The prospective candidates for mayor and city council are in…and there’s a lot of them. Seven candidates will vie for the mayoral seat, and six candidates for the two open council seats in a new ranked choice voting system. Current mayor Emily Niehaus and council members Mike Duncan and Karen Guzman-Newton are not seeking reelection. Plus, for the first time in history, the Bureau of Reclamation declared a water shortage for the lower Colorado River Basin. And, how one southwest Colorado community employs a short-term rental tax to fund affordable housing development.
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Photo: Lake Mead's bath tub ring is growing larger this year, as the nation's largest human-made reservoir declines to its lowest level on record. Luke Runyon/KUNC
Moab City Election Information
https://moabcity.org/236/Election-Information
Utah Ranked Choice Voting
https://utahrcv.com
Register to Vote
https://vote.utah.gov
KUNC: Feds Declare First Water Shortage On Lower Colorado River Amid Prolonged Drought
https://www.kunc.org/environment/2021-08-16/feds-declare-first-water-shortage-on-lower-colorado-river-amid-prolonged-drought
