Pat Putt

The launch of the High Valley Transit District means that the Community Development Department of Summit County has been busy too.

For the time being, Development Director Pat Putt said, the transit district will operate from a temporary office trailer and will house its vehicles at the Ecker Hill Park and Ride.

A new proposal submitted to Summit County would bring significant change to the Outlets Park City near Kimball Junction – a new grocery store.

County Development Director Pat Putt said the mall’s owners want to tear down and rebuild a portion of the center including space for a 59,000-square-foot grocery store.

He said, however, that their application will have to change.

On today's Local News Hour:

( 02:09) The Mountain Trails Foundation weekly trails report.

( 08:19 ) Summit County Community Development Director Pat Putt has an update on development projects throughout the county.

( 24:09) Kimball Art Center Director Alday Milliken and Marketing Consultant Meisha Ross have details aobut this year's Arts Festival, the new exhibit opening and upcoming adult programs.

( 37:35 ) Park City Public Utilities Director Clint McAfee has an update on the Three Kings Water Treatment plant.

Summit County Development Director Pat Putt says he’s been peppered with e-mails and phone calls about the plan for over 200 avalanche fences to be placed above two homes in the Colony.

Putt says they’re going to talk to the stakeholders about the controversy.    But he says the process leading up to the fences involved more than the Low Impact Permit approved last summer.   

During his regular visit to KPCW last week, Putt said the fences are proposed for the Dream Peak subdivision, which includes residences, the Cloud Dine Restaurant and a number of avalanche areas.

On today's Local News Hour:

(00:02) Charlie Sturgis with the weekly Mountain Trails Report.

( 03:07) Jessica Lowell's story on the man who has been charged with multiple sexual assault counts after targeting underage girls in Heber City.

( 04:40) Summit County Community Development Director Pat Putt has an update on development projects throughout the county.

( 21:02) Ski Utah Ex. Director Nathan Rafferty with a recap of the COVID ski season.

On today's Local News Hour:

( 00:02) Utah Avalanche Forecast Center report.

( 02:34) Summit County Community Development Director Pat Putt has an update on development projects throughout the county.

( 16:01) CDC eviction moratorium extension's impact on the Wasatch back as Jessica Lowell reports. 

( 19:14) Park City Councilmember Tim Henney has a recap of last night's meeting.

Utah’s largest master plan developer, Anderson Development, has put out feelers to property owners in Garff Ranches – located between Browns Canyon Road and State Route 248 – to see if they’re interested in becoming a new city in central Summit County.

According to a partner with Anderson Development Steven McCutchan, Anderson Development is not ready to comment on the proposal to incorporate the 17,000 acres between the Snyderville Basin and the Kamas Valley to become Garff Ranch City, Utah.

During public hearings before the Snyderville Planning Commission, speakers have, on occasion, asked planners to consider how a proposed development will impact the local schools.

However, County Development Director Pat Putt reminds the public that, legally, the county can’t do that.

During his regular visit to KPCW, Putt said the planners are restricted by the Legislature.

County Development Director Pat Putt says that in the not-too-distant future, the county will return to live meetings with the County Council and their Planning Commissions.

But after the past year of meeting virtually over Zoom, it’s likely that public meetings will change for the better.

It may be hard to believe that there were some silver linings in the past year of the pandemic. But Putt said there could be one, due to the changes they had to make with public meetings.

Today on the Local News Hour:

(02:34) - Utah Avalanche Forecast Center Report

(05:11) - Summit County Community Development Director Pat Putt has an update on development projects throughout the county. 

(38:21) - Voterise has organized a half day virtual conference for Saturday. More on this from Voterise Executive Director Hope Zitting-Goeckeritz.

On today's Local News Hour:

(02:00) Utah Avalanche Forecast Center Report

(05:24 ) Summit County Community Development Director Pat Putt has an update on development projects throughout the county.

(23:43) Park City Councilmember Becca Gerber has a recap of last night's meeting.

(40:02 ) A converstion with Caroline Rodriguez, Regional Transportation Planning Director with Summit County Transit.

On today's Local News Hour:

(06:13) - Summit County Community Development Director Pat Putt has an update on development projects throughout the county. 

(23:35) - Park City Councilmember Nann Worel has a recap of last night's meeting.

(39:16) - Rob Bishop, 9-term congressman representing Utah's first district talks about his 18 years in Washington, accomplishments, things he wished ended differently and what he hopes to do in the future.

On today's Local News Hour:

( 3:30) Summit County Community Development Director Pat Putt has an update on development projects throughout the county.

( 17:59) Summit county Economic Development Director Jeff Jones and St Luke's Episcopal Pastor Charles Robinson discuss the zoom event scheduled for Monday night. It's one in the series of community programs under the Project For Deeper Understanding.

On today's Local News Hour:

( 00:02) Charlie Sturgis with this weeks Mountain Trails Report.

( 06:17) Summit County Community Development Director Pat Putt has an update on development projects throughout the county.

( 22:46) Park City Community Foundation Director Katie Wright and Meg Steele have a first look at LIVE PC GIVE PC – Park City’s Day of Giving.

( 34:38) KPCW General Manager Renai Bodley Miller talks about why it's Important to fund those still churning out daily news content.

On today's Local News Hour:

( 00:26) Charlie Sturgis has this week's Mountain Trails Report

( 02:42) Summit County Community Development Director Pat Putt has an update on development projects throughout the county.

( 20:08) Park City Councilmember Nann Worel has a recap of last night's meeting.

( 32:16) Wasatch County Regional Trails Planner Don Taylor has an update on the new trails going in and around Wasatch County that will eventually connect into Deer Valley, Park City and Provo.