The next four years will determine whether Park City remains a community that works for residents or becomes a resort town that only serves outside interests. With the Olympics approaching, our next mayor will guide critical decisions on infrastructure, development, and livability. That leadership demands independence, transparency,and an unwavering commitment to residents.
Jack Rubin is that candidate. His lifetime experience navigating complex negotiations, delivering solutions that benefit communities’ most vulnerable members, and insisting on clear, compliant processes proves he’s the leader Park City needs now. He listens, he asks hard questions, and he works for outcomes that put people before profit.
His opponent, Ryan Dickey, has shown the opposite approach. As a council member and real estate agent, he has repeatedly supported projects that increase density without adequate mitigation or public input. He calls it progress. Most residents recognize it as overdevelopment, and the most-impacted stakeholders feel ignored.
On the City Council, Mr. Dickey backed the EngineHouse project despite missing details and cost projections that have since ballooned, leaving taxpayers on the hook.
He supported Mine Bench, a proposal that would have rezoned open space and worsened safety and congestion on Marsac Avenue.
He is pushing to rezone open space at Clark Ranch and force an affordable housing project far from transit and services.
He supports reducing the open space requirements at Bonanza Park to enable greater density.
At his campaign events, he continues to tout big hotels for Main Street and a particular gondola route his own transportation staff says won’t improve traffic.
Just as troubling as his votes are his methods. Mr. Dickey has participated in closed-door negotiations and I believe failed to disclose conflicts that any objective leader would have avoided. These patterns reflect the same insider culture that has obliterated public trust at City Hall in recent years.
Park City residents deserve a mayor who understands that transparency is not a talking point. It’s the foundation of good governance. Decisions affecting neighborhoods, open space and quality of life should never be made behind closed doors or rushed through without public scrutiny.
Jack Rubin’s record and courage to call out what’s not working shows he will lead differently. He has proven his ability to bring opposing sides together, to reach agreements with the state, and to ensure the public gets full value from every partnership. His approach is measured, pragmatic and rooted in the belief that public office is a public trust.
Park City needs a mayor who stands for residents, not real estate.
Vote Jack Rubin for mayor.
Robert Boone
Park City