Grand Junction and Fruita hold budget workshops, Montrose County commissioners meet in Olathe, and Garfield and Montrose are lined up for Nov. 2.
Grand Junction City Council holds its second 2027 budget workshop Monday afternoon, ahead of the first public hearing on the recommended budget on Nov. 4. Fruita City Council holds a budget workshop Tuesday evening that includes $64,600 in outside agency funding requests. Montrose County commissioners have a work session Monday and a special meeting in Olathe on Wednesday. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3.
Monday, 4:00 p.m., Fire Training Room, 625 Ute Ave.
This is the second of two council workshops on the city's recommended 2027 budget, according to a city news release posted Oct. 2. Workshops are for discussion, not votes. The city says the public can watch online through its Agendas and Minutes page.
Monday, 9:00 a.m., Historic Montrose County Courthouse, Montrose.
Work sessions are for discussion, not votes. To confirm the topics or how to take part, call the county at 970-249-7755.
Monday, 10:00 a.m., Commissioners' Board Room, Mesa County Old Courthouse, 544 Rood Ave., Grand Junction.
The county's weekly schedule lists a "PID Budget Appeal" with all three commissioners. The schedule gives no further description, so the county administration office is the place to ask what is being appealed.
Tuesday, 6:30 p.m., Fruita Civic Center, 325 E. Aspen Ave.
This is a workshop, so it is for discussion only. Council will take no votes. The agenda has three items.
First, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Curtis Englehart of the Grand Junction Economic Partnership gives an annual update. Fruita contributed $15,000 to the partnership in 2026. The partnership reports 224 primary jobs created or retained in 2025, at an average annual wage of $68,344. It also reports $202 of economic impact for every $1 invested, and total reported economic impact of $194,872,443. Those are the organization's own figures, and council is not being asked to act on them.
Second, from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m., council reviews the proposed 2027 budget and requests from outside agencies. In the first half hour, staff is asking council for direction on how to proceed with the 3rd of July event in 2027. Then council turns to outside agency funding. The draft budget currently holds $48,000 for these requests, plus another $9,000 for the Colorado West Land Trust in a separate budget line, for $57,000 in all. The city received $64,600 in requests:
In its application, HomewardBound says guests stay an average of 60 days and that its cost per bed per night is just under $50. It asks local governments to provide about 20 percent of its operating funds, phased in over two years.
The packet makes no staff recommendations. Council's feedback will shape the next draft of the budget, which goes to its first public hearing at the second regular council meeting in November. Final decisions on agency funding are due by Dec. 1.
Third, at 9:00 p.m., council will hear a request to proclaim November 2026 as National Hospice and Palliative Care Month. Nichelle Chandler of Hope West would accept it.
The commissioners' regular Tuesday administrative hearing is canceled. Other items on the county's posted schedule include a 12:00 p.m. Board of Human Services session, a 1:15 p.m. weekly briefing and agenda review, and a 2:15 p.m. annual meeting with STRiVE. At 4:00 p.m., commissioners have a Landfill Rate Study Briefing.
At 3:00 p.m., commissioners hold a special meeting that goes into executive session for legal advice on pending litigation handled by outside counsel. Executive sessions happen behind closed doors.
Wednesday, 9:00 to 11:00 a.m., American Legion Hall #2, 315 S. 5th St., Olathe.
The county calendar lists a "BOCC Special Meeting - Olathe." No agenda is posted yet. Call 970-249-7755 to ask what business is planned.
The county's weekly schedule lists "State Government Affairs Interviews" in the Commissioners' Board Room. On Wednesday they run from 9:00 a.m. to noon with Clear Strategies, On The Ballot, and Cornerstone. On Thursday at 10:30 a.m., the interview is with Orrange Political Strategies.
Mesa County Commissioner Bobbie Daniel is scheduled for NACo Public Lands Office Hours at 11:00 a.m.
Mesa County Public Library District. The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel reported on Oct. 24 that applications for an open library board trustee seat close Oct. 31. The term runs from Jan. 1, 2027, to Jan. 1, 2031. Applications go through the "Volunteer opportunities" page at mesacounty.us.
Fruita: Agendas and packets are posted at fruita.org/agendacenter. The packet does not say whether the Oct. 27 workshop takes public comment, so check with City Hall if you plan to speak.
Grand Junction: Public comment is accepted at the Nov. 4 and Nov. 18 council meetings, according to the city.
Mesa County commissioners: Meetings are held in the Commissioners' Board Room at 544 Rood Ave. Zoom information is available through County Administration.
Montrose County commissioners: Call 970-249-7755 for details on the work session and the Olathe meeting.
Garfield County commissioners (Nov. 2): Speakers who are not on the agenda can address commissioners at 8:00 a.m., and again at 1:00 p.m. if the meeting runs into the afternoon. A Zoom registration link is on the county's meetings page. Written comments can go through the county's administration email form or by fax to 970-945-7785.
Montrose city council (Nov. 2): Call the city clerk at 970-240-1430.
Monday, Nov. 2, Garfield County commissioners. The regular meeting is at 8:00 a.m. at the Garfield County Administration Building, 108 8th St., Suite 100, Glenwood Springs.
Monday, Nov. 2, Montrose. The Montrose Daily Press reported on Oct. 24 that the city's 2027 budget open house is Monday, Nov. 2, starting at 4:15 p.m. in the Police Department Community Room, 434 S. First St. The same article says the budget and appropriation ordinances are scheduled for regular Montrose City Council meetings on Monday, Nov. 2, and Tuesday, Nov. 17. The article does not give a time or place for the Nov. 2 council meeting. The council normally meets at 6:00 p.m. at the Elks Civic Building, 107 S. Cascade Ave., so confirm with the city clerk.
Tuesday, Nov. 3, Election Day. The District 51 school board has canceled its meeting for the day, according to the district's calendar. Its next meeting is a business meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 17, at 5:00 p.m. in the Harry Butler Board Room, 455B N. 22nd St.
Wednesday, Nov. 4, Grand Junction City Council, 5:30 p.m., City Hall Auditorium, 250 N. 5th St. The city lists this regular meeting as the first public presentation and hearing on the recommended 2027 budget. Public comment is accepted. Final adoption is listed for Wednesday, Nov. 18.
Thursday, Nov. 12, Mesa County Planning Commission workshop, 5:45 p.m., 200 S. Spruce St., Grand Junction. Items on the county's proposed agenda are the Aspen Breeze Estates final plan and a master plan item on community neighborhood plans.
Tuesday, Nov. 17, Mesa County commissioners public hearing, 1:30 p.m., Public Hearing Room, 544 Rood Ave. The county's proposed agenda lists a conditional use permit for a cottage at 689 38 Road in Palisade, two rezones in Clifton, and an update to the Land Development Code.
