Author: The Sentinel Editorial Board

Next month the Grand Junction City Council is expected to consider the city staff’s recommendation to significantly raise impact fees on new development. Impact fees are one-time payments that developers pay to offset the impact of their projects – on area roads, on the water system, on police and fire facilities, general municipal facilities, and…

Crime will always be an issue in our community. So crime prevention and crime fighting will always be at the forefront of law enforcement’s mission to keep communities safe. A recent Sentinel article by reporter Alex Zorn revealed that Western Slope law-enforcement agencies are utilizing crime statistics to highlight trends to implement a more intelligence-based…

Aurora city lawmakers making the case this week against a new and improved code of ethics for council members were actually instrumental in illustrating why new rules are needed – and soon. After months of fumbled attempts to address guidelines that provide council accountability and transparency, city lawmakers on Monday took their first crack at…