06/03/2026
Come join one of our most important community partners in addressing this very important issue. Today at 5:30 PM!
📣This Wednesday, the Grand Junction City Council will be voting on amendments to 2 city ordinances regarding camping on public property/public places.
👉🏾As they are worded now, these city ordinances prevent the enforcement of trespassing when no shelter is available. To view our city ordinances: https://ecode360.com/44691068 #44714053
📣Mesa County’s unhoused rate is ABOVE the state of Colorado average, with an estimated 2,400+ people experiencing houselessness in our community.
👉🏾Shelter beds, transitional and permanent supportive housing operated by nonprofits, only cover around 18% of the demand.
📣In 2020, the U.S. Government Accountability Office found that for every $100 increase in rent, homelessness rises about 9% nationwide. In Grand Junction, that rate is significantly HIGHER, at almost 15%.
👉🏾In Mesa County, nearly 2,973 households (about 5,999 individuals) are on the waiting list to receive a housing voucher. The current wait time for most types of housing vouchers is estimated at 3-4 years due to limited housing options and funding.
📣Until we have more housing/shelter options that are accessible, we will continue to see neighbors who have no other choice than to sleep outside. Please make your voice heard!
Folks are encouraged to share their thoughts respectfully via email and voicemail before noon on Wednesday or PREFERABLY in person at the regular City Council meeting ON:
📍6/3 at 5:30 pm - 250 N 5th Street (City Hall entrance off 5th Street)
CALL: 970.244.1504 or email:
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