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Our
History
It took imagination and hard work to create our Park City Senior Center. In 1976 Union Pacific Railroad donated its abandoned Keetley Depot Station to the Park City Seniors. Located under what is today’s Jordanelle Reservoir, the building took two years and a lot of manual labor and money to move it to the current location at 1361 Woodside Avenue in Park City. Since then, two wings have been added, and the Center has become a warm and lively gathering spot for us Park City elders.
Our
Future
The “Silver Tsunami” has arrived! Over 16% of Park City and Summit County’s population is now age 60 or more; and that percentage is growing as Baby Boomers join our ranks. This is a nation-wide phenomenon.
The Park City Senior Center is also growing to meet the demands of this active, engaged group. Our membership has increased from about 70 seniors a few years ago to over 500 today and we continue to grow.
We are currently in the planning stages with Park City Municipal Corp. to build us a larger, better designed building next door to our current facility in order to accommodate all the programs and activities our membership enjoys. The center will be part of an affordable housing complex which will include some senior housing. Our planning also includes discussions with Summit County about their continuing (and, hopefully, expanding) role supporting our group.
Eventually we would like to be open for lunches five days a week instead of the current two, and open daily for a variety of activities. We are making progress though. Beginning March 2024, we have expanded our days of operation. We are now open 4 days each week, Monday through Thursday. Until we can figure out additional lunches, it’s ‘bag lunch’ days on Tuesday and Wednesday
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Our Building
Progress – Senior Center
Woodside II Working Committee
by Francie McNally
At the May 1, 2025 City Council meeting, the Council members had positive comments about moving forward with the Mawhinney location. It is encouraging and we want to keep our positive momentum. The Committee will continue to look for the best Senior Center for our members.
On the PCMC website, there is a request for Statements of Qualifications (SOQs) proposals from qualified persons or firms to provide senior center design services. The SOQ is open from May 27 and closes for proposals on June 20, 2025. It is starting to move!
The Woodside II Committee will meet on June 4 with Chris Eggleton, Economic Development Director, and Matt Lee, Project Manager, to discuss the following agenda:
- Project status update
- RSOQ – process, timing, scope
- Next steps