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The City of Grand Junction is working to rezone the former site of the Doug Jones Sawmill along Riverside Parkway, according to city documents.

Community Rec Center would make GJ better

Four Grand Junction City Council members were sworn in Monday morning for new four-year terms after winning their elections on April 6. Rick Taggart was reelected, and Abe Herman, Randall Reitz and Dennis Simpson were elected for the first time. The new council members met at City Hall in front of a small gathering, which included city staff and the three City Council members who were not up for reelection. The new council started off with a work session Monday evening, which included discussion about allowing marijuana businesses in the city. According to the agenda, discussion items were to...

The Grand Junction City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to approve wage increases for the city manager, city attorney and municipal judge. In the city’s 2021 budget it included a 2.5% wage increase for all city employees, which included those three positions. Mayor Pro Tem Kraig Andrews explained that they first had to complete performance reviews before that raise was implemented. “The wage increase for eligible employees was dependent on the employee being evaluated and being rated as performing at or above expectations,” Andrews said. “Because we determined that eac...

The Grand Junction City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to approve wage increases for the city manager, city attorney and municipal judge. In the city’s 2021 budget it included a 2.5% wage increase for all city employees, which included those three positions. Mayor Pro Tem Kraig Andrews explained that they first had to complete performance reviews before that raise was implemented. “The wage increase for eligible employees was dependent on the employee being evaluated and being rated as performing at or above expectations,” Andrews said. “Because we determined that eac...