Sign-on letter to Make Moab Quiet Again

We have a NEW sign-on letter!

Noisy UTVs are ruining Moab, for residents and also for the large majority of visitors. UTVs are making it impossible to experience quiet in one's own home, on a trail, or anywhere at all near Moab.

We can fight back and regain some peace and quiet if we pressure Moab City officials to honor their commitment to residents and make sure that UTV noise does not ruin our town for the vast majority who do not ride UTVs. This starts with enforcing existing laws on excessive noise and UTV speed limits.

Sign on to the letter below to make your voice heard.
Do you live in the Moab area, or are you a Moab visitor?
I live within Moab City limits
I live in the Moab area (including Spanish Valley, Castle Valley, and northern San Juan County) but not inside city limits
I visit Moab and I'm concerned about excessive noise
(We have different letters for Moab City residents, near-Moab-City residents, and visitors. Use the buttons above to select which letter you want to sign on to.)

About Us

Make Moab Quiet Again is a group of Moab-area residents who want to restore quiet to our community and neighborhoods. We are urging our City and County officials to take significant and meaningful steps to reduce UTV noise to preserve our quality of life. Local officials need to know that residents want them to take bold actions to deal with the increasing UTV noise problem.

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* We use your email address to verify that you actually live in the Moab area. We will not include your email when the sign-on letter is sent to decision makers; this information will not be made public. The public sign-on letter will include only your name and street address (if you have provided it).

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* We use your email address to verify that you are a real person. We will not include your email when the sign-on letter is sent to decision-makers; this information will not be made public. The public sign-on letter will include only your name, city and state/country.

To: Moab City Council and Mayor

Noise from UTVs and other loud vehicles remains a serious problem in Moab. We Moab residents have been suffering for years, unable to enjoy our own yards and livings rooms.

We ask that you immediately take steps to enforce the existing Moab City noise ordinance. This includes buying necessary equipment and training officers in noise enforcement. The Moab City manager and police need clear guidance from the City Council and Mayor that this is a priority.

We also ask that you enforce the existing OHV speed limit. This speed limit is routinely violated by UTV tour operators.

Moab residents have endured the negative impacts of UTV noise on our quality of life, property values, health, and well-being for too long.

To: Moab City Council and Mayor

Noise from UTVs and other loud vehicles remains a serious problem in Moab. We Moab area residents think that now is the time to act.

We ask that you immediately take steps to enforce the existing Moab City noise ordinance. This includes buying necessary equipment and training officers in noise enforcement. The Moab City police need clear guidance from the City Council and Mayor that this is a priority.

We also ask that you enforce the existing OHV speed limit. This speed limit is routinely violated by UTV tour operators.

Moab area residents have endured the negative impacts of UTV noise on our quality of life, health, and well-being for too long.

To: Moab City Council and Mayor

We love to visit Moab, but we don't love it as much as we used to. The continuing problem of UTV noise is making Moab and the surrounding landscapes a much less pleasant place to visit.

Most visitors come to the Moab area to experience the spectacular scenery in a relatively quiet way: car touring and sightseeing in national parks and public lands, hiking, biking, and floating rivers. Most visitors also enjoy lodging and dining in Moab. Over the last few years, all of these activities have become less enjoyable because of ever-increasing levels of UTV noise. Please don't let a noisy minority of visitors ruin Moab for the rest of us!

If Moab becomes known as the "noisy UTV capital of the world," we and other visitors will stop coming. Please don't let that happen.

Moab City has a noise ordinance. Why not try enforcing it?