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Summit County Councilmember Tonja Hanson recaps Wednesday's meeting. -
Leadership Park City Director Scott van Hartesvelt has details on the 2026 Leadership Symposium. The March 13 event at the Blair Education Center will feature 72 speakers. -
Summit County Community Development Director Peter Barnes has an update on development projects across the county and land use bills at the 2026 Legislature. -
Park City Mountain Ski Patroller Mike Reilly has details on the 11th annual Backcountry BowWow fundraiser to benefit the ski patrol and pay for rescue dog training. -
Wendy Fisher, Executive Director of Utah Open Lands, discusses the Heartland of the Heber Valley campaign, which aims to protect 300+ acres across four projects with a $2 million matching grant from an anonymous donor. -
KUER government reporter Hugo Rikard-Bell has an update on the Utah State Legislature's progress and key bills as the session inches to a close.
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A new forecast from the Utah Avalanche Center to go along with news snow, a recap of the Wednesday night Summit County Council meeting from Councilmember Tonja Hanson and Leadership Park City Director Scott van Hartesvelt previews the 2026 Leadership Symposium on March 13. -
The latest Utah Avalanche Center forecast, an update on Summit County development projects from Community Development Director Peter Barnes and Park City Mountain Ski Patroller Mike Reilly previews the 11th annual Backcountry BowWow fundraiser.
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The Utah Avalanche Center updates the backcountry forecast, KUER government reporter Hugo Rikard-Bell previews the final days of the 2026 this legislative session (4:08), and Utah Open Lands Executive Director Wendy Fisher discusses a $2 million matching grant from an anonymous donor that will support four projects.
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We start the hour with the backcountry forecast from the Utah Avalanche Center, followed by Heber City Manager Matt Brower's preview of Tuesday's city council meeting and then High Valley Transit Capital Development Officer Gabe Shields has a look at the $110 million bus rapid transit project on state Route 224 that restarts in April.
