WHY TEST FOR RADON? WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Any home can have a radon problem – old or new homes, well-sealed or drafty homes, homes with or without basements. It is estimated that nearly 1 in 15 homes in the U.S. and Canada has an elevated level of radon. Prolonged exposure to unsafe levels of radon can create an increased risk of lung cancer; in fact, radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer after smoking. Lung cancer caused by avoidable radon exposure is preventable, but only if radon issues are detected and mitigated prior to prolonged exposure in homes and buildings. There is real risk in not knowing if a home has a high level of radon.

WHAT IS RADON?

Radon is a naturally occurring odorless, colorless, radioactive gas formed by the ongoing decay of uranium in soil, rocks, sediments, and even well or ground water. While radon that escapes into the atmosphere is not harmful, dangerously high concentrations can build up indoors, exposing residents to possible health risks.

HOW DOES RADON GET INTO A HOME?

Radon can migrate into the home in several ways. Openings or cracks in basement walls, foundations or floors are common avenues. Sumps, basement drains, and spaces between gas or water fittings can also allow radon into the structure. Other entry points can include gaps in suspended floors and cavities within walls.

HOW CAN I MAKE SURE MY CLIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES AREN’T AT RISK?

We encourage homeowners to request that radon testing be added the home inspection process. Home Inspector will set up the monitoring equipment in the home and report on the results. If an elevated level of radon is detected, steps can be taken to reduce the concentration to or below acceptable levels inside virtually any home. This can include a relatively simple setup such as a collection system with a radon vent pipe, which prevents radon from entering the home in the first place. Professional mitigation services can provide recommendations for a home’s specific conditions.

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Vail Resorts Searches for Developer in Early Move Toward Enhanced Base Area

Vail Resorts Searches for Developer in Early Move Toward Enhanced Base Area

The Colorado-based owner of Park City Mountain Resort, Vail Resorts, is currently in the early stages of looking for a developer to see its vision for an enhanced base area come to fruition. Vail Resorts has looked to CBRE Group, Inc., a commercial real estate firm, as well as IMI Worldwide Properties for assistance in the project.
Kristin Kenney Williams, vice president of mountain community affairs for Vail Resorts, says the two firms will “seek qualified developers interested in purchasing the land parcels and partnering with us to carry out a vision for the base area.” While Williams did not indicate a proposed timeline for the project, she did expand on the company’s vision for the base area. “That vision for an enhanced base area includes city and community priorities: more parking, traffic and transit improvements, employee housing and significant tax revenue generation for the school district and city.” Given that Vail Resorts
The land in question totals a little more than 10 acres and dates back to the 1990s, when the previous owner of the resort secured development approval from City Hall. Both the Marriott’s Mountain Side and the Legacy Lodge were part of that original development plan. Now, Vail Resorts is looking to the rights associated with the main PCMR parking lot as well as the Silver King lot along Lowell Avenue and Empire Avenue.
Kenney Williams also explains why the company is enlisting outside real estate firms in the project. “Vail Resorts has shifted away from being a developer and is focused on our core- operations of our resorts and base areas. Instead of developing prime parcels of Vail Resorts’ land ourselves, we’re looking for third parties who can lend their expertise in development by working with our communities and local governments. We have a vested interest in ensuring that projects enhance the entire resort community and carefully consider our guests and local residents.”

What is Happening this Holiday Season in Park City

Snowfest at Park City Resort
December  31

Celebrate the holiday season by heading to Park City Snowfest,

a winter festival including après musical acts,

village entertainers, and more. For more info click here.

December 31: New Year's Eve Celebration

Movies at Park City Library
Park City Library 

Park City Library will feature an assortment of

great movies to boost your holiday spirits. Some

of these include:


The Sound of Music: Dec 28Wonderwoman: Dec 29The Florida Project: Dec 29-31

Torchlight Parade at Deer Valley Resort December 30 • Deer Valley Resort This magical holiday tradition at Deer Valley Resort is not to be missed! The Torchlight Parade will be held on Big Stick ski run on Bald Eagle Mountain, behind Snow Park Lodge. Hot cider and cookies will be served on the Snow Park Plaza. For more info click here. US Olympic Team Trials - Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined December 30-31 • Utah Olympic Park Utah’s 2002 Olympic venues will play a key role in determining the first skiing athletes nominated to the 2018 U.S. Olympic Team to compete in PyeongChang. The U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Ski Jumping & Nordic Combined will be held Dec. 30-31 at the Utah Olympic Park in a winner-take-all event where the vistors will be named to Team USA. For more info click here. Rhiannon GiddensDecember 31, 8pm  |  Eccles Center Theater  |  1750 Kearns Blvd PCI’s traditional New Year’s Eve show features multi-instrumentalist and GRAMMY-award winning singer Rhiannon Giddens. The co-founder of the band, The Carolina Chocolate Drops, in which she plays banjo and fiddle, Giddens has played with Yo Yo Ma in The Silk Road String Ensemble. Her gift is to deliver haunting, performances, woven with narratives about social justice. The Guardian says she’s “a one-woman definition of a genre that sometimes feels like a catch-all for guitar-based music that isn’t pop or rock.” Fair warning: Giddens’ version of St. James Infirmary will flatten you. More info and tickets here! New Year's Eve Celebration & Fireworks December 31 • Canyons Village at Park City Resort   The New Year's Eve Celebration at Canyons Village is fun for the entire family! Family-friendly activities include live entertainment, music and a massive fireworks display. For more info click here. Roaring Twenties New Year's Eve Party December 31 • Grand Summit Hotel at The Canyons Ring in the New Year at the Grand Summit Hotel, a Rock Resort, with a delicious dinner and live entertainment. The dance floor stays open until 1:00am, giving you the whole night to keep the party rolling! $169 for Adults; $99 for Children 12 and Under. For more here. New Year's Eve Celebration with Badfeather December 31  |  O.P. Rockwell  |  268 Main St The Salt Lake City's five-piece genre-bending outfit Badfeather blends good ol’ classic rock with subtle soul vibes, jam-band jive, a pinch of country-folk boogie, and a glimmer of post-disco funk. Their high-energy, bootie-shaking live performances and tightly crafted tunes are powered by lead singer Rick Gerber's energetic vocals and exuberant stage presence. Toss in some tasty guitar solos, funky keyboard lines, and driving rhythms, and even the poutiest audience member won’t be able stop dancing.  More info click here! Many of our restaurants here in Park City will feature some outstanding specialized menus for New Year's Eve. Check out some of the following options, but don't wait too long as reservations for many of these will fill up fast! Apex at Montage Deer Valley: Black-tie soiree, $350/personFor New Year’s Eve, join Montage for a delightful soiree. Black-tie attire is recommended. Enjoy an hour-long cocktail reception with butler-passed hors d’oeuvres, followed by an expertly crafted multi-course dinner complete with wine pairings. After dinner, dance the night away and ring in the New Year. Note: Non-alcoholic pairings are also available. Firewood: 5-course prix fixe, $150/person This destination for locally sourced seasonal food, cooked by wood-fire, is serving a sumptuous five-course prix fixe dinner for New Year’s. The meal includes a champagne cocktail, plus live music by Robyn Cage. Four seatings are available: 5:30, 6:00, 8:30 and 9:00 p.m. For more info click here. Goldener Hirsch: 4-course prix fixe, $169/person Start with a choice of risotto with peekytoe crab, sun chokes and lemon; foie gras torchon with poached pear, walnut bread and solara elixir; or pecorino gregoriano with cauliflower, black currants and hazelnuts. Then enjoy either porcini mushroom soup or a salad of baby lettuces, before an entrée of wagyu beef, Maine lobster or classic wiener schnitzel. For dessert, dig into a delectable apple strudel or black raspberry panna cotta. For more info click here. Grub Steak: 3-course prix fixe, $79.75 per guest  For New Year’s Eve, choose between the Caesar, wild rice and mushroom soup, or salad bar, followed by surf-and-turf of beef tenderloin wrapped in Applewood smoked bacon, served with roasted shallots and a Maine lobster tail. Dessert is a classic: chocolate lava cake with Haagen Dazs vanilla ice cream and fresh berries. For more info click here. The Mariposa at Deer Valley Resort: 7-course prix fixe, $150/person and $65 optional wine pairing This premier fine-dining destination at Deer Valley Resort is serving a delectable seven-course prix fixe for New Year’s Eve. The evening starts with a selection of osetra caviar with charred shallot crème fraiche, buckwhete blini and Champagne espuma, followed by courses of Kusshi oysters, cold smoked Hamachi and kale and collards. Then enjoy charred Niman Ranch pork tenderloin, followed by wild Hawaiian venison rack, and a dessert of “crème de la crème” featuring house-made cream cheese cheesecake, caramelized whey and a hazelnut toffee crust. For more info click here.

Park City- things to do

PARK CITY CHILDREN'S CHOIR PERFORMANCE:
On Tuesday, December 19 at 11:30 am at Summit County Library, the Park City Children's Choir featuring 4th and 5th grade students from Park City Schools will present their holiday performance. Light refreshments will be served. For all ages.

DOLLY'S BOOK STORE BOOK SIGNING:
GILBERT THE PARK CITY MOOSE
Please join us as we host local author Heidi Pieros, who will be signing copies of her two books featuring Gilbert the Park City Moose, including the newest title Gilbert Learns to How to Ski.

THE GOLDEN ELIXIR OF THE WEST
Please join us as we welcome Jane Perkins, co-founder of High West Distillery, who will be discussing and signing copies of her book The Golden Elixir of the West, the history of whiskey and it's importance in the culture of the West.

PARK CITY SNOWFEST

CARICATURE ARTIST

Flaunt your striking characteristics while sketched by this talented illustrator.  2:30-4:30.

HIRED GUNS

Our favorite cowboys will entertain you with rope tricks, quick draw demonstrations, and lots of audience participation. Come and enjoy with lots of audience participation and a surprise or two!  2:30-4:30.

APRES LIVE MUSIC

Dr. Bob has been a staple in the Park City music scene. Led by singer and songwriter Jeffery Howrey, the band has entertained its fans with its original blues-based hard rock for 35 years. Dr. Bob has played hundreds of gigs throughout the West, including multiple appearances at the Utah Arts Festival and the Park City Arts Festival. Dr. Bob has opened concerts for such national acts as the Ramones, Huey Lewis and the News. Dr. Bob has released seven CDs of original music, including the recent album "Back from the Grave."  2:30-4:30.

PARK CITY LIBRARY

PAWS TO READ

We invite young readers-in-training (ages 5-12) to improve their reading skills by reading to a therapy dog. Each 15-minutes session will include a child, parent or guardian, a dog handler and a licensed therapy dog. First come, first serve.

TENTATIVE TREASURE HILL DEAL REACHED

PRESS RELEASE | DECEMBER 12, 2017

PARK CITY, UTAH — The owners of the Treasure Hill Project and Park City Municipal Corporation are pleased to announce an agreement for a possible alternative to the proposed development at Creole Gulch and Mid Station above the Town Lift. The agreement would provide for the City’s acquisition of 50 percent of the project’s density, consisting of the Sweeney family’s entire ownership in the property, by a voter-approved bond in November 2018, and a dramatic project redesign. City Council’s goal is to immediately initiate a public process to consider approval of a settlement agreement no later than January 2018.  

The proposed alternative consists of the City buying 50 percent of the Creole and Mid Station original master plan development’s residential and commercial density from Sweeney Land Company for $24 million. This option will only be exercised if voters approve a $24 million bond to be placed on the November 2018 ballot. 

Of the remaining density, approximately half will be zoned for 18 single-family homes in the form of several small subdivisions. The other half will be restricted to a boutique hotel, which will be designed as specified by a new development agreement. In addition, the development agreement is expected to establish maximum development parameters to dramatically reduce the currently proposed massing, as well as substantially reduce excavation, building heights, ski-run relocation and fill. Future development of the site will be led by Park City II, LLC, which now owns half the land involved in the larger project.

“The Sweeneys are stepping aside to provide an opportunity for the citizens to do something different,” said Pat Sweeney.

“Given my involvement with this project over the last 12 years as a planning commissioner and Mayor, and having listened to the hours of public testimony and input by residents and the applicant, I am convinced that this is a great alternative for Park City,” said Mayor Jack Thomas. “I would like to personally thank Teri Orr, executive director of the Park City Institute, for bringing the parties together and initiating the conversations that began settlement talks. Together with Park City II, LLC, we continue to discuss and support the possibility of incorporating the Park City Institute within this project.” 

Orr thanked all parties for coming to the bargaining table. “Only leaders with vision can make this an opportunity for community choice. We want the Park City Institute, a longtime community partner, to be included within the future development plans of Treasure Hill and will continue working to that end.”

The City will pay an initial installment of $6 million as reimbursement to the development partners for land dedications and direct payments/costs that were made toward earlier phases of the Master Planned Development. In addition, the City has decided to suspend the Main Street Plaza project and reevaluate future open space purchases. These projects would have been funded by the Additional Resort City Sales Tax.

The parties look forward to a transparent public process and encourage the community to evaluate this alternative. Further details will be provided at the December 13 Planning Commission Meeting at 5:30pm at the Park City Library, Santy Auditorium, 1255 Park Avenue.

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Effective communication is the cornerstone of building trust in relationships.

Effective communication is the cornerstone of building trust in relationships. It helps set expectations correctly, improves teamwork and, most importantly, builds trust. That is why I am so pleased to let you know that the expectations you have about how I communicate are about to be exceeded in a new, exciting way.

We know how important it is for our customers to feel as though their Realtor is working hard to ensure that their best interest is at heart. In the coming weeks, when you entrust a loan to me at Fairway, I am going to show you a new way of communicating through informative emails that are meant to keep you, my team, and your family on the same page throughout their loan process.

My emails will educate my buyers on potential pitfalls such as opening new lines of credit, provide reminders about setting up their homeowners insurance, explain the importance of appraisals and home inspections, and much more. These emails are designed to keep my clients on track as they buy their home, but they will also serve to keep us all organized and on the same page when it comes to where we are in process.

From the moment an offer begins, you can rely on me to answer all your questions before they may even be ask. I will inspire confidence not only in me, but also in your recommendation of my commitment to them. It's just another reason why you will be proud to say we are strong partners in business.

I am confident that I am going to spoil you from using any other REALTOR.

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Buying a Utah Home “As-Is”

Buying a Utah Home “As-Is”

A lot of people get nervous when they see a Utah Home marketed “as-is”.  However, the Utah Real Estate Contract, the contract we use to buy and sell real estate in Utah says the home is being purchased “as-is”.

Section 10.2 of the Utah Real Estate Contract says “Buyer acknowledges and agrees that in reference to the physical condition of the Property: (a) Buyer is purchasing the Property in its “As-Is” condition without expressed or implied warranties of any kind”.

The weight of the purchase is placed on the Utah Home Buyer doing their Due Diligence before they purchase the property.  This is why it is important to have the home inspected by a trusted person.  Fact is, there is no “perfect home”, but major issues can be avoided by doing a good inspection.

It may also be a good idea to have a Home Warranty purchased for the house.  This could be negotiated so as the seller would pay for it.  However, home warranties are insurance products and have limits and excluded coverage.  But if the dishwasher broke, most would come and fix or replace it.  It is a nice peace of mind to have and they last for a year, but they do not cover everything.

Searching for Utah homes is fun and finding something you really like is exciting, but make sure the house checks out.  Major issues could mean major fixes and cost.  There will always be maintenance to keep up a home and little things always happens.  Just check the major issues are sound and that it is a good home.

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Paula Higman - Lead Agent
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