Newly elected Grand Junction Councilman: Voters didn’t ask for bike lanes—they asked for essential services
By Sam Klomhaus | The Daily Sentinel
Newly elected Grand Junction City Council member Robert Ballard wants to address changes on Fourth and Fifth streets and be a voice for outlying Grand Junction neighborhoods during his time on council.
“Day one is we’re definitely going to be addressing Fourth and Fifth street,” Ballard said during an interview last week. “At least I’m going to be, I don’t know about the rest of the council, but that’s definitely going to be my main focus.”
Ballard, who lives in Orchard Mesa and works at Alpine Bank, said a lot of people during the election have been asking for a pilot study on proposed changes to the roadway on Fourth and Fifth streets from Pitkin Avenue to North Avenue to be reversed.
“We’re going to address that right out the gate, that’s...
