I wanted to publicly give a shout out to our Republican Legislature and their deep commitment to their often touted policy of “local control.”
Thank you for your consistency; like when you refused to allow Grand County and Moab City to restrict overnight rentals — now our housing market has gone crazy, meaning my kids have had a very difficult time finding affordable housing, despite having good jobs, as have a huge portion of the local workers. Our schools, hospital, and even the police force can’t find employees because of the lack of affordable housing.
Thank you again for staying on task; like when you forced UTVs onto our streets and disallowed the city/county from regulating them. Recently I listened to two extremely loud machines go roaring by my house at well over 60 mph — on a residential street with a posted 15 mph limit for OHVs.
And of course, thank you for not allowing us in Moab to use the tourist taxes we collect to support needed infrastructure, for law enforcement and for other local benefits — now the city is forced to consider raising taxes on homeowners to pay for problems largely created by the lack of local control.
I look forward to the day when we in Grand County have a voice in our state, but I sure won’t hold my breath waiting.
Mike Coronella, Moab