Ahh, the pool in the summertime. A place to relax, cool-off and send the kids on summer break. A local family of six can have a full day at Moab’s pool for 15 bucks. But that’s likely to change – slightly – as Moab City considers raising fees to offset a significant deficit at the Moab Recreation and Aquatic Center. Plus, squaring health and safety codes with new solutions to counter housing displacement for vulnerable locals has proved challenging for Grand County. A report on their strategy to codify long-term residential camping zones. And, a new documentary looks at how Colorado has led the way in secure voting by mail.

// Show Notes

// Photo: The outdoor pool at the Moab Recreation and Aquatic Center. A new feasibility study showed a 10 percent fee increase could help offset the center’s deficit. Credit MRAC

// Moab Sun News: MRAC to possibly raise rates by 10%

https://moabsunnews.com/2022/06/30/mrac-to-possibly-raise-rates-by-10/

// Sounds in the MRAC story:

"Ambience, Outdoor Public Pool, A.wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.org

"splashing in the pool.wav" by angeliqueperdikes of Freesound.org

// Moab Sun News: City still developing workforce housing requirement

https://moabsunnews.com/2022/06/30/city-still-developing-workforce-housing-requirement/

// Free Speech TV: Democracy vs The Big Lie

https://freespeech.org/stories/tonight-on-justsolutions-democracy-vs-the-big-lie/