Jim Doody - Mayor of City of Grand Junction

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Jim Doody 2005 - Present 250 N. 5th Street Grand Junction, CO 81501 970-244-1504 www.gjcity.org

The Grand Junction City Council believes that as responsible citizens and stewards of our community, the City must take a leadership role in conserving resources. 

To date, Grand Junction has formed an energy conservation team, GJ CORE (Conserving Our Resources Efficiently) to assess and monitor the progress of proposed initiatives and current conservation practices, work to introduce new practices, and explore new conservation opportunities from other communities and outside entities.  The purpose of GJ CORE is to promote and monitor waste reduction, energy conservation, water conservation, alternative transportation, and pollution reduction and prevention in all City operations.

Snapshot of Cool Achievements

• 2007: As its fleet vehicles come up for replacement, the City of Grand Junction has been replacing the majority of them with flex fuel models.  It currently has 34 flex fuel vehicles in its fleet and this replacement practice will continue.  Alternative fuels are somewhat difficult to find there so it will be installing its own E-85 fueling station early next year so that our vehicles can be alternatively fueled and we can begin to reap the benefits of the flex fuel vehicles.
• 2007: The city changed over all incandescent traffic signal lights to LED traffic signals.  The city received a rebate from Xcel Energy in the amount of $19,250 and to date our monthly bill for power for the signals has dropped by $4,000 ($48,000 annually). It also anticipates an estimated $2,569 in labor cost savings every year. 
• 1994: The city installed new “Fine Bubble” aeration system at its wastewater treatment facility, eliminating twenty-two 16 Hp motors resulting in $130,000 annual electrical savings.

A Cool Quote

"We enjoy a high quality of life here in Grand Junction and that is something we can never take for granted.  The water, the land, and the air all contribute to the reason so many of us call this our home.  It is not only our desire as City leaders to maintain that quality of life – it is our responsibility to maintain it, for ourselves and our future generations.  The City cannot do this alone.  We must all work together, community leaders and citizens alike, to do our part to sustain that which we have."