Snyderville Basin Cemetery District to hold public hearing December 5

Map of the proposed site for the cemetery. Photo: Snyderville Basin Cemetery District

SUMMIT COUNTY, Utah – The Snyderville Basin Cemetery District will host a public hearing on its proposed 2025 budget on Thursday, December 5, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will take place at the Richins Auditorium, located at 1885 W. Ute Boulevard, Park City, Utah.

The agenda includes a public hearing followed by the possible adoption of a resolution to approving the district’s 2025 budget. The tentative budget is available for review online. Community members may attend in person or via Zoom.

If approved, board members estimate the earliest possible burials could begin in approximately 18 months, pending further site testing and conditional use permit approvals.

On November 15, the Summit County Council voted to approve a property tax increase to fund the Snyderville Basin Cemetery District, despite significant public concerns about location and costs.

The Cemetery District’s board is seeking $495,000 in annual revenue through the new tax, which would cost primary residents approximately $25 per year on a $2 million home. The proposed 12-acre cemetery would be located near the Utah Olympic Park on county-owned open space.

During the public hearing, several residents expressed concerns about the cemetery’s proposed location. “[Highway] 224, is the gateway into Park City. And I’m not sure that everybody shares the vision that a cemetery is a nice thing to look at,” said Paul Anderson, a Snyderville Basin resident.