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…
Housing & Development
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….
County ratifies limits on new overnight rentals
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…
Mayor, SBA seek to support entrepreneurs
What support would help Moab’s entrepreneurs and would-be entrepreneurs thrive as small business owners? U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Region VIII Administrator Dan Nordberg recently paid a visit to Moab to discuss this…
Nightly rental growth limited by county
The Grand County Council met on July 18 for a special meeting and voted 5-0 to pass an ordinance that removes rights to build new nightly rentals in all zoning districts in the…
Overnight rentals in Moab on pause
After months of discussion, the Moab City Council passed an ordinance on July 23 pausing the development of new overnight rental units within the city. They joined the Grand County Council, which passed…
No more nightly rentals
Editor’s note: An earlier version of this story appears in print. This story was updated on July 18. The Grand County Council met on July 18 for a special meeting and voted 5-0…
Tackling the housing crisis in Moab
Members of the Moab Area Housing Task Force met on July 11 at the Grand County Public Library to discuss recent news and updates from the City of Moab, the Grand County Community…
‘Resident blaming’ by state over proposed Love’s truck stop
Dear Editor: Recent comments about the proposed Love’s truck stop in Spanish Valley give a clear picture of which groups in our community carry the most weight: businesses at the top and residents…
Affordable housing land trust survey results are in
The nonprofit Moab Area Community Land Trust (MACLT) has released the results of an online survey conducted in May to solicit feedback from the community on the design of its Arroyo Crossing development….
Can slowing growth solve Moab’s housing problems?
“I think everybody realizes something crazy is happening — that we’re on a runaway freight train,” Dan Kent said. Kent is one of dozens of local residents concerned Moab is losing its character…