City discusses 2023-2024 budget
Expected revenues fall short of department requests
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Commission considers various grant proposals
Grand County Commissioners considered various aspects of different grants at their Jan. 3 meeting.
County hammers out budget details
Grand County commissioners held two budget workshops this week.
County passes tentative 2023 budget
The Grand County Commission unanimously approved a tentative county budget for 2023.
Commission allocates funding to districts
The Grand County Commission unanimously approved the allocation of various funds to five special service districts that offer critical services to the community.
City talks tentative budget, capital improvement projects
The Moab City Council will vote on whether to approve the city’s fiscal year 2022-2023 budget on June 14.
Moab City Council discusses next year’s budget
During the April 12 regular city council meeting, Finance Director Ben Billingsley presented the basics of next year’s budget to the council. The proposed changes to the budget came from discussions with city…
Commission approves funding for service districts
On Sept. 21, the Grand County Commission approved the allocation of tax revenues to several special service districts within the county, which include crucial services like healthcare and waste collection. Funds are drawn…
Good news on the budget: Grand County revenues are significantly higher than expected
At its July 6 meeting, the Grand County Commission held a public hearing on a mid-year budget amendment. Due to increased revenues from transient room, sales, and use taxes, and federal grants from…
Council talks budget, bicycles and zoning: Notes from the May 25 meeting of the Moab City Council
At their regular, in-person meeting on Tuesday, the Moab City Council heard presentations, discussed and voted on several issues regarding the budget, electric bicycles, zoning and this year’s local elections. Acting City Manager…
Solid Waste District acquires Monument Waste: District will collect trash and recycling for Grand County
On April 30, Grand County’s Solid Waste Special Service District #1 will acquire the real property and business operations of Monument Waste Services, which has provided trash collection services in Moab and Grand…
‘It looks like a trainwreck’: Utah tourism tax reform stalls, affecting Grand County budget
A promising piece of legislation that would impact Grand County and Moab’s finances has been derailed, at least temporarily, by the tourism industry. “In my head, it looks like a trainwreck,” said Grand…
Making sense of the city budget
Government accounting is like an onion, says City Manager Joel Linares—complex, with many layers. Though the details may be dizzying, city staff sat down with the Moab Sun News to explain the basic…
Grand County faces ‘grim reality’
Grand County’s fiscal year follows the calendar year, which means the Grand County Council has to approve 2020’s budget in short order—by Dec. 31 at the latest. “If you don’t pass the budget…