Douglas County still wants to use some of its COVID relief funds to secure future water, but may spend it to store unused South Platte River flow after dropping a controversial proposal to buy water from the San Luis Valley. The Douglas County Commissioners indicated they may help fund the major water proposal from Parker […]
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Douglas County needs to find new water sources as its population grows by 25 people every day
On an average day, 25 people move to Douglas County. Each one needs to drink, shower, water their lawn and wash their dishes. The full impact of that growth is difficult to see, but it’s easy to understand: More people need more water. And in a county where thousands of homes rely on a limited […]
Posted inEnvironment, Growth, News, Water
Two big — and controversial — Colorado water projects want to tap into DougCo stimulus slosh-funds
Big Colorado water diversion projects itching to get going on long-sought dam and pipeline dreams are rushing to get first in line for thirsty Douglas County’s $68.2 million in federal stimulus money. Drinking water dams and pipelines have joined smaller-scale local water treatment and sewage projects, for totaling $247 million of the $280 million in […]
Posted inBusiness, Coloradans, COVID, News, Politics and Government
“If we close, you can’t go to work”: Colorado child care centers poised for a big infusion of state money
Child care centers are among the few Colorado businesses that have been allowed to stay open during the pandemic, yet they are a top priority as the state legislature meets this week to hand out coronavirus relief money. The reason is that child care connects the entire economy, according to policymakers and financial experts who […]
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Cash or card? Coronavirus further shifted society away from currency, toward digital payments
As a young bartender reliant on tips, Josh Rivero developed an early affinity for cash and envisioned one day opening his own bar, complete with ATM, that would operate on nothing but legal tender. Times changed, and when he and his wife, Anna, opened the Fika Coffee House in 2008 in downtown Parker, he noticed […]
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Coyotes figured out how to survive in the city. Can urban Coloradans learn to coexist?
It happened quickly and quietly. In fact, it was the silence that made David Brosh wonder why the family’s two white Westies, taking a quick bedtime potty break, hadn’t barked to come back inside. On a frigid Sunday night in early December, he let them into the tiny yard behind their Parker home. It was […]