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Task force targets GJ market-rate housing affordability Brandon Leuallen
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new City of Grand Junction task force is taking a closer look at how the community can produce lower-priced, market-rate homes and increase housing inventory. During its first two meetings, the Housing Affordability Task Force defined its roles, elected a chair and vice chair, and began identifying top priorities. The group, made up of industry professionals and nonprofit representatives with city staff listening and available for communication, met for the first time Sept. 4 in the training room at City Hall. It reconvened Sept. 18 and met again Oct. 2. City Manager Mike Bennett opened the inaugural meeting by stressing how seriously the city is taking the committee’s work. “I just wanted to make it clear, I mean this is a city priority,” Bennett said. “This is fully supported by the city council, fully supported by myself as a city manager, our deputy city manager Kimberly Bullen. And it’s also supported all the way into our development department. “This is an opportunity for us to hopefully look forward and find productive ways to make process improvements, constructive feedback from the experts in the room, and make those changes as necessary.” Bennett also framed the committee as a chance for a “reset” between city staff and the development community. See story Page 5
Monitoring methane starts in Mesa County Meerkat system at landfill could go statewide — See Page 2
Marc Fiot, research and development manager at Grand Valley Instrumentation, installs a component on a Meerkat monitoring unit at the Mesa County Landfill. The device automatically samples gas and adjusts wellhead pressure in real time. Photo by Tim Harty.
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