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Rio Blanco County de-obligates DOLA grant for Columbine Park expansion, cites runaway construction bids
Summary
The board voted to return a DOLA grant tied to a proposed Columbine Park expansion and emergency operations center after construction bids far exceeded the county’s available matching funds and the project’s scope became infeasible.
Rio Blanco County commissioners voted on July 22 to de-obligate Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) grant funds awarded for a planned expansion and retrofit of the Columbine Park office that county staff had proposed to function as an emergency operations center (EOC) and evacuation site.
County staff recounted the grant history: the county initially budgeted $100,000 and pursued a DOLA Tier 2 grant (50% match, up to $250,000) that awarded the county an additional $100,000, bringing the project budget to…
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