Ben Van Dyke wants to be voice of reason and of the people on Grand Junction City Council
Independent-minded, solution-oriented, and practical pragmatism is what Ben Van Dyke says is missing on the current Grand Junction City Council.
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Final phase of Grand Junction downtown parking updates to be rolled out this week
The City of Grand Junction is making some changes to parking in the downtown area.
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Grand Junction firefighters deployed to support firefighting efforts in Beaumont, Calif.
The Grand Junction Fire Department’s Wildland Fire Team is preparing to assist in the ongoing efforts to combat wildfires in California.
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Grand Junction’s 7th Street plan may have city on course for head-on collision with constituents
As Grand Junction unveils its proposal to make major changes to 7th Street — citing safety for pedestrians and bicyclists — more than 200 people attended a meeting of City Council in person or virtually last week with about two-thirds of them vehemently opposed to the direction City Council seems determined to pursue.
Grand Junction punts again on homeless center to the ire of taxpayers
Downtown residents and businesses continue to be frustrated by the Grand Junction City Council’s efforts to find a way to meet the needs of vulnerable homeless people while saying they want to protect the homeowners and businesses from the darker element that lives within the homeless population.
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In Grand Junction, scrutiny intensifies on Resource Center to address rising crime, other issues
Once celebrated as one of the top 10 main streets in the U.S., Grand Junction’s downtown now faces turmoil. Business owners, frustrated with the nearby Resource Center, are cleaning up feces and needles and dealing with fires and property damage. Many are calling for the center to be relocated.
In Grand Junction, City Council debates role in homeless solution, problem shelter
After months of appealing to the Grand Junction City Council to do something about the criminal element that has worsened since the Homeless Day Center was located in their neighborhood, business owners and downtown residents are beginning to see progress.
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Business owners ask City Council for help with homeless activity, get no action in Grand Junction
Grand Junction businesses and residents in the downtown area have become fed up with the nefarious and criminal activity stemming from the Homeward Bound Day Center for the homeless, and they are directing their ire at elected officials on City Council.
Grand Junction ‘Rumble’ rallies support for conservative movement in Colorado
The Rocky Mountain Rumble held Sunday in Clifton gathered Western Slope conservatives under a shared mission: fighting for rural Colorado’s future and energizing the community ahead of crucial elections.
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Grand Junction still seeking answers to homeless issue, following drug arrests at resource center
When the Grand Junction City Council was forming their plan in 2023 to find temporary shelters for the approximately 2,300 homeless people who were living in the streets, members of the community had multiple concerns about the potential problems with the proposed housing.