| Parks
& Recreation Boards & Commissions |
The Parks
and Recreation Advisory Board is a seven member committee
appointed by the City Council to evaluate and make recommendations
to the staff and City Council on Parks & Recreation issues.
The Board meets the third Thursday of each month, 12 Noon. Please
call 254-3842 for the location and agenda information.
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| The Parks Improvement
Advisory Board (PIAB) is a non-profit corporation comprised
of a citizen representative and representatives of the City
of Grand Junction, School District #51, Mesa State College,
and Mesa County. This board encourages, and may provide "seed"
funding for projects demonstrating efficient and effective cooperative
development and improvement of city, county, and school open
space through the uses of both private and government funding
sources. |
| Urban Trails
Committee: This board plans and facilitates trail design
and development within the City of Grand Junction. The seven
to eleven members that comprise the committee are appointed
by the Riverfront Commission with the concurrence of City Council.
Meetings are held the second Tuesday of each month at 5:30 p.m.
in the Public Meeting Room in the old courthouse, 544 Rood Ave.
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| Riverfront Commission:
The Riverfront Commission is charged with planning, advocating
and implementing the many parts of a program to redevelop and
reclaim the riverfront within the City and County. The meetings
are held on the third Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at
the Public Meeting Room in the old courthouse at 544 Rood. The
eleven member board is appointed jointly by the Grand Junction
City Council, Mesa County Commissioners, Fruita City Council
and Palisade Town Council. |
| The
Grand Junction Commission on Arts and Culture is a nine-member
board appointed by the City Council dedicated to developing
the quality and affordability of arts and culture for the citizens
of the Grand Valley. Meetings are held the 4th Wednesday of
each month at 4:00 p.m. at the Parks Administration office. |
| The
Grand Junction Forestry Board is a five-member board
appointed by the City Council which acts as a reviewing body
for the purpose of determining professional qualification and
competence to engage in the business of cutting, trimming, pruning,
spraying or removing trees. They also make recommendations to
the City Council for the adoption of rules and regulations pertaining
to the tree service business in the City, and it may hear complaints
from citizens relating to the tree service business. The board
meets the first Friday of each month at 8:00 a.m. in the Parks
Maintenance building at Lincoln Park. |
