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The eight candidates for Grand Junction City Council raised another $27,29, bringing the total for this election to more than $100,000.
The money, which was raised between March 12 and March 28, was reported to the City Clerk on Friday. Those reports also included the amount of money candidates had on hand at the start of the reporting period and their expenditures over that period.
The largest amount raised during the second reporting period was by Dennis Simpson, who raised $7,809. That amount included a $3,000 loan from Simpson to his own campaign, which is set to be paid back by today.
Abe Herman raised $7,436, which also included a loan of $2,500 from himself to his campaign. The terms of that loan, as reported to the City Clerk, list a repayment date of May 1. None of the other campaigns received loans during this period.
Crocodile tears over open lands?
City Council candidates Green, Haitz, and McCallister are shedding crocodile tears over their âexclusionâ from the Outdoor Recreation Councilâs questionnaire on public lands and recreation issues. As described in the Sentinel article on April 1 ,âcandidates miffed by public lands discourse,â the ORCâs screenshot proves that the questions were mailed to all 8 candidates; only three chose not to respond.
Coincidentally, these are the same three candidates who chose not to participate in two well-attended online forums hosted by Western Colorado Alliance in February and March, even though they were invited repeatedly.
Mr. Green in his response to the Sentinel claims to have 25 years of involvement in public access through âPublic Lands Access Associationâ and âCitizenâs Access for Public Lands.â Google these organizations and youâll find that they have little to do with public lands and recre
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By JIM SPEHAR
In a couple of days, weâll have a good idea of the direction Grand Junction will be taking for at least the next few years.
Deadline for City Council ballots to be returned is 7 p.m. Tuesday. Election results will follow shortly thereafter.
Itâs been an interesting election season featuring puzzling non-participation in most public forums by four of the eight candidates, a dustup over public lands and recreation questions posed by the Outdoor Recreation Coalition, and outright opposition to city efforts to foster private-sector development on Grand Junctionâs riverfront. Not to mention the two related measures which would finally allow marijuana sales in the city and another non-controversial measure which would clear the way for a trail section along the river.