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The Moab community is raising funds for the family of a local man who lost his life in a car accident Sunday night. His son, also in the vehicle at the time, was last reported by the Moab Police Department to be in critical condition. The crash occurred at Center and Main Street in downtown Moab. Law enforcement are holding a suspect in custody on multiple charges including manslaughter and reckless driving. Then, the San Juan Health Service District now has $5.3 million in funding to build a clinic in Spanish Valley. Plus, an art exhibit honoring Utah women travels across state museums. Tune in.

Show Notes:

[Update 2/12]: Vilsar Camey's son, Israel Camey, has also passed away from injuries he sustained in the car accident. Donations for the family are being accepted at Zions Bank and Eastern Utah Community Credit Union under the name Monica Camey. A Go Fund Me account has also been created for donations: https://www.gofundme.com/f/accident-in-moab-utah-292020?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=m_pd+share-sheet&fbclid=IwAR2LRFvEG12pzGmToAPVc7MbJadxv80RKLqxHpte3R0ZNlENuXtIy0_X31g

The Times-Independent, ‘Moab loses Padre Espiritual in car crash; suspect faces manslaughter charge’

https://moabtimes.com/2020/02/10/moab-loses-padre-espiritual-in-car-crash-suspect-faces-manslaughter-charge/

Community Impact Board Meetings –

https://jobs.utah.gov/housing/community/cib/cib.html

Moab Sun News, ‘The View: On healthcare, it’s not just a matter of choice’–

http://www.moabsunnews.com/opinion/article_82639ee2-439b-11ea-807e-03bddd9b5bdf.html

Utah Public Radio, ‘Exhibit Featuring Prominent Utah Women Touring The State’ –

https://www.upr.org/post/exhibit-featuring-prominent-utah-women-touring-state

The Moab community is raising funds for the family of a local man who lost his life in a car accident Sunday night. His son, also in the vehicle at the time, was last reported by the Moab Police Department to be in critical condition. The crash occurred at Center and Main Street in downtown Moab. Law enforcement are holding a suspect in custody on multiple charges including manslaughter and reckless driving. Then, the San Juan Health Service District now has $5.3 million in funding to build a clinic in Spanish Valley. Plus, an art exhibit honoring Utah women travels across state museums. Tune in.

Show Notes:

[Update 2/12]: Vilsar Camey's son, Israel Camey, has also passed away from injuries he sustained in the car accident. Donations for the family are being accepted at Zions Bank and Eastern Utah Community Credit Union under the name Monica Camey. A Go Fund Me account has also been created for donations: https://www.gofundme.com/f/accident-in-moab-utah-292020?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=m_pd+share-sheet&fbclid=IwAR2LRFvEG12pzGmToAPVc7MbJadxv80RKLqxHpte3R0ZNlENuXtIy0_X31g

The Times-Independent, ‘Moab loses Padre Espiritual in car crash; suspect faces manslaughter charge’

https://moabtimes.com/2020/02/10/moab-loses-padre-espiritual-in-car-crash-suspect-faces-manslaughter-charge/

Community Impact Board Meetings –

https://jobs.utah.gov/housing/community/cib/cib.html

Moab Sun News, ‘The View: On healthcare, it’s not just a matter of choice’–

http://www.moabsunnews.com/opinion/article_82639ee2-439b-11ea-807e-03bddd9b5bdf.html

Utah Public Radio, ‘Exhibit Featuring Prominent Utah Women Touring The State’ –

https://www.upr.org/post/exhibit-featuring-prominent-utah-women-touring-state

The Trump Administration approved new management plans last week for the reduced Bears Ears and Grand Staircase Escalante National Monuments. Critics were quick to denounce the monument management plans, which came two years after President Trump drastically reduced their boundaries. Indigenous-led Utah Diné Bikéyah dismissed the Bears Ears plan as part of a broader problem that leaves Indigenous Peoples out of decisions for sacred lands. And later, Public Lands Corner takes a stroll down memory lane, Moab style.

Show Notes:

Approved Monument Management Plan, Bears Ears National Monument –

https://eplanning.blm.gov/epl-front-office/eplanning/planAndProjectSite.do?methodName=dispatchToPatternPage¤tPageId=140966

Approved Monument Management Plan, Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument –

https://eplanning.blm.gov/epl-front-office/eplanning/planAndProjectSite.do?methodName=renderDefaultPlanOrProjectSite&projectId=94706

Public Lands Corner

https://www.ksl.com/weather/snowpack

https://waterdata.usgs.gov/ut/nwis/current/?type=flow

The Trump Administration approved new management plans last week for the reduced Bears Ears and Grand Staircase Escalante National Monuments. Critics were quick to denounce the monument management plans, which came two years after President Trump drastically reduced their boundaries. Indigenous-led Utah Diné Bikéyah dismissed the Bears Ears plan as part of a broader problem that leaves Indigenous Peoples out of decisions for sacred lands. And later, Public Lands Corner takes a stroll down memory lane, Moab style.

Show Notes:

Approved Monument Management Plan, Bears Ears National Monument –

https://eplanning.blm.gov/epl-front-office/eplanning/planAndProjectSite.do?methodName=dispatchToPatternPage¤tPageId=140966

Approved Monument Management Plan, Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument –

https://eplanning.blm.gov/epl-front-office/eplanning/planAndProjectSite.do?methodName=renderDefaultPlanOrProjectSite&projectId=94706

Public Lands Corner

https://www.ksl.com/weather/snowpack

https://waterdata.usgs.gov/ut/nwis/current/?type=flow

KZMU News chats with Doug McMurdo, the associate editor of The Times-Independent about their latest coverage. This week - Grand County joins Moab City in opposing oil and gas leasing in Sand Flats Recreation Area, county elected officials support a state park effort in the Dalton Wells area, and the recommendations for changing the form of county government get finalized. Plus, the county council appoints a new Clerk/Auditor. Tune in.

Show Notes:

County opposes Sand Flats oil, gas lease sales –

https://moabtimes.com/2020/02/07/county-opposes-sand-flats-oil-gas-lease-sales/

Council supports push for Utahraptor State Park -

https://moabtimes.com/2020/02/07/council-supports-push-for-utahraptor-state-park/

Grand County: New form of government in voters' hands –

https://moabtimes.com/2020/02/07/grand-county-new-form-of-government-in-voters-hands/

Hall pegged as interim county clerk-auditor –

https://moabtimes.com/2020/02/07/hall-pegged-as-interim-county-clerk-auditor/

KZMU News chats with Doug McMurdo, the associate editor of The Times-Independent about their latest coverage. This week - Grand County joins Moab City in opposing oil and gas leasing in Sand Flats Recreation Area, county elected officials support a state park effort in the Dalton Wells area, and the recommendations for changing the form of county government get finalized. Plus, the county council appoints a new Clerk/Auditor. Tune in.

Show Notes:

County opposes Sand Flats oil, gas lease sales –

https://moabtimes.com/2020/02/07/county-opposes-sand-flats-oil-gas-lease-sales/

Council supports push for Utahraptor State Park -

https://moabtimes.com/2020/02/07/council-supports-push-for-utahraptor-state-park/

Grand County: New form of government in voters' hands –

https://moabtimes.com/2020/02/07/grand-county-new-form-of-government-in-voters-hands/

Hall pegged as interim county clerk-auditor –

https://moabtimes.com/2020/02/07/hall-pegged-as-interim-county-clerk-auditor/

The Grand County Council has joined Moab City in unanimous opposition to proposed oil and gas leasing in the Sand Flats Recreation Area. The nomination of two parcels sitting on top of Moab’s sole source aquifer has drawn wide local opposition in recent weeks, notably from those typically in support of mineral extraction projects. Plus, the county council unanimously sent a letter of support to a Utah legislator to create a state park in the Dalton Wells and Willow Springs area, aiming to protect the landscape while maintaining current recreational opportunities. And finally, our partners at the Moab Sun News have a report on a lack of communication over UDOT’s Highway 191 widening project frustrating local business owners.

Show Notes:

Grand County Resolution re: Sand Flats Parcels –

https://www.kzmu.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Grand-County-Resolution-re-Sand-Flats-Parcels.pdf

Moab City Resolution re: Sand Flats Parcels –

https://www.kzmu.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Moab-City-Resolution-re-Sand-Flats-Parcels.pdf

BLM eplanning website –

https://eplanning.blm.gov/epl-front-office/eplanning/planAndProjectSite.do?methodName=dispatchToPatternPage¤tPageId=200010084

Grand County State Park Letter of Support –

https://www.kzmu.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/2-4-2020-Eliason-re-new-state-park.pdf

UDOT Info re: Highway 191 Widening Project –

https://www.udot.utah.gov/projectpages/f?p=250:2007:0::NO:2007:P2007_EPM_PROJ_XREF_NO,P2007_PROJECT_TYPE_IND_FLAG:12730

Moab Sun News, 'Trouble on Main: disconnect between UDOT, business owners on Highway 191 widening' –

http://www.moabsunnews.com/news/article_04a4ce94-4950-11ea-a7eb-2342d6739c76.html

The Grand County Council has joined Moab City in unanimous opposition to proposed oil and gas leasing in the Sand Flats Recreation Area. The nomination of two parcels sitting on top of Moab’s sole source aquifer has drawn wide local opposition in recent weeks, notably from those typically in support of mineral extraction projects. Plus, the county council unanimously sent a letter of support to a Utah legislator to create a state park in the Dalton Wells and Willow Springs area, aiming to protect the landscape while maintaining current recreational opportunities. And finally, our partners at the Moab Sun News have a report on a lack of communication over UDOT’s Highway 191 widening project frustrating local business owners.

Show Notes:

Grand County Resolution re: Sand Flats Parcels –

https://www.kzmu.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Grand-County-Resolution-re-Sand-Flats-Parcels.pdf

Moab City Resolution re: Sand Flats Parcels –

https://www.kzmu.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Moab-City-Resolution-re-Sand-Flats-Parcels.pdf

BLM eplanning website –

https://eplanning.blm.gov/epl-front-office/eplanning/planAndProjectSite.do?methodName=dispatchToPatternPage¤tPageId=200010084

Grand County State Park Letter of Support –

https://www.kzmu.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/2-4-2020-Eliason-re-new-state-park.pdf

UDOT Info re: Highway 191 Widening Project –

https://www.udot.utah.gov/projectpages/f?p=250:2007:0::NO:2007:P2007_EPM_PROJ_XREF_NO,P2007_PROJECT_TYPE_IND_FLAG:12730

Moab Sun News, 'Trouble on Main: disconnect between UDOT, business owners on Highway 191 widening' –

http://www.moabsunnews.com/news/article_04a4ce94-4950-11ea-a7eb-2342d6739c76.html

Since 1996, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has intercepted naturally occurring briny water from entering the Dolores River and injected it into an underground well. As that well nears the end of its “useful life,” officials are investigating alternatives. They’ve recently extended a deadline for public comment on the future of the Paradox Valley Unit Salinity Control Program. We hear from Moab’s Colorado River Waterkeeper on how their proposed solutions might shape up basin-wide. And later in the news – many communities across the West are grappling with low, stagnant wages coupled with fast, rising home prices. Our partners at KDNK report on how the shortage of affordable housing options is affecting Carbondale, Colorado, where the average single family home price just topped one-million dollars.

[Photo: The Dolores River, Luke Runyon/KUNC]

Show Notes:

Paradox Valley Unit Salinity Control Program, Environmental Impact Statement –

https://www.usbr.gov/uc/envdocs/eis/Paradox/20191200-PVU_DEIS_Vol1_508.pdf

Paradox Valley Unit Background –

https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/paradox/index.html

Colorado River Waterkeeper Network –

http://savethecolorado.org/waterkeepers/

(2019) KUNC, ‘Felt An Earthquake On the Colorado-Utah Border? It’s Probably This Federal Facility’ –

https://www.kunc.org/post/felt-earthquake-colorado-utah-border-its-probably-federal-facility#stream/0

KDNK, ‘Carbondale’s Average Price for a Single-Family Home in 2019 tops $1 Million –

https://www.kdnk.org/post/carbondales-average-price-single-family-home-2019-tops-1-million

Since 1996, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has intercepted naturally occurring briny water from entering the Dolores River and injected it into an underground well. As that well nears the end of its “useful life,” officials are investigating alternatives. They’ve recently extended a deadline for public comment on the future of the Paradox Valley Unit Salinity Control Program. We hear from Moab’s Colorado River Waterkeeper on how their proposed solutions might shape up basin-wide. And later in the news – many communities across the West are grappling with low, stagnant wages coupled with fast, rising home prices. Our partners at KDNK report on how the shortage of affordable housing options is affecting Carbondale, Colorado, where the average single family home price just topped one-million dollars.

[Photo: The Dolores River, Luke Runyon/KUNC]

Show Notes:

Paradox Valley Unit Salinity Control Program, Environmental Impact Statement –

https://www.usbr.gov/uc/envdocs/eis/Paradox/20191200-PVU_DEIS_Vol1_508.pdf

Paradox Valley Unit Background –

https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/paradox/index.html

Colorado River Waterkeeper Network –

http://savethecolorado.org/waterkeepers/

(2019) KUNC, ‘Felt An Earthquake On the Colorado-Utah Border? It’s Probably This Federal Facility’ –

https://www.kunc.org/post/felt-earthquake-colorado-utah-border-its-probably-federal-facility#stream/0

KDNK, ‘Carbondale’s Average Price for a Single-Family Home in 2019 tops $1 Million –

https://www.kdnk.org/post/carbondales-average-price-single-family-home-2019-tops-1-million