The Park City School Board and the budget overages have been in the news an awful lot lately. As a result, we have a number of people vying for the school board seats up for election in November.
Because four people have filed for the District 3 seat, there will be an important primary race on June 26. I support Tania Knauer for the District 3 school board seat.
I have had the pleasure of working with Tania for many years on the creation and implementation of Park City’s walkability project. She worked tirelessly organizing residents, evaluating positions and lobbying City Hall. Tania played a key role in persuading City Council to approve the citizen initiative to place a bond on the ballot in 2007 that would pay for walkability projects.
Tania knows how to fight for a cause and has proven her commitment to our school district in numerous ways:
Tania has the perfect educational background for this position as she holds her MBA and BS degrees in finance. She is fully qualified to represent our district with her varied management and finance experience. She has such a diverse background in business, and you can easily become familiar with it by visiting her Facebook page, Tania Knauer for Park City board of Ed.
But the best thing about Tania, with all of her qualifications, is that she never pretends to be an expert and she is never afraid to say she doesn’t have all the answers. Her work style is very collaborative and she is willing to always listen to new ideas.
Tania is not a candidate who is appearing out of the woodwork. Her track record has proven her commitment to the school district. It is long and deep. She frequently attends school board meetings and has done so for 10 years. She pays close attention to the Utah Legislature and the many shenanigans that occur at the state capitol. She organizes citizens to take notice and speak out when our legislators introduce bills that compromise the quality of education in Park City and all of Utah. It would be unlikely to find any candidate who has done more for education in our community than Tania.
So, please contact the county clerk’s office (435-336-3204) to request your absentee ballot, because June 26 doesn’t even sound like an election day. We, in Park City, are notoriously poor at participating in primary elections. Let’s turn this around. Put voting on your calendar or get that absentee ballot requested and sent in before June 26. It’s easy!
We need to elect Tania Knauer to the District 3 seat on the Park City Board of Education. Please be sure to vote this primary election.