Grand Junction City Council

Citizens' Academy Photos

Photos:

Welcome to GJ 101

The City organization

Community policing

Riverside Parkway

The City's Web site

Police ride along

Fire equipment demo

City Council Workshop

Water and wastewater

Other GJ 101 Pages:

Citizens Academy Home Page
More information on the Citizens' Academy.


Mayor Bruce Hill welcomes the GJ 101 class to the opening session. More information on City Council		Participants learn about the concepts of "Home Rule City" and "City Manager Form of Government". More information on the City Manager's Office


Citizen academy participants learn about the various types of fire equipment.		Utilities Manager Greg Trainor walks academy participants through the City's watershed.

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Participants learn about the concept of "Community Policing". More information on the Police Department		Riverside Parkway Program Manager Jim Shanks presents Riverside Parkway information to GJ 101 participants. More information on the Riverside Parkway



City Webmaster Colleen Ranney gives GJ 101 participants a thorough tour of the City's Web site.		Participants get an overview of the services the Planning Division offers. More information on Planning

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GJ 101 participants with Police Sergeant John Reece.		Ready for a ride along.



Academy participants experience the power of a fire hose.		GJ 101 participant using the "Jaws of Life" .


Dressed for the task.		Learning about equipment handling. More information on Fire Equipment

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A participant listens in at the 911 Communications Center. More information on the Comm Center		GJ 101 participants listen to Fire PIO Mike Page's Fire Prevention Week presentation along with City Council members at a City Council Workshop.


GJ101 participants tour operations at the Persigo Wastewater Treatment Facility with Dan Tonello, Wastewater Superintendent. More information on Persigo		Academy participants talk with Terry Franklin, Water Superintendent, about how our drinking water is purified. More information on Water

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Academy participants "play along" in a mock Planning Commission hearing.		Administrative Specialist Irene Carlow shows GJ 101 participants some of the tourism marketing materials used by the Visitor and Convention Bureau. More information on the Visitor and Convention Bureau


GJ 101 participants learn about street patching with Doug Cline, Streets Superintendent. More information on Streets		Participants learn the intricacies of scheduling hundreds of vehicles for maintenance with Tim Barker, Fleet Service Writer. More information on Fleet


Participants celebrate their graduation and mingle with City staff and City Councilmembers at Two Rivers Convention Center. More information on Two Rivers		You made it!!