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Springdale mayor: surge of Zion visitors strains housing, transit and parking
Summary
Mayor Barbara Bruno told local listeners that rising visitation to Zion National Park is stressing Springdale’s housing, transit, parking and medical services; the town is pursuing workforce housing, a new clinic and working with SunTran and the county on transit and parking solutions.
Springdale Mayor Barbara Bruno said the gateway town to Zion National Park is seeing rising visitation that is straining housing, transit and parking, and is prompting local efforts to expand workforce housing and health services.
Bruno said Springdale’s resident base includes “about 30% part time people, and we have just under 600 full time people,” and that visitor numbers and changes in the local hospitality market have increased demands on town infrastructure. “In the last 2 years alone, we've had 3 of our major hotels do remodels and rebrand themselves and kind of, up the game,” she said.
The mayor…
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