The City of Montrose began a major sanitary sewer replacement project on Monday, July 7th at the intersection of North Seventh and Uncompahgre Avenue.

Utility workers from Mendez Contractors will be working Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the contstruction zone. Residents are advised that traffic control and vehicle lane closures will impact travel for two city blocks at a time as construction progresses.

The project will travel south and east along the existing sewer line and will end at the intersection of Mesa Avenue and South Twelfth Street. The project is expected to end by November 15, 2008.

This construction will replace existing 8”, 10”, and 12” sanitary sewer lines with larger 18” and 24” line. The new line will improve the existing sanitary sewer collection system while providing additional capacity for future development within Montrose.
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The City of Montrose received special recognition by Colorado Preservation, Inc., for the Elks Civic Building rehabilitation.

City Manager Mary Watt and Administrative Services Director Virgil Turner received the 2008 Dana Crawford State Honor Award on Tuesday, May 13th in Denver. The presentation included a video featuring the history of our new city Annex Building.

The Dana Crawford Awards Dinner is Colorado's largest statewide preservation awards assembly, honoring individuals and organizations that have made a significant contribution toward preserving Colorado's built history. Each year, Colorado honors the efforts of individuals, projects, and organizations that have made exemplary contributions to the historical buildings of Colorado.

You can view a video featuring the award-winning Elks Civic Building by clicking the link below. [Watch the Video...]

The Geographic Information System (GIS) Department has new aerial photographs of Montrose, which will soon be available to view online.

These aerial images will update the two-year-old photographs GIS had been using previously.

In order to create these aerial photographs, GIS contracts a private firm to take several images of the city from an airplane. The images are compiled into a photo-mosaic, in order to create a complete picture. GIS then overlays the aerial image with other information about the city infrastructure; including property information and underground sewer and gas lines.

The resulting photographs provide complete and comprehensive land information. It is an invaluable tool in assessments.

The public can purchase these photographs by contacting the GIS office for more information.

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