Dakota Pacific

The last public hearing before a possible council vote on Dakota Pacific Real Estate’s controversial development proposal is Wednesday night.

The Friends of Responsible Development group is standing up to the Utah state legislature calling the approval of Senate Bill 84, “a terrible assault on our community and quality of life.”

Last year, state lawmakers required Summit County to submit plans that could allow Dakota Pacific Real Estate to develop at Kimball Junction. This time around, state lawmakers may not take “no” for an answer.

The Summit County Council meets Wednesday afternoon. The council is closely watching Utah’s legislative session, and it’s still dealing with the fallout from last year’s session.

The Dakota Pacific project will be back before the Summit County Council Wednesday afternoon with a look at a traffic study prepared for the project. A two-hour open house on the project is scheduled for later that evening.

The developers have down-sized their proposal.

The Summit County Council and staff are preparing for what could be their most important public hearing in years. The council will take input on the proposed Dakota Pacific development at Kimball Junction on November 17th. Kirsten Whetstone, staff planner for the project, gave KPCW a short review of the protocols at the session.

An online petition circulating in Summit County has gathered over 2,000 signatures from people who don’t want to see the ambitious Dakota Pacific development project go forward.

While discussions continue between the Summit County Council and developers of Dakota Pacific, council members indicated on Wednesday that nightly rentals are a no-go in the project. Council Chairman Glenn Wright says it isn’t entirely certain when a public hearing on the development will occur, but he’s confident it will occur before the end of the year.

Local News Hour guests include: Summit County Council member Glenn Wright gives an update on the Dakota Pacific project, Diego Zegarra from the Park City Community foundation and High West Beverage Director Steve Walton have details on the 11th annual day of giving Live PC Give PC and Park City Special Events & Economic Development Program Manager Jenny Diersen with the latest about Halloween on Main St. and LiVe PC Give PC.