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This month, the Mesa County Assessor, Brent Goff, announced that the Assessor’s Office would conclude the 2025 reappraisal and mail Notices of Value (NOV) to all taxpayers on May 1, 2025. The NOV reflects sales, other data, and analyses from Jan. 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024. Taxpayers are encouraged to study their NOV carefully, as tax bills will be based on this Actual Value next January.

You’re invited to participate in the update of the Mesa County Stormwater Management
Manual (SWMM)! An initial public meeting will be held for all interested parties on Wednesday,
May 21, from 1:30 to 4 p.m. The SWMM update team will go over the overall approach and collect public feedback on the current SWMM, last updated in 2007.

Mesa County Public Health has issued a No Burn Advisory starting 12 p.m. on Monday, May 12 and lasting until 9 p.m. on Tuesday, May 13 due to strong winds.

Last week, during the April 29 public hearing, Mesa County Commissioners approved a $97,000 contract with Kilgore Companies (doing business as Elam Construction) for 1,000 tons of hot mix asphalt.

This year, 37 incredible young people were honored for reaching educational milestones despite facing unique challenges.

Learning about noxious weeds found in Mesa County helps our community be a part of identifying and reporting these weeds to keep them out of our landscapes and minimize their damage to our environment. The flowering rush invades wetlands and streambanks and is a host plant to the organisms that cause “swimmer’s itch.” Leach Creek in Grand Junction is Colorado’s only known location of flowering rush infestations, making eradication possible.