🌱 How will Moab’s new clean energy program change your power bill?

Hi there, Moab! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How will Moab’s new clean energy program change your power bill?
• Why Grand County hit pause on its new water-planning blueprint
• Have you spotted Lizzie Jones’s murals or joined her Moab trail runs?

Also on today's calendar: The Crystal Festival (Moab) and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Sun and areas of high clouds, with a high of 91 and low of 59 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Hazy sun, temps: high: 90, low: 54.
• Friday: Sunny, with a high of 90 and low of 57 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

1. Moab utility customers to be auto-enrolled in clean energy program (moabtimes.com) — Most Moab Rocky Mountain Power customers will be automatically enrolled in Utah’s Community Clean Energy Program starting in 2027, adding about $4 to monthly residential bills unless they opt out. Low-income Moab residents may qualify to pay nothing, and customers will receive multiple notices before charges appear, as the city pursues its 100% renewable energy goals.
   

2. Grand County Planning Commission delays Water Element hearing to June (moabsunnews.com) — Grand County’s Planning Commission just postponed its formal hearing on the new Water Use and Preservation Element so staff can strip out water-supply and climate language and refocus it on reducing demand, especially landscaping. Commissioners and residents from Moab and Spanish Valley pressed concerns about drought, aquifers, and data centers, while staff confirmed the public hearing is now tentatively set for June 8. The draft will guide future land-use rules and water-wise requirements for new development.
   

3. Lizzy Jones and the Art of Running (irunfar.com) — Moab-based artist and ultrarunner Lizzie Jones is behind murals around town and artwork for events like the Moab 240 Mile and Moab Trail Running Film Festival. She also organizes the Moab Run Club, blending her creative work, trail running, and desert life into a highly visible presence in the community.
   

4. A Moab resident was detained by ICE. This local family is fighting for her release (moabtimes.com) — A Moab resident, Basak Arikan, is being held in ICE custody after a March traffic stop involving the Grand County Sheriff’s Office, and local friends are now shouldering about $30,000 in legal costs. Moab Indivisible and community members are fundraising and speaking out about her treatment in detention, emphasizing how the case affects local immigrants and neighbors here.
   

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📸 Around Moab

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Moab

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday May 23

• Moab Arts Festival →
  Moab Arts Festival, 375 S Main St #236, Moab
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday May 14

• Preschool Graduation
  Grand District Moab, UT 84532
  9:30 am
• Art in the Parks
  Canyonlands National Park Stone Storehouse, The Needles district
  2:00 pm
• Dark Sky Program: Island in the Sky
  Canyonlands National Park Green River Overlook
  9:15 pm

Friday May 15

• Art in the Parks
  Canyonlands National Park Chesler Park Trail, The Needles district
  9:00 am

Saturday June 6

• The Crystal Festival (Moab) →
  Old Spanish Trail Arena, 3641 S Hwy 191, Moab
  10:00 am

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📣 Moab Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday May 13

• Board Work Session
  Grand District https://grandschools-org.zoom.us/j/88240262652?pwd=VulKPgWqS7pc0Mw
  3:30 pm
• Yoga (In person @ Wellness Collective) →
  Wellness Collective, 76 S 100 W, Moab
  5:15 pm

Thursday May 14

• Preschool Graduation
  Grand District Moab, UT 84532
  9:30 am
• D Jean – Baptiste →
  Back of Beyond Book Store, 83 N Main St, Moab
  10:00 am
• Art in the Parks
  Canyonlands National Park Stone Storehouse, The Needles district
  2:00 pm
• Talking Circle (In person) →
  Utah Support Advocates for Recovery Awareness - USARA - Moab, 23 S 100 W, Moab
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Denny's Corporation posted a job opening for Service Assistant - Franchise in Moab. Apply here.
• Travel + Leisure Co. posted a job opening for Title: Housekeeping - WorldMark Moab Resort in Moab. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Moab here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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