Public comment extended . . .

    This past Thursday the City of Moab Planning

Commission held a scheduled meeting to review a number of items. Two of

those items were the housing developments planned for the acreage

between Mountain View subdivision and the cliffs. Notification of these

developments, while it met the state’s minimal requirements, was simply

un-neighborly.

    I, and I believe all of the 20-plus Mountain View

residents who attended the meeting, truly appreciate Sam Taylor (as

chair) and commissioners David Wood and Kara Dohrenwend extending the

public comment period to include comments, both written and verbal,

offered through that night. While it may be our wish that there be no

development and our dream that engineering and other costs run too high

to make the development profitable, it is our reality that it may come

to pass. Mountain View residents will be directly affected by these

developments.  We have concerns about loss of property value and

privacy, rock fall protection, water drainage, flooding, light

trespass, increased noise, construction noise/dust/garbage, loss of

open space and the general safety and health concerns over squeezing

two rows of homes between high pressure gas lines and power lines.

    I trust that commission members will carefully and

earnestly review our concerns and use whatever policy and discretionary

tools they have to address our concerns. I thank the commission for its

responsiveness to our need and right to be fairly heard. I implore the

commission and city council to revise the current notification policy

to better communicate with residents – your constituents – your

neighbors!