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Editor's Note: This news item was retrieved and first published through Fox 13's website.
Moab Mayor Emily Niehaus spoke in favor of the creation of "Utahraptor State Park", at a news conference Friday. The new state park would be dedicated to ecognizing Utah dinosaurs and will also provide another benefit to help Moab: a second entrance to Arches National Park. Mayor Niehaus said the new state park would help the community, which is feeling the impact of heavy tourist visitation.Fox 13 writer, Ben Winslow, covers in his article, "At times, the entrance to Arches National Park is so clogged, cars line up down the road to get in. Mayor Niehaus said "dispersed camping" has also been a large issue, where people are camping in unauthorized areas." Moab sees tourists from all over the world and has seen a spike in visitation over the past five years. House Bill 320, sponsored by Rep. Steve Eliason, R-Sandy, would create the new state park at the site of a fossil dig where the famed Utahraptor was discovered, about 15 miles north of Moab. To read more on the proposed state park, click here.