KZMU News: Friday October 9, 2020

Grand County Active Transportation and Trails is making progress on the Robin Groff Memorial Park, a new bike skills area snaking an edge of the Mill Creek Parkway. New developments include rocks and wooden ramp features for beginner mountain bikers. Today on the news, we take a tour of the design-in-progress and hear a reflection from the mayor on how some reactions to this project have influenced the city council.

Plus, News Reel! with The Times-Independent and the Moab Sun News, an opportunity to hear first-hand from newspaper reporters and editors about the unique stories they write and beats they cover in the local area. First, Times-Independent editor Doug McMurdo highlights some of their coverage including the latest COVID-19 cases in Grand County. And later, Moab Sun News editor Maggie McGuire unpacks several issues surrounding ATV/UTV noise.

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Show Notes

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Mill Creek Path Bicycle Skills Area: FAQs
grandcountyutah.net/1090/Mill-Creek…Skills-area-FAQ

News Reel! Mentions –

The Times-Independent: Moab sees 15 new COVID cases in 3 days
www.moabtimes.com/articles/moab-se…cases-in-3-days/
The Times-Independent: Preparing to vote, making sense of ballot governance options
www.moabtimes.com/articles/prepari…ernance-options/
The Times-Independent (OPINION): Removing the fog from FOG – form of government
www.moabtimes.com/articles/removin…m-of-government/
The Times-Independent: Hug a tree, foster diplomacy
www.moabtimes.com/articles/hug-a-t…oster-diplomacy/
The Times-Independent: Brothers admit to stealing ‘a mile’ of copper signal wire
www.moabtimes.com/articles/brother…per-signal-wire/

Moab Sun News: A mighty uproar
www.moabsunnews.com/news/article_1e…0b07bfa8c9.html
Moab Sun News: UTV rally ‘on thin ice’
www.moabsunnews.com/news/article_b1…b0efc0e959.html