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Grand Junction council shortens lease, expands leased area for downtown resource center amid concerns over encampments
Summary
Council approved an amended lease for the downtown resource center at 261 Ute Ave—shortening the term to April 15, 2025, reducing the cure period to 14 days and expanding leased premises to include adjacent planting strips and sidewalks—after hours of public comment about nearby encampments and city staff assurances on enforcement and relocation planning.
The Grand Junction City Council on Dec. 4 adopted a resolution authorizing an amended and restated lease for the resource center at 261 Ute Avenue with Homeward Bound of the Grand Valley and/or the United Way of Mesa County.
Interim City Manager Andrea Phillips told council the amendment would shorten the lease expiration to April 15, 2025 (down from the previously agreed April 15, 2026), reduce the contractual cure period for operator violations from 30 days to 14 days and expand the lease premises to include the public right-of-way immediately adjacent to the site — effectively adding the planting strip and sidewalk behind the curb so the operator can have greater control of the area around the resource center tent and…
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