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By JIM SPEHAR In a couple of days, we’ll 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. It’s 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 Junction’s rive...

Several City Council candidates voiced displeasure with a local organization of outdoor recreation leaders after it published responses to a questionnaire that did not include all the candidates. In Sunday’s edition of The Daily Sentinel, a letter to the editor from Outdoor Recreation Coalition (ORC) member Sarah Shrader pointed readers to the ORC website, which published candidate responses to a questionnaire on public lands and recreation issues. The questionnaire itself was not part of The Daily Sentinel’s news coverage of the race, but an independent effort by the ORC. Following...

Ballots for the April 6 municipal election will soon be arriving and The Daily Sentinel this week has been covering the city council races that voters will be deciding. Profiles of the eight candidates running for City Council can be found online at gjsentinel.com along with their complete answers to questions asked by The Daily Sentinel. Included in those surveys to candidates were questions about some of the biggest issues currently facing the city. Should Grand Junction buy Glacier Ice Arena? What about converting downtown parking to a plaza or a community center at Lincoln Park? The Daily...

By GENE GOFFIN

After meeting with Greg Haitz and Dennis Simpson, the Sentinel’s editorial board could not reach a consensus on whom to endorse in the Grand Junction City Council District D race. Both candidates are well-qualified, knowledgeable and have the relevant experience to hit the ground running. But that’s not to say voters can’t get this one wrong. Some on the board fear Simpson’s presence on the council could be a major disruption, while others appreciate his reason for running — which is to try to reshape how the city government operates. Haitz, meanwhile is a local chiro...