Carg Information

CARG's mission statement provides: The Citizens Allied for Responsible Growth (CARG) focuses on educating the community of Park City and Summit County about growth issues including proposed developments, zoning regulations, the various General Plans, Land Management Codes, and specific ordinances within those systems. CARG encourages citizens to attend public hearings dealing with growth issues, and offers its interpretations of zoning regulations at these hearings. CARG works to preserve the quality of life in Park City by encouraging developments that fit with the community's values and by actively seeking the permanent preservation of open space through purchase and conservation easements." It is important for the public to know that CARG is NOT against growth; the organization is an advocate for responsible growth. As it's mission statement says, CARG encourages developments that fit with the community values. What are the community's values and who decides what they are? There are some on which we all agree. None of us want to spend more time sitting in traffic than we spend pursuing our favorite sports or other pastimes. None of us want to look up at our beautiful mountains and see smog or ridgelines dotted with buildings. But other values are not so clear and require study, discussion, and decisionmaking. Almost every major development presents challenges for the developer and the community. An extremely important key to meeting those challenges is COMMUNICATION. City council meetings and planning commission meetings are a place to listen and learn, and public hearings are an opportunity for the council, planning commission, and developers to hear from the public. CARG board members attend most council and planning commission meetings in addition to informal meetings with city planners, council members, planning commissioners, developers, and individual citizens. We try to keep abreast of current and planned developments and pass important information on to the public.