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Criminal Justice Services Department Pandemic Response
The Criminal Justice Services Department (CJSD), which includes Residential Community Corrections, Pretrial Services and Summit View Treatment Programs, update their Pandemic Response Plan each fall....
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Clean Hands Count, Says Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The CDC (Centers For Disease Control and Prevention)recommends hand washing first and hand sanitizing second, inCDC campaign graphicplace of washing if that is not possible.According to the CDC,...
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Community Development Staff Make Cloth Masks for Colleagues
Mesa County Community Development Support Services staff are being proactive and taking action to stop the spread of COVID-19 in our community. This week, they made masks for co-workers who interact...
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Palisade Plunge Work Continues Through COVID-19 Pandemic
Steady progress on the Palisade Plunge Trail continues. This week, crews realized that portions of the trail that were initially thought to be an easier section to cut trail on, are actually on bedrock...
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County Approves $2.7 Million Contract for 2020 Road Overlay
This morning in public hearing, the Board of Mesa County Commissioners approved a contract with Oldcastle SW Group doing business as United Companies for road overlay in an amount not to exceed...
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Generous Mesa County, Keep Donations Coming
In a formal update to the Mesa County Commissioners this morning, Animal Services Manager Doug Frye gave the community a round of verbal applause for their generous donations.Frye said people continue...
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Local Nurseries Support Elimination of Noxious Weeds
weed.pest@mesacounty.usAlthough once planted for ornamental purposes, many non-native garden plants have been found to cause severe damage and have been classified as noxious weeds in the state of...
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Building Inspections and Permits on the Rise in Mesa County
Mesa County Building Inspector Rick Sartain performs a residential inspection.Mesa County Community Development continues to work through the COVID-19 crisis, all while providing services and carrying...
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Board Comments on CARES Act Funding
This morning, the Board of Mesa County Commissioners submitted a letter to Governor Polis regarding Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) ACT funding.The letter states:"The Mesa County...
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Commissioners Write to Gov. Polis on Western Slope Memory Care Lease
The Board of Mesa County Commissioners today sent a letter to Governor Polis regarding the Western Slope Memory Care Center lease.The letter states:"The Mesa County Board of Commissioners submits this...
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Mesa County Requests Authority to Reopen
The Board of Mesa County Commissioners sent a letter to Governor Polis this morning requesting authorization to implement a local plan to reopen.The three-phased plan focuses on restoring the balance...
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Week 31 of the Palisade Plunge Trail
Crews continue to wage war on the bedrock sections, which continue to hinder significant progress on the Palisade Plunge Trail. With picks, shovels, and demo hammers, they pour their blood, sweat, and...
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Assessor's Office to hear property tax value protests in May
Property Assessment in the time of COVID-19Each May, property owners have the opportunity to protest or appeal the value on which their property tax will be based for the upcoming year. Most real...
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County Comments on the Yellow-billed Cuckoo
On Monday, April 27, 2020, the Board of Mesa County Commissioners sent a letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regarding Mesa County’s comments on the proposed Revised Designation of Critical...
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Treasurer Gradually Opens Office for In-person Services
Mesa County Treasurer Sheila Reiner (right) and Technician Lead Christine Horner (center) assist a taxpayer on Wednesday, April 29, 2020. Mesa County Treasurer Sheila Reiner has opened her office's...
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Finishing Touches on Orchard Avenue Underway
The reconstruction of Orchard Avenue from Normandy Drive to 29 Road is near completion. Crews are currently finishing up fencing, landscaping, and sod. Next week, several Mesa County departments will...
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Palisade Plunge Trail Brief
A view from the Palisade Plunge Trail facing west into the Grand Valley.The Palisade Plunge Trail crew has chiseled away at several layers of bedrock. Since last week, about 350 feet of new trail has...
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22 Road from J Road to K Road to Open This Week
M.A. Concrete crews stripe the roadway and install erosion control on 22 and J.9 roads. The roadway will reopen this week.22 Road from J Road to K Road is expected to reopen this week, crews are...
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May 4-8, 2020, is Teacher Appreciation Week in Mesa County
Angela Christiansen, Executive Director of the D51 Foundation, and Diane Sirko, School District 51 Superintendent, accept the Teacher Appreciation Week Proclamation from the Board of Mesa County...
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National Correctional Officers' Week is May 3-9, 2020
Mesa County Sheriff Matt Lewis (left) and Detentions Captain Art Smith (right) accept the National Correctional Officers' Week Proclamation presented by the Board of Mesa County Commissioners on...
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