A positive outlook for affordable housing
“I never had a place in Moab,” said Brian Martinez of his early life in town. Martinez has been a rafting guide since he came to Moab in 2000. “I just lived in…
Housing & Development
Spanish Valley development plan sparks conflict
“The Planning and Zoning Committee should have done their job three or four months ago, rather than pushing their agenda at the eleventh hour,” said Commissioner Willie Grayeyes said of changes to a…
City council, planning commission discuss overnight accommodations standards
On Oct. 24, the Moab City Council met with the Moab City Planning Commission to discuss and review progress on setting standards for development of overnight accommodations within the city. In July, the…
New employee housing on display
Brian Merrill (far right), the CEO of Western River Expeditions and the Moab Adventure Center, walks through the new Western River employee housing during an open house on Oct. 25 with (from left…
UDOT and City of Moab partner on large infrastructure upgrade
Discussions at the Oct. 8 city council meeting covered building projects under review by the Planning and Zoning Commission, citizen comments on a proposed rule to allow UTVs in Utah’s National Parks, and…
City moves to create safe, affordable housing
Last year, the City of Moab purchased a 2.95-acre parcel of land on Walnut Lane with the goal of creating an affordable housing development. The city closed on the land deal in November…
County Council hears appeals for funds, rezoning
After more than a decade of discussion, groundbreaking is in sight for Moab’s new regional college facilities. The only problem: a funding shortfall of $500,000 dollars. A group of Utah State University officials…
Community Rebuilds embraces stringent Living Building Challenge
Community Rebuilds built its first house in Moab in 2010. Nine years and dozens of homes later, the local construction nonprofit organization has decided to push the envelope even further for its builds….
Moving dirt at the Grand County Middle School
If you’ve been wondering about that huge dirt pile at the site of the future Grand County Middle School, speculate no longer. It is soil dug up from the school’s old soccer field…
USGS study shows less water than previously reported
The final results of a water study initiated in 2014 show less water in the Moab area than previous studies indicated. The U.S. Geologic Survey (USGS) announced in a press release on Aug….