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    Posted: 20 April 2015 at 1:50pm
This sounds like it might actually be a good thing...

http://www.hcn.org/articles/utahs-grand-bargain-enters-phase-three

"But it doesn’t please everybody. Three out of seven county council members voted against it, and Scott Groene, of the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, says the outcome favors off-road vehicles over hikers and wildlife."  If SUWA doesnt like it, then its gotta be a good thing.

"Grand County also requests the creation of a 159,000-acre National Conservation Area in its southeastern corner; Wild and Scenic River suitability on the Dolores, Green and Colorado rivers; and a 2,900 acre expansion of Arches National Park. Offroad vehicle groups successfully fought for a zero net loss deal, so for each mile of off-road vehicle trail closed, another will be opened elsewhere."

Hmmm....
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Already planning on going again next spring for EJS, hopefully with the LJ this time.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Mike_LaMar Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23 April 2015 at 4:21pm
Will definitely be interesting to see how much each"stakeholder" group wins in a deal. Thankfully they are involved and someone in DC is taking note.
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I am a good friend with a moab resident  (he's a crew member on the race team)  He's been living in moab a few years now.  He says without EJS and all of the other off road tourism, moab will suffer even more than it already does. 

The locals don't like the 4wd traffic, but the business owners and city politicians LOVE the money that it generates. I believe you will see "just enough" council members vote to continue to allow access for a long time to come.  The free market works.
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