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National Air Quality Awareness Week is a time to highlight the importance of protecting and improving air quality.

The Upper Grand Valley Pest Control District (UGVPCD), the CSU Tri-River Extension Office and Mesa County are working together to educate our community on different pests in our area to protect our local agriculture and natural surroundings from their potential harm. This month, we bring awareness to the codling moth (Cydia pomonella), a significant pest of apple and pear crops.

Residents are encouraged to take advantage of the Colorado DMV2GO service coming to the Mesa County Workforce Center, 512 29 ½ Road, next week.

The Mesa County Building Department is offering two free training sessions on the latest updates to residential and commercial building codes from 7 to 9 a.m. on Tuesday, May 13, and Wednesday, May 14, at the Mesa County Fairgrounds, 2785 U.S. Highway 50 in Grand Junction. The sessions will cover information on Mesa County amendments, the 2024 International Building Code (IBC), the 2024 International Residential Code (IRC), the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), and Colorado's Model Electric and Solar Ready Codes.

During the commissioners' April 29 public hearing, they ratified several letters of support and request letters to be sent to Rep. Jeff Hurd regarding the inclusion of 21 Mesa County transportation projects in the 2025 Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill.

The Mesa County Assessor’s Office will conclude the 2025 reappraisal and mail Notices of Value (NOV) to all taxpayers on May 1, 2025. The NOV will reflect 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.