Grand County Commission Meeting-at-a-Glance, April 1, 2025
Voted on arena improvements, McKnight rezone, search for new airport director, resignation of planning commissioner. Discussion of High Density Housing Overlay.
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Grand County seeks resignation over comments calling Kane Springs development deal ‘corrupt’
Should appointed officials be held to different speech standards than ordinary citizens? Grand County Planning Commissioner Laura Long faces a request for her resignation for comments opposing the Kane Springs development that she made as a private citizen.
Meet the protesters resisting the Kane Creek development
When Dailey Haren left Moab for college, she never expected to end up back in her hometown, much less involved in local politics. “I couldn’t wait to get the hell out of here,”…
Kane Creek development utility project turned down by county
The Grand County Commission declined to issue a permit for a wastewater treatment plant and water storage facility intended to serve a planned development outside of Moab on Kane Springs Road at its…
I believe we can make a difference
I recently sent an email to my friends asking for help to stop the development on Kane Creek and asked them to donate at kanecreekwatch.org. I received a reply from one of my…
A Plea for Kane Creek
Another sleepless night and my stomach hurts. Is this a nightmare?? Who would dare put a strip mall in one of our beautiful canyons? No one who loves Moab. The river corridor from…
“Kane Creek development should be reconsidered”
We are fifth-generation long-time Moab residents whose great-great-grandfather established the first ferry across the Colorado River near Moab in the 1880s. This same great-great-grandfather, Norman Taylor, was awarded Utah public land, after The…
New special service district established for Kane Springs
Kane Creek Preservation and Development is making moves on its project, starting with a petition to establish a special service district for the area.
Pack Creek footbridge may be replaced in spring after budget change
A footbridge connecting Kane Creek Boulevard to Main Street is a vital travel corridor for many Moab residents, but it has been below modern safety standards for decades. Major flooding events this summer…
Kane Creek development leads to evictions: Developers promise community benefit, but first, tenants must leave
Mike Newbold and Ross High were neighbors on Kane Creek Boulevard for about a decade. They were part of a quirky neighborhood wedged between the Colorado River and the Behind the Rocks Bureau…