Friday January 28, 2022

Last year, we reported on a nursing shortage in the Moab area. But there’s another essential public employee in low supply: teachers. Today on the news, a report on school employee shortages across the state and Moab’s own unique challenges. They include – you guessed it – housing. Plus, the Moab valley could be approaching the limits of existing water resources. Moab City and other water utility providers will soon begin a collaborative planning process with the next 100 years in mind //

// And, the Weekly News Reel where we check in with reporters on their latest stories of the Moab area. The Times-Independent’s Sophia Fisher discusses a camping proposal for upper Mill Creek, police chief Bret Edge’s return in a ‘transitional role,’ and one local’s memories of Meat Loaf, who passed away this month. The Moab Sun News’ Alison Harford talks about winter art classes at the MARC, the return of the campy SYFY Movie Nights, and KZMU’s own upcoming radio play festival.

// Show Notes //

Photo: Workers put the finishing touches on the new Margaret L. Hopkin Middle School in April 2021. Finding enough staff to fill school needs is a concern of many in the district.

// Grand County School District: Employment Opportunities
https://www.grandschools.org/apps/jobs/index.jsp?start=10&uREC_ID=&type=&termREC_ID=&id=&hideMenu=&pREC_ID=

// Utah Foundation: Apples to Apples? How Teacher Pay in Utah Stacks up to the Competition
https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.utahfoundation.org/reports/apples-to-apples-teacher-pay/&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1643405171451059&usg=AOvVaw1o3IT1AFKjEy8LZ-wnShIU

// LFA Public Budget Base Budget Amendments: Public Education Budget Stabilization
https://le.utah.gov/interim/2022/pdf/00000198.pdf

// MOU: City of Moab, Grand Water & Sewer Service Agency, San Juan Spanish Valley Special Service District
https://moabcity.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Item/4468?fileID=5564

// Water Utility Resource Management Plan Potential Scope of Work
https://moabcity.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Item/4468?fileID=5565

// The Times-Independent: Camping on upper Mill Creek – Proposal stokes fear of fire, floods
https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/camping-on-upper-mill-creek-proposal-stokes-fear-of-fire-floods/
// The Times-Independent: ‘To me, he was just this big guy from Texas’
https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/to-me-he-was-just-this-big-guy-from-texas/
// The Times-Independent: Edge returns as chief in transitional role
https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/edge-returns-as-chief-in-transitional-role/

// Moab Sun News: Winter art classes include painting, paper making, jewelry
https://www.moabsunnews.com/get_out_and_go/article_0ee199c4-8070-11ec-87d6-f77750547c87.html
// Moab Sun News: Giant ants, mutants and futuristic utopias ¬¬– SYFY Movie Nights returns with three films from the 1950s
https://www.moabsunnews.com/get_out_and_go/article_0ef93358-8071-11ec-bb38-eb4aff6fcc4a.html
// Moab Sun News: Presenting KZMU’s annual radio play, starring you!
https://www.moabsunnews.com/get_out_and_go/article_9bf67f8c-8070-11ec-b7dd-e71c205473cf.html