Word on the Street

“It definitely favors extraction … The bill that is currently drafted provides fewer opportunities for environmental protection and more opportunity for extraction than I would personally prefer.”

Mike Duncan, Moab

“There is a lot of politics involved in this. People will say what they need to say to support their own cause.”

Debbie Nelson, Moab

“I do wish … that we would leave more of the land unbuilt because we need nature more than (development).”

Amber Snyder, Moab

“Do you think that the eastern Utah Public Lands Initiative’s draft proposal offers a balance between conservation and development, or do you think it favors one side over another?”