Moab City Council reviews the town's sustainability plan. Plus the Weekly News Reel!

On Tuesday, City Council members reviewed a draft of Moab's sustainability plan, which will be completed in December. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from transportation in town is one of the main goals. We also hear from our partners at KJZZ about a new national monument that will protect sacred Indigenous sites around the Grand Canyon. Plus, the Weekly News Reel! Doug McMurdo of the Times-Independent discusses prioritizing mental health at EMS, a hiker’s death at Arches National Park, and financing Kane Creek Boulevard’s reconstruction. Alison Harford of the Moab Sun News explores lithium mining in southeastern Utah and profiles an eye surgeon flying his personal plane to serve patients in Moab.

//Show Notes:

//Photo: Moab's sustainability plan proposes reducing the amount of cars driven in town. Photo by Ken Lund via Flickr.

//Moab City Council Meeting 8.8.2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jK0fYCb8bFk

//Weekly News Reel Mentions:

// How Grand County EMS prioritizes mental health
https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/how-grand-county-ems-prioritizes-mental-health/

// Body of missing hiker found
https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/body-of-missing-hiker-found/

// City agrees to parameters in $4.5M sales tax bond for Kane Creek Boulevard reconstruction
https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/city-agrees-to-parameters-in-4-5m-sales-tax-bond-for-kane-creek-boulevard-reconstruction/

// What to know about the proposed lithium exploration project off 313
https://moabsunnews.com/2023/08/10/what-to-know-about-the-proposed-lithium-exploration-project-off-313-moab/

// MRH eye surgeon flies personal plane to serve Moab
https://moabsunnews.com/2023/08/10/mrh-eye-surgeon-flies-personal-plane-to-serve-moab/