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FRUITA

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FRUITA

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  1. By Ethan Gallo FRUITA

  2. Location • The City of Fruita (pronounced /ˈfruːtə/) is a Home Rule Municipality located in the western part of Mesa County, Colorado, United States. It is part of the Grand Junction Metropolitan Statistical Area and within the Grand Valley. The geography is identified by the bordering Colorado River (historically known as the Grand River) on the southern edge of town, the Uncompahgre Plateau known for its pinyon-juniper landscape, and the Book Cliffs range on the northern edge of the Grand Valley. It is located 18 miles east of the Utah border near the 39° parallel. The population was 11,535 at the 2008 census. Originally home to the Ute people, white farmers settled the town after founder William Pabor in 1884. Ten years later, Fruita was incorporated.

  3. History • The first permanent homesteaders in the Fruita area were possibly Mr. and Mrs. Albert Lapham - when they settled in late 1882, they took up residency in a pre-existing cabin with a dirt floor and a blanket door. They were followed by other settlers, nearly all of whom were farmers. Attempts to organize a community in the Fruita area were unsuccessful until the present day town was established in 1884, by William E. Pabor, who formed the Fruita Town and Land Company for the purpose of selling town lots. The photo to the right shows Aspen Avenue circa 1890 looking west towards Circle Park. • Pabor recognized the fruit producing potential of the area. Having worked with the Greeley colony, he founded the new town along the same lines, including the provision that no liquor was sold or manufactured in the town. This provision lasted until it was voted out in the late 1970's. The original town site was planned to take in eighty acres with a park in the middle. • The first school was a log cabin, followed by a frame structure and then a brick building. Built in 1912, the old brick school house now serves as the Civic Center. • In the 1889-90 period fruit was planted throughout the area, mostly hardy apples and pears. During the early years, Fruita's Chamber of Commerce worked to have area products shown in expositions and fairs throughout the U.S. In 1910 Mable Skinner was elected queen of the National Apple Show, and J.C. Wilson won a $500 prize for his Black Ben Davis apples. • Cattle and sheep ranching also became economically productive. The mainstay of Fruita agriculture has been farming, such as potatoes, sugar beets and winter wheat. The photo on the right shows Aspen Avenue circa 1940 looking west towards Circle Park. • The telephone reached Fruita by about 1900. Water roared through a pipeline running from high-mountain reservoirs 20 miles away in 1907, using the newly built three span Fruita Bridge. Electricity came with the Interurban Railway from Grand Junction in 1910. In the 1930's, there was a Public Service gas line, and sewers were installed within the water system. Ute Water began serving the area in the 1960's. • In the 1930's Fruita also participated in several government projects including the Grand Valley Resettlement Project (later Western Slope Farms). Settled in groups of two or three families per area, thirty-four families were relocated by 1937. Another program was Rural Electrification Project which brought electricity to between 800 and 900 farms. Fruita also had a Civilian Conservation Corps several Works Progress Administration projects including the town library, a federal loan for the new central school and the construction of the spectacular Rim Rock Drive to the top of the Colorado National Monument, elevation 8,000 feet. • Some of the best-remembered personalities associated with Fruita were John Otto, early proponent and first superintendent of the Colorado National Monument, Elmer Riggs, paleontologist from Chicago's Field Museum who made major discoveries of dinosaur bones in our area in the early 1900s; author and naturalist Will Minor and popular African-American cowhand Charlie Glass, who passed away in 1936. • For more information visit Fruita Tourism's website.

  4. Interesting Places • http://www.city-data.com/picfilesv/picv13090.php http://www.betterphoto.com/gallery/big.asp?photoid=5938177&catid=&style=&rownumber=22&memberid

  5. Recreation • Why go to Fruita? There are rides for all ability levels at several different areas. The Kokopelli, Bookcliffs, Douglas Pass and Rabbit Valley areas feature dozens of world-class trails for advanced and newbies alike. The world-famous singletrack in Fruita is also spectacular and very narrow. Since Fruita's first trails were built in 1995, most of the rides are still pretty new, which means narrow singletrack exists that doesn't widen out much from overuse. The stellar, skinny trails are also due to the fact that the mountain bike community in Fruita is very active and they take constant care of the trails.Continue reading on Examiner.com: Mountain bike trails in Fruita, Colorado (video) - Salt Lake City Outdoor Recreation | Examiner.comhttp://www.examiner.com/outdoor-recreation-in-salt-lake-city/mountain-bike-trails-fruita-colorado-video#ixzz1E3HxYq9G

  6. Great Restaurants • Aspen Street Cafe • 136 East Aspen(970) 858-8888 • More Information • PhotoDescriptionMap • Specialty coffees • Fine teas • Hot and cold drinks • Fine pastries • View Larger Map • Burger King • 289 West Aspen(970) 858-4660 • More InformationCompany Website • PhotoDescriptionMap • Burgers Sandwiches Mealdeals • View Larger Map • Camilla's Kaffe • 200 East Aspen Ave. • More Information • PhotoDescriptionMap • Breakfast • Lunch • Fiesta Guadalajara Restaurant • 103 Highway 6 & 50(970) 858-1228 • More Information • PhotoDescriptionMap • Family restaurant featuring Mexican food • View Larger Map • Freshway Sub and Salad • 1650 Highway 6 & 50(970) 858-3667 • More Information • PhotoDescriptionMap • Deli sandwiches • View Larger Map • Hot Tomato Cafe & Pizzaria • 124 S. Mulberry(970) 858-1117 • More InformationCompany Website • PhotoDescriptionMap • Pizza, calzone, stromboli • Full restaurant menu • Beer on tap • View Larger Map • McDonalds • 555 Jurassic Court(970) 858-0953 • More InformationCompany Website • PhotoDescriptionMap • Burgers Sandwiches Mealdeals • View Larger Map • Morning Mission Coffee • Morning Mission Coffee502 Hwy 6 & 50Fruita CO 81521970-858-5233 • More Information • PhotoDescriptionMap • Hours of operation:Mon - Sat -- 6am - 12noonSunday 7am - 12noon • December Special • 16oz. Sugar Baby Mocha with Whipped Cream ONLY $2.95Morning Mission Gift Card Special - Buy a $20.00 Morning Mission CoffeeGift Card and get a $5.00 Morning Mission Gift Card FREE! • Morning Mission Coffee • Fruita's only Coffee Drive-thru • Wake Up With A Mission--We Do! • Wake Up With A Mission,become a Fan on Morning Mission Coffee facebook page and watch for ongoing discounts. • View Larger Map • Munchies Pizza and Deli • 319 West Aspen(970) 858-0953 • More Information • PhotoDescriptionMap • Mexican American Combo plates

  7. Work Cited • Traffic Safety • The Traffic Safety division of Public Works is responsible for signage along city streets, crosswalk maintenance, snow removal and street demarcation. • Engineering • The Engineering Division of the Public Works Department is reponsible for traffic & transportation planning, stormwater quality, & utility inspection. Other responsibilities include planning, design, and construction oversight of major Capital Improvement Projects for the City, including Road and Bridge projects, sewer projects and storm drainage projects. The Engineering Division also provides engineering design criteria and development review services to builders and developers, maintains and creates maps and asbuilt information for subdivisions and city infrastructure, provides inspection oversight and approvals for developments, and helps with web-based information services. • Building Maintenance • The City of Fruita owns 6 buildings and maintains 5 of those. These are the Civic Center at 325 E. Aspen Avenue, the Police Services Building at 101 W. McCune Avenue, the Chamber of Commerce building at 432 E. Aspen Avenue, the Public Works building at 900 E. Kiefer Avenue and the rail car at 552 Jurassic Court. The Museum of Western Colorado occupies the City building at 550 Jurassic Court and provides their maintenance. The Building Maintenance division provides daily custodial services and general repairs for all buildings. • Road Maintenance • The Road Maintenance division of the Public Works Department conducts inspections and evaluations of existing roads and sidewalks in the city, determines maintenance needs and either handles these needs in-house or prepares bid documents to hire outside firms to perform construction or maintenance activities to resolve maintenance issues.2010 Street Chipseal Schedule • Wastewater Collection and Treatment • Currently our wastewater treatment facility consists of a lagoon system. It is located southwest of Fruita near the Little Salt Wash confluence with the Colorado River. Approximately 1 million gallons of wastewater are treated daily. Wastewater treatment in Colorado is governed by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE). They set standards and limits that the City must meet in order to discharge treated water into the Colorado River. Our discharge meets and in most cases exceeds the current standards that have been established for this segment of the Lower Colorado River Basin, which has been designated Threatened and Endangered. The State requires personnel to be certified and licensed to work on wastewater collection lines, wastewater lift stations or to operate a treatment facility. At this time there are 16 Public Works employees with State of Colorado Wastewater Collection licenses and 4 with State of Colorado Wastewater Treatment licenses.In order to meet new criteria for our Discharge Permit in 2013, a new Wastewater Reclamation Facility is under construction west of Fruita. The new facility has been designed to treat 2.5 million gallons of wastewater per day, with the capability of expansion to 3.5 million gallons per day if needed in the future. Completion of construction is scheduled for November or December of 2011. • Irrigation Water • The City of Fruita provides irrigation water to some of the residents within the City limits. It is available from the first part of April to late October. The City has installed trash cleaners at some of the canal headgates to remove debris from the water before it reaches the customer. All canal headgates are checked and cleaned each morning. • Mountain Water • The City maintains four reservoirs, two springs and a water delivery system on Pinion Mesa. The goal of mountain water is to utilize the City’s water rights effectively while maintaining accurate water records, leasing water to customers on Pinion Mesa and supplying water to the Glade Park Pipeline Water Users Association. In 2009, the City provided over sixty-two million gallons of water on Pinion Mesa/Glade Park. • Fleet Maintenance

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