Moab Facing Affordable Housing Problems...

Image via Wikipedia Landowner's development plans highlight affordable housing dilemma in Moab

Just earlier this week there was an article of what his facing the Heber Valley and how affordable housing is slowly becoming non-existent in the area. Moab is even in worse shape since they do not have nearby cities to dump their lower income people in.

Most of the these people will have to either had to places like Thompson, Green River, or Monticello which is a good distance from the Moab area.

Editorial from the Trib about growth in Heber area...

Image via Wikipedia Heber crossroads: Runaway growth or sustainable development?

Heber Valley needs to start planning now for its future. Otherwise it destined to become like many other communities in the shadow of Park City like areas. As housing prices rise in Park City people will move on to places like Heber causing Heber's prices to go out of the control which is happening.

Eventually the average working class person cannot afford to live their anymore so they have to move even farther away.

This has happened in Aspen, Sun Valley and many others. While the current economic conditions may slow the process, unless something is done for the long term, Heber is destined to become an expensive extension of Park City.