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This week, the Board of Mesa County Commissioners, Fruita City Council members and other county and city officials held a collaborative town hall to connect directly with residents.

During the April 15 public hearing, the Mesa County Commissioners approved a letter of support to U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd pertaining to House Resolution 1997, the Productive Public Lands Act, which aims to restore the Resource Management Plans (RMPs) from the last Trump administration to allow access to vital public lands across Colorado and the Western United States.

During the April 15 regular public hearing, the Board of Mesa County Commissioners approved a letter of support to Sen. John Hickenlooper pertaining to Senate Bill 789, the Critical Minerals Security Act of 2025, which establishes requirements related to securing U.S. access to critical minerals and rare earth element resources.

At their April 15 administrative public hearing, the Board of Mesa County Commissioners signed a letter of support to Rep. Gabe Evans pertaining to House Resolution 1680, the Unhandcuffing Police to Locate and Interdict Foreign Transgressors (UPLIFT) Act, allowing police to locate and interdict foreign transgressors.

At their April 15 public hearing, the Mesa County Commissioners sent a letter of support to U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd in response to House Resolution 1125, the Local Opportunities, Conservation, and American Lands (LOCAL) Act, which seeks to permanently relocate the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) headquarters to Grand Junction, Colorado.

Mesa County residents still have time to apply for the Colorado Low-income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP). The program, which helps eligible households pay a portion of their winter heating costs, ends for the season on April 30th.