I’ve been troubled to hear Ryan Dickey praised as a champion of open space. His record tells a very different story.
At the Sept. 4 Park City Council meeting on the Clark Ranch rezoning, he dismissed the Flagstaff Agreement — a binding document protecting our open space — saying: “I don’t think the Flagstaff Agreement was delivered from on high by God and is written in tablets.” He followed with: “I’m a yes man when it comes to housing. Show me a cheap, flat parcel. … If we can find more of that, I’m for it.” Clark Ranch is neither cheap nor flat, and that attitude reveals a willingness to compromise our community’s values.
This isn’t rhetoric — it’s his record. Some examples:
- On July 10, he voted to spend $725,000 on a road study that could cost taxpayers $5 million for an affordable housing project at Clark Ranch — without requiring further traffic studies, insisting instead on his gut check.
- On March 14, 2024, he supported rezoning dedicated open space on Marsac Avenue for a 300-unit workforce housing development that would have primarily benefited luxury resorts. Only strong opposition stopped it.
- As liaison for the Main Street Area Plan, he backed a vision of 650 hotel units, six-story buildings, commercial sprawl, and development of the Sandridge Lots. That plan is not dead, and it could advance quickly under his leadership.
This election matters. Park City needs leaders who respect the community’s mandate to protect open space and make balanced, transparent decisions. Ryan Dickey has shown, time and again, that his words do not match his actions. If his “experience” is the reason you support him, I urge you to look again at his record—and reconsider.
Jen Stamp
Park City