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Virgin mayor urges grocery, worker housing and water fixes as tourism rises
Summary
Mayor Jean Krause told Community Education News that Virgin, Utah, population just over 700, is seeing increased visitation from campgrounds and events and needs a grocery store, retail space, worker housing, and work on a water contract; she also cited the need for a UDOT partnership for highway landscaping.
Mayor Jean Krause said Virgin, Utah, a town of just over 700 people on the way to Zion National Park, is seeing rising visitation and needs essential businesses, worker housing and work on a water contract to manage increasing demands.
"We don't want any more of that. We want a grocery store. We want retail. We want other businesses in town," Krause said in an interview with Melissa Anderson of Community Education News, describing a local boom in camping and glamping that is bringing more visitors.
The town has seen a variety of new lodging options, Krause said, including tent camps, wagon-style sites and AutoCamp-style Airstream trailers. Those options, combined with events nearby, have increased…
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