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Meeting at a Glance: Moab City Council, July 23, 2024

Moab Sun News1 year ago1 year ago

Moab council members adopted a 2024-2025 Strategic Plan that weighs in at over 225 pages – guiding the future of housing, planning and zoning, infrastructure and other crucial areas. Read it in this week’s meeting at a glance.

A large boulder—larger than the excavator pictured next to it—on the road.
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UDOT removes large boulders blocking State Road 279

Rachel Fixsen3 years ago3 years ago

Early in the afternoon of Friday, Nov. 4, several large boulders dislodged from a steep roadside slope and landed in both driving lanes of State Route 279, also called Potash Road. No injuries…

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Traffic project updates: dispersed parking, shuttle program and a roundabout

Ali Harford4 years ago2 years ago

The Utah Department of Transportation’s “hotspot” funding is currently being spent in two traffic projects in the city: a dispersed parking project along Emma Boulevard and a pilot transit shuttle program. Both projects…

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Arches to trial timed entry, city considers search for new staff: Notes from the regular Sept. 28 City Council meeting

Ali Harford4 years ago2 years ago

Label: City Council At their regular meeting on Sept. 28, city council members heard a presentation from the Southeast Utah Group of National Parks, voted to move forward with Utah Department of Transportation…

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Sound off on your transportation needs: UDOT seeks public input on bike lanes, trails, multiuse paths on state roads

Moab Sun News4 years ago4 years ago

The Utah Department of Transportation is asking for help from the public in putting together a plan to provide “better access to trails and paths on state routes,” the department said in a…

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Transportation plans proceed, though Moab City Councilmember Guzman-Newton dismayed by lack of Highway 191 bypass discussion

Moab Sun News5 years ago2 years ago

At their regular city council meeting on May 25 — their first in-person meeting since the pandemic began last year — councilmembers approved the mayor signing a letter of support for the Moab…

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Plans for shuttle service take shape: Commission considers regional transportation plan

Rachel Fixsen5 years ago4 years ago

The Grand County Commision spent much of its regular May 18 meeting discussing transportation: considering concepts for a pilot public shuttle service that could be funded by the Utah Transportation Commission through its…

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Burying the Moab bypass: City Council says current bypass options unacceptable

Moab Sun News5 years ago2 years ago

The Moab City Council met for their regular meeting on Tuesday, where discussion about Moab City’s stance on a Highway 191 bypass dominated the conversation. The council voted on a resolution sponsored by…

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Arches Hotspot committee plans public engagement

Rachel Fixsen5 years ago4 years ago

Soldiering on through the pandemic and budget crises at both the city and the county, the Arches Hotspot Region Coordinating Committee has continued to hold regular Zoom meetings to come up with projects…

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Hotspot funding, round two

Rachel Fixsen6 years ago4 years ago

Before the global coronavirus pandemic took center stage, a proposed parking structure in downtown Moab was the hot local topic. $10 million was awarded to the Arches National Park/Moab area by the Utah…

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