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The Board of Mesa County Commissioners approved a letter to the Bureau of Land Management regarding Mesa County’s comments on the Conservation and Landscape Health proposed Rule during the June 20 administrative public hearing.

Today, June 19, is Juneteenth. The last enslaved people in the United States were freed on June 19, 1865, marking Juneteenth.

Mesa County wrapped up the spring edition of Bike Month, overall a collective 9,450 miles during the month of May were pedaled.

Mesa County RTPO worked closely with District 51 to encourage elementary and middle school students to walk or bike to/from school with a district wide contest.

Effective May 12, 2023, the Sales Use Tax Exemption Wildfire Disaster Construction Act (HB23-1240) initiates a refundable exemption for the state sales and use tax paid for construction and building materials used directly in rebuilding or repairing a qualified homeowner's qualified residential structure due to a declared wildfire disaster between Jan. 1, 2020, and Dec. 31, 2022.

Mesa County and Roice-Hurst Humane Society are excited to announce their partnership for the second consecutive year to launch the Foster Pet Challenge. This joint initiative aims to inspire the community to open their hearts and homes to temporarily foster pets, providing them care and comfort while they await adoptive homes. The campaign's ambitious goal is to find 100 new foster families in just 100 days, from June 20 through September 28, 2023.