As our email boxes get flooded by a group called Residents Against Sprawl, we see that dirty politics have entered our beautiful little mountain town. I notice that none of these people are courageous enough to put their names on the emails nor do they submit their letters to the editor of the Park Record, who has been very thorough and fair in printing what the public sends in.
I’d like to cut to the chase and set the record straight. The truth is that something is going to be built on the Dakota Pacific land.
It could be the originally approved 15 large tech/office buildings with lights shining down on Red Stone and the old Swaner Nature Preserve 24/7.
It could be the scaled-down version of affordable rentals for Park City working people and the elderly, which Park City sorely needs.
Or it could be something much larger that has been proposed by the Dakota Pacific project and backed by the state Legislature.
So far, the current Summit County Council along with Megan McKenna, as a candidate, have fought to limit the size and scale of the project. But rest assured, something will get built there.
That is why the current and the future council is negotiating on the scale of the project. This “Just Say No,” anonymous, backhanded and negative approach to the problem is not going to stop Dakota Pacific and our pro growth Legislature.
We need a thoughtful, open and upfront negotiation among those involved. The sneaky, negative, unrealistic, anonymous emailing campaign isn’t going to solve the problem.
Let’s face it head on. Vote on or before June 25 for Megan McKenna. She’s an upfront negotiator who isn’t afraid to face or solve our housing and traffic problems.
Tommy Tanzer
Park City