Park City voters, please let the City Council know your opinion on this matter. If able, go to meetings and speak up, send emails to the council to be put on the record. Our voices should be heard!
I support the creation of affordable housing in Park City, but I strongly oppose siting this proposed six-building development on the publicly purchased Bonanza Drive property.
That parcel was acquired with taxpayer dollars amid promises of arts and civic uses. Those promises went unrealized, and the site has already incurred significant public expense for acquisition, demolition, and interim maintenance.
Turning it over to a private developer for three-story housing and one four-story building that all would exceed current height limits would permanently alter public land purchased for community benefit.
Please delay any final agreement, disclose all financials and offers, and put the Bonanza Drive question to a citizen referendum so taxpayers can decide the proper public use. If the city is serious about affordable housing, pursue alternative parcels and solutions that do not sacrifice long-promised public space.
Andrea Barros
Park City
Editor’s note: Utah law does not permit municipalities to set referendums on land-use decisions like this. Citizens can petition for enough valid signatures of voters to place a referendum on the ballot only in the case of a split final decision on the development.