Board Member need for the Horizon Drive District.   The Horizon Drive Business Improvement District invites applications from individuals interested in serving on the Board of Directors.

Appointments to the Horizon Drive District board are made by City Council for a term of four (4) years. The time required is approximately five hours monthly. Monthly board meetings are held the second Wednesday of each month, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.

Prospective board members must own or lease property, or work for an owner or lessee within the District. For more details on the District and its’ mission, please visit www.HorizonDriveDistrict.com

Interested individuals should submit a letter of interest and a resume or statement of qualifications.   Please submit via email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it by March 6, 2012.

Applications received by March 6 will be evaluated by the present board on March 9, 2012. The board will forward their recommendation for board appointment to City Council by March 16, 2012. After recommendation by the District, City Council may accept the District’s recommendation or may continue selection process, including interviews. Ultimately, Council will complete the appointment process by April, 2012.

The Horizon Drive District is pleased to announce that it has contracted with Ciavonne Roberts & Associates to begin design work for the corridor.  Ciavonne Roberts & Associates (CR&A) is a landscape architect firm in Grand Junction, Colorado.  CR&A has partnered with the Boulder firm of Winston & Associates for this project.  CR&A was selected from a pool of twelve design firms that responded to the District's October 2011 request for qualifications and proposal.  Stay tuned for more information and public input sessions by signing up for emails from the District.  Please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for more information and to add your email address to our contact list.

Horizon Drive District's economic impact highlighted in Business Times article of October 26, 2011:

<http://thebusinesstimes.com/horizon-drive-district-contributes-300-million-to-economy-study-finds/>

Horizon Drive Business Improvement District (HDD), Grand Junction, CO is seeking office space in the Horizon area. 

The space required is +/- 500 sq.ft. with occupancy available October 1, 2011.

Please respond by September 12, 2011 to  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Responses will be discussed at an open meeting of the HDD Board on September 14, 2011.

The DoubleTree by Hilton is hosting a golf tournament to benefit Relay for Life.  Join the "Scramble for Life" on June 16^that Bookcliff Country Club. This golf tournament will be the first in the area to benefit Relay For Life and will hopefully be the first in an annual tradition. 

For more information, contact Emily Lewis, Accounting Manager and Relay for Life Team Captain, DoubleTree by Hilton, Grand Junction, CO Direct Line: 970.263.8149.  

For those not familiar with Relay For Life, visit www.relayforlife.org and www.grandjunctionrelayforlife.com to find out more about the event in general and about our local Relay, which will take place on June 17^th-18^th. Relay is the signature fundraising event for the American Cancer Society and one of the largest single fundraising events in the world. Worldwide, it raised $388 million in 2010 and has raised over $3.8 billion since its inception in 1985!