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KPCW

Park City To Host Additional Panel And Q&A On Contaminated Soils Repository Monday Night

Still have lingering questions about the proposed contaminated soils repository in Park City? Park City Municipal Government is hosting another Question and Answer session to address concerns over the contaminated soils repository. The repository would be located on SR 248 near Quinn’s Junction. It would store soils filled with chemicals like arsenic and lead.

Park City Soils Panel Draws Strong Rebuke From Summit County Councilor

Tuesday night’s community panel about the proposed soils repository along SR 248 drew a number of comments from the community questioning the health risks of a site inside Park City and an impassioned rebuttal to the proposal from a sitting member of the Summit County Council.

Panel Discussion for Park City’s Proposed Contaminated Soils Site Tonight

As Park City Municipal continues its 60-day outreach period for the proposed contaminated soils site along SR 248, the city will be hosting a community panel discussion on the project tonight.

Park City Council OKs Location For New Soils Repository

The Park City Council gave its staff the OK to move forward with designing a new permanent contaminated soils repository on the city's eastern ...

Park City To Host Panel Discussion On Contaminated Soils ...

Park City is weighing options on what to do with its toxic soil. Right now it's looking like the soil could be stored in a repository near Quinn's ...

Park City Staff Seeks 60-Day Outreach and Education Period ...

Park City Council will be holding a work session on the proposed toxic soils repository at the Gordo Property along SR 248 at Thursday's ...

Panel Discussion for Park City's Proposed Contaminated Soils Site ...

As Park City Municipal continues its 60-day outreach period for the proposed contaminated soils site along SR 248, the city will be hosting a ...

PC Council To Consider New Location For Recycling Center And ...

The Park City Council today will consider whether it wants about 20 acres ... Consider New Location For Recycling Center And Soils Repository.

Park City Citizens Say Gordo Decision Should Be 'by the Community ...

Discussion around a proposed toxic soils site on the outskirts of Park ... and future city projects by constructing a repository closer to the city.

Residents Push for More Time to Comment on Quinn's Junction ...

Even though Park City Municipal has been talking about the landfill ... Control that a contaminated soils repository in that location would be an ...

Recycle Utah Will be 'Joining the Rest of the Community' During ...

Park City Councilor Becca Gerber told KPCW the city is hoping to use the ... More information on the proposed Park City soils repository can be ...

Park Record

Summit County official has ‘zero aspiration’ for Park City mayor’s office after soils criticism

Summit County Councilor Roger Armstrong, who unsuccessfully campaigned for the mayor’s office in Park City four years ago, says he will not mount a second bid for the top post at the Marsac Building this year. He has emerged in recent weeks as a prominent critic of a City Hall concept to build a facility to store contaminated soils.
Published: June 30, 2021

Park City mayor says widespread confusion remains about contaminated soils facility

Mayor Andy Beerman indicated important decisions regarding City Hall’s concept to build a facility to store contaminated soils could be delayed as leaders continue to consider the idea and gather input.
Published: June 26, 2021

Park City contaminated soils efforts lead to verbal sparring with Summit County official

A member of the Summit County Council engaged Park City officials as tensions continued regarding a City Hall concept to build a facility to store materials containing silver mining-era contaminants along the S.R. 248 entryway. Roger Armstrong has emerged as one of the high-profile critics of the efforts to build a facility known as a repository.
Published: June 23, 2021

Park City contaminated soils facility: Who would be held responsible if it fails?

A City Hall-retained law firm has outlined potential municipal liabilities should officials develop a controversial facility to store soils containing contaminants dating to Park City’s silver-mining era, a list that includes the prospects of a failure of the facility. The liabilities were included in a three-page document classified as a regulatory and legal fact sheet.
Published: June 22, 2021

Park City readies gathering about contaminated soils amid continued worries about health, environment

Park City next week has scheduled an informational event centered on the municipal government’s controversial efforts to develop a facility to store soils contaminated during Park City’s silver-mining era.
Published: June 19, 2021

Letters, June 19-22: Take these considerations into account with the proposed toxic soils facility

Beverly Hurwitz offers several considerations to think about regarding City Hall’s proposed facility to store contaminated soils.
Published: June 19, 2021

Park City outlines concept to store contaminated soils along entryway

Park City is continuing to take steps to build a facility along the S.R. 248 entryway to store soils containing contaminants from the community’s silver-mining era, an effort that has drawn attention in recent days.
Published: May 4, 2021

Summit County councilor worried about Park City’s plans for contaminated soils

A member of the Summit County Council has raised questions about a concept under consideration at City Hall to build a facility along the S.R. 248 entryway to store soils containing silver mining-era contaminants, a rare appearance by a County Courthouse official in a Marsac Building issue.
Published: May 4, 2021

KUER

Park City Residents Say There Needs To Be More Input On Toxic Soil Repository

Park City officials held a panel Tuesday night to answer questions about a proposed toxic soil repository near the outskirts of town.