Charm Stained

Downtown Grand Junction has been listed as one of the most charming downtowns in the nation in recent times, which is really special! Leaving scooters scattered about in front of various business entrances, city attractions and in the middle of sidewalks will not contribute to that refreshing ambience, rather it will detract from it. Don’t we want to be known for the beautiful place we are? This idea doesn't seem to aid in furthering that reality nor does it seem to line up with the pattern of decisions carefully made through the years to help make this the wonderful place it is today.

Unfortunately individuals are leaving these parked on private property in areas not designated for parking as they should be. Rather many places the scooters are being left are designated for foot traffic such as in front of doorways, entrances and in main pathways to businesses. This creates massive safety concerns for hopefully obvious reasons. If someone were to trip over one and become seriously injured lawsuits could fly in all directions! The city definitely doesn’t need that on its hands. We have much more productive and enjoyable ways to spend our time.

Why bring this unnecessary headache upon the citizens of Grand Junction who are proud of their charming city? What sort of lift does this even give our community when we have countless other ares we could focus on which would further build our reputation as a charming community more effectively? How hard will we have to work to make this something that is not a headache and an eyesore? Is it really worth the hassle?

Continued focus on education, first responders, infrastructure, small businesses, fun events whether local or national, promotion of our beautiful national monument and bike trails to name a few items seem like a much better place for us to focus our finances and efforts right now.

Please, before someone gets injured and our charm becomes stained, cancel the scooter pilot!