All current members of Council along with former Councilmembers Dennis Kirtland, Harry Butler, and Bill McCurry turn over the first shovels of dirt during the much-anticipated groundbreaking ceremony for the Riverside Parkway.

Councilmembers participate in a personalized tour of the Riverside Parkway route and view the progress on the 29 Road bridge up close.

Gregg Palmer and Bruce Hill
attending the 3CMA Savvy Awards dinner along with Communications & Community Relations Coordinator
Sam Rainguet and Public Works Public Information Coordinator Kristin Winn. The City received an award for outstanding public involvement during the Riverside Parkway planning process.

Bruce Hill, Gregg Palmer, and Jim Spehar on
Purdy Mesa during a tour of the City's watershed.

Councilmember Bruce Hill with
Colorado Governor Bill Owens

Gregg Palmer speaks with citizens during "Coffee with the Mayor and City Manager" at Higher Grounds.

Bruce Hill welcomes a crowd of citizens, City staff,
and excited 5th graders during the dedication
ceremony for the City's newest park - Wingate.

Gregg Palmer (2nd from right) takes on
the working end of a shovel as he helps the Bookcliff Middle School 7th grade language arts class plant lilac bushes
at Lilac Park. The class planted the bushes as part
of a civic project.

Gregg Palmer hands off the Martin Luther King, Jr.
commemorative torch to Bruce Hill . The torch
came to Grand Junction as part of a statewide relay to draw
attention to Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

Gregg Palmer discusses issues of interest during "Coffee with the Mayor and City Manager" at Main Street Bagels.

Councilmembers listen to Brittany Audino, Heather Stacy, and Jasmine Poeppel make a presentation on Teen Curfew. The girls are part of the "Project Citizen" team from Bookcliff Middle School.

The City's new weed abatement mascot
"The Weed Wrangler" introduces himself to City Council.

City Councilmembers mingle with GJ101 graduates
on the last night of the Citizens' Academy.

Council and staff discuss priorities for the coming year
in their retreat held in Ridgway, CO June 9 and 10, 2005 .

Councilmember Doug Thomason and his daughter
Brady prepare to "Bike to Work."

Gregg Palmer receives assistance from
Firefighter Rob Lafler in preparation for
a rapeling demonstration.

Gregg Palmer rapels down the side of
the Dalby Wendland Building during a Fire Department demonstration at the Farmer's Market.

Gregg Palmer and Doug Thomason
suit up for weed cutting duty. The two
worked with a team of youth from Partners to cut
weeds in Indian Wash on 28 Road.

Councilmembers Gregg Palmer and Bruce Hill welcome
Yoshi from Japan. Yoshi was in Grand Junction as
part of a 4-H exchange program.

Staff and Councilmembers gather for a barbecue
dinner following a tour of the City's watershed.

Councilmember Bruce Hill cuts the ribbon on the new 24 1/2 and
G Road roundabout along with the assistance of daughter Avery,
and Councilmembers Bonnie Beckstein and Jim Spehar.

City Councilmembers along with the
City Youth Council in the 2005 Parade of Lights

Members of Council along with DDA and Alpine Bank representatives prepare to break ground on the Rood Avenue parking garage. The garage,which is a cooperative project
between all three entities, will bring 432 new parking spaces
to the downtown area.

Gregg Palmer talks with a member of the Mesa County Partners Western Colorado Conservation Corps during a weed removal project in Indian Wash.

Partners and the City of Grand Junction work together on
community weed abatement projects.

Bruce Hill, Bonnie Beckstein, and Jim Doody are visited during a neighborhood meeting by Pat Elsberry, Commander of American Legion Post #37.

Council recognizes one of five people whose quick thinking and brave actions were instrumental in preventing a man from
hanging himself.

Councilmember Linda Romer Todd took part in the
Water Education Foundation tour of the
Lower Colorado River basin. She was joined by Councilmember Teresa Coons, Mayor Doody,
and three City staff members.

Councilmember Doug Thomason, Mayor Gregg Palmer, and Councilmember Bonnie Beckstein make a great team preparing
hot dogs at the City Council Community Outreach Barbecue
in Lincoln Park.