Arches Shuttle Sign-on Letter

Frustrated about your taxpayer money being spent on a shuttle to Arches National Park? Opposed to your taxpayer money being spent on tourism projects rather than on projects to benefit residents? Make your voice heard!

Four Grand County Commissioners (McCurdy, Martinez, Winfield and McCandless) voted to spend $500,000 of taxpayer money on a tourist shuttle that does not benefit local residents. By doing so, they failed their duty to protect the public health, safety, and welfare of residents. In fact, their vote did the opposite.

Why should Grand County residents pick up the tab for tourists to ride a free-fare shuttle to the park? Especially one that competes with locally-owned businesses?

The County Commission is currently considering whether to commit more of our taxpayer money to this tourist shuttle for 2027.

We can speak up and be on the record for opposing any further use of taxpayer money, county resources (i.e. county staff time and commission travel expenses) and additional expenditures for this absurd shuttle project.
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To: Grand County Commission

Your vote to spend $500,000 of Grand County taxpayer money for the ill-conceived and half-baked Arches shuttle was fiscal irresponsibility at its worst.

The four commissioners that voted to approve this huge, non-budgeted expenditure campaigned for office pledging to keep the budget lean and to make wise, transparent spending decisions.

Will our taxes have to be raised to pay for this reckless decision? What ways could the $500,000 spent on the tourist shuttle have been used to actually benefit residents?

We ask that you live up to your campaign promises and not commit any additional taxpayer money for this shuttle. And rather than continue working behind closed doors on projects that involve spending taxpayer money, we ask that you engage in public discourse, and actually listen to public input. Spending taxpayer dollars should be on things that benefit residents. Period.

To: Grand County Commission

Your vote to spend $500,000 of Grand County taxpayer money for the ill-conceived and half-baked Arches shuttle was fiscal irresponsibility at its worst.

The four commissioners that voted to approve this huge, non-budgeted expenditure campaigned for office pledging to keep the budget lean and to make wise, transparent spending decisions.

Will our taxes have to be raised to pay for this reckless decision? What ways could the $500,000 spent on the tourist shuttle have been used to actually benefit residents?

We ask that you live up to your campaign promises and not commit any additional taxpayer money for this shuttle. And rather than continue working behind closed doors on projects that involve spending taxpayer money, we ask that you engage in public discourse, and actually listen to public input. Spending taxpayer dollars should be on things that benefit residents. Period.