City Council candidates to debate at forum on Monday
The six remaining candidates vying for three seats on the Moab City Council will meet together, face to face, in the race’s first candidate forum at 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 7 in Star Hall.
View ArticlePlans and promises from council candidates on housing, lodging, bypass
With six candidates remaining in the race for three seats on the Moab City Council, The Times-Independent interviewed each of the candidates and challenged them on their positions to see how they are...
View ArticleKZMU to host city council debate Monday, Oct. 21
Note: A version of this article published in the Oct. 10 edition of The Times-Independent published with a headline that erroneously stated that the date of this event is Tuesday, Oct. 14. The date of...
View ArticleSix candidates, but what’s the difference?
Candidates for Moab City Council provided their diverging opinions on a Highway 191 bypass around Moab, what role the free market plays in housing Moab's residents and how their personalities differ...
View ArticleCity hires new assistant manager
The City of Moab has named Carly Castle as the new assistant city manager. A Utah native, Castle holds a Juris Doctorate from Brigham Young University and Bachelor of Arts degrees in political science...
View ArticleMyers moves from county to city
The City of Moab has hired Kaitlin Myers as its senior project manager, according to Lisa Church, city spokesperson.
View ArticleCity council to consider lodging standards, parking structure contract
The Moab City Council is scheduled to discuss at an upcoming meeting changes to the city’s lodging regulations amidst an indefinite moratorium on new such developments, pressure from state lawmakers to...
View ArticleLethality Assessment: Police, Seekhaven train to help victims of domestic...
The Moab Police Department and Seekhaven Family Crisis and Resource Center on Oct. 17 received training on the Lethality Assessment Program, which the department implemented in 2018.
View ArticleRocky Road Roundtable
Candidates in the race for three seats on the Moab City Council fielded questions on Monday, Oct. 21, from KZMU Station Manager Serah Mead and News and Public Affairs Director Molly Marcello during the...
View ArticleMinding your business: Council candidates answer Chamber of Commerce questions
In this Voter Guide, Moab City Council candidates respond to questions from the business community in our final installment of local 2019 election coverage. The Times-Independent and Moab Chamber of...
View ArticleVail-style deed restricted housing meeting is Nov. 5
The Moab Area Housing Task Force invites the community to a discussion on Vail, Colorado’s innovative deed restriction program at 12:30 p.m. at the Grand Center or 5:30 p.m. at City Hall Nov. 5.
View ArticleMoab City brings legal services in-house with new staff attorney; McAnany...
The City of Moab has hired Laurie Simonson as the new in-house attorney. The hiring of Simonson marks the first time the city will have a full-time attorney on staff to handle the municipality’s legal...
View ArticleFinal results: Incumbents re-elected to Moab City Council
Moabites reelected incumbents Tawny Knuteson-Boyd, Kalen Jones and Rani Derasary, who will remain in office each for another four-year term.
View ArticleIncumbents grateful to voters; ready to continue to serve
Relief mixed with gratitude and exhaustion was evident in the voices of Rani Derasary, Tawny Knuteson-Boyd and Kalen Jones the morning after each of them won another four-year term on the Moab City...
View ArticleCity voters re-elect incumbents to council
Of the 2,571 registered voters in Moab, 69 percent cast ballots in Tuesday’s election Nov. 5, re-electing each of the incumbents to the city council through the end of 2023.
View ArticleFall cleaning
A City of Moab crew working downtown and armed with heavy blowers and an industrial vacuum pick up countless leaves on a cool afternoon.
View ArticleCity’s sustainability planning frustrates mayor, council, others
During a discussion on the City of Moab’s Sustainability Action Plan, officials including the mayor and city council members aired frustrations with the process of creating the plan, which has been...
View ArticleCity finance director: State tax reform won’t hurt city revenues
Moab city officials are processing a proposal to reform sales and income tax in the State of Utah after a state task force released the proposal late last week. Although many council members are...
View ArticleCity revises Walnut Lane project
The City of Moab is slowly moving forward with an ambitious plan to redevelop acreage that’s currently home to a few dozen old but still lived-in trailers on Walnut Lane with an affordable,...
View ArticleOpen house to focus on downtown parking garage
The City of Moab will hold an open house from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3 inside council chambers at City Hall, 217 E. Center Street, to gather input from the public on aesthetics and features of...
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