A new brewpub may be coming to North Avenue and revitalize the building that was formerly occupied by the Grand Junction REI store.
The Grand Junction City Council cleared the way for the proposed business last week when it modified an ordinance to change the distance a brewpub can be located from a school from 500 feet to 450 feet. The building on the northwest corner of North Avenue and Seventh Street neighbors Grand Junction High School. In fact, the road just to the north of the property is Tiger Avenue, a nod to the schoolâs mascot.
Sandra Weckerly, who is purchasing the property, spoke at the City Council meeting and said servers will be checking photo IDs when selling alcohol. She also said she did not expect there to be a high volume of to-go retail sales.