{"id":11826,"date":"2014-07-14T12:00:05","date_gmt":"2014-07-14T20:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.canyoncountryzephyr.com\/blog\/?p=11826"},"modified":"2014-07-10T13:43:40","modified_gmt":"2014-07-10T21:43:40","slug":"from-the-junejuly-zephyr-the-zephyr-chronicles-part-2-a-big-change-the-signs-of-things-to-come-1996-2001by-jim-stiles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.canyoncountryzephyr.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/14\/from-the-junejuly-zephyr-the-zephyr-chronicles-part-2-a-big-change-the-signs-of-things-to-come-1996-2001by-jim-stiles\/","title":{"rendered":"(From the June\/July Zephyr) The Zephyr Chronicles, Part 2: A BIG CHANGE &#038; THE SIGNS OF THINGS TO COME (1996-2001)\u2026by Jim Stiles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>An excerpt:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">By the mid-1990s, Moab and Grand County citizens\u2014especially voters\u2014were worn out. So was I. Beginning in 1987, with Moab\u2019s economy in tatters and its elected officials proposing a toxic waste incinerator at Cisco to boost property taxes, it was one crisis after another.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">A forced referendum in 1988 put an end to the incinerator, tossed out the incumbents, and installed a Democrat majority. The lame duck Republicans created an independent special service road district, with its own mineral lease funding, and moved forward on a massive highway project.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Two years later, the Republicans gained the majority on the three-person commission and appeared to be unstoppable for the next four years. But by 1992, Moabites, especially angry tourism-related business owners, were infuriated by an ill-advised Travel Council appointment. They rebelled and gained the momentum and public support, via yet another referendum, to toss out the entire form of government and install a new 7-person council.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Click the image to read more of Jim&#8217;s story:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.canyoncountryzephyr.com\/2014\/06\/02\/the-zephyr-chronicles-part-2-a-big-change-the-signs-of-things-to-come-1996-2001-by-jim-stiles\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-11827\" src=\"http:\/\/www.canyoncountryzephyr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/good-news-aug-sept-2000.jpg\" alt=\"good-news-aug-sept-2000\" width=\"422\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.canyoncountryzephyr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/good-news-aug-sept-2000.jpg 422w, http:\/\/www.canyoncountryzephyr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/good-news-aug-sept-2000-230x300.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 422px) 100vw, 422px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.canyoncountryzephyr.com\/2014\/06\/02\/the-zephyr-chronicles-part-2-a-big-change-the-signs-of-things-to-come-1996-2001-by-jim-stiles\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.canyoncountryzephyr.com\/2014\/06\/02\/the-zephyr-chronicles-part-2-a-big-change-the-signs-of-things-to-come-1996-2001-by-jim-stiles\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An excerpt: By the mid-1990s, Moab and Grand County citizens\u2014especially voters\u2014were worn out. So was I. Beginning in 1987, with Moab\u2019s economy in tatters and its elected officials proposing a toxic waste incinerator at Cisco to boost property taxes, it was one crisis after another. 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