An inside look at the Moab Area Community Land Trust
Kaitlin Myers has been a strong local advocate for affordable housing throughout her time in Moab. She moved to Moab in 2016 to work for Grand County as an Americorps VISTA intern in…
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Advocates ring alarms about local homelessness, evictions
On a slide titled “A Snapshot of Homelessness in Grand County,” data from July of 2019 to June of 2021 showed that an average of 55 individuals were seeking homelessness services every month….
City Council delays Walnut Lane decision; Local evictions turn up housing pressure
At the Jan. 11 city council meeting, councilmembers considered the status of a floundering housing project on Walnut Lane. The city bought the property in 2018 hoping to replace an aging trailer park…
“Safe Outdoor Living” shed will stock sleeping bags and other items for homeless individuals
The Grand County Local Homeless Council is creating a new resource for people experiencing homelessness: a supply of items for surviving outdoors, as a stop-gap measure for people who don’t have other options….
Conflicting perspectives on road, land management: Labyrinth Rims/Gemini Bridges plans provoke strong reactions even in early stages
A Bureau of Land Management planning process to review the agency’s travel management plan in the Labyrinth Rims/Gemini Bridges area has again drawn out conflicting perspectives in Grand County on how public lands…
“This is home”: New publication to cover Green River nonprofit’s history
Maria Sykes first came to Green River as an AmeriCorps member just after graduating with an architecture degree from Auburn University. Her role was to develop affordable housing in collaboration with the community…
Commission meeting notes: Housing, Mill Creek and a Spanish Valley bike path
The Grand County Commission approved a letter to the Bureau of Land Management regarding plans for future management of Mill Creek Canyon, after tabling the issue at its last two meetings. The commission…
Shovels hit the dirt at Arroyo Crossing: After months of delay, construction begins in affordable housing development
The Moab Area Community Land Trust announced this week that crews are breaking ground on the first homes at Arroyo Crossing, a new subdivision in Spanish Valley that will have homes to own…
Spanish Valley residents air complaints over illegal camping: Camping ordinance passed in January still in ‘education phase’
Some residents of Spanish Valley called in to the Nov. 3 Grand County Commission meeting to say they were fed up with campers in their neighborhoods, and saying that their complaints to the…
Get spooky with Community Rebuilds: Nonprofit hosts haunted house and Halloween activities fundraiser
Instead of a haunted hayride for Halloween this year, how about a haunted straw-bale house? Local nonprofit Community Rebuilds, which creates sustainable, affordable housing and offers professional training and experience for natural building…