Summit County voters will elect their first five-member county council this November. All of the candidates are running 'at large' which is a dramatic departure from the days when one seat on the three member commission was always held by a resident of North Summit, one from South Summit and one from Park City.

During the debates leading up to the decision to shift from a three-member commission to a five-member council with a county manager, many citizens expressed concerns about whether all regions would be fairly represented under the new system.

Some worried that the less populated east side of the county would lose its voice at the table, others said the more urbanized west side deserved more representation than under the old system.