Summit Land Conservancy

On today's Local News Hour:

( 02:51) Summit County Manager Tom Fisher discusses the agenda for Wednesday's county council meeting.

( 23:12) Director of Marketing and Events for Canyons Village Management Association (CVMA) Dave March has details on this summer's concert series that start on Thursday and an update on the workforce housing now under construction.

( 34:27) Cheryl Fox - Director of Summit Land Conservancy has an update on open space issues.

( 41:33) The court squabbles continue, as the town of Hideout fired back against a motion filed by Summit County last Friday as Rick Brough reports.

( 44:59) The Sunday Silly Market in Park City’s Old Town was the main 4th of July attraction this year for throngs of visitors and locals alike as Ben Lasseter reports.

( 48:25) Heber City residents can speak directly to public officials about plans for a city development project at a public hearing today.

Thousands of acres of land recently annexed into Heber City could be part of a conservation easement. The city might team up with Summit Land Conservancy to ensure that the open space is protected forever. 

Last year, Heber City annexed the 8,000 acre Sorenson Property just north of the city boundaries. There are 5,700 approved units on the property to be built over the next 40 years. The annexation agreement saved 5,000 acres as public open space. 

On today's Local News Hour:

(02:14) PCSD informs staff and students about mask procedures for rest of the school year and graduation. 

( 03:06)  Jessica Lowell's story about Veterans and people looking to remember fallen soldiers coming to Park City’s Main Street Monday to commemorate Memorial Day.

( 05:32) Summit County Manager Tom Fisher discusses the agenda for Wednesday's county council meeting.

On today's Local News Hour:

(04:06) - Summit County Manager Tom Fisher discusses the agenda for Wednesday's county council meeting.

(21:26) - Jessica Lowell reports on Avalanche Fences Above The Colony Get Push Back From Community

(25:34) - Summit County Transportation planner Chris Putt has details about this year's bike share program and an update on the U of U Bike Rack Design Challenge.

(35:03) - Cheryl Fox, Director of Summit Land Conservancy has an update on open space issues.

(45:38) - Leslie Thatcher reports on Residents Push for More Time to Comment on Quinn's Junction Contaminated Soil Landfill

Last week, the Summit Land Conservancy announced that it is partnering with the Ogden Valley Land Trust to protect a 1,080-acre property near Huntsville that was once home to a Catholic monastery.

The Abbey of Our Lady of the Holy Trinity was a Trappist Cistercian monastery settled in 1947 about 67 miles north of Park City in eastern Weber County. The monks kept bees, farmed and ranched on the land, and they were known for their locally produced creamed honey. 

On today's Local News Hour:

( 00:01) Wyatt Pike "Drops Out" of American Idol

( 01:27) Rick Brough's story on Summit County Sheriff Justin Martinez's response to the ending of the Utah State mask mandate April 10th.

(04:46) Jessica Lowell's update on the latest Covid 19 numbers and new health order not extending the mask mandate. 

The Summit Land Conservancy is working to acquire a 15-acre parcel of land near Oakley that it hopes would be both natural open space and the site for a “green cemetery” where decedents would be buried naturally in the earth.

An Eastern Summit County open-space committee just recommended partial funding for the project, which partners the Land Conservancy with a Salt Lake funeral parlor, but there is more funding needed and another hearing ahead for the effort.

On today's Local News Hour:

( 00:02) Utah Avalanche Forecast Center report.

( 02:56 ) Summit County Manager Tom Fisher discusses the agenda for Wednesday's county council meeting.

( 20:38) Utah's mask mandate due to expire April 10th discussed at last nights Summit Council meeting as Rick Brough reports.  

On today's Local News Hour we had a conversation with Cheryl Fox about the latest information regarding open space. She discusses factors affecting land preservation in our community, including the proposal of an alternative route that was found in a UDOT survey.  wesaveland.org

Today on The Local News Hour: 

(01:55) - Utah Avalache Forecast Center Report

(04:15) - Summit County Manager Tom Fisher discusses the agenda for Wednesday's Summit County council meeting.

(21:11) - Utah Film Center Exectuive Director Patrick Hubley talks about the reimagined format for presenting engaging independent films for kids during the COVID-19 pandemic.

(31:00)  Executive Director of Summit Land Conservancy Cheryl Fox has the latest on open space. 

On today's Local News Hour:

( 00:34) Summit County Manager Tom Fisher discusses the agenda for Wednesday's county council meeting.

( 19:40)  HKS Archtects Emir Tursic & Tommy Zakrzewski talk about the architectural changes and sustainability details of the PCMR base project

( 36:13) Cheryl Fox - Director of Summit Land Conservancy with this months open space issues update.

On today's Local News Hour:

( 05:17) Summit County Manager Tom Fisher discusses the agenda for Wednesday's county council meeting.

( 20:42) Park City Planner Rebecca Ward and Affordable Housing Manger Jason Glidden have a preview of Wednesday's Park City planning commission meeting.

( 33:58) Summit Land Conservancy Outreach and Education Director Caitlin Willard and Conservational Director and Counsel Kate Sattelmeier discuss open space issues.

On today's Local News Hour:

(00:24) Summit County Manager Tom Fisher discusses the agenda for Wednesday's county council meeting and why the clerk’s office is in quarantine on Election Day.

( 15:36 ) Park City Council Member Steve Joyce and Project Manager Jonathan Weidenhamer have details about how to apply for $2.2 million in CARES Act funding.

( 34:06) Director of Summit Land Conservancy Cheryl Fox  has an update on open space issues.

  Summit Land Conservancy works to keep open lands public, but those goals can be expensive. 

In Western Summit County most of the land is privately owned, according to Cheryl Fox, the executive director of Summit Land Conservancy. 

On today's Local News Hour:

( 02:19) Summit County Manager Tom Fisher discusses the agenda for Wednesday's county council meeting.

( 21:14) Utah State Board of Education representative Carol Lear talks about ballot measures affecting education and update on COVID-19 impacts in schools.

( 40:43) Director of Summit Land Conservancy Cheryl Fox speaks about the latest open space issues.