Don’t mess with the National Environmental Policy Act’s public comment provisions. A majority of Grand County Council members sent that message last week to the U.S. Forest Service, urging the agency’s top brass…
By their own admission, county officials say that a July 18 Grand County Council vote to limit the development of new overnight rentals beyond the city limits could have gone more smoothly. With…
Grand County should adopt a council/appointed manager form of government, and split its governing body up into a combination of at-large and district seats, a study committee recommended last week. In the first…
It could be just a matter of time before Bears Ears National Monument’s boundaries are redrawn once again, depending on the outcome of ongoing litigation or congressional action. For now, though, federal land…
The City of Moab didn’t have to look far at all to find its next police chief. Officials announced this week that Assistant Chief Bret Edge will lead the department starting May 1,…
The Book Cliffs will always be a formidable natural barrier between Moab and Vernal. But Uintah County officials say they’re hoping to move beyond the political divides between the two communities over long-gestating…
After unexpected delays over the past year, the Housing Authority of Southeastern Utah (HASU) is one step closer to breaking ground this summer on a long-planned affordable housing complex for lower-income senior residents….
Plastic bags won’t be making a grand reappearance at local retailers’ checkout stands this year, despite one libertarian-leaning Spanish Fork lawmaker’s efforts to undo a citywide ban on the material. As the Utah…
Time out, lodging developers. The Moab City Council voted 4-0 last week to enact an ordinance that places a temporary 180-day moratorium on the development of new overnight accommodations, including hotels and bed-and-…
Are you in, or are you out? The Moab City Council this week adopted a new household recycling service for its residential customers, but instead of mandating the service, it’s giving them the…
