Friday April 29, 2022

An anti-camping ordinance in Grand County was meant mostly to stop homeowners from renting out their yards and parking lots to tourists. But so far it’s impacted some of the town’s most vulnerable and needed residents. The county is kicking river guides off private land long used as a workers’ camp. Said one person close to the issue, “all these little hidey holes that the seasonal workers have had - they’re gone. They're just not here anymore.” More in today’s news.

// Plus, the Weekly News Reel where we check in with reporters on their latest stories of the Moab area. Sophia Fisher of The Times-Independent talks dispersed parking for downtown Moab, issues surrounding ‘van life’ in Moab and the latest art from the 2022 artist in the park. Alison Harford of the Moab Sun News discusses the denial of a Scottish festival’s downtown permit due to noise concerns and an agroforestry conference coming to Moab.

// Show Notes

// Photo: Michael Grindstaff at a NAVTEC camping ground on April 27, 2022. He wants government officials to treat people facing housing insecurity like ‘human beings.’

// The Salt Lake Tribune: An anti-camping ordinance in Provo has pushed the unsheltered out of view. Where have they gone?
https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2021/06/25/an-anti-camping-ordinance/&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1651272921521110&usg=AOvVaw3f_wOejn7STe6QQvh7IsZ5

// Weekly News Reel Mentions

// The Times-Independent: Demonstration area planned for dispersed parking project
https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/demonstration-area-planned-for-dispersed-parking-project/

// The Times-Independent: ‘It could stem the bleeding’
https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/it-could-stem-the-bleeding/

// The Times-Independent: Putting the ‘art’ in arches
https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/putting-the-art-in-arches/

// Moab Sun News: Scots on Rocks permit denied, citing noise issues
https://moabsunnews.com/2022/04/28/scots-on-the-rocks-permit-denied/

// Moab Sun News: Agroforestry Conference heads to Moab
https://moabsunnews.com/2022/04/28/agroforestry-conference/