Park City mayor outlines infrastructure, housing and Olympic plans and says she will not run again

Park City Mayor Nan Worrall delivered the State of the City address, reviewing a year of investment in water, transit, housing and community services and saying she will not seek re-election while urging the council to finish several projects before year’s end.

Worrall highlighted the city’s largest-ever infrastructure project, the 3 Kings Water Treatment Plant, saying the facility is “now fully operational” and citing a treatment capacity of about 7,200,000 gallons to support drought resilience. She also called out a $10,000,000 project to replace aging water lines on Upper Main Street, saying that work is starting this week and that the schedule moved the completion window from three years to two.

The address stressed transportation and planning work. Worrall said the city is advancing a general plan that will address congestion, affordability and neighborhood preservation and noted ongoing engagement including neighborhood open houses and a community-wide open house set for May 13. She said the city released a request for proposals for a development partner on a 5-acre Bonanza Park parcel, with the RFP set to close on April 3, and urged the council to identify a developer by June 1. She also called for the council to identify a final senior center location and begin an RFP process by June 1, to pick a park-and-ride site along the SR-248 corridor by Sept. 1, and to agree on a Main Street circulation and parking plan by Oct. 1.

On housing, Worrall cited the Engine House project, which she said will bring 99 deed-restricted units to the heart of town, and mentioned work on the Clock Ranch project and other public–private partnerships meant to add several hundred affordable units on the Bonanza Park site in 2025 and beyond.

Worrall highlighted community programs and services, saying Park City’s childcare scholarship program has provided “crucial support for over 100 families” and that library and recreation centers saw record use last year. She thanked staff and partners by name, including Griff Lloyd in the water department and City Manager Matt Dias, and praised Police Chief Wade Carpenter and Captain Rob McKinney for national recognition that she said benefits the city.

Worrall framed Park City’s selection as a host community for the 2034 Winter Olympic Games as an opportunity and a responsibility, saying planning will touch transportation, housing and public safety. She said she has been named vice chair of the host communities committee and that she will form a local committee to gather lessons from leaders involved in the 2002 Games.

In a personal statement near the end of her address, Worrall said that after months of consideration she would step aside and not run again, thanking the community and encouraging the council to make progress on the goals she outlined. “Now is the time to focus. Now is the time to act,” she said.

The mayor concluded by inviting attendees to a post-address open house with city staff and information stations. The city council did not take formal action during the address; the mayor’s requests set target dates for council decisions and staff follow-up.