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Mesa County commissioners approve $674,000 jail behavioral-health grant, OK tavern license and $250,000 legal-notices contract
Summary
At a May 5 meeting the Mesa County Board of Commissioners approved a $674,000 grant to expand jail-based behavioral health services, granted a tavern liquor license in Clifton, approved an animal-licensing update and authorized up to $250,000 for legal-notice publishing; all votes were 2–0.
Mesa County commissioners on May 5 approved a $674,000 grant to expand jail-based behavioral health services, granted a tavern liquor license for a Clifton business, updated dog-licensing rules and authorized a contract of up to $250,000 with the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel to publish legally required notices. Each formal action passed by a 2–0 vote.
The grant will be administered through the Mesa County Sheriff’s Office in partnership with the Colorado Department of Human Services Behavioral Health Administration. Henry Stoffel of the sheriff’s office asked the board to approve the award, saying the funds will support substance use disorder, opioid use disorder and mental-health services provided through the county’s jail-based behavioral-health programs. Stoffel told the board the programs served roughly 450 people in the SUD program and about 200 in the opioid program in 2025 and asked the…
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