The years-long fight against illegal squatting continues in Mesa County

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) – Illegal squatting. It’s a pervasive issue throughout Mesa County, in which long-term encampments form on privately owned or unauthorized land. According to a recently published essay by Mesa County Commissioner JJ Fletcher, the problematic practice has led to public health hazards, theft, littering, drug use, and other violations that have […]