KZMU News: Tuesday June 25, 2019

Civic leaders from Moab, Park City, and St. George recently gave the Political Subdivisions Interim Committee a rundown of the many challenges facing resort communities. The committee heard about housing, infrastructure, and transportation – issues that are straining economic development in Utah’s tourism hubs. “We are a city of five thousand, and we are carrying capacities of three million – that’s the same population of the state of Utah,” city council member Karen Guzman-Newton told lawmakers. “We have serious work to catch up on.” Learn more on today’s news.

[Photo: Moab City Council Member Karen Guzman-Newton testified last week about challenges facing resort communities to state lawmakers. Credit Moab City]

Full audio of the June 19 Political Subdivisions Interim Committee:

https://le.utah.gov/av/committeeArchive.jsp?mtgID=16484&fileName=rW020_115_061919_01.mp4

Schedule of upcoming town halls on tax reform:

https://le.utah.gov/asp/interim/Commit.asp?Year=2019&Com=TSKTRE