Snyderville Incidents: A Synopsis

This week’s Sheriff’s report, predictably, reads like a catalogue of preventable occurrences. Two DUIs originating in the Snyderville Basin – one triggered by a simple equipment violation, the other a blatant disregard for posted speed limits on SR-224. It underscores the inadequacy of High Valley Transit options for those who’ve indulged too freely at The St. Regis. And the Kimball Junction hotel burglary? Leaving $800 in tools unattended is practically an invitation. One expects better planning from individuals frequenting that particular corridor. Detectives, of course, have 'no information on a potential suspect,' a phrase I’ve encountered repeatedly in reports forwarded by the Marsac Building. The mailbox incident in Summit Park is particularly irksome; faded municipal beige mailboxes, offering scant resistance to a determined individual. I’ve repeatedly suggested increased patrols, funded through a modest adjustment to the transient room tax, but it seems to fall on deaf ears at Park City Municipal Corp. It's a chronic case of reactive policing, instead of proactive mitigation. The solution, naturally, is to bypass these areas entirely.