A crowd of more than 100 people gathered Friday in downtown Grand Junction. Some held handmade signs, others wore face paint; there was more than one reference to wire hangers. They had come to protes.
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Crocodile tears over open lands?
City Council candidates Green, Haitz, and McCallister are shedding crocodile tears over their âexclusionâ from the Outdoor Recreation Councilâs questionnaire on public lands and recreation issues. As described in the Sentinel article on April 1 ,âcandidates miffed by public lands discourse,â the ORCâs screenshot proves that the questions were mailed to all 8 candidates; only three chose not to respond.
Coincidentally, these are the same three candidates who chose not to participate in two well-attended online forums hosted by Western Colorado Alliance in February and March, even though they were invited repeatedly.
Mr. Green in his response to the Sentinel claims to have 25 years of involvement in public access through âPublic Lands Access Associationâ and âCitizenâs Access for Public Lands.â Google these organizations and youâll find that they have little to do with public lands and recre