Cheap federally subsidized flood insurance.

Vote blue let's flip the state once and for all.

Round up the gang!

Yup follow the $$

Sam Cunningham was on the Grand County Commission at the time they granted the zone change to commercial (C=3) circa 1992. Her understanding was that the sole purpose was so Charlie Nelson could operate a primitive campground on 10 acres at the downstream end of the property. It was the only available zone at the time that would permit it. They never foresaw and certainly never intended anything approaching the scale of the propsed development.

@@gregpeterson2414 Exactly. I can't tell you how many times I've witnessed similar "agreements" that get corrupted over time by outside parties. I've seen agreements between planning commissions and developers and just after a few months, even the planning commissions are "we didn't have that in mind."

Exactly and they will be Rebloodlicans

That is the Colorado River bordering the property.

Republican legislators you mean

Not anymore with latest Supreme Court Chevron ruling. EPA has lost power due to conservative supreme court justices. The supreme court ruling in favor of corporations is the 'new' normal. Conservative politicians and justices they put in the courts will not take care of the earth.

Moab developers couldn't even survive without immigrant employees.

I think you mean 'affordable' housing shortages and 'luxury' housing developments. The average worker and resident in Moab is being priced out of the city.

resort style housing is not the same as housing, its large, tall, and very expensive tailored to only the most rich of clientele. Ever see what happened to park city? that's what is happening to moab bit by bit. Thats not a housing shortage, its a takeover.

People can and should be angry about the endless, cancerous growth in Utah, which causes both of those things.

Doesn’t help when “houses” are being built that are only inhabited for a few weeks a year, or are being built as rentals.

Yeap… great “argument” You really convinced me to agree with you! 🤮

You are too broke to even think about it.

There were a couple of trailers nestled against the cliffs on the opposite side of the road from the river. There were also a couple of primitive shelters at higher elevations that had no utilities. Those residents rented them as permanent campsites.

Trent is just your typical beta narcissist who could have trillions in the bank and still be mad… Unresolved mommy issues and psychopathy are an amazing combination 😀

Actually, two people died. Furthermore, in a tremendous bit of irony, the Utah legislature gave one of the developers, Craig Weston, a cool $1,000,000 just to promote his almost non-existent Utah Workforce Housing Advocacy. The only apparent activity it has ever had is a website created just a few months prior. Then, the Utah legislature passed a low, SB 258 tailored to the development to create its own municipality immediately downstream of Moab.

No one ever farmed it, because of the flood plain and its Plutonium rich soil. Go back to your Pokemon!

The developers evicted the people who WERE living there. The luxuty homes will not be "habitat for humans that need homes!"

No it isn't. They are doing just fine and people should be moving elsewhere and preserving our water.

1. The previous owner was NOT denied development. 2. Moab most decidedly does NOT need another luxury development that drives up housing costs for working class people.

@@gregpeterson2414 And how do you suppose increasing supply will drive costs up? The natural solution to high cost is increasing the supply.

@@punkrocker10115 "Our" water in your statement seems to forget Utah/Kane Creek has legal title to Colorado River water, no local "shortage".

@@user-gw2bi9xr7e kane Creek has 0 legal right to the river actually.😂😂 Only Utah which made water agreements

Well, you fit the description of a commenter that doesn't see his own contradiction. In fact, at a public meeting one local contractor pointed every contractor with integrity will refuse to work on this development. So far, he is correct.

@@gregpeterson2414 Your response is nonsensical. The area needs housing. The video demonstrated no ethical dilemma. Plenty of ethical contractors will help.

@@andrew9019 Moab needs AFFORDABLE housing. Luxury homes, by definition, don't meet that need. They exacerbate it. Luxury homes put more demand on community services which raises the cost of living for everyone. Are you at all familiar with the location? The access is marginal. A recent monsoon strom that wasn't even on the radar as a possibility made the access road impassable. That's why John Weisheit correctly advises the the development poses a danger for anyone who buys one of those luxury homes. The developers are well connected with the Utah state legislature. One of them received a million dollar gift, euphemistically called a grant, for his brand new online Utah Workforce Housing Advocacy organization with created only a few months prior with NO history of any advocacy. It linked to a few articles published BEFORE the website was created with absolutely NO follow up. At the last minute, the Utah legislature passed SB 258 which is practically tailor made for the 3 developers so they can create their own municipality that circumvents ANY local oversight.

That is 100 percent correct

It really is, with no end in sight. The delta between the wealthy and everyone else just keeps growing. I'm watching it in Nevada

Ever been to a third world country?

says the homeless man living on the streets of Portland?

@@markstevenson6635 yes

Well I’m not happy with what is going on there, I don’t think luxury housing means 3rd world county