Water We Doing?
The Washington County Water Conservancy District (WCWCD) released a new Impact Study two weeks ago. It shows WCWCD is currently using more than 90% of its annual “reliable” water supply…
This Is Not Junk Mail
The Mayor is sending everyone in Ivins a survey to help the city revise our General Plan. It should arrive in the mail early next week. Here is what the…
Tourists & Our Future
The City Council has been busy in the past month. Is that a good thing? I’ll understand if you want to paraphrase Mark Twain and say, when the city council…
Building Permit Update
We talk about all the new residential development going on in Ivins. So here are the actual numbers. Ivins issued 100 to 150 residential permits a year between 2015 and…
Can I Can the Blue Can?
I post a lot about development and water issues. And I read and pay attention to a lot of other posts on social media about these issues too. But here’s…
What Is Our Vision For Ivins?
Mayor Hart launched the “Let’s Plan Ivins Future Together” campaign in the October Ivins City Newsletter (download). The campaign is designed to get a lot of input from all Ivins…
Community Input
I witnessed the most amazing public hearing I have ever seen two weeks ago. A dozen residents spoke on behalf of hundreds of residents, presenting detailed information in opposition to…
Youth Council
The Ivins City Youth Council added a lot of fun to this year's Heritage Days celebration with their potato cannon. The Youth Council began this spring to give the youth…
Ivins Arts Commission
The Ivins Arts Commission held an arts show, hands on painting workshops, and more at this year's Heritage Days celebration. Their goal is to encourage, foster, and promote arts and…
Why The SITLA Site’s Plan Is Wrong
Here is my second post about Rize Capital’s to rezone 113-acres of SITLA land just east of Puerto Drive and south of Mesa Vista Drive to “Resort Mixed Use” (RMU)…