KZMU News

Schools in Grand Junction, CO re-opened this week after a suspected outbreak of norovirus in late November. Thousands of students from 46 schools in the Mesa County Valley School District had been home since Nov 21st. Although there are multiple strains of norovirus, health officials say the most common symptoms are diarrhea, vomiting and stomach cramps. Plus, our partners at UPR have a reflection on the merits of outdoor education. Tune in.

CDC Info on Norovirus:

https://www.cdc.gov/norovirus/index.html

Schools in Grand Junction, CO re-opened this week after a suspected outbreak of norovirus in late November. Thousands of students from 46 schools in the Mesa County Valley School District had been home since Nov 21st. Although there are multiple strains of norovirus, health officials say the most common symptoms are diarrhea, vomiting and stomach cramps. Plus, our partners at UPR have a reflection on the merits of outdoor education. Tune in.

CDC Info on Norovirus:

https://www.cdc.gov/norovirus/index.html

A new high-tech monitoring program is set to take shape in the headwaters of the Colorado and Gunnison rivers. The program will use a network of sensors, cameras – even drones – to give scientists the clearest picture of how the river gets its start high up in the Rocky Mountains. Plus, Public Lands Corner covers three projects receiving environmental analysis by the Bureau of Land Management in the Moab area. Tune in.

[Photo: The Colorado River watershed provides drinking and irrigation water for about 40 million people in the southwest. KUNC]

Public Lands Corner Show Notes:

eplanning.blm.gov/epl-front-office…rojectId=1502661

eplanning.blm.gov/epl-front-office…rojectId=1502289

eplanning.blm.gov/epl-front-office…rojectId=1501826

www.alltrails.com/trail/us/califor…e-extended-route

earthcruiser.com/how-much-is-an-earthcruiser/

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

Consider KZMU on Giving Tuesday:

www.kzmu.org/kzmu-giving-tuesday/

A new high-tech monitoring program is set to take shape in the headwaters of the Colorado and Gunnison rivers. The program will use a network of sensors, cameras – even drones – to give scientists the clearest picture of how the river gets its start high up in the Rocky Mountains. Plus, Public Lands Corner covers three projects receiving environmental analysis by the Bureau of Land Management in the Moab area. Tune in.

[Photo: The Colorado River watershed provides drinking and irrigation water for about 40 million people in the southwest. KUNC]

Public Lands Corner Show Notes:

eplanning.blm.gov/epl-front-office…rojectId=1502661

eplanning.blm.gov/epl-front-office…rojectId=1502289

eplanning.blm.gov/epl-front-office…rojectId=1501826

www.alltrails.com/trail/us/califor…e-extended-route

earthcruiser.com/how-much-is-an-earthcruiser/

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

Consider KZMU on Giving Tuesday:

www.kzmu.org/kzmu-giving-tuesday/

*Saturday Extra* Before she came to city hall two months ago, Kaitlin Myers spent three years in Grand County’s Community and Economic Development department, facilitating affordable housing opportunities. Now Senior Project Manager at Moab City, Myers is tasked with bringing a big affordable development to fruition – Walnut Lane. The plan is to transition a three-acre trailer park into permanently affordable housing for Moab’s most vulnerable residents. Right now, there are challenges…lots of them. But Myers says overall, the project is a huge potential opportunity for the community. Tune in and learn more.

Walnut Lane documents -

agenda summary:

https://moabcity.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Item/1438?fileID=3024

request for proposals:

https://moabcity.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Item/1438?fileID=3025

*Saturday Extra* Before she came to city hall two months ago, Kaitlin Myers spent three years in Grand County’s Community and Economic Development department, facilitating affordable housing opportunities. Now Senior Project Manager at Moab City, Myers is tasked with bringing a big affordable development to fruition – Walnut Lane. The plan is to transition a three-acre trailer park into permanently affordable housing for Moab’s most vulnerable residents. Right now, there are challenges…lots of them. But Myers says overall, the project is a huge potential opportunity for the community. Tune in and learn more.

Walnut Lane documents -

agenda summary:

https://moabcity.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Item/1438?fileID=3024

request for proposals:

https://moabcity.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Item/1438?fileID=3025

KZMU News chats with Doug McMurdo, associate editor of The Times-Independent, about the paper's latest coverage. This week - Moab City gets closer to changing development standards for overnight accommodations and the Housing Authority of Southeastern Utah makes moves on their MAPS senior housing project. Plus, Grand County High School's 'Tarzan' reviewed as a 'smash,' and a heads up on an upcoming county budget hearing and a winter safety course.

KZMU News chats with Doug McMurdo, associate editor of The Times-Independent, about the paper's latest coverage. This week - Moab City gets closer to changing development standards for overnight accommodations and the Housing Authority of Southeastern Utah makes moves on their MAPS senior housing project. Plus, Grand County High School's 'Tarzan' reviewed as a 'smash,' and a heads up on an upcoming county budget hearing and a winter safety course.

Since early 2019, both the city and county councils have taken steps to pause new overnight accommodations. In Moab City, hotels are currently removed from all zones as a permitted use. That is, until staff and elected officials can create new development standards to get overnight accommodations locals can live with. Moab City is currently hammering out the fine print of their proposed development standards, focusing on the Resort Commercial area north of downtown.

[Find Moab City's draft ordinance/development standards for the RC zone as pdf on our website, kzmu.org]

Tuesday Dec 12th Public Hearing Notice:

https://moabcity.org/civicalerts.aspx?AID=292

Since early 2019, both the city and county councils have taken steps to pause new overnight accommodations. In Moab City, hotels are currently removed from all zones as a permitted use. That is, until staff and elected officials can create new development standards to get overnight accommodations locals can live with. Moab City is currently hammering out the fine print of their proposed development standards, focusing on the Resort Commercial area north of downtown.

[Find Moab City's draft ordinance/development standards for the RC zone as pdf on our website, kzmu.org]

Tuesday Dec 12th Public Hearing Notice:

https://moabcity.org/civicalerts.aspx?AID=292