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Tourism growth proves to be a mixed blessing for Moab, Utah

EDITOR’S NOTE: This topic came up at the Main Street America meeting in Meeker Monday.

By Jon Kovash

Special to the Herald Times

Conservationists in Moab, Utah, have been heartened by the strong statewide and national support for the proposed Bears Ears National Monument. Yet I was struck by how many people also say that they do not want to become another Moab.” This is a fairly common fear in the West. Depending on your…

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  1. The noise from UTVs start at day break and continues several hours after dark. The main highway is grid lock many weekends. The town is a zoo. and I would not wish the problems on any other small city.