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Residents Press Grand County Commission to Make Gardner Institute Study Public
Summary
Public commenters asked the county to release drafts and the final Gardner Institute report and to answer questions about changes to the agreement, delivery dates and who reviewed drafts before the commission votes on an amendment to extend the study deadline.
Mary O'Brien, who identified herself as from Mesa Valley, urged the Grand County Commission on Feb. 3 to require greater transparency around an independent study the county contracted with the Gardner Institute.
"Public release of the final report will be subject to the discretion of Grand County," O'Brien said, reading from materials she gave the commission and asking why that clause exists. O'Brien also said the commission previously approved a proposal on June 17, 2025, by a 4–3 vote and that an agreement signed on July 1, 2025, included several changes from the proposal, including reducing the number of Gardner Institute researchers and altering report delivery timing.
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