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Residents press Grand Junction council on homelessness services, cleanup efforts and pest control

Grand Junction City Council · May 6, 2026
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Summary

Multiple public commenters urged the council to expand homelessness services, highlighted success of a PLE advisory board and local cleanup efforts, and raised concerns about housing conditions, pesticide coordination for Japanese beetle eradication, and wildlife safety at a canal bridge.

A broad set of public commenters addressed the Grand Junction City Council on May 6, focusing particularly on homelessness services, local cleanup efforts, housing complaints, invasive pests and wildlife safety.

Speakers with lived experience and service providers urged the council to listen to the People with Lived Experience (PLE) advisory board and act on their recommendations. Kristen Bridal, program and outreach coordinator for Mutual Aid Partners and vice chair of the Grand Valley Coalition for the Homeless, thanked council for meeting with the PLE advisory group and said the board's…

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