An election in Wasatch County will have an impact in Park City.

The Park City recorder, Michelle Kellogg, is running unopposed for the Wasatch County clerk-auditor post after securing the Republican Party nomination earlier this year.

The Park City municipal government is preparing for Kellogg to leave the Marsac Building by early January, when she would be sworn into the Wasatch County office, and has started recruiting a successor.

Kellogg will mark 11 years in November as the Park City recorder.

Kellogg on Thursday said she has “mixed emotions” about her impending departure and is excited for the new challenge in Wasatch County. She lives in Heber City and once worked for the municipal government there.

She said she has not set a departure date from the Park City municipal government and anticipates it will be toward the end of the year. Kellogg said she will miss co-workers and friends within the Park City government. The Wasatch County swearing-in ceremony is planned in early January.

The Park City recruitment for the next city recorder is underway. The municipal government recently began advertising the post. The starting pay ranges from $106,000 to $132,497 per year.

Officials want candidates to bring between three and five years of experience as a recorder for a city or county government, or as a deputy recorder. They also want candidates to hold certification in the field and be a member of associations designed for clerks. They prefer candidates to have a master’s degree in public administration or a related field.

The posting provides a rundown of the duties of the city recorder. They include posting notices of public meetings and transcribing minutes of Park City Council meetings. The city recorder also oversees open records requests filed under state law and performs notary acts for official business.

The city recorder also is the municipal government’s election officer. Overseeing elections is often the highest-profile duty of the Park City clerk.

Kellogg had a key role in the tense 2025 municipal campaign, when voters decided the mayor’s office and two seats on the City Council. The election in 2025 was notable for a debate early on about the sort of balloting Park City would employ. Then, at the end, there was a recount in the tight mayoral contest between eventual winner Ryan Dickey and Jack Rubin.

The next municipal election is scheduled in 2027, when three seats on the City Council will be on the ballot.

The posting describes the election-related duties as conducting and supervising “all City elections as provided by law; renders all interpretations and makes initial decisions about controversies and other matters relating to the general provisions of the election code.”

The city recorder position and recruitment are posted on the municipal website, parkcity.org.

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Many pedestrians and bicyclists on the pathway that connects Prospector, the City Park area and Old Town likely have not noticed a touch of blue coloring visible through the vegetation.

Nor is the blue seen by motorists on nearby Bonanza Drive and Deer Valley Drive, though the noise of traffic on the busy roads is heard from the location.

It is a tarp covering what seems to be some sort of mattress where a person may have slept. The tarp, as of the middle of the week, had been there for at least 10 days. It is steps from Poison Creek and the most visible feature of what appears to be an abandoned encampment. There were various items on the ground near the tarp, including plastic crates and plastic hangers.

No one was seen at the location on four occasions during a 10-day period through the middle of the week, and the scene did not appear to have been changed significantly during that time.

Homelessness is not widespread in Park City, but the Police Department occasionally receives reports of sightings of people described as homeless or homeless encampments. The reports over the years have been logged in various locations, including along Poison Creek, on hillsides and on the edge of neighborhoods. There are limited resources for the homeless in Park City, and there is no local shelter.

The police logged at least one report that appeared to have involved the location. The agency at 10:19 a.m. on Sept. 4 received a report about what was described to the police as a “large homeless camp,” with the location identified as Deer Valley Drive and nearby Prospector. The police classified the case as suspected vagrancy, a category of complaint that is often attached to reports of homelessness.

The day before, at 9:39 a.m., a report to the police was logged on Bonanza Drive that may have involved the same location. In that case, municipal parks workers reported “abandoned property on city land,” according to the Police Department report. The police and municipal parks and trails workers “marked the property that it would be removed” at 1 p.m. on Sept. 5. The report also indicated the municipal government intended to “post signs stating that there is no camping or abandoning property in the area.” A notice of criminal trespass was attached to the blue tarp by the afternoon of Sept. 6.

A sign prohibiting camping without the permission of the municipal government, which is the landowner, is posted nearby. The sign also prohibits open burning. There has long been concern that someone living in an encampment could ignite a wildfire if they use a campfire for cooking or warmth.

Some of the recent cases that involved camping, suspected homelessness or similar sorts of reports include:

• On Sept. 10 at 12:06 a.m., a delivery driver on Main Street informed the police that it appeared that “there is a homeless person camping at the top of the stairs” at a restaurant. The person looked “ragged,” the police were told.
• On Sept. 6 at 6:44 p.m., someone in the area of Meadows Drive and S.R. 224 told the Police Department of a “transient camp” visible from the person’s residence. The police were told the location was “up a trail” off the intersection of the two streets.
• On Sept. 5 at 7:35 a.m., a “red shed” was reported in the area of Homestake Road. The police were told a person was living there.

Police officers, meanwhile, occasionally check places where the homeless or transients are sometimes seen. An officer, for example, at 12:09 a.m. on Sept. 12, stopped at the Old Town transit center on a foot patrol. The building was clear, the police said.

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A Park City Council member walked out of a meeting on Thursday evening, indicating he was dismayed about the discussion about an aspect of the municipal recreation facility under construction at City Park.

First-term City Councilor Ed Parigian exited the council chambers in the Marsac Building at the end of discussion of an agenda item about a project branded The Mine.

A majority of the City Council supported keeping a wall in place until after the project is complete so it can be evaluated. The wall runs on an east-west axis and is meant to separate the basketball courts from the playground.

Parigian sees the wall as blocking what he calls the last remaining view of the City Park ballfields toward the north.

Parigian, in an interview afterward, reiterated his concern about the lost views and said the City Council majority’s support for keeping the wall, despite concerns, instead of removing it, prompted his decision to leave toward the end of the meeting.

Right before Parigian exited, Mayor Ryan Dickey turned to him, saying, “You’re not leaving, are you? … Are you that upset?”

Parigian responded by asking if he could leave, inquiring, “Can I do that, I mean, officially?” Dickey told him: “You can leave, yeah.” Parigian then gathered his belongings and walked off the dais.

It is extraordinarily rare for an elected official in Park City to take such a dramatic action.

Parigian said he preferred the alternative solution, which would have removed 5 feet from the wall’s height and then installed a fence atop the wall to enable someone to see through to the fields.

Parigian is a former member of the Park City Recreation Advisory Board, a municipal panel involved with a wide range of issues related to the topic.

“The vote made me nauseous,” Parigian said, adding, “I didn’t want to be there. I felt sick to my stomach.”

Dickey afterward said he considers Parigian a friend and said the city councilor “cared passionately about the issue of this wall.” He said Parigian had attempted to build consensus on the City Council to remove the wall but was unable to secure the support needed.

“As the mayor, I would hope all our City Council members stick in the meeting through the tough votes,” Dickey said.

The tension that unfolded Thursday evening came toward the end of an agenda that did not seem like it would cause the drama it did. A discussion about the municipal housing efforts was expected to have been the most difficult of the evening.

The Mine is expected to debut late in the year and will replace a community center that dates to the 1980s. The construction has been highly visible from various vantage points for months, but the building’s magnitude becomes discernible closer to the property.

The new building and grounds are designed to house a variety of programs. They include community event space, expanded day-camp access, a new playground that will be fenced and have shaded seats and improved restrooms. The volleyball and basketball courts will be replaced and relocated.

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A KPCW journalist will sign off late in 2026, ending a 36-year run with the public radio station.

Leslie Thatcher, the senior news director, announced the retirement on air Monday morning. She started at the radio station in 1990 and has lived in the area since 1980. Thatcher resides in Prospector.

The radio station said in a statement that Thatcher is the last remaining person on staff whom the late Blaire Feulner, the station founder, hired.

Thatcher said in her on-air announcement that she has “enormous gratitude for the people who have trusted me with their stories” and said she is confident that “talented, young reporters will carry forward the important work of the station.”

Thatcher declined an interview request and said she may consider granting one at the time of her retirement in December.

The radio station said Thatcher is expected to remain the host of the “Local News Hour” during the rest of her time at KPCW. A celebration is planned later in 2026.

Bob Richer, a former chair of the KPCW board of trustees, praised Thatcher’s work. He is a former member of the Park City Council and the Summit County Commission. As an elected official, he was regularly interviewed by Thatcher.

“Most importantly, she’s been a part of our community, and she’s contributed in many ways to making Park City and Summit County a better, more informed place to live, work and play,” Richer said in a prepared statement.

KPCW Executive Director and CEO Juliana Allely described Thatcher’s role in building the radio station’s reputation.

“I think part of why KPCW is so trusted is it’s a voice, a real live human you are hearing in the moment, asking the tough, insightful questions of our elected leaders and community nonprofits,” Allely’s statement said. “That voice has been Leslie.”

Allely added thanks to Thatcher: “You’ve been waking up the Wasatch Back for nearly two decades, telling us the weather and traffic before many of us have finished our first cup of coffee. You’ve warned us about construction, icy roads and animal crossings as we made our way to work, school drop off or the mountain. You’ve grilled countless elected officials, elevated the work of our many community nonprofits and engaged with interesting and accomplished athletes, authors, filmmakers, and the everyday person who has a captivating story to tell. Your curiosity, professionalism and deep knowledge of the Wasatch Back are woven into the fabric of KPCW. We thank you for all you have done for KPCW and this great community.”

The 36-year tenure of Thatcher paralleled an extraordinary era of news in Park City, running through the boom years of the 1990s, the 2002 Winter Olympic era, the Great Recession and the pandemic. The KPCW statement said Thatcher began at a time “when the newsroom relied on a rotary phone and an electric typewriter.”

KPCW said it will soon begin a search for Thatcher’s successor as host of the “Local News Hour.”

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Park City leaders this week are slated to hold a discussion about municipal housing efforts, but it does not appear they will delve into the details of potential future developments.

Mayor Ryan Dickey and the Park City Council are scheduled to spend 90 minutes on the topic on Thursday. They are not poised to make decisions about income-restricted projects or policies and instead are expected to address housing at a broad level. Municipal staffers anticipate the discussion as one in an upcoming series of talks about housing.

The elected officials, collectively, are seen as supporting the overall municipal housing work, but the upcoming discussions could highlight their individual wishes.

The meeting on Thursday is not designed as a review of possible developments or project locations. That level of detail could be addressed later, depending on whether the elected officials want to pursue further work.

“These sessions will provide an opportunity for Council to discuss housing goals, priorities for current and future development opportunities, policy strategies, and other tools the City may consider as it evaluates the future of workforce housing in Park City,” a municipal report drafted in anticipation of the meeting says.

There has been widespread community interest over the decades in the issue of potential locations for municipal housing projects. Two current possibilities — Bonanza Park acreage and Clark Ranch close to the S.R. 248 entryway — have drawn attention and spurred organized opposition.

Although the meeting on Thursday will apparently not cover specific locations, that discussion, if it occurs, will likely be closely watched by Parkites. The talks at that point could involve potential development numbers and specific housing categories. That level of detail oftentimes draws scrutiny from people living in nearby neighborhoods and elsewhere.

The meeting comes a little more than two months after City Councilor Molly Miller made a public statement in support of the housing efforts in July and requested officials review municipal land for housing potential. Her statement did not prompt the plans for the discussion on Wednesday, but Miller’s comments were some of the most notable from an elected official in recent months about housing.

In July, Miller also spoke about what she sees as a need for housing, covered municipal housing goals and said there is little vacancy in the community’s income-restricted units. She said at the time there had been a previous evaluation of housing potential on municipal land, but there was neighborhood opposition. Miller sought a “review of those publicly owned parcels for those potential developments.” She also desired a review of short-term rental policies in the context of housing affordability.

On Tuesday, Miller said she plans to eventually request staffers create a map showing municipal-owned parcels of land that have been reviewed in the past for housing but where developments did not move forward. She also wants the map to include potential future housing locations.

The discussion on Thursday is scheduled to start at 1:30 p.m. at the Marsac Building. It will also be broadcast on the municipal website, parkcity.gov. The direct link to the meeting materials is: parkcityut.portal.civicclerk.com/event/3730/overview.

Park City leaders have long pressed for housing as they attempt to create opportunities for those otherwise priced out of the city’s resort-driven real estate and rental markets. Supporters see income-restricted housing as benefiting the community, increasing socioeconomic diversity and reducing commuter traffic. Opponents oftentimes worry about increased traffic on roads near developments and the loss of open space as land is developed.

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The Park City Police Department last weekend received a complaint from the Rail Trail in the area of Prospector Avenue, where three people were reported to be “drinking” on the trail.

The agency received the report at 5:04 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 13. The person who contacted the police indicated there were ongoing issues of people “leaving litter & beer cans all over the trail,” according to agency logs.

The police classified the case as suspected littering.

The Rail Trail is a popular route for pedestrians and bicyclists. The westernmost section passes the Prospector neighborhood and parts of the Prospector business district.

Other incidents reported to the Police Department recently included:

On Sunday, Sept. 13, at 9:28 p.m., a party, described as loud, was reported in a parking lot on Homestake Road. The police were told the noise sounded “like a lot of people,” but the person who contacted the agency could not see them. The police logged the case as suspected disturbing the peace.

A suspected intoxication case was reported at 4:21 p.m. on Park Avenue. The police indicated one person was taken into custody, but public agency logs did not provide details about the circumstances.

The police at 11:55 a.m. received information about a person who was reportedly disposing of “metal scraps” in a dumpster on a property along Sidewinder Drive. The person who contacted the police apparently told the other individual it was not allowed, according to department logs. The police categorized the report as illegal dumping.

On Saturday, Sept. 12, at 10:42 p.m., the police were informed that someone wearing black clothing was “running up” Main Street and “yelling at servers.” The police logged the case as suspected intoxication.

The Police Department at 8:38 p.m. received information about a man at a lodging property on Lowell Avenue “going to guest rooms trying to make entry.” The man was indicating he was conducting “room audits,” according to police logs. The agency described the circumstances as suspicious.

Someone at 3:30 p.m. on Moray Court reported a drone in the neighborhood during the morning. The machine was “hovering between” two houses and was “super loud,” the police were told. The department classified the case as a citizen assist rather than a suspected criminal matter.

A suspected assault was reported at 1 a.m. at or close to a Main Street business. Public police logs did not provide details.

The police at 12:09 a.m. received a complaint about a vehicle outside a Golden Way residence “playing music loudly.” The vehicle was in a location where parking is prohibited, the police were told. The Police Department logged the case as suspected disturbing the peace.

On Friday, Sept. 11, at 11:20 p.m., a phone was reportedly stolen on Kearns Boulevard. The police logged the case as suspected intoxication.

On Thursday, Sept. 10, at 3:42 p.m., the police received information about youngsters throwing rocks at a car on Park Avenue. The police said the case involved a report of windshield damage.

On Wednesday, Sept. 9, at 3:57 p.m., the Police Department received information about an open manhole near the intersection of Kearns Boulevard and Bonanza Drive. The person who contacted the police was worried about someone being injured, according to department logs. The police described the manhole as creating a traffic hazard.

On Tuesday, Sept. 8, at 6:26 p.m., the police received information about salespeople — one man and one woman — at an Aerie Drive residence who were described as “very rude & pushy.” The police described the circumstances as suspicious.

On Monday, Sept. 7, at 3:26 p.m., the police received a report of a tire slashing on Homestake Road. The police were told a “ninja star” was “stuck” in the tire.

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The Park City Police Department recently logged a series of cases involving driver-related issues, including reports of possible road rage and cases involving trucks.

Police officers regularly patrol the roads for traffic violations and other reports involving vehicles. Some of the recent cases were uncommon compared to frequent issues like suspected speeding and turning violations.

Public police logs sometimes do not provide details about whether a driver receives a ticket or a warning. Officers are believed to issue warnings in many cases unless a suspected violation is determined to be egregious or the person is a repeat offender.

Some of the recent cases included:

• On Sunday, Sept. 13, at 9:01 p.m., the police received a complaint about a vehicle described as a “side by side” that was reportedly “speeding up and down,” was “very loud” and did not have lights illuminated. The case was reported on Queen Esther Drive, and the person who contacted the police was apparently concerned about the lights.
• On Sept. 13 at 7:28 p.m., someone contacted the police reporting drivers left vehicles on a lawn along Deer Valley Drive. The police were told the people were there for a bicycling event.
• On Sept. 13 at 2:34 p.m., a police officer pulled over a driver in Park City in a case involving a child who was reportedly not wearing a seatbelt. The police indicated an officer could see the child’s “head poking out of the sunroof” while the car was being driven.
• On Sept. 13 at 10:55 a.m., a police officer stopped a driver in the area of Swede Alley and 5th Street, indicating the person drove the wrong way on a one-way street.
• On Sept. 13 at 12:36 a.m., a suspected hit-and-run case was reported in a garage near Heber Avenue and Swede Alley. The police were told the damage occurred within 12 hours of the report.
• On Thursday, Sept. 10, at 9:03 p.m., a police officer told tour bus drivers to “move out of the middle of” Main Street. The police indicated the vehicles were on or close to the 500 block of the street.
• On Wednesday, Sept. 9, at 10:01 p.m., an officer pulled over a driver on S.R. 224 in the area of Meadows Drive, indicating the vehicle was traveling at 61 mph where the speed limit is 45.
• On Sept. 9 at 2:30 p.m., a driver of a dump truck reportedly did not stop at a brake-check area on S.R. 224.
• On Sept. 9 at 10:33 a.m., the police were informed of a cement truck reported to be “swerving in and out of the lanes” along Kearns Boulevard.
• On Tuesday, Sept. 8, at 6:44 a.m., the police received a complaint about what was described as road rage on S.R. 224. The police were told one of the parties was “throwing items” at the other car.

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Park City marked the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks with a solemn ceremony that honored those who perished, recalled the heroism of first responders and noted the lingering health concerns of those who were there in the aftermath.

The Friday-morning ceremony, held outside the Park Avenue police station, started under overcast skies befitting the date and with a soft rain falling.

Area emergency agencies were well represented, and there were scattered members of the public in attendance. At least three members of the Park City Council — Tana Toly, Bill Ciraco and Molly Miller — were present, as was Park City Manager Adam Lenhard. Dana Williams, a former three-term mayor whose first campaign unfolded against the backdrop of Sept. 11 in the fall of 2001, was also in attendance.

The Park City Fire District brought two engines to the event, parked along the side of S.R. 224. The ladder of one of the engines, displaying a large American flag, was extended high into the air above the road.

The ceremony included protocol such as raising and lowering the American and Utah flags to half-staff outside the police station. There were moments of silence. Vaifoa Lealaitafea, a Police Department lieutenant, performed the national anthem. The event was similar to earlier ones marking Sept. 11 anniversaries. Speakers talked of never forgetting what occurred that day.

Snyderville Basin resident Scott Zink, a retired New York City Police Department sergeant who responded to the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, was in the crowd and said afterward he was pleased with the ceremony.

“The event changed our country. It changed the world,” he said, describing that he does not want Sept. 11 to fade from memory. “If you forget history, it’s bound to repeat.”

Police Chief Wade Carpenter delivered stirring remarks, speaking to the crowd about the heroism that day.

“Twenty-five years ago, on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, our nation was shaken to its core. The attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon were acts of unimaginable cruelty, yet they revealed extraordinary courage and resilience of the American spirit,” he said.

Carpenter added: “In New York City, the towers burned and the streets filled with smoke and fear. Hundreds of firefighters, police officers and emergency medical personnel ran toward danger. They climbed the stairwells in the twin towers guided only by the duty of unshakable commitment to save lives. Many never made it back. Their sacrifice is etched in history of our nation and in the hearts of every American who witnessed their selfless bravery.”

He spoke about the illnesses some first responders at the scene have suffered in the years since Sept. 11, saying there are frequent death notifications filed involving people who suffered illnesses afterward.

“We also honor the citizens lost, families left behind and spouses, children and parents — the loved ones — who will forever be changed. Their strength over the last 25 years is a continuation of the courage we saw that day,” Carpenter said.

The police chief recalled Americans coming together after the attacks.

“As the years continue to pass, fewer people will have personal memory of that day. That makes our responsibility to remember all the greater. We owe the people that lost their lives. We owe the first responders who gave everything. And we owe the generations to come after us,” Carpenter said. “So, today, we take a moment to remember. We remember the lives lost. We remember the families who carry this loss. We remember the first responders who ran toward danger. We remember the strength we found in one another. We remember a nation came together in grief. We remember the men and women who answered the call to serve our country in the years to follow. Let us teach the next generation the stories of these heroes so that their courage echoes far beyond our time.”

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In 2022, Park City was amid a debate about a development proposal in the area of Quinn’s Junction known as Studio Crossing.

The project, when it was under review at the Marsac Building and later approved, had a large number of housing units set aside for the workforce. It was a proposal that was seen as advancing Park City leaders’ efforts to create housing options for rank-and-file workers who would otherwise be priced out of the community’s resort-driven real estate and rental markets.

Jennifer Wesselhoff, the president and CEO of the Park City Chamber/Bureau, was one of the figures who provided input to the Park City Planning Commission during the Studio Crossing discussions. Her written input was broad in nature and not exclusively centered on Studio Crossing, but it was nonetheless an impassioned argument in favor of workforce housing.

“The high price of Park City housing is woven into every aspect of our lives to harmful effect, pricing out service workers and up-and-coming Parkites, and our seniors, whose options have been drastically reduced,” Wesselhoff said in the submittal, written on Chamber/Bureau letterhead.

She added: “Businesses’ ability to hire and retain employees is increasingly negatively impacted by the lack of affordable housing,” and workers in Park City “often have no choice but to commute long distances to find housing.”

Four years later, the Chamber/Bureau recently provided another round of input about a different development proposal, this one involving the Park City municipal government as part of a partnership with a Chicago-area firm.

The project is proposed on municipal acreage stretching inward from the southwest corner of the intersection of Bonanza Drive and Kearns Boulevard. It is designed with 88 units of income-restricted rentals as well as rentals without income restrictions and other elements. Wesselhoff signed the correspondence endorsing the proposal on behalf of the Chamber/Bureau board of directors amid the ongoing Planning Commission review.

“Without workforce housing, Park City will become less authentic, potentially losing our community character, losing the grit and tenacity that enabled us to evolve from a mining town to the vibrant recreational community we are now,” it said.

The Chamber/Bureau is a highly influential institution in the tourism industry, marketing Park City nationally and internationally as a year-round destination. It works to attract an array of visitors — skiers, conventioneers, arts enthusiasts, athletes and others. The organization, though, has sometimes been seen as narrowly focused on tourism generation at the expense of issues commonplace to the workforce in that sector. Boosting visitation has long been the overarching role of the Chamber/Bureau, but Wesselhoff has in some ways seemed to advocate for the workforce that is critical to the functioning of many aspects of the tourism industry.

“The Chamber exists to advocate for a healthy local economy and a thriving community, and you can’t have either without a workforce that can afford to live here. When we advocate, we’re representing the businesses that are struggling to hire and retain employees — the restaurants, the hotels, the shops, the ski instructors, the healthcare workers. Their voices don’t always make it into the public comment record, because they’re working. So part of our role is to make sure decision-makers hear from the business community,” Wesselhoff said in a prepared response to a Park Record inquiry about the Chamber/Bureau input regarding housing.

Wesselhoff said the Chamber/Bureau sometimes acts on topics aligning with the organization’s legislative policy agenda.

“In other cases, we take specific issues to the Board and get their direct feedback, and (ultimately) they can decide to take a position. For Bonanza Park, the item was discussed at a board meeting and it was voted to take a position,” Wesselhoff said. “The Board looked at the location — near transit, schools, grocery stores, a central intersection. They considered the open space commitment, which is nearly 70% of the site and considered the history of this parcel specifically: it was purchased with transient room tax dollars, with a commitment to create something that benefits both visitors and the community. So, our statement reflects all of that.”

Wesselhoff, meanwhile, addressed what she sees as the success of the Chamber/Bureau efforts in support of housing.

“I think we’ve been effective at making the case clearly, and I’m proud of that. What’s harder — and this is true for everyone in this conversation, not just the Chamber — is shifting the broader community dynamic around housing,” she said. “Park City has seen project after project face intense neighborhood opposition. I think there’s genuine community support for affordable housing in the abstract. The challenge is translating that support into specific projects at specific locations. That’s a longer conversation, and we’re committed to being part of it.”

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The Bonanza Park development partnership on Wednesday outlined some details of the commercial aspects of the proposal, providing a building-by-building breakdown of the possibilities for the ground floors.

The partnership, involving the Park City municipal government and a Chicago-area firm called Brinshore Development LLC continued the talks with the Park City Planning Commission at a meeting at the Marsac Building. It is unclear when the panel will be prepared to cast a vote, but the meeting covered a range of issues that will be important to the eventual vote. The Planning Commission did not hold a hearing on Wednesday, likely contributing to a smaller crowd compared to some recent meetings.

The partnership showed a slide that provided information about the plans for the spaces on the ground floors of the buildings. It was among the highlights of the meeting, as the partnership attached square footages to the spaces. Brinshore Development LLC said afterward the numbers could be tweaked.

The slide, though, offered at least a preview of the possibilities. The breakdown includes:

• Building 1 has 4,300 square feet of childcare space and 2,188 square feet in a leasing office.
• Building 2 has 7,160 square feet of art studios.
• Building 3 has 3,689 square feet of fitness-studio space, which would be open to the public.
• Building 4 has a retail lease covering 2,140 square feet and a cafe lease with 2,200 square feet.
• Building 5 has 5,516 square feet of retail lease that could be divided into two.
• Building 6 has a restaurant lease of 2,100 square feet and a retail lease of 2,592 square feet. The retail space could be divided into two.
• Building 7 has an art pavilion of 2,563 square feet.

The proposal largely locates the buildings on the perimeter of the approximately 5 acres, which stretch inward from the southwest corner of the intersection of Bonanza Drive and Kearns Boulevard. The buildings would surround other aspects of the proposal, like an amphitheater, a commons, a fitness lawn and groves. Two of the acres are described as open space.

The overall proposal includes:

• 88 units of income-restricted rentals.
• 18 rentals without income restrictions.
• More than 30,000 square feet for a variety of tenants, such as retailers, restaurants, cafes and art spaces for not-for-profit organizations.
• A childcare location.

The municipal government owns the land and tapped Brinshore Development LLC as a partner. Park City leaders see the proposal as an important element of the municipal government’s housing efforts, which are seen as having benefits like increasing socioeconomic diversity and reducing commuter traffic.

There is organized opposition to the proposal, with some pressing Park City leaders to instead create park space at the location. Testimony in support of the proposal at earlier meetings of the Planning Commission has broached topics like creating housing opportunities for those otherwise priced out of Park City’s resort-driven real estate and rental markets. Critics have countered with concerns about traffic increases and the designs.

The development team and the Planning Commission spent limited time on Wednesday addressing the commercial elements of the proposal. The development team, as an example, mentioned the commercial tenants could be open from the morning to the evening. That, the Planning Commission was told, could spread out the traffic headed to and from the commercial spaces through the day.

The development team, meanwhile, showed a slide that explained the desired mix of tenants that would be housed in the commercial spaces. Some of the points, as written, included:

• “Targeting tenants whose busy times are staggered throughout the day.”
• “Services, wellness, retail, food, and fitness spreads variability with access/demand.”
• “Appropriate mix helps reduce car visits by having patrons visiting multiple businesses on one trip.”
• “Targeting different tenants from surrounding developments encourages non-motorized transit between neighborhood properties.”

Another slide shown to the Planning Commission called for creating a “Third Space — places that aren’t home or work, but a welcoming, flexible environment where the community naturally gathers.” It listed possibilities like a brewery or taproom, a restaurant or cafe, a bicycle and outdoor store, and a fitness studio.

The slides that were displayed on Wednesday followed another batch of information about the commercial possibilities provided by the partnership as the meeting approached. Some of the earlier information was similar to what was shown at the meeting, including a statement saying: “The site design, leasing plan, and the programming and activation are designed to work together as placemaking to create a ‘Third Place’ for community gathering. The Third Place planning concept is meant to build community by providing a safe place to connect that is not home or work (or online). A Third Place is where locals can meetup, engage in activities, communicate, and be recognized as familiar neighbors, creating a sense of community and belonging.”

It is not clear when the Planning Commission will be prepared to cast a vote. There were comments on Wednesday from panelists about the proposal being consistent, at least broadly, with the municipal General Plan, an overarching document that guides growth in the community.

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