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Intended to increase housing access for residents, HDHO code hits a snag

Rachel Fixsen5 years ago8 months ago

Grand County staff and elected officials spent many hours in research, meetings, and discussions in the months leading up to the passing of the High Density Housing Overlay in January 2019. The overlay…

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A wake-up call: A house fire highlights community needs in Thompson Springs

Rachel Fixsen5 years ago4 years ago

“If we don’t do something to clean up the town out here, we’re just looking at a powder keg,” said Thompson Springs Fire Chief Mark Marcum at the Jan. 5 meeting of the…

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SITLA plans future high-end housing development near Arches, north of Moab

Rachel Fixsen5 years ago4 years ago

Thousands of acres of land along the largely undeveloped Highway 191 corridor north of Moab are owned by the Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration, a state entity tasked with generating revenue…

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Just what is ‘rural character’? As developments progress, Grand County staff and residents clash over land use code

Rachel Fixsen5 years ago4 years ago

Residents near a development in Spanish Valley called Creekside Estates are dismayed at an amendment to the plan for the next phase of building, which was approved by the Grand County Commission. Neighbors…

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Homeless on a winter night

Rachel Fixsen5 years ago4 years ago

Local nonprofits Moab Solutions and the Moab Valley Multicultural Center are getting ready for an annual survey to determine how many people are experiencing homelessness in Grand County, part of a nationwide practice…

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Ribbon cutting at Arroyo Crossing: Moab Area Community Land Trust celebrates progress

Rachel Fixsen5 years ago4 years ago

A fresh coat of snow sparkled under a sunny blue sky at the Dec. 13 celebration of the new Arroyo Crossing workforce housing development, established and managed by the Moab Area Community Land…

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Rent relief: Housing assistance program offsets COVID impact

Moab Sun News5 years ago2 years ago

Families struggling to pay their rent and utility bills due to the COVID-19 pandemic can reach out for help to the Utah Housing Assistance program but need to be quick: the program is…

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Community Rebuilds celebrates 10 year anniversary

Moab Sun News5 years ago2 years ago

Happy birthday, Community Rebuilds! The Moab-based nonprofit dedicated to building sustainable, affordable housing has officially reached the decade mark this month. In that time, it has built 43 homes and educated over 300…

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A bigger slice of CARES

Rachel Fixsen5 years ago4 years ago

While current COVID-19 infection rates, both statewide and locally, are sobering, city officials were happy to report a large boost in COVID-19 relief funding at the Oct. 27 Moab City Council meeting, where…

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Come for the Community Rebuilds open house, stay for the silent auction

Moab Sun News5 years ago2 years ago

Community Rebuilds’ mission is to build energy-efficient housing, provide education on sustainability, and improve the housing conditions of the workforce through an affordable program. The organization is celebrating the completion of its 33rd…

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