Here at the City of Grand Junction, we sometimes find that incomplete stories or misinformation about the work we do circulates throughout the community. The misinformation may begin with a news story, an entry in a blog, a column in a printed publication, information on someone’s website, or simply in the course of normal conversation. From there it travels. Our challenge is that we rarely get the opportunity to respond before misinformation spreads so we want to take this opportunity to address some of the questions we hear most frequently. 

What is the City's role in the affordable housing project at 28 1/4 Road and Patterson?

Since when is power washing illegal? 

I heard there is a company interested in drilling for oil near the Grand Junction water supply. What is the City doing to protect this resource? 

Is the City really seeing any benefit from the transition to compressed natural gas (CNG)? 

I seem to have sewer backups fairly often. Can’t the City do something to help prevent this?

I have heard that I can no longer bring my dog to events such as the Farmers’ Market in Downtown Grand Junction. That doesn’t seem fair. What is the reason for this?

Did you know that if you have a sewer backup, calling a plumber is NOT the first thing you should do?

Why do City police officers spend time on traffic enforcement? Don’t they have better things to do? 

Why does the City chip seal some streets that appear to be in good condition when there are other areas that have potholes? 

Why does the City have park properties sitting undeveloped? Shouldn’t these be made into new parks?

Why do both a fire truck and an ambulance often respond to 911 medical calls?