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Property taxes increase across region: Spanish Valley home values increase 41%, Moab City debates tax

Moab Sun News4 years ago2 years ago

Amid a growing housing crisis in the region, property tax rates and higher home value assessments are concerning residents. San Juan and Emery county homeowners face 21% and 10% increases, respectively, due to…

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Labyrinth Canyon drilling project could get OK within days

Moab Sun News4 years ago2 years ago

UPDATE: Today, a judge issued a temporary restraining order to stop the project until at least Jan. 6. This story will be updated as information becomes available.  A fast-tracked project for drilling helium…

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BLM removes land near Moab from oil and gas sale

Moab Sun News5 years ago4 years ago

On Aug. 11, the Bureau of Land Management announced that they would remove land located within Grand and San Juan counties from the oil and gas lease sale during the week of September…

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BLM removes controversial Sand Flats parcels from sale

Rachel Fixsen5 years ago4 years ago

Many Grand County residents and outdoor recreators from all over the world are likely relieved that the Utah State office of the Bureau of Land Management has removed two controversial parcels, located in…

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City says no oil and gas in Sand Flats: Council approves letter opposing BLM move

Moab Sun News5 years ago4 years ago

The Moab City Council unanimously approved a resolution formally opposing the inclusion of two parcels in the Bureau of Land Management’s oil and gas lease sale. Those parcels are within the Sand Flats…

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Letter to the Editor: Protect Moab’s Watershed

Moab Sun News5 years ago2 years ago

Most important for a healthy lifestyle is good, safe water. We need it to drink, cook, farm and bathe. Nothing is more important. Yet this is the very thing being jeopardized by the…

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Letter to the Editor: Sand Flats is inappropriate for oil and gas leasing

Moab Sun News5 years ago2 years ago

Dear Moab Sun News and Grand County residents, Last week, we began to experience the effects of Trumpycology. That is correct, the Don’s environmental policies have come home to roost in Grand County….

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Letter to the Editor: Leave Sand Flats Alone

Moab Sun News5 years ago2 years ago

I am disturbed by the news that the BLM plans to offer oil and gas leases in the Sand Flats Recreation Area. Didn’t we recently celebrate the creation of the Slickrock Trail? Isn’t…

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