Editorial: A Timeline of the Bluff Dwellings Community Reinvestment Area

Note: Following the publication of an article on Community Reinvestment Areas in December, I received several follow-up emails asking for clarification on the mechanics of the program. I hope this article provides a more complete summary of the situation. More background on the Bluff Dwellings CRA can be found here. It's been over a year … Continue reading Editorial: A Timeline of the Bluff Dwellings Community Reinvestment Area

Artist Joe Pachak puts finishing touches on his seventh-annual winter solstice sculpture

(Crossposted in the San Juan Record) Since October, artist Joe Pachak has been constructing a 25-foot tall coyote sculpture in the center of Bluff. The body is made of cottonwood, willow, and tamarisk and it’s covered with a “fur” of native grasses. All are local natural materials – “found objects” as Pachak calls them – … Continue reading Artist Joe Pachak puts finishing touches on his seventh-annual winter solstice sculpture

School Board Not Ready to Make a Decision on CRAs

By Zak Podmore (Crossposted in the San Juan Record) The developers in San Juan County who are hoping to partner with the San Juan School District on two hotel construction projects will have to continue to wait on a decision from the school board. At the December 4 meeting, board members suggested they didn’t have … Continue reading School Board Not Ready to Make a Decision on CRAs

Bluff hosts public hearing on Lyman Family Farms’ request to disconnect from town

By Zak Podmore (Crossposted in the San Juan Record) Only a few months have passed since Bluff’s first town council was sworn into office and already the boundaries of the newly incorporated town may be redrawn. On Oct. 24, Lyman Family Farms Inc., a privately-owned company with real estate holdings across Utah, requested that 391 … Continue reading Bluff hosts public hearing on Lyman Family Farms’ request to disconnect from town