There aren’t any developers as attached to Kamas Valley as Rusty Webster. He’s a third-generation family man with a vision for the valley — one that focuses on preservation in the face of growth.
“Everything is changing as Park City is filling up, and Kamas Valley is changing along with it,” says Rusty. “If we develop neighborhoods that retain the rural atmosphere of Kamas Valley, we’ll preserve the countryside that my family fell in love with many years ago.”
“Working side by side with my grandpa and dad, we did everything together, one home at a time,” says Rusty. “They taught me how much reputation means in a small community, how to find the best local subcontractors to get some jobs done, and how to build quality homes the right way in Kamas Valley. Having hands-on experience certainly helps. If somebody says they can’t do something, I’ll roll up my sleeves and be the first to show them how to do it or find a new solution.”
To put it succinctly, Rusty says Webster Construction doesn’t just build homes to code; they build them to function. He tells everyone from the architect to the sales team to treat every home like the home they’re building for their own family.
Webster Construction is deeply involved in the community too. They actively support the local high school rodeo team. The family, like many families in Kamas Valley, also enjoys the western lifestyle that attracted post-mining settlers to the area more than a hundred years ago.
“Sometimes people get sore at the development of Kamas Valley,” says Rusty. “I get it. I live here too. But I also figure the best way to preserve Kamas Valley is to manage the development instead of letting outside development manage us.”
Allowing for some subdivisions like Hart Crossing is one solution. Offering a mix of lots with multiple price points inside a master-planned community with 50 percent of the land preserved as open space (or more) preserves the rural atmosphere. It also ensures future conservation, much like how the cherished reservoirs around Kamas Valley did some decades ago.
