Moab pursues MAPS master plan and senior housing amid long wait lists
Summary
Mayor Joette Langianese outlined a plan to use senior services and housing as economic development tools, noting that 20% of Grand County residents are 55 or older; Commission Chair Melodie McCandless highlighted a lengthy care-center wait list and the need for policy and public engagement.
Moab city and Grand County officials discussed using senior services and senior housing as part of local economic development at a joint meeting April 17. Mayor Joette Langianese said 20 percent of Grand County’s population is 55 or older and introduced efforts to develop a master plan for the Moab Area Project for Seniors (MAPS), including exploring parcels near the hospital campus for future housing.
Grand County Commission Chair Melodie McCandless said there is a lengthy wait list at the local care center and emphasized the need for policies to ensure residents can access senior services; the Council on Aging and a public engagement survey on the Ad-Vertiser website were mentioned as part of outreach. Officials described the MAPS planning effort as complementary to the downtown master-plan update and did not take formal action on housing sites during the session.
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