Voters in the City Hall election on Tuesday opted for an incumbent, an Old Town activist and a relative newcomer to political circles as they chose a majority of the members of the Park City Council after a campaign notable for its congeniality.
Preliminary results showed City Councilor Ryan Dickey, the first-place finisher, winning a first full term. Ed Parigian, who has been active in a range of issues, finished second, while Bill Ciraco, who has limited experience at City Hall, was in third place. There were three seats on the ballot.
The unofficial results:
- Ryan Dickey, 1,744 votes
- Ed Parigian, 1,292 votes
- Bill Ciraco, 1,130 votes
- Bob Sertner, 1,057 votes
- Matthew Nagie, 959 votes
- John Greenfield, 546 votes
The totals are not scheduled to be finalized until a canvass that is slated in December. It seems unlikely the vote totals of Sertner or Nagie would increase by a large enough amount to capture third place in the canvass.
The winners will be sworn into office for four-year terms in early January.
Dickey took his City Council seat in a midterm appointment to succeed Nann Worel as she ascended to the mayor’s office and needed to win a full term in this year’s election to retain the seat.
The Park Record was unable to contact Dickey and Parigian during the holiday week while Ciraco declined to comment until the results are finalized in the canvass.
The campaign centered on traditional Park City issues like growth, the economy and transportation. The candidates generally agreed on the broad issues, but they differed on their detailed plans to address them.
The three will be sworn into office with major issues pending at City Hall ranging from development matters to the efforts to host a second Winter Olympics in the state.
The City Council is expected to continue the talks about the future of City Hall-owned land off the intersection of Kearns Boulevard and Bonanza Drive, where a concept of creating an arts and culture district has been discussed. Deer Valley Resort is engaged in talks at City Hall regarding a major development concept at the Snow Park base. A proposal at the Park City Mountain base could re-emerge during the next four years after an earlier one was scrapped amid opposition from people who live or have properties in the vicinity of the resort’s parking lots.
The possibility of a second Winter Olympics, meanwhile, is expected to loom over the work at the Marsac Building. There is a likelihood International Olympic Committee decisions about a Games — those of 2030 and 2034 — will be made early in the City Council term. Park City is expected to have an outsized role in a future Winter Olympics that would require significant involvement by the elected officials and the staff at City Hall.
Parigian and Ciraco will succeed Becca Gerber and Max Doilney on the City Council after the two incumbents did not seek reelection.