350-home project on the city’s south side. It is now up to the city council to evaluate a project that’s almost 2/3 the size of the existing city.
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The Park City School District was scheduled to be in court on Tuesday but the hearing date has been delayed once again.
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A Snyderville Basin man was convicted of multiple first-degree felonies for raping a woman during a massage last year.
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Last November, Park City voters approved a tax increase to pay for a portion of the school district’s $130 million facilities plan. On Tuesday, the school board recommended raising taxes by an additional $3.6 million to pay for salary increases and potential building cost overruns.
