At the April 7 meeting of the Grand County Council, Community and Economic Development Director Zacharia Levine told council members that the department’s staff has “an amazing amount of work on our plates…
As local businesses began reducing hours or closing entirely in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Joe Kingsley realized that many of his tenants would be short on wages or out of work completely….
Though many Grand County buildings and operations are closed, the County Council held its regularly scheduled meeting on March 17, discussing government operations during the current state of emergency, how the county and…
Tears and anger were on display at an emergency meeting of the Grand County Council on the morning of March 11, as a proposed 30-day restriction on public gatherings in an attempt to…
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…
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…
Lingering tensions were evident at the Sept. 17 meeting of the Grand County Council as County Attorney Christina Sloan reported on her review of the study committee’s recommendation on a new form of…
The Grand County Council expressed its deep thanks to the Change in Form of Government Study Committee at the Aug. 20 council meeting. “I’m just so glad that it wasn’t our role to…
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…
