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Jane Patten Awarded 14th Annual Leadership Park City Award
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FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Myles Rademan, Leadership Park City Director
435.901.8778; myles@parkcity.org
Jane Patten Awarded 14th Annual "Community Leadership Award" by Leadership Park City
PARK CITY, Utah (October 10, 2016)—Leadership Park City is pleased to honor Jane Patten as the recipient of its 14th annual "Community Leadership Award." This award recognizes an outstanding Park City citizen who, through sustained involvement, tireless commitment and insightful leadership, has made significant contributions to the greater Park City community.
Benjamin Franklin remarked that "The greatest vision without action is simply hallucination." The Community Leadership Award honors an individual who acts and perseveres—who makes good things happen with the help of and for the benefit of others. Patten exemplifies the sustained leadership necessary to strengthen community institutions, the initiative to champion new and worthwhile programs, and the spirit to help define the public good.
Patten is a community treasure. In search of a new life, a greater connection with the outdoors and a way to live closer to her grandchildren, she left Connecticut for the Park City area in 2004. With a background in nonprofit work, she quickly found a job as office manager for Peace House in June of that year. By October, she had been named executive director of the organization.
Under Patten’s direction, Peace House has grown from a humble little shelter—still at an undisclosed location—to an organization that provides services not only to those seeking shelter from domestic violence, but also to those who are navigating the fog of domestic abuse but do not require shelter. Peace House has plans to further expand its services with the construction of a new campus-like facility that will include transitional housing—as well as emergency shelter—for a more complete continuum of care for victims of domestic violence. Look forward to groundbreaking on the new facility sometime next spring.
Patten, who was a member of Leadership Class of XV, joins previous award recipients Candy Erickson, Bob Richer, Sally Elliott, Jan Wilking, Meeche White, Mary and Charlie Wintzer, Rob Sletten, Tina Lewis, Bill Brown, Jess Reid, Insa Riepen, Mayor Dana Williams, Christina Miller and last year’s recipient, Jenni Smith, as leadership role models for our community.
About Leadership Park City Leadership Park City identifies, encourages and trains new community leaders through a yearlong, group-oriented learning program. It is patterned after other successful community leadership programs and the Kellogg National Leadership Program, sponsored by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Each class is required to envision, plan and execute a service project that will benefit the Summit County community. Past projects have included voter awareness, community walkability, food sustainability, and trails development.
SolSmart Gold
Park City, Utah Designated “SolSmart Gold” for Advancing Solar Energy Growth
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Celia Peterson
celia.peterson@parkcity.org
435.287.5624
Park City, Utah Designated “SolSmart Gold” for Advancing Solar Energy Growth
PARK CITY, UTAH (November 26, 2018) – Park City, Utah received a Gold designation from the national SolSmart program for making it faster, easier, and more affordable for homes and businesses to go solar.
This designation recognizes Park City for taking bold steps to encourage solar energy growth and remove obstacles for solar development. For companies looking to expand, a SolSmart Gold designation is a signal that Park City is “open for solar business.”
SolSmart, led by The Solar Foundation and the International City/County Management Association (ICMA), is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office. More than 200 cities, counties, and small towns have achieved SolSmart designation since the program launched in 2016. Park City is one of 91 SolSmart Gold designees. This is especially notable as Utah is a non-home rule state, which means that Park City is not allowed to set its own energy code. Only six communities in non-home rule states have achieved SolSmart Gold.
“We have a clear path to 100% renewables by adopting a mix of energy efficiency measures, working with our utility to build new renewables, and producing solar energy from our rooftops. We want to make it practical and economic for all Parkites to harvest their energy directly from the sun. To achieve SolSmart Gold, we have modified our code to encourage our residents to adopt rooftop solar. We know that local renewables are of local economic benefit and provide clean, cheap energy for our community. This is our future and we are proud to receive this designation,” commented Mayor Andy Beerman.
As a SolSmart designee, Park City can help solar companies reduce the cost of installations and pass savings on to consumers. This allows even more local homes and businesses to obtain affordable, clean, and reliable electricity through solar. The actions Park City has taken will help encourage solar companies to do business in the area, driving economic development and creating local jobs.
To receive designation, cities and counties make changes to their local processes to reduce the time and money it takes to install a solar energy system. This includes evaluating local permitting processes, as well as planning and zoning procedures. SolSmart designees also develop innovations in areas such as market development and finance.
For example, Park City waives permitting fees and has a streamlined process to ensure that solar systems can be permitting within two business days.
SolSmart uses objective criteria to award communities points based on the actions they take to reduce barriers to solar energy development. Communities that take sufficient action are designated either gold, silver, or bronze.
As part of the SolSmart program, a team of national experts provides no-cost technical assistance to help communities achieve designation. All cities and counties are eligible to join the SolSmart program and receive this technical assistance. Interested communities can learn more at SolSmart.org.