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Show A-6 The Park Record Sat/Sun/Mon, December 28-30, 2019 Continued from A-5 TO EXPAND Data analyst YOUR BUSINESS? LOOKING CONTACT scope two, electricity use; and scope three, anything outside of the county that it’s directly responsible for, like workers’ commutes or travel to conferences. She carries around a well-worn card that displays a breakdown of the county’s greenhouse gas emissions by source. It shows that buildings account for 38% of the output while transportation accounts for nearly half. Glenn said county sustainability manager Lisa Yoder has already done a great job with the low-hanging fruit like switching over to LED light bulbs, which, while a welcome improvement, makes Glenn’s job “all the more challenging.” Glenn is concentrating on creating efficiencies in the vehicle fleet, but she mentioned some other large-scale projects that could have a positive impact. If employees worked remotely one day per week, for example, it would cut the carbon impact of their commute by 20 percent. There are a number of positions that couldn’t use that idea, like snow removers, fire fighters or Sheriff’s Office deputies, but trending in that direction by en- THE SALES REPRESENTATIVES AT THE PARK RECORD TO LEARN HOW ONE OF OUR PRINT AND DIGITAL PACKAGES CAN GET YOUR BUSINESS NOTICED 435.649.9014 couraging things like teleconferencing could minimize the county’s carbon footprint. She added that many organizations don’t take into account externalities like employees’ commutes when considering their environmental impact. Buildings that retain their temperature through insulation or design help lower energy use and reduce scope one and scope two emissions, Glenn said, but that requires more than just heavy drapes. Insulation is very expensive to add after a building has been built, she said, but can be cost effective if included during construction. Some new zoning regulations include language about environmental standards, but the county is limited in how stringent its standards can be compared to those used by the state. She said the facilities department has been helpful in working to achieve sustainability goals and is helping with the effort to install a more efficient heating and cooling system for the Summit County Justice Center. Upfront costs can be discouraging for sustainability efforts even if the benefits pay for themselves over the long run, like installing a solar array on a private home, Glenn said. The sustainability office looks for alternative funding sources like grants to help get the project off the ground. Glenn is also encouraged by the county’s proposed new neighbor- hood-mixed use zone that might reduce reliance on automobiles by incorporating transit and putting businesses next to residences. “All of a sudden, those people don’t need to drive for all their basic needs,” Glenn said. “If you have all commercial, everyone’s driving there and you have to assume residential is somewhere else outside. (And) residential without transit, assume they’re driving between work, picking up groceries, dropping kids off at daycare.” She said she has enough numbers to work with, but she’s always looking for more. She added that local energy utilities Dominion Energy and Rocky Mountain Power have been very forthcoming in providing the data she’s asked for. Glenn said the most exciting thing she’s seen recently is how her county colleagues are approaching her office about incorporating sustainability into their work. For example, senior transportation planner Jamie Dansie is working on a 10-year transportation plan and asked the sustainability department if it had a wish list to include and for figures about ozone pollution. “The tide is starting to kind of turn where we don’t have to be the people reaching out to other departments, other departments are reaching out to sustainability,” she said. “That’s probably the most exciting thing — it’s a wave change.” test with cash prizes for the winners and the winning photos displayed on the county’s website. To submit a photo, head to summitcounty.formstack.com/ forms/photo_contest. Photos must be 300 DPI and may be up to 50 megabytes. The selection period closes Dec. 31. about Marsh’s importance to the library. According to a proclamation the council passed regarding her retirement, she will enjoy reading and quilting in her retirement and having more time to spend with her 10 children, 26 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Marsh “has been an absolute joy to work with and has quietly behind the scenes added 95,475 physical items to the Summit County Library’s collection,” according to the proclamation. County in Brief Christmas tree drop off Four Christmas tree drop-off sites are open around the county. The trees are put through a wood chipper and added to the green waste pile for sale at the landfill. County staff asks that the trees be alive and free of lights and tinsel. The locations are in: · Jeremy Ranch, on Rasmussen Road south of the Toll Creek businesses · Silver Creek, at Bell’s Silver Creek truck stop · Kamas, behind the city building · Wanship, next to the stockyards Photo contest Summit County is hosting its second annual photo con- DENNIS HANLON Your Tuhaye and Talisker Club Connection Librarian honored Darlene Marsh was honored for her more than 16 years of service to Summit County at a recent County Council meeting. She worked the last nine of those years as the Summit County Library’s technical services librarian. Library director Dan Compton choked up as he spoke Correction In the story “Toymaker judges toy designs” in the Dec. 1820 edition, Stefanie Eskander’s name was misspelled. The Park Record regrets the error. COME HOME TO TUHAYE A Spectacular Golf Course Community Just Minutes from Park City 435.640.5851 dennis.hanlon@sothebysrealty.com The Talisker Club at Tuhaye is undergoing a $20 million expansion. Call me for details and for properties that may not be listed but are available. 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