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…
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…
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)…
Why I’m Against Short-Term-Rentals
UPDATE: August 10, 2022: The public hearing on this proposed development that was scheduled for August 18, 2022 has been cancelled. I expect it will happen at a future date…
550 Homes? 250 Short Term Rentals?
UPDATE - July 26, 2022: The public hearing for this issue will not be on August 4th. The City sent out notices in time, but The Spectrum did not publish…
Fire, Water, and Limiting Growth
The City Council held a marathon 6+ hour meeting Thursday night with some notable accomplishments. So, if you have run out of fun Netflix series to binge watch, you will…
Is Ivins Ready For A City Center?
A preliminary concept plan was presented to the City Council at a work meeting today for a mixed-use development between Center Street and 200N from Rocky Vista University to Vista…
Should We Continue Regulating Color?
My number one goal is to involve Ivins residents early in the decision-making process. Providing information is an important first step. Listening carefully to feedback is the next step. When…
Eliminating Building Color Subjectivity
Last week I asked two questions: (1) Should we continue regulating building color like we have been doing, and (2) Can the regulation be objective and free from misinterpretation? Today…