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Rio Blanco County de‑obligates DOLA grant for Columbine Park expansion, cites runaway construction costs
Summary
The county returned a DOLA Tier‑2 grant for a planned Columbine Park emergency operations center/evacuation‑site expansion after bids and subcontracted cost estimates far exceeded the county’s available matching funds.
Rio Blanco County commissioners voted July 22, 2025, to de‑obligate DOLA (Colorado Department of Local Affairs) grant EIAF‑08372 for a proposed Columbine Park emergency operations center and evacuation site project, citing escalating construction costs and insufficient county funds to complete the project as originally scoped.
County staff explained that the project began as a modest office expansion (roughly 900 square feet added) and interior upgrades, intended to improve office…
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