Mayor Williams says he wants Park City to annex the land where developers plan to build Raleigh Studios, an endorsement that comes as the Park City Council is poised to begin its discussions about the project.  The mayor does not hold a vote in the matter unless he must break a tie between City Council members. However, Williams leads the City Council meetings, and he is able to influence the discussion.

Williams describes a series of benefits to Park City if the land is annexed and the project is developed within the city limits. According to the mayor, one of these benefits is that City Hall would review the designs of the project more rigidly than Summit County would if the land remains in the unincorporated area of the county. He further states that City Hall would collect property taxes and sales taxes if the land is in Park City.

For more details, please see the Park Record Raleigh Studios article.